It started with Big Boss and has now taken the shape of innumerable shows. Reality television has gone from being 'life on screen' to 'melodrama on screen'.
This one novel idea has revolutionized the silver screen and how people view it.
But have reality shows been able to sustain their basic premise of conveying the true picture?
In a race to acquire high TRPs, religiously loyal audiences and slots in the Television prime time, reality shows have resorted to various attention grabbing stunts. Fake controversies, inconsiderate and unapologetic judges and intervention in people’s personal space are just a few to mention.
Names of few reality shows that have had a history of performing cheap gimmicks are Big Boss, Indian Idol and Emotional Attyachaar. These shows do almost anything to grab those eye balls; and it’s not surprising that they are immensely popular with the Indian audiences.
'Selling Serials' has now become the name of the game. The so-called reality shows package themselves so well, that it becomes almost impossible not to be addicted to them.
Reality shows are not only changing the nature of television, they’re also changing the nature of themselves.
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