Jorian Ponomareff
Jorian Ponomareff had his first two wheels at the age of 14 years, and ever since, he's wanted to discover new sensations. He is from the South of France and is a naturally talented Stunt Rider. He met the team of a French TV show, Stunt-Attitude, whose members gave him the taste for his new passion: stunting, especially R @ ph, who was his role model.
Today, recognized worldwide for his athletic ability and his videos that have been viewed millions of times, he is a true competitor. You can trot the globe assured to see his shows in places like New York, Indonesia, United Kingdom, Germany, Malaysia, California, Mauritius and many more.
As one of the most popular freestyle Stunt Rider he has now ventured into Indian territory to give the contestants of Pulsar MTV Stuntmania Underground a taste of his skill and passion. And the big gratification – The winner of Pulsar MTV Stuntmania Undergound will get the golden chance to train with him and do a show with him in France!
What made you take up stunting, knowing the risk involved?
(Smiles) I stunt because I am passionate about it!
Jorian, what do you think of this show? Have you ever been a part of something like this before?
It's actually the first time that I am seeing something like this and it's great to see the spirit of Indian stunt riders coming to the fore through such a show.
So what is your role in the show?
I am judging one freestyle episode on the show and evaluating the riders based on their freesty;ing skills. And also the winner of Stuntmania Underground will get a chance to train with me for one week in France.
Do you think that the Indian stunt riders at par with the world level?
They definitely have a different style and different tricks than the rest. The most striking thing about them is that they all have big smiles on their faces!
What advice would you give to aspiring stunt bikers?
I'd say, try to learn as much as you can, keep the smile on and keep the passion flowing!
ABOUT RANNVIJAY
Name: Rannvijay Singh Singha.
Born on: 16th March, 1983.
Height: 6'.
Education: Went to 9 different schools. Graduated from Hansraj College, Delhi University with a Bachelor's of Commerce.
First Job: As a construction worker, in New Jersey, US.
On his love for bikes:
I'm crazy about bikes. Everyone knows me as a biker. On my 1st birthday, I was given a tricycle. I rode it well! And by the time I was 8, I was teaching kids older than me how to ride cycles. By 14, I used to maro bikes from people…as in, ask them to let me ride. Then my dad bought me a bike - a Hero Honda Splendor. It's a Sports bike. I have a few other bikes - a Suzuki GSX 600, a Kawasaki Ninja, a 225 CC modified Hero Honda Karisma which I won on Roadies, a 50 CC Pocket bike and a Royal Enfield Bullet.
Mumbai, 23rd July 2009: Start your engines as the weekends are set to explode with India’s biggest stunt biking reality series on TV. A first of its kind show that will put 8 boys & 4 girls in a Stunt Academy where they will train & compete in the most dare devil bike stunts. Hosted by MTV VJ Deepti Gujral, Pulsar MTV Stunt Mania brings in India’s foremost action director [the name behind Bollywood’s biggest action films including Dhoom, Dhoom 2, Race, Luck who’s trained some of the industry’s biggest names like Abhishek Bachchan, Imran Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Aishwarya Rai, Saif Ali Khan, Hrithik Roshan, John Abraham, Bipasha Basu] Alan Amin. Alan plays mentor & judge on the show as Stunt Guru and the man between the contestants and the booty, namely; being crowned ‘Stunt God of India’, winning a specially customized one of a kind Pulsar Chrome bike, a chance to feature in a Pulsar commercial and potentially 5lakhs cash. The show is mounted on a massive scale and features stunts involving a BEST bus, a train, truck, cars, camels and a helicopter! The contestants including the 4 girls who hail from all over the country [from Bhopal, Saharanpur, Ludhiana, Pune and more], have challenged all the elements with their Pulsars including air, earth, wind, fire, water!
The Stunt Academy features a super pimped up Base Camp that houses the contestants, Alan’s den – the Master Garage, where all the briefings & burnouts [eliminations] happen besides Ground Zero [a specially created road/ area where the stunts are executed]. There are 2 stunts performed by the teams in every episode including 1 skill based stunt linked to learning how to do a wheelie, stoppie, burnout, tank stand and more and 1 courage based task that’s linked to their survival and is on a massive scale. There are some really dramatic moments including things like a dance performance featuring hip hop, bhangra and bharat natyam with the bike as your dance partner!
There are several other firsts on the show including a shoot pattern that’s entirely new, lots of animation that’s not been tried before and the perfect marriage of man/ woman and machine in an adrenaline pumping series.
