Hell Down Under draws to an end. While I couldn't wait to see the explosive finale, I also can't help feeling a little sentimental. This is the season where I came on the air as part of the Roadies casting panel with Raghu. A whole lot of appericiation came my way. Lots of people gave me credit for the show. Here, I'd like to say two things - firstly, Roadies has been Raghu's baby for six years now, though I have supported him; secondly, the show would not be possible without the crack team behind the scenes, never compromising on content no matter what. To quote a wise man, "I stand tall on the shoulders of giants".
I'll give you some dope on this bunch of intrepid adventures led by a guy called 'Bumpy', whom we all love as 'Nature Baba'.In our first project together, I had hired Bumpy to edit the audition episodes of Roadies 2. This thin guy with wild hair and a goatee was sent to some godforsaken edit room in the seedier parts of Mumbai suburbs.I'll never forget the first time I went to check on the edit, four days after Bumpy started. I entered the dimly lit room, and first thing I saw was an old underwear, hanging on a wall ! It was a pair of blood red boxers with big patches of yellow and green !!!
Bumpy explained: he had worn it one day, reversed it the next day, and thats why it was now on the wall. That day, I learned two things Bumpy - that he is a committed professional who values deadlines more than sleep; that he has terrible taste in underwear.
Since then, we have worked on many projects, including international reality shows. Always, he has been trusty lieutenant and a true friend.
My heart swelled with pride when I saw the 'making of' the first episode of this season. There was Bumpy, trying out obstacle course task. I don't think he was scared. He was terrified. I know. I've seen that look on his face...on the night that we spent alone in a haunted village in the jungles of Rajasthan. We saw and felt things that I will not write here, but there, in midst of the panic, Bumpy crapped his pants. Literally, and so, for everyone, he's 'Nature Baba', but for me he's 'Call-of-Nature-Baba'.
source: HT City,Delhi
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