Well, m just sitting here now and watching the 'GRAND FINALE' of one of this popular reality show for singers! It amuses me to see the frenzy among the people that have been created by this reality shows! I mean, who is gonna benefit from all this.. the person who becomes the Indian idol will walk away with a kewl 1 crore cash prize…a maruti SX4 car(no I m nt advertising fr them!!) and many more such goodies. The companies that we are sending all the sms’ to are laughing their heart out..they are pocketing so much money..which would take most of us more than a lifetime to garner!!
We on the other hand are shelling out money from our pockets in the name of choosing our fav contestants and promoting talents. And its not that the real talent is being promoted…people are voting for contestants who belong to their respectful region…or for reasons as stupid as the person looking good, so much for talent! There were so many contestans who were much more talented but gt voted out jst bcoz they couldn’t get enuf votes!! It was better in the earlier times when the results of such shows were decided by professionals who not only excelled in their fields but also had the knack of spotting talent!!
It just doesn’t stop here…there are so many other ‘clones’ that these shows have…some of which have found there way rite into the bathroom!! There was one laughter champions on a particular channel…1 season was a hit..n now we have an overdose of comedy not only on entertainment channels..but news channels.. radios..sports..devotional…n wat not!! Be it dance, music..singing..stand up comedy or for the matter business entrepreneurs….the WEST comes up with an idea….which we create N copies of..where N tends to infinity…literally!! Just the other day I was watching dis particular reality show on star world ‘Beauty and the Geek’ on star world… was a real cool idea..and m desperately waiting to watch its Indian clone.. Thou we do have a few original ideas..like the great Indian laughter challenge..which I suppose was a new concept.. but then you never knw the source…:)
The only thing good about this reality shows are that they provide a welcome relief from all those K-serials and also help some people become millionaires!! So Whoever wants to be a millionaire….all you need is a bit of talent or knowledge..a bit of luck..some good looks….n a large section of the society ready to support you and cast those very precious votes!!
