Road Raja

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Road Raja
Genre	Comedy-Based Reality TV
Starring	Javed Jaffrey (Host) Julie Goodyear Keith Allen Caprice Dennis Waterman Tania Strecker Russell Amerasekera
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Producer(s)	TWI
Running time	~ 60 minutes (with ads) ~ 45 minutes (no ads)
Broadcast
Original channel	Sky One
External links
IMDb profile

Road Raja was a comedy-based relaity TV series broadcast on Sky One in 2004. Set in Mumbai, the series followed six celebrities as they completed a number of driving tasks in and around the city, culminating in the Road Raja Grand Prix - a mad dash around the city.

1 The Celebrities
2 The Presenter
3 The Theme Tune
4 The Race

[edit] The Celebrities

Note: Keith Allen left during the third episode due to a family emergency and therefore did not complete the rest of the series or compete in the Grand Prix.

[edit] The Presenter

The series was hosted by comedian, actor, dancer and Bollywood film star Javed Jaffrey

[edit] The Theme Tune

The theme tune was composed and performed by Keith Allen

[edit] The Race

In the final episode the celebs competed in the Road Raja Grand Prix - where they had to complete a tour of Mumbai over 5 stages. At the end of each stage was an iconic landmark and the celebs had to have their picture taken by a member of the public to prove they had reached the destination.

The final order of the race was:

1st - Caprice Bourret
2nd - Tania Strecker
3rd - Dennis Waterman
4th - Russell Amerasekera

Note: Julie Goodyear did not finish the race because of a crash - she did not suffer any injuries and was not driving the car at the time - her navigator was. A common theme throughout the series was Julie's ability to get others - usually locals - to drive her vehicles for her. After the race she was also disqualified.