Come on, don’t be timid? Let’s obliterate your Life on TV, while we swing a bag of cash in front of you. The producers and the supporters of this desi version of “Moment of truth” feel this show is a great “good platform to remove the guiltiness for any person.” Well, don’t we have a confession box in the churches for that?
The show, which began last Wednesday, has been tailored from a much applauded American show called Moment of Truth, which also has a gigantic followers in India. From nerve-racking fretfulness to answers that will nearly have you go down your seats, the show has kept the spell of angst elevated with every participator. While the Hindi adaptation will be uncompromising as participators courageously share their harsh realities, the show has been made without bearing in mind the Indian receptivity.
It has been claimed, that the show is an effort to bring about a positive transformation by helping the participants get rid of their baggage of guilt and lead a radically better life. Does one really need a reality show to shed the baggage of guilt? Can confessing your deep down secrets in front of millions on a national television give you the long awaited peace of mind you are seeking? Is it reasonable to reveal pungent truths of human life before millions of audience which otherwise would have been obscured between close doors of your life and relationships. Wouldn’t the malfunction of the lie-detector test gratuitously lead to discomfiture between otherwise close-knit relationships? What is the accuracy that the show producers expose only authentic response received from the lie-detecting test? Is a father’s acceptance to sleep with a prostitute in front of his daughter really a “brave “attempt to potray your virtue of honesty?
There is no refuting of the fact that Sach Ka Saamna is an indecent show that flourishes on nosy parkers and thrill. In a world of Reality Shows, I guess the grubbier the game gets, more it appeals to the masses that have been vouching for this show. Money sure doesn’t come cheap!
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Well I kind of disagree here. The show is not to many people's taste but its finally just another reality show. Participants go there willingly. They are not captured and made to confess.
And on the issue of whether this would effect Indian culture? I don't think it is any more vulgar than other reality shows where they show girls kicking other girls. They swearing (though all beeped) repeatedly. The backstabbing, the plotting etc were never part of Indian culture too.
Although if someone is claiming that it is for getting peace of mind, he's bullshitting. It's just money honey.
Finally if anyone does not like the show there's always the remote to switch to another channel and I believe only that should determine whether this show stays or not.
"Dirty Secrets on Sale"
@ Apurva - I agree with you on this too
Calling it indecent is not implying that I do not like the show. Afterall, don't we all love to watch these "indecencies" on TV, no matter how much we crib and complain? All that I was pondering on was, would the money that the winner takes away at the end of the show, give him the peace of mind or an embarrassment for the rest of his life.Will Smita Mathai ever be able to convince her husband that there could have been a fault with the lie detector test?washing dirty linen in public is still a new concept here and the janta would sure take time in accepting this.
The show apparently was on blade with the hypocritical Netas which I does not make sense to me. As to why should these "saviors of society" be guarding the Indian culture and monitor TV shows. Anyways, that's another issue altogether.
Just after I wrote this post,I got to know that this show's telecasting is at 11pm IST and it does indicate "viewer's discretion required" which is indicative enough that its upto you to watch it or not.
The appeal of this show lies in the snooping voyeuristic and vicious propensity that Indian junta has. They wish to see other people’s misery; they want to know other person’s hidden in the closet secrets. How else would have yellow journalism been able to prosper?
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