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"Reality show performers are the gladiators"- Mahesh Bhatt
Q.
What
is
the
reason
behind
you
judging
this
reality
show?
A.
First
of
all,
India
is
a
country
of
youngsters.
We,
after
getting
into
a
big
position,
start
getting
detached
from
our
younger
generations.
So
when
these
kinds
of
reality
shows
come
and
we
see
the
youngsters
showing
their
talents,
there
forms
a
kind
of
relation
and
connection
with
them.
Q.
As
a
director
what
is
your
point
of
view
on
dance
based
reality
shows?
A.
Dancing
and
choreographing
are
both
similar
because
dancing
is
a
part
of
choreography.
But
the
basic
connection
between
them
is
the
space
and
the
chemistry
between
the
two
persons
and
until
they
perform
well
as
a
team,
connecting
to
each
other,
the
performance
always
looks
bad.
So
my
role
will
be
to
see
and
build
the
connectivity
between
the
two
persons.
Q.
What
will
be
your
take
away
from
the
show?
A.
My
take
away
would
be
an
exposure
to
7
to
8
days
of
spears
competition
between
the
young
television
stars
who
have
made
their
mark
with
their
work
in
television.
I
think
we
can't
remain
wrapped
up
only
with
the
world
of
cinema
but
will
have
to
connect
with
the
people
of
this
country
which
is
not
more
easily
accessible.
Television
is
the
best
medium
of
mass
communication.
I
do
not
want
to
leave
this
very
powerful
root
of
communication.
Q.
Reality
shows
are
always
under
scanner
of
controversies,
what
is
your
take
on
it?
A.
Something
has
to
be
understood
and
since
it
connects
with
the
taste
buds
of
the
consumer
it
is
in
finding
repetition
in
all
kinds
of
media.
I
think
the
lines
between
the
performer
and
the
audience
is
not
getting
less.
People
want
access
into
your
life
and
the
world
has
already
become
a
wider
place
and
they
want
to
see
what
is
going
on
in
your
life
all
the
time.
So
I
think
these
reality
shows
are
catering
to
the
widest
need
which
is
common
in
mass.
Q.
Don't
you
think
that
everything
is
not
real
in
reality
shows?
A.
Yes.
There
is
a
time
structure
which
is
not
real
and
everyone
is
aware
of
it.
But
anything
that
is
edited
ceases
to
be
real.
Q.
What
is
entertainment
then?
A.
Entertainment
is
illusion.
We
are
not
into
reality
capturing
business
at
all.
We
are
marketing
the
illusion
of
it.
Q.
Do
film
making
and
judging
a
reality
show
offer
the
same
experience?
A.
When
you
are
making
a
serial
you
are
in
the
process
of
giving
instructions
to
the
artists
and
the
juniors,
same
is
the
way
that
you
follow
while
making
films.
So
there
is
no
such
radical
difference
between
the
set
of
television
reality
shows
and
imaginative
set
of
films.
Q.
It
can't
be
denied
that
television
is
getting
bigger
but
do
you
think
it
is
getting
better?
A.
It
is
very
hard
to
describe
what
is
getting
better.
Everything
is
dependant
on
audience
and
their
changing
point
of
views.
It
has
frozen
to
the
reference
of
the
by
gone
days
and
even
creators
are
alarmed
by
what
audience
want
from
television.
There
is
a
young
India
where
55%
of
it
is
under
35
years.
Somehow
what
is
expected
by
the
mass
has
been
getting
respectability.
Today
Akshay
Kumar
has
earned
a
respect
for
himself
in
every
one's
eyes
because
he
delivers
in
numbers.
So
the
references
of
your
culture
have
changed.
What
is
commercially
viable
is
respectable.
I
have
no
reason
to
sit
down
and
pass
judgement.
You
can't
argue
with
success.
Q.
How
different
is
the
show
Kabhi
Kabhi
Pyaar
Kabhi
Kabhi
Yaar
from
other
reality
shows?
A.
The
concept
is
the
body
of
the
show.
I
think
that
this
is
a
medium
which
appeals
to
the
cave
man.
The
world
has
now
become
an
Amphi-theater
where
you
are
the
spectator
and
these
reality
show
performers
are
the
gladiators
exposed
to
the
lions.
And
the
kind
is
sitting
up
there
watching
and
enjoying
grapes
(laughs).
Q.
Will
you
direct
anything
for
the
small
screen?
A.
No,
I
don't
think
so.
But
I
have
done
that
years
ago
by
making
the
serial
called
Swabhimaan.
It
was
1200
episodes
so
I
have
had
my
belly
dose
and
nothing
else
now.
I
think
it
is
too
alien
domain
for
us.
Q.
Why
is
it
said
that
television
stars
cannot
make
it
big
with
films?
A.
Watch
Shahrukh
Khan.
