There's No Reality In Reality Shows; Bigg Boss, Nach Baliye, DID, IGT...
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oi-Girija
By Girija Narayan
Reality
shows
today
have
no
reality
at
all,
is
what
Mahesh
Bhatt
said
on
national
television.
On
Koffee
With
Karan,
where
he
was
recently
with
his
nephew
Emraan
Khan,
the
experienced
director
said
that
there
is
no
reality
in
these
show
like
Bigg
Boss,
Nach
Baliye,
Dance
India
Dance,
India's
Got
Talent,
at
all.
Does
this
mean
that
the
reality
shows
that
are
currently
banking
on
viewers
sentiments
are
actually
cheating
them?
Be
it
a
reality
show
like
Bigg
Boss
where
Gauhar
Khan
won
the
show
with
her
popularity
and
fan
following,
or
the
current
dance
reality
show
Nach
Baliya,
where
the
show
has
physically
challanged
people
competing
with
the
regular
lot
at
dancing,
everyone
seem
to
be
trying
at
striking
a
cord
with
viewer's
sentiments.
With
what
Mahesh
Bhatt
said,
we
get
to
the
point
if
there
is
any
reality
in
these
shows
at
all?
Gauhar
Khan
won
the
show
getting
the
highest
votes,
giving
the
channel
the
highest
TRP
ratings.
But
is
there
any
reality
in
her
stay
in
the
Bigg
Boss
house?
And
was
there
any
reality
in
her
relationship
with
her
co-contestant
Kushal
Tandon?
Another
such
contenstant
was
Tanisha
Mukherjee,
who
was
the
second
runner
up,
who
got
into
an
on-screen
relationship
with
Armaan
Kohli.
Though
the
couple
claim
it
is
for
real,
the
fact
that
such
confident,
strong
and
secure
ladies
falling
for
such
"gentlemen" is
difficult
to
apprehend.
There
are
show
that
actually
bring
out
the
talented
dancers
and
singers
to
the
outside
world
giving
them
a
chance
to
get
recognized.
But
when
we
come
to
the
dance
reality
shows,
the
channel
aim
at
getting
the
viewers
connect
to
the
contestants
based
on
sentiments
rather
than
their
talents
showcased.
Bigg
Boss
One
of
the
most
controversial
shows
on
Indian
TV,
seems
to
have
a
pattern
that
keeps
repeating
often.
People
seem
to
fall
pretty
easily
in
love
on
this
show.
Contestants
With
Least
Talent
Win
The
shows
final
judgment
apparently
happens
based
on
the
popularity
the
person
has
and
not
based
on
the
talent
one
possess.
Hit
On
The
Sentiments
Channels
seem
to
target
viewer's
sentiment
to
gain
popularity
and
attain
votes.
Popularity,
Popularity
And
Popularity
The
dance
reality
shows
works
only
on
popularity.
When
their
basic
idea
of
the
show
is
to
encourage
talent.
They
Know
Exactly
What
To
Do
The
contestants
on
these
shows
know
what
exactly
they
need
to
do
and
how
to
do,
and
get
to
work
ASAP.