They say people are like bikes, each is customized a bit differently! Meet our cast: Firdoz Shaikh, Vartika Pande, Smitha Gondkar, Prabhupal Singh Mathadu (all from Pune), Umair and Syed Adil Kazmi (both from Bhopal), Javed Gauri (Saharanpur), Shirin Solomon (Navi Mumbai), Kashif Aslam (Bangalore), Sachin Sihag (Chandigarh), Sourabh Handa (Ludhiana) and Sunny Matharu (Delhi). Riding faster than everyone else only guarantees you’ll ride alone! Safety has been one critical piece in terms of messaging that’s weaved into the episodes. In fact, that’s why there’s a special “Behind the Scenes/ Making of Stunt Mania” that’s been made to showcase the kind of safety precautions were taken for the show and tips on safety being offered on the show right from helmets to bike maintenance, etc.
Pulsar MTV Stunt Mania is yet another ground breaking format from MTV India and promises to take reality programming into 5th gear. It’s the first & biggest stunt biking show on Indian Television and promises to take you on a ride of a lifetime. Jump into the saddle with us, every Sunday, starting July 26th @ 7pm.
* WARNING * DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME! *WARNING*
"LIVE FREE RIDE HARD"
"CHAT WITH RIDERZ"
(Smiles) I stunt because I am passionate about it!
Jorian, what do you think of this show? Have you ever been a part of something like this before?
It's actually the first time that I am seeing something like this and it's great to see the spirit of Indian stunt riders coming to the fore through such a show.
So what is your role in the show?
I am judging one freestyle episode on the show and evaluating the riders based on their freesty;ing skills. And also the winner of Stuntmania Underground will get a chance to train with me for one week in France.
Do you think that the Indian stunt riders at par with the world level?
They definitely have a different style and different tricks than the rest. The most striking thing about them is that they all have big smiles on their faces!
What advice would you give to aspiring stunt bikers?
I'd say, try to learn as much as you can, keep the smile on and keep the passion flowing!
ABOUT RANNVIJAY
Name: Rannvijay Singh Singha.
Born on: 16th March, 1983.
Height: 6'.
Education: Went to 9 different schools. Graduated from Hansraj College, Delhi University with a Bachelor's of Commerce.
First Job: As a construction worker, in New Jersey, US.
On his love for bikes:
I'm crazy about bikes. Everyone knows me as a biker. On my 1st birthday, I was given a tricycle. I rode it well! And by the time I was 8, I was teaching kids older than me how to ride cycles. By 14, I used to maro bikes from people…as in, ask them to let me ride. Then my dad bought me a bike - a Hero Honda Splendor. It's a Sports bike. I have a few other bikes - a Suzuki GSX 600, a Kawasaki Ninja, a 225 CC modified Hero Honda Karisma which I won on Roadies, a 50 CC Pocket bike and a Royal Enfield Bullet.
What made you take up stunting, knowing the risk involved?
It's all about the passion. Right from the moment you pop your first wheelie, you're addicted to the thrill of stunting.
You've been a biker all along. What took you so long to get involved with Pulsar MTV Stuntmania?
I've wanted to do it since season one but there have been date problems as there were a couple of other big shows airing at the same time. I really wanted to do Pulsar MTV Stuntmania. In fact - it was conceptualised by a friend of mine, keeping me in mind!
You're a part of two bike-related shows, MTV Roadies and now, Pulsar MTV Stuntmania. So which do you prefer and why?
Firstly, Roadies has given me the opportunity to be on Stuntmania. If there was no Roadies, I wouldn't have been on Stuntmania, so I would not like to take away anything from it. But yes, the scale of the stunts is much bigger on a show like Stuntmania since experts are doing them here. Roadies, on the other hand, is not just about the tasks, it's also about relationships, situations and how people react to them.
How does taking street stunting underground make a difference to the overall format of the show?
We try and do things differently each season because without that, it would get boring. The thought behind taking Stuntmania underground was that anywhere else in the world, stunt riding is considered a sport but in our country, it's still looked down upon and called a crime. If you are stunt riding in our colony, then most likely your parents are called, you are yelled at, and there's a lot of social stigma attached with the sport.
So we decided to take these stunt riders 'underground' as a means of telling them that here you are free to do as you please and express yourself without restriction because you are no longer in the realm of the normal world.
What do you think of the Golden Pulsar that'll be given to the winner of MTV Stuntmania?
The Golden Pulsar is an integral part of the show. At every part and every moment of the show the contestants can see the Golden Pulsar but can't lay their hands on it. So it's like a trophy for them. It's a great bike, following in the tradition of the regular Pulsar, which is undoubtedly the best sports bike in the country.
What is your favourite memory of the show?
