The seventh season of Roadies has kick started, but one thing that’s on everyone’s mind is, will it sustain, will it be a hit without the soul of Roadies. No points for guessing, we’re talking about Raghu Ram, the mind behind the successful Roadies series. What is he doing now? Is he still with MTV? Has he joined Channel V? …Phew…we’ll take that one by one

For starters, Channel V is going to air this new reality show The Player, the promos of which have Raghu in the spotlight. But guess what, the man behind the show is Rajeev (his twin brother, who also featured with him on MTV Roadies and MTV Connect) and not Raghu. Rajeev will host as well as produce the new show for Channel V under his production house Colosseum Media (which also has Splitsvilla to its credit).

So how does it feel to venture out of the MTV camp? Rajeev tells us, “I had quit MTV some three years ago. My production house Colosseum Media was associated with the channel in the business aspects and we will continue that. My relationship with MTV is emotional than just business. MTV also provides shows outside the channel, so can we.”

Meanwhile Raghu has confirmed his split with MTV. He further added that he left MTV in May, 2009 and has been travelling since. Speaking about Roadies, he said that MTV Roadies is about a journey and not about an individual crew member.

With Raghu exploring the Roadies spirit on his break…guess it’s time to move on…

After spending almost three and a half years at Channel V as VP, content and communication, Saurabh Kanwar has decided to move on. He has resigned and is currently serving his notice period. The move has been associated with the revamping of the music channel, the new reality shows and its brand new baseline ‘Bloody Cool’ launched last month.

Saurabh has earlier worked with Radio City for about 11 months. Prior to this, he worked with Walt Disney as Head, sponsorship marketing. Confirming the news, Kanwar said, “Yes, I have put in my papers. I found a good opportunity and I took it.”Kanwar did not disclose his future plans as he thought it would be too early and premature to talk about them.

Prem Kamath, senior vice-president and general manager, STAR India, says, “He has been with us for more than three years and it has been a fruitful experience for both him and the channel.” He also mentioned that a replacement has not yet been finalized and the search is still on…