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MUMBAI:
Asia’s very own, The Amazing Race Asia, reveals the
ten teams selected to race around Asia and beyond for the grand
US hundred thousand dollar prize. The inaugural The Amazing
Race Asia, is slated for broadcast on Thursday, 9 November 2006,
11 pm, exclusively on AXN! Come join the ten pairs of adventurous
and gutsy residents of Asia as they take part in the first-ever
Asian edition of the four-time Emmy award winning reality-competition
series, The Amazing Race!
The
Amazing Race Asia reached a broad spectrum of people from various
Asia countries, cultures and different walks of life since the call
for participation that was made in February 2006. Some begged, some
bragged, some even cried, just to attract the eyes of the selection
committee. It was a tough process, but after much deliberation,
a diverse group of contestants living in different parts of Asia,
of various backgrounds and life experiences were thrown into the
mix to outrun, outsmart and conquer in the race.
AXN
has produced the award winning series Amazing Race within Asia.
This is a multimillion dollar series that is produced by AXN Asia
and has teams from across Asia competing. It is the first localized
production of such a monumental scale and stature.
The teams will be traveling around Asia and beyond where language
barriers, time constraints and foreign environments become too hot
to handle.
Out of more than ten thousand applications from all over Asia an
Indian team comprising of hunky male models Prashant Raj Sachdev
& Sahil Shroff were chosen and they will compete against 9 teams
from Asia to win that coveted prize of fame and money!
In a time where reality shows with international formats within
India and relayed only in India are the talk of the town, Prashant
and Sahil have gone where no other Indian has gone before, competing
on an international platform to international as well as Indian
audiences.
Host
Allan Wu says, “The producers definitely took the time and
did their homework to select the most diverse, entertaining, and
controversial batch of contestants for our first season. Expect
to see the usual tantrums and arguments between teams and teammates.
Furthermore, expect to see clashes that you’ve never even seen
on the US-version. Our contestants are from all over the region
and not just one country so you are definitely going to see some
major drama and rivalries.”
The
Amazing Race Asia is an AXN original production. Ricky Ow, General
Manager of SPE Networks - Asia says, “The participants are
the key drivers of any challenge-reality show with the humor and
drama that they create onscreen. Viewers will definitely not be
disappointed by our selection of the contestants. They are a colorful
and vibrant mix that will truly make The Amazing Race Asia an exceptional
and really unique first-of-its-kind viewing experience for Asia
viewers.”
The
Amazing Race Asia promises to be a highly entertaining program not
to be missed!
The
Amazing Race Asia will be broadcast exclusively on AXN on the 9
November 2006.
TEAM
PROFILE
Prashant
and Sahil have been close buddies for the past five years from the
commercial, movie and fashion capital of India, Mumbai. Anyone who
takes a glance at these two will be tempted to do a second take
and probably think of them as Bollywood hunks. Both are models on
the fashion runway but that does not necessarily mean they lead
boring lives punctuated with shoot after shoot or endless catwalks.
They
hold other jobs as well. Prashant organizes events and Sahil works
for his family’s business – and along the way, they find
time to regularly work out in the gym and take interest in their
active social lives as well. When Prashant first met Sahil’s
sister five years ago, she kept telling him how similar he was to
her brother. When both Prashant and Sahil finally met, they hit
it off immediately and have been close friends since then.
While
both acknowledge having similar traits and characteristics which
led to a strong friendship, they gave insights to the differences
in their personalities.
Sahil
is more outgoing and spontaneous which is a trait much admired by
Prashant. “I would rather do fifty things in a day,” says
Sahil, “than do twenty.” Prashant, on the other hand,
is more laid back and more patient. He would rather see things through
before making a decision. Sahil describes Prashant as being “more
accommodating”, and sees that trait as a good thing.
Prashant
underscores the fact that the both of them balance each other out,
saying. “The thing that I lack, he excels in.”
What
they believe will stretch them far during the Race are compatibility
and mutual understanding that they possess as close buddies. The
ability to perform better under stress seems to be another secret
that they believe will crown them the glory in the Race. They foresee
one of them having the ability to maintain the calm and some measure
of equilibrium when stress sets in.
Mental
grit apart, having two guys in a team may prove to be an advantage
when strength could be the ultimate factor in tackling physical
challenges.
As
the only team representing their country, national pride may just
be the fuel needed to drive them towards their goal in winning The
Amazing Race Asia.
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