It's Reality Show Time

Reality show are back on television. Khatron Ke Khiladi x3 (KKKx3) has already started, Bigg boss 4 (BB4) is about to come and this time its gonna have a competition with Kaun Banega Crorepati 4 (KBC4) and Akshay (Akki) is all set to come with his cooking show (Master Chef India).

KKKx3 with Priyanka is rocking at present, though comparing her with Akki was the most expected thing before the show and people now are comparing two. Some say Akki was better so some have a totally different opinion. Natural phenomenon, different people have different taste but, yes TV world has another topic to talk about.

BB4 too has a different host this time and what a difference they are bringing for their show, Salman khan (Sallu) is the new host of BB4 . Yes Ander Maza toh bahar Mazzzedar. I am eagerly waiting for the BB4 and wanna know who will be the participants. Well on one side craze of watching Sallu is there then on other side I also wanna watch the classy kbc4, yes classy b'coz big B is back on KBC and when he is hosting the show the level gets ever higher. His way of greeting and asking questions is loved by all. I read somewhere that both BB4 and KBC4 will be telecasted at same time, sad news for those who are not having time shift TV. I am not gonna miss any of these coz of the IPTVtechnology.

Recent shows like India's Got talent (IGT) too are going well. In first season of IGT Prince dance group won and will be performing for the CWG2010 next month. Having such shows encourages the talents to grow and expand their wings. Well may be that's another reason why KBC is a hit always, coz it too reaches the common people and gives them an opportunity to fulfill their dreams by earning money with their brain/knowledge.

I don't know what is it that attracts me towards Bigg boss but, from season one I simply love this show. Its just like the strategy or virtual games which become an addiction in a gamer's life, once the show starts I try not to miss even the 12am live telecasts. So once the show will start my tweets on twitter (@bmeenu) and comments on FB will get a increase in stream/updates. For me the real reality show season is about to begin - Its Reality show time .

The Indian Idol OR The Indian idle ?

Indian Idol, the show where talent gets a chance to perform. But what after that? What do these talents do after showing their talent, after winning this show? The Indian Idol is such a popular singing show today, that even its 5th season is getting huge mass of audience and the votes (SMS). I don't know what is it that contestants like in this show. They participate, cry, fight, share their stories of struggle, they become best buddies and then they start the back biting. In fact its hard for me to understand that is this show about popularity? Singing? Or Drama?

I have been noticing one thing since the very first season of Indian idol that at this show Winners come & winner go, they first become the IDOL & then sit IDLE. Season one winner Abhijeet Sawant, released two of his albums – Aap Ka Abhijeet and Junoon. He also sang the Mohabbatein Lutaunga song and acted in the movie Lottery. Nowadays he is seen in reality shows dancing or hosting. Anyways Abhijeet is the only Indian Idol winner who achieved this much after winning the show.

The Season 2,3 & 4 winner Sandeep Acharya, Prashant Tamang, Sourabhee Debbarma are no where today. I haven't heard of them doing some singing. In fact the singers of Indian idol who lost are still seen somewhere. So what does this conclude? Does the show gives a winner who is not deserving?

Voting count of Indian Idol 3 Finale broke records, around 7 crore (70 million) votes were received and Prashant Tamang was the winner at that time. What did he get? An Album with Sony called Dhanyabad and after that? I never saw him on TV after his Album. Sourabhee created history by becoming the first girl to win the Indian Idol title. And that's the only achievement that she had, won the title & created the record. When it comes to singing these winners are hardly seen. After the end of show they are back to their struggle.

I have no knowledge about singing and that is why I can't say that these winners were not deserving. I can't even say that the judges are not choosing the right talent. But I would like to know what is it that brings these winners a lot of audience SMS and No work after winning. I say what I see and observe and my observation is written here. Anyways season 5's top five are chosen and one who will win will be getting a contract to work with YashRaj banners and that will be something good for the winner this time. So keep tracking the Indian Idol season 5 and check out if season 5 winner is the winner for real life or not.

Do Reality Shows Really Show Reality?

Reality is just a word that most of the shows today use to attract the viewers. They are calling their shows as the reality shows but actually all that they show seems to be a set up. The judges of singing and dancing shows are shouting and getting aggressive in one episode and in another episode all is well. I have never understood this stuff. The participants are crying on one day and another day they are fighting with other participants. All this is not reality for me. I never took these shows as the reality shows but yes for sure I find a lot of entertainment in them or lets say the "Masala".
There are various reality shows we have on television. The quiz shows like KBC (Kaun banega crorepati ) & Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain, the singing talent shows like Sa Re Ga Ma Pa and Indian idol, the dance shows like DPL & Dance India dance, the recent other so called reality shows were pati patni aur woh and Swyamvar. The very popular Bigg Boss (the Indian version of big brother) is also a confusion for me ( I always doubt its reality). Not only this even the cool, youth TV channels like MTV are also following the trend of reality shows. The shows like Roadies, Splitsvilla all are youth's favorite. Its a big list, lets now talk about what they are telecasting and how much we viewers are believing in them .
I have seen many reality shows till now but don't know why I never believed in the reality they show. How can I believe that the dancer who is dancing just stopped suddenly because he/she blacked out. I find it very filmy. And then a singer with a bad throat sings so beautifully, in fact more beautifully then the time when he/she was well. Are we dummies or do they feel that we are so much into TV that we believe whatever the TV says ? Last season of Big Boss had an incident where the participants jumped out of the house. What were these people trying to show? Do you think we will believe in this stuff ? The cameras are on , the people who monitor are there, even Big Boss is talking to them and still they were successful in it. Well I can't believe it. And how can I leave the shows like Pati Patni or Woh behind. This show was not at all a reality show for me. I never felt that its a reality show and may be thats why it wasn't that popular. Even the Perfect Bride its also a drama for me. I feel that the participant do as they are asked to do. I agree with Livemint's article , where it says that contestant picked those products which were its sponsors . All reality shows are making money through the sponsors and with the one word REALITY.
OK you tell me- Don't you feel you are being fooled ? The shows ask you to vote through SMS and then ? The contestant who wins is not the one you voted for. The popular and favorite contestants make it to 2nd or 3rd place only. I really feel bad when this happens. The only show where I felt reality was existing is KBC. But then even such quiz shows started making money by calling celebs and these celebs always win a higher amount. Does that show that celebrity are smarter or luckier than common people. Well I don't think so, I don't know what they do with that money. It might be used in charity or something else but the game should be fair. I don't know whether to call such game shows fair or not. I knew it already that Rakhi Sawant is not going to marry the guy who she choose in “Rakhi ka swyamvar” & I guess even you felt the same. And now Rahul Mahajan is ready to do his “Rahul Dulhaniya Le Jaayega”. Lets see whether he gets married to the winner or not.
Well at the end I would like to conclude my opinion by saying that these shows are partially real & scripted. Contestants do get the directions what they should or should not do, shows get edited. I guess most of the people feel same but still watch these shows, at least I do. After all we want entertainment. Please do give your comments below and also vote here : Tezaa

Note: I would like to inform all the readers that all the content written in this post is totally an opinion of a general viewer. It has got no offencive intentions against any body, any thing or any TV show.