Bigg Boss: The new launchpad?


          Before I start criticizing Color’s high TRP show and its wannabe contestants, let me accept two facts- My mother is a big fan of this show and second, I like Salman’s funny taunts. It seems like, these days Elee Avram’s crystal eyes have caught my attention. Oh girl you drive me crazy! However, I have terribly failed in keeping my mother away from this nonsense entertainment format but I have not given up.  






           First question to be asked is ‘why this show is hotcake for Indian audience’. A very simple answer in Hindi- Dusre ke ghar ki khabar rakhna zarori hai! This Hindi says that for us it is an important task to know more about our neighbours than our own house. I had noticed this peculiar and sick habit some years ago when one of my many relative aunts was sitting with my mother and these two ladies were so busy in talking to each other. God knows how a slow ceiling fan succeeded in keeping them away from Delhi’s heat. I think that day, God was not happy with my prayers that he gave me triple layered punishment. First, I had to take my noon sleep in that damn room. Second, never ending heat coming through the walls and windows and third punishment, the topic on which these two ladies were talking- my aunt was buying vegetable at a nearby sabji bazaar when she saw her friend’s elder son smoking cigarette with his friends. My first reaction was- What’s the big deal? But I was so wrong from general POV.

Smoking is a big deal when other’s kid is involved, especially when you are jealous of your friend’s costly saris! Apna baccha karein toh jawani ki masti aur dusre ka baccha karein toh buri aadat.. My aunt was no different. So my mother and aunt wasted their one hour in talking about that kid, his school, his parents, his father’s extra income and obviously her mother’s clothing and jewellery details. This is the only reason which kept them networked for one long hour. And this is the reason that keeps us glued to our TV sets for one hour.
If the show format is so nonsense how can we expect decent people to entertain us? Oh wait, did I hear someone say- They all are potential winners! Good joke.

All we need is a little outflow of tears, so much of laughter, comedy and good message to be delivered. Ok forget the last need as that can’t be expected. 

I have tried hard to understand but I can’t make out the reason for which Color’s production and casting team have brought these people on board. In all three seasons that I have watched while having my dinner, I found two people suitable to be here- Rakhi Sawant and Sambhavna Seth. Former does not need an introduction and latter don’t have any other tag in her basket- just item girl! I don’t want to increase my article’s length by writing about all the contestants of the present season. They all have their own agendas and sky to touch! Especially girls are there for sole purpose- BOLLYWOOD! LET’S IMPRESS SAAALLLLMMMMAAAANNNN!!!

Aaah Salman, the saviour of this tasteless show. Yo man Yo you are doing a great job! Guys want two things like you- muscular body and Katrina Kaif, Girls just want you and other leftover sections of society want decent entertainment that you have excelled to deliver.

BIGG BOSS...BIGG FLOPP...SAAATH SAAATH!!! 

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