The moments I spent with Babar and our director, Rishabh, before I did any stunt. (Laughs) Babar would always tell me, "Why are you doing this?" and Rishabh would always say, "Go do it!" There are a lot of stunts in Stuntmania which I have done without rehearsals. Doing these stunts gave me a tremendous rush. I felt that same nervousness, the same rush of adrenaline and the hollowness in my stomach before each and every stunt that I performed on the show!
What advice would you give to aspiring stunters?
Learn stunt riding from experts. There are people who have started teaching stunt riding. Babar, for example, has started his own academy in Bhopal. So if you learn from an expert, you are less likely to get hurt. Also, make sure to practice in isolated lots, away from people and traffic for your safety as well as that of others. If you are smart about it and responsible about it, you will never be in any sort of problem.
Finally, tell us about that awesome plane stunt we see in the promos. Who thought of it?
How difficult was it to do?
(Grins) For that, you'll have to watch the show! But I can tell you this - it was the final stunt of the season… the 'Grand Finale'.
It's all about the passion. Right from the moment you pop your first wheelie, you're addicted to the thrill of stunting.
You've been a biker all along. What took you so long to get involved with Pulsar MTV Stuntmania?
I've wanted to do it since season one but there have been date problems as there were a couple of other big shows airing at the same time. I really wanted to do Pulsar MTV Stuntmania. In fact - it was conceptualised by a friend of mine, keeping me in mind!
You're a part of two bike-related shows, MTV Roadies and now, Pulsar MTV Stuntmania. So which do you prefer and why?
Firstly, Roadies has given me the opportunity to be on Stuntmania. If there was no Roadies, I wouldn't have been on Stuntmania, so I would not like to take away anything from it. But yes, the scale of the stunts is much bigger on a show like Stuntmania since experts are doing them here. Roadies, on the other hand, is not just about the tasks, it's also about relationships, situations and how people react to them.
How does taking street stunting underground make a difference to the overall format of the show?
We try and do things differently each season because without that, it would get boring. The thought behind taking Stuntmania underground was that anywhere else in the world, stunt riding is considered a sport but in our country, it's still looked down upon and called a crime. If you are stunt riding in our colony, then most likely your parents are called, you are yelled at, and there's a lot of social stigma attached with the sport.
So we decided to take these stunt riders 'underground' as a means of telling them that here you are free to do as you please and express yourself without restriction because you are no longer in the realm of the normal world.
What do you think of the Golden Pulsar that'll be given to the winner of MTV Stuntmania?
The Golden Pulsar is an integral part of the show. At every part and every moment of the show the contestants can see the Golden Pulsar but can't lay their hands on it. So it's like a trophy for them. It's a great bike, following in the tradition of the regular Pulsar, which is undoubtedly the best sports bike in the country.
What is your favourite memory of the show?
The moments I spent with Babar and our director, Rishabh, before I did any stunt. (Laughs) Babar would always tell me, "Why are you doing this?" and Rishabh would always say, "Go do it!" There are a lot of stunts in Stuntmania which I have done without rehearsals. Doing these stunts gave me a tremendous rush. I felt that same nervousness, the same rush of adrenaline and the hollowness in my stomach before each and every stunt that I performed on the show!
What advice would you give to aspiring stunters?
Learn stunt riding from experts. There are people who have started teaching stunt riding. Babar, for example, has started his own academy in Bhopal. So if you learn from an expert, you are less likely to get hurt. Also, make sure to practice in isolated lots, away from people and traffic for your safety as well as that of others. If you are smart about it and responsible about it, you will never be in any sort of problem.
Finally, tell us about that awesome plane stunt we see in the promos. Who thought of it?
How difficult was it to do?
(Grins) For that, you'll have to watch the show! But I can tell you this - it was the final stunt of the season… the 'Grand Finale'.
"STUNT MANIA"
"LEGENDES"
Mumbai, 23rd July 2009: Start your engines as the weekends are set to explode with India’s biggest stunt biking reality series on TV. A first of its kind show that will put 8 boys & 4 girls in a Stunt Academy where they will train & compete in the most dare devil bike stunts. Hosted by MTV VJ Deepti Gujral, Pulsar MTV Stunt Mania brings in India’s foremost action director [the name behind Bollywood’s biggest action films including Dhoom, Dhoom 2, Race, Luck who’s trained some of the industry’s biggest names like Abhishek Bachchan, Imran Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Aishwarya Rai, Saif Ali Khan, Hrithik Roshan, John Abraham, Bipasha Basu] Alan Amin. Alan plays mentor & judge on the show as Stunt Guru and the man between the contestants and the booty, namely; being crowned ‘Stunt God of India’, winning a specially customized one of a kind Pulsar Chrome bike, a chance to feature in a Pulsar commercial and potentially 5lakhs cash. The show is mounted on a massive scale and features stunts involving a BEST bus, a train, truck, cars, camels and a helicopter! The contestants including the 4 girls who hail from all over the country [from Bhopal, Saharanpur, Ludhiana, Pune and more], have challenged all the elements with their Pulsars including air, earth, wind, fire, water!
