People run away from it but this is really true that there is a heart breaking reality behind today’s reality shows. In the Indian television the reality shows began with the INDIAN IDOL, which made people go crazy about these shows. Till date people consider these reality shows as easy means to become popular among masses. Singers like Rooprekha and Qazi who had made the whole country crazy about them at one point of time are no more seen anywhere, but who bothered, people come and go. The promises which were made at the time of auditions are never fulfilled; these one-time popular faces on the TV screen suddenly disappear once their shows go off air. After the popularity and success of Indian masses, other channels did not lag behind in launching these reality shows for their channels. Today, these reality shows are ruling the market. Every channel for its TRP is trying to run these shows, name the channel and it has one or other show airing let that be dance , music or laughter. A new dimension has been added to these shows, celebrity reality shows, in which the celebrities are the contestants. These shows are the hot topics of discussion in schools and colleges. Who got eliminated who did what is the only discussion among students these days. There are lots of such contestants who are still suffering because they came with a promise and were assured of great career but all were fake. Contestants like Arpita Mukherjee, Meenal Jain, and many more are unseen and left alone after fake promises. Students leave there studies for these shows, those who get jobs they quit them for these shows in order to improve there lives but above all what happens to them is that their life gets ruin These shows are called reality shows because these are based on the decisions of the masses. But how real are these shows? Are they actually based on the decisions of the masses? Many people believe that the final results are manipulated and the shows are more about television rating points (TRP). On the decision date people wonder how someone else could win when he dint deserve. Big boss season 3 showed Vindu Dara Singh as one of the contestant, majority of the public hated him but what happened in the end he won although he was consistent problem creator in the house but he still remained in the house since he was the only one person because of whom the house had entertainment. These reality shows are least realistic when everything runs on the wishes of the judges and not the public. Many contestants lose their confidence when they are subjected to harsh comments. In one of the past incidents, Shinjini Sengupta of Kolkata lost her ability to speak and move after she was shown the door in the elimination round of a reality show. I do agree today we need different means of entertainment and reality shows are the best way as it helps common man come up to such level and showcase their talent. What I feel is that the promises made should be kept so that it doesn’t destroy anyone’s life. As there are people who come to these shows quitting everything and in lust of more and more money.
