KBC is about to end. The show had few lucky ones who won their fortune while handful had to taste bad luck. Amidst the serious competitors we all saw celebrity guests visiting the show to promote their respective films – all obviously wanting to play to show off their concern for social work and charity. There were actors from Action Replayy and Golmaal 3, and leading ladies of some lamenting television serials.
It doesn’t require any major rocket science that these special episodes are made up and scripted to entertain the audience and there is nothing “real” about that “reality” show. That all guests and host are experienced seasoned actors (though they may not necessarily know what acting is), they know how to fake, cohesively. That Akshay Kumar does not know about different types of paan is indigestible. And hence the rationale that everything is scripted.
Though people winning 50 Lacs and the one who has won 1 crore are certainly to be appreciated (nothing was dubious there), skepticism for this “for-charity” episode rises beyond horizon kissing the stratosphere of suspicion.
Surprisingly, that in all the Diwali special episodes that were shown, the prize money was dropped down to Rs. 50 lacs. Like Akshay, though he was not made to sit in the audience and forbade from participating any further, Arshad Warsi too goofed up on something very childish and the prize money was dropped to Rs. 50lacs. A buffalo like standup comedian from Comedy Circus could not answer about the only star in our solar system is ridiculous. Her slapstick moronic attitude was conveniently used to reduce 1 crore to 50 lacs. In Action Replayy team’s episode it was Neha Dhupia who goofed up, though it looked more genuine, hopefully.
It is true that social work does not attract glamour and material value, except a few NGO who flaunt their callous social work just to attract funds and be on colourful-glamful pages of newspapers and magazines. So then why would one care about all that charity and the decline in the prize money when host fees, appearance fees, etc have to run into crores. Somewhere some other costs have to come down. So while you audiences blinded by the glittery jazz keep wondering “kaun banega crorepati”, the show owners perhaps must be tickling and giggling, “chodd yaar, kaun baantega charity.”
It doesn’t require any major rocket science that these special episodes are made up and scripted to entertain the audience and there is nothing “real” about that “reality” show. That all guests and host are experienced seasoned actors (though they may not necessarily know what acting is), they know how to fake, cohesively. That Akshay Kumar does not know about different types of paan is indigestible. And hence the rationale that everything is scripted.
Though people winning 50 Lacs and the one who has won 1 crore are certainly to be appreciated (nothing was dubious there), skepticism for this “for-charity” episode rises beyond horizon kissing the stratosphere of suspicion.
Surprisingly, that in all the Diwali special episodes that were shown, the prize money was dropped down to Rs. 50 lacs. Like Akshay, though he was not made to sit in the audience and forbade from participating any further, Arshad Warsi too goofed up on something very childish and the prize money was dropped to Rs. 50lacs. A buffalo like standup comedian from Comedy Circus could not answer about the only star in our solar system is ridiculous. Her slapstick moronic attitude was conveniently used to reduce 1 crore to 50 lacs. In Action Replayy team’s episode it was Neha Dhupia who goofed up, though it looked more genuine, hopefully.
It is true that social work does not attract glamour and material value, except a few NGO who flaunt their callous social work just to attract funds and be on colourful-glamful pages of newspapers and magazines. So then why would one care about all that charity and the decline in the prize money when host fees, appearance fees, etc have to run into crores. Somewhere some other costs have to come down. So while you audiences blinded by the glittery jazz keep wondering “kaun banega crorepati”, the show owners perhaps must be tickling and giggling, “chodd yaar, kaun baantega charity.”
- P. K. Dastoor
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