Popular VJ Nikhil Chinapa has replaced Karan Kundra in the upcoming season of Roadies, after a video surfaced online where the TV actor was seen slapping a contestant. Reportedly, Karan got aggressive with two contestants during the auditions of ‘Roadies Rising’ and slapped one of them after he said he had once slapped his sister. However, according to the sources Nikhil has stepped in the shoes of Karan due to clash in schedule and not because of any other issue.
Watch Karan Kundra slapping a contestant so hard that he staggered and his steps faltered backwards:
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Sources close to the channel told a news agency,
“Nikhil is being roped in to take Karan’s place on Roadies Rising due to clash in schedules of the journey shoot and Karan’s other prior commitments.”
The source added,
“When Karan was on the off-site in Los Angeles with the team, he spoke about having to give the Roadies journey a miss this year due to some other engagements that he had to honour.”
Nikhil, who has judged some seasons of the adventure-reality show, will now join as one of the gang leaders on “Roadies” which also features Rannvijay Singha, Neha Dhupia, Prince Narula and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, who will be seen only for a few select episodes. Cricketer Harbhajan Singh will bring some twists and turns in the 14th edition of the youth-centric show. Rannvijay Singha was quoted saying,
“Harbhajan Singh is not a judge on the show. He is our googly, as in he will bring twist and turns in our Roadies journey.”
A few days back, Karan lost his cool and slapped a contestant after he revealed that he used to beat up his sister. The video went viral and he got a lot of flak. Karan Kundra has been a part of MTV’s shows for a long time as have Nikhil. In fact, Nikhil’s association with the channel is longer and he is quite a favourite.
