Over at Mid-day, Nandita Puri recalls her actor friend telling her "weeks in advance" that Mona Singh would win Jhalak Dikhlaja because Sony (the channel airing the show) wanted to give Ms. Singh a new, slicker look as against the nerdy Jassi.
And suddenly everything falls into place for the columnist. Everything, meaning all the timed and sustained negative publicity on Shveta Salve. These include news leaks that Shveta is a professional dancer, that she is arrogant and that she refused to part with 20% of prize money to her choreographer.
So here's the deal. The entire show was rigged to relaunch Mona Singh. And all those bechara other seven celebs had no idea they'd be booted out after each and every round. Or hang on, were they paid off ? You know, take the hit, get bumped off, for the larger cause of, er, the relaunch of Mona Singh?
Coincidentally at Nach Baliye2, drama reaches a new high with Manav and Shweta being accused of distributing SIM cards to friends and family to vote for them. A year earlier, the same show had Varun and Rajeshwari randomly stopping their dance mid-way in the finals due to stress, rumouredly so that the Pilgaonkars could win.
Yawn.
Someone at the channels and a whole lotta people at the press are having a field day. Anything goes, be it conspiracy theory, rumours or gossip. Get those TRPs up and justify those ad rates boss.
I doubt we'll ever know the truth. I couldn't care less and, in fact, I couldn't even see the final. To be frank, I wasn't really hanging by a thread to see who won. Sure I was rooting for Mona, I mean duh, who wasn't ? And even if Shveta had won, I wouldn't exactly go on a hunger strike.
The point is - the show had a nice format. I had fun watching celebrities goofing up their steps, then getting voted out sans excessive drama (except for Akashdeep who probably OD'ed but what the heck), rona-dhona, etc. etc.
So it was all rigged ? Whatever. What's next ? Bakhtyar and Tanaaz being caught (after winning NB2 of course) as having taken performance-enhancing drugs before every round of NB2? Now, we're talking.
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"Bakhtyar and Tanaaz being caught as having taken performance-enhancing drugs before every round of NB2?" Good one! Their hyper-active movements always amused (and puzzled) me...looks like you have the answer!
Quest girl - Lol ! They scare me sometimes !
I had subscribed to Sony for the last few months and had followed Jhalak Dikhlaja for the most part. In fact, I also saw the finals, and that was the weekend I shut it down. At that moment, I had almost assumed Shveta Salve had won. I was blissfully aware of gossiping or the voting patterns in India. Today, I figured, let me just double check who won ... and lo and behold, I got a shocker!!! Maybe I don't get it, but then I should have been prepared. I had watched Sa Re Ga Ma Pa and was utterly shocked to see Diwakar in the finals over a couple of other more talented kids. I guess people vote with their hearts, not with their brains???
Parth - either we vote with our hearts, or you believe what Ms. Puri had to say, i.e. the entire thing was rigged ! Btw, there has been a bit of a hue and cry over Mona Singh's victory...the usual stuff on TV and radio, polls, etc ("do you think Shveta should've won?" SMS us..etc!). Anyways, the latest now is Bigg Boss and that's, well, another story !
Do you suppose it matters? Its entertainment and all this rigging and cheating business is as rivetting as the show.
Ideasmithy - It really doesn't. And yes I agree, all that stuff can be as riveting. Check out how the tabloids are ODing on Bigg Boss.
you have a nice blog.
yeah these controversies keep happening, thts y they r called reality shows isnt?
all i know is i really enjoy the show, better than the saas bahu serials and rona dhona...somehow i am not enjoying big boss as much.
Risha - thanks. Controversies during (and within) the show is one thing, but these guys need controversies outside (through tabloids) the show to keep the show running ! Completely agree with you that these shows are much better than the run-off-the-mill soaps.
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