Nikhil Chinapa reveals how much he was paid for Roadies; Redditor reacts: 'Please stop belittling MTV pay'

Nikhil Chinapa opened up about how much he made as MTV Roadies judge in a recent AMA session. He said he was given a broom on the last day and told to clean up.

VJ and DJ Nikhil Chinapa has been an integral part of MTV shows such as Splitsvilla and MTV Roadies. In a recent AMA (ask me anything) session on Reddit, Nikhil made several revelations about his stint on MTV Roadies. He had co-judged the show with Raghu Ram in seasons 4, 5, and 7, and from the 13th season, Nikhil was seen as a gang leader on the reality show alongside Rannvijay Singha, Prince Narula, and Neha Dhupia.

Nikhil Chinapa with Neha Dhupia on Roadies Revolution, the 17th season of MTV Roadies, which had premiered in 2020.

On Wednesday, he wrote on Reddit, "Nikhil Chinapa here. I'm an instigator, a disruptive influence, a DJ, festival curator, scuba diver and also, I'm that MTV guy. Ask me anything." While a few called him 'legend', said they had a crush on him, and thanked him 'for the memories', others asked Nikhil some serious questions.

When asked about the 'one thing he'd want to change about Roadies', Nikhil said “I used to hate doing the round-table chats with everyone. It was a sponsor commitment...” Another Redditor asked the former Roadies judge, "Why did you guys bully people on Roadies? Was it all scripted or was it just you guys acting tough? There were some genuine people with whom you guys have behaved very badly! Was it all scripted?"

In response, Nikhil said, "It wasn’t scripted but the idea of the show was to put people under pressure (sometimes over nonsensical/ irrational topics) to see if they’d be able to react. The main show was actually a lot tougher - and if you couldn't hack the pressure in the auditions, you would t be able to hack it on the show." Another person asked, "How much of MTV Roadies is scripted? Like really." To him Nikhil replied, “Can I be honest? Zero.”

Nikhil Chinapa opened up about his payment on MTV Roadies.

Nikhil Chinapa, who has also hosted reality shows such as India's Got Talent 2, had revealed why he opted to leave the popular reality TV show Roadies with the other three judges Rannvijay Singha, Neha Dhupia, and Prince Narula in a 2022 interview.

He had told Dainik Bhaskar in Hindi, “I did not quit. They were changing the format of the show. If you have noticed, there have been a lot of changes in the show's format right from the beginning. The idea was to make the ex Roadies compete with the new roadies and hence the new format didn't need the gang leaders. That's why the show's format was changed.”