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Varun Sood recalls participating in Roadies just to win a bike, had plans to join the Indian Army like his dad

On SCREEN's The Suvir Saran Show, actor Varun Sood revealed that he once aspired to join the Indian Army like his father, but everything changed after his appearance on Roadies.

Varun Sood opens up about his Roadies days and how life has changed for him since then. (Photo: Varun Sood/Instagram)

Actor Varun Sood, whose grandfather and father served in the Indian Army, had initially planned to follow in their footsteps. However, at 19, he auditioned for Roadies to win the show and earn a bike, and his life took a completely different turn afterward.

On SCREEN’s The Suvir Saran Show, Varun opened up about his Roadies days and shared why he did the show. The actor said, “Roadies is one of the oldest and the longest reality shows that has been running in India, and I purely went as I wanted a bike and mom was not giving it to me despite me requesting a lot. So I thought wow if I win the show, I do decently well on the show, I’ll get a bike.”

The Suvir Saran Show is presented by Amul, in association with Coca-Cola and The Lalit as hospitality partner.

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Reflecting on his audition experience, Varun shared that he had to wait in long lines for six to eight hours and revealed that stampedes are not uncommon at Roadies auditions.

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Varun also shared that he joined the reality show with the mindset that even if it didn’t work out, it was okay—since he intended to join the Army at the time. When asked why he ultimately didn’t pursue a career in the Army, the actor explained, “Post the show, I got a contract with MTV, and I started liking that life.”

He added, “I had seen the show as a child. Rannvijay (Singha) was the first person I saw on the show. He too was an army kid, and I grew up watching him. So I thought that if I got to be with him on the show, it would be fun and exciting.”

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Varun Sood went on to appear in several other reality shows, including MTV Splitsvilla, Ace of Space, and Khatron Ke Khiladi. He later made his acting debut with Ragini MMS: Returns and is also known for his roles in Karmma Calling and Call Me Bae.

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