The Celluloid in subcontinent has long been taking its cues from the Hollywood. The practice is very much in vogue to date. The plagiarism of today is more subtle given that film makers are utilizing the technological advances to their benefit. Following their counterparts in the Big Screen , the managers in Mini Screen have produced a number of shows which are derivatives of their originals in the West. Just concluded sequel of "Kon Banega Karore Pati" on Sony Television , "Kia aap panchuvee Pass hain" on Star Plus and successfully running reality show on Color Tv , Big Boss in its Season 4 are some of the examples. Despite being brainchild of Western media and only introduced as second versions in India and some cases in Pakistan too , the shows have done better in both the neighboring countries(Pakistani audience falling back on India Television besides cinema having lost their faith in their indigenous entertainment industry).Part of the reason behind the success of these shows has been their stellar charisma. The shows have been hosted by mega stars of Bollywood. Amitabh Bachan , Salman and Shah Rukh Khan brought their big-screen popularity to their shows in a society where people are crazy about movies. Just the name of them having signed and appearing in the Mini Screen was reason enough for the show to do well in the court of audience. The latest to jump the bandwagon of TV show hosting was Akshay Kumar on a cooking competition show on Star Plus lately. Didn't keep track of that and not sure whether the program is over or still running.
Big Boss's season 4 had two Pakistani artists unlike its previous versions. A wanna-be woman Mr Ali Saleem and all too ostentatious Veena Malik. I have watched most of the episodes of the show and it all looks brainless at face-value. Whats the point in locking a number of persons under one roof, is the obvious questions that comes to mind while watching the show down the road. The only good aspect of the show is that one gets to see the real faces of some show biz personalities.Cover being blown on their pseudo personalities is very interesting. Having seen them prepared in cinema or stage is altogether different from seeing them "act" to a an almost 24-hour monitoring camera. The show brings out the best and worst in the persons. Until they are eliminated from the show, the characters reveal every aspect of their personality willy-nilly. In their weak moments, the inmates make no bones about their past relationships , the controversies in their lives (the touchstones for their entry into the program actually) and other personal issues. Its more like reading a few chapters of a person's autobiography.
As the things stand , there are only five participants left : Doli , Ashmit ,the Great Khali , Shweta and Sameer. The second and last Pakistani artist , Veena Malik , was eliminated today. One wonders what did this show do the public stature of Veena Malik. Before turning up in the show , she was a popular mimicker in Geo Tv later having switched to Dunya Tv now not to mention her high-profile relationship disaster with a famous Pakistani cricker. To be fair , she was phony all along. She could fake any emotion under the sun including being the lover , friend and lover again and much more. I remember the lawyer who was eliminated in the initial episodes of the program calling her a "vamp" the son of Mr Muhesh Bhatt terming her " the most fake lady in the house". I couldn't quite figure out what the show is/was meant for but its better to watch than seeing Pakistani news channel blowing hot and cold about every thing around us ! After Veena's elimination , my interest has gone down on the show. For the sake of it , i wish Shweta wins the show. After all she has remained one of the mature , unassuming and very sensible inmates since the start of the show. Only two weeks to go now. Good luck Shweta :)
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