- Road Raja
Infobox Television
show_name = Road Raja
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genre = Comedy-Based Reality TV
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runtime = ~ 60 minutes (with ads)
~ 45 minutes (no ads)
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starring =Javed Jaffrey (Host)Julie Goodyear
Keith Allen
Caprice
Dennis Waterman
Tania Strecker
Russell Amerasekera
network =Sky One
country = UK
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last_aired =
num_series = 1
num_episodes = 6
producer = TWI
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imdb_id = 0426780Road Raja was a comedy-based relaity TV series broadcast on
Sky One in 2004. Set inMumbai , 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.The Celebrities
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Julie Goodyear
*Keith Allen
*Caprice Bourret
*Dennis Waterman
*Tania Strecker
*Russell Amerasekera 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.
The Presenter
The series was hosted by comedian, actor, dancer and Bollywood film star
Javed Jaffrey The Theme Tune
The theme tune was composed and performed by Keith Allen
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 AmerasekeraNote: 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.
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