In last week we saw headlines flashing on the Indian News channels that Vinod kambli revealing in one of the Reality show that he didn’t get enough help from his childhood buddy Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar and if he wanted his career had been prolonged for few more years. I was shocked to see such news as we all know about the friendship of these cricketing Icons. Then the next day I saw another news where Vinod was saying he never said something like that and it’s been media manipulated. I ignored it at that moment.
Last Sunday on 26th of July 29, 2009, there was discussion in NDTV “Mukabla”,about the reality shows that whether the reality shows need to be banned. And then I came to know that this entire hullabaloo is because of newly launched show “Sach Ka Saamna” on Star Plus. The show where you have to say only truth about your life and you will get prize money for that. There were discussions that this show is based on ‘Moment of Truth’, telecast in US and many families were broken which had participated in the show.
All such Mirch Masala was enough to develop curiosity in me to watch the show. So on the same evening I searched sites where old episodes of Sach ka saamna were uploaded.
I was happy to see such a show where people are encouraged to speak the truth and being rewarded for that. But as soon as I watched the next episodes my opinion is changed.
Although some of the questions being asked were facts based but were extremely personal and embarrassing; if they are revealed in-front of everyone, including family and friends. Somewhere I felt that the questions are more related to the contestant’s hidden feelings that are bound to break many hearts.
We all know that there are three “guans”: Satweek,Raseek and Taamseek ,every human being are somewhere have embodied such gunas ,doesn’t matter in what percentage.
For instance if a person ,more satweek , sees someone performing actions that he doesn’t like by his virtue, his inner voice (which is Taamseek) wants to kill him or scold him) but he doesn’t . This is all his inner feeling and if someone asking him that he ever thought of killing or scolding xyz person, might be that person is his friend or family member? What will he say? Every person has some of his or her dark side which he or she doesn’t want to reveal because it can hurt his near or dear ones.
Although I liked the show earlier as I thought it will encourage more people to say truth but now my opinion is different as the questions that are being asked in the show are more about ones hidden feelings or just thoughts somewhere.
I think, this intense reality show tests the contestant’s greed for money over relationships..
