Big Loss

What’s happening to reality television? Why do we have Abbas Kazmi and Rahul Bhatt discussing Kasab and Headley in a full blown national telecast of Big Boss?

Yes, it’s revealing and people will watch. Good for Colors, good for TRPs, but good for the nation? I don’t think so.

Endemol (the production house) and Colors should have noted that both Kasab and Headley cases are pending to be resolved and putting participants such as Kazmi and Bhatt on a show where every conversation, every gesture and every move is captured is neither socially, politically or morally correct. Definitely not in the interest of the nation when you have secrets and insider info getting publicized.

I don’t think there is a dearth of participants. There are many desperate actors/politicians/models who want to appear on the show so why pick such disposed participants?

Controversy does well for a show especially when you have Kazmi and Bhatt discussing details of their cases in the very first episode. Needless to say, one knows what to expect in the future episodes....it’ll ensure eyeballs and tune ins but do we really need to be this selfish?

I belong to the television industry and understand there is stiff competition, the battle for the No.1 spot in the weekly TAM data is killer and one constantly tries to put the best show forward but at the end of the day, you would stand to be a responsible channel or wouldn’t you?

Maybe not.

Because at the end of the day, top bosses only hold you accountable for profit and loss which Colors has ensured with its choice of participants. It’ll definitely get better numbers with an added topping of Dabangg Salman Khan versus Amitabh Bachchan’s KBC on Sony versus any other daily show on STAR or Zee.

Colors can be assured that reality hungry viewers will unquestionably watch Big Boss over all other channels. Even though the other fellow contestants are the average Joe of telly land or Bhojpuri cinema or wannabe Pakistani soap opera queens, its Kazmi and Bhatt who would keep the interest going. (Lets see how the data appears week on week)   

I truly believe this is a Big loss for sensitive national issues BUT who cares?