The Stunt Academy features a super pimped up Base Camp that houses the contestants, Alan’s den – the Master Garage, where all the briefings & burnouts [eliminations] happen besides Ground Zero [a specially created road/ area where the stunts are executed]. There are 2 stunts performed by the teams in every episode including 1 skill based stunt linked to learning how to do a wheelie, stoppie, burnout, tank stand and more and 1 courage based task that’s linked to their survival and is on a massive scale. There are some really dramatic moments including things like a dance performance featuring hip hop, bhangra and bharat natyam with the bike as your dance partner!
There are several other firsts on the show including a shoot pattern that’s entirely new, lots of animation that’s not been tried before and the perfect marriage of man/ woman and machine in an adrenaline pumping series.
They say people are like bikes, each is customized a bit differently! Meet our cast: Firdoz Shaikh, Vartika Pande, Smitha Gondkar, Prabhupal Singh Mathadu (all from Pune), Umair and Syed Adil Kazmi (both from Bhopal), Javed Gauri (Saharanpur), Shirin Solomon (Navi Mumbai), Kashif Aslam (Bangalore), Sachin Sihag (Chandigarh), Sourabh Handa (Ludhiana) and Sunny Matharu (Delhi). Riding faster than everyone else only guarantees you’ll ride alone! Safety has been one critical piece in terms of messaging that’s weaved into the episodes. In fact, that’s why there’s a special “Behind the Scenes/ Making of Stunt Mania” that’s been made to showcase the kind of safety precautions were taken for the show and tips on safety being offered on the show right from helmets to bike maintenance, etc.
Pulsar MTV Stunt Mania is yet another ground breaking format from MTV India and promises to take reality programming into 5th gear. It’s the first & biggest stunt biking show on Indian Television and promises to take you on a ride of a lifetime. Jump into the saddle with us, every Sunday, starting July 26th @ 7pm.
* WARNING * DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME! *WARNING*
"LIVE FREE RIDE HARD"
"CHAT WITH RIDERZ"
What Dance Means to me!?
Hiiii I am ASHU
please read my essay and tell me what you think!!!
What Dance Means to me!
Dancing has been an important part of my life for sixteen years,
When I was two my mother enrolled me in dance.
For so long Dance was entertainment something to keep me busy and active.
But as I got older I realized it’s a way to express one’s feelings to just block everything out and get away even on my worst days dance would always make me feel better.
Of all the experiences I’ve had as a dancer I really love teaching just to see the excitement in a little kid’s face when they master a new step, or when you tell them their doing a good job it’s always worth it even though I’ve been peed on several times and kicked in the face with a tap shoe, When I see the smiles and get the hugs it makes it worth it to me.
I’ve been teaching for seven years now and have had over two hundred and fifty students; I hope to continue teaching as long as I can.
Over the years dance has helped me to grow in other ways. From it I have learned that hard work really does pay off, I have learned discipline and self-control are not only a vital part of dancing, but a necessary part of life, also I have recognized that motivation and perseverance are keys to success.
What matters is not who wins in the beginning, but who is still on her feet in the end. Perhaps the most impotent lesson dance has thought me is responsibility.
What Dance Means to me!
Dancing has been an important part of my life for sixteen years,
When I was two my mother enrolled me in dance.
For so long Dance was entertainment something to keep me busy and active.
But as I got older I realized it’s a way to express one’s feelings to just block everything out and get away even on my worst days dance would always make me feel better.
Of all the experiences I’ve had as a dancer I really love teaching just to see the excitement in a little kid’s face when they master a new step, or when you tell them their doing a good job it’s always worth it even though I’ve been peed on several times and kicked in the face with a tap shoe, When I see the smiles and get the hugs it makes it worth it to me.
I’ve been teaching for seven years now and have had over two hundred and fifty students; I hope to continue teaching as long as I can.
Over the years dance has helped me to grow in other ways. From it I have learned that hard work really does pay off, I have learned discipline and self-control are not only a vital part of dancing, but a necessary part of life, also I have recognized that motivation and perseverance are keys to success.
What matters is not who wins in the beginning, but who is still on her feet in the end. Perhaps the most impotent lesson dance has thought me is responsibility.
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