Chetan Bhagat reveals the ugly side of reality shows, says ‘Nach Baliye 7’s contestants were ‘exploited’

Author Chetan Bhagat, who was the one of the judges on TV show ‘Nach Baliye 7’, recently opened up on the ugly side of reality shows and how the makers take advantage of an emotional moment for TRPs.

In a conversation with actor Amit Sadh on his YouTube channel, the author first praised the reality TV show for giving him the platform to have a wider reach across the country. He said, ‘I have reached India through that show and I have learnt so much.’

He further stated the dirty side of such shows and said, ‘They also exploit..I remember someone was crying and suddenly someone in the production shouted, ‘Close up le, close up le, close up le’ and then a camera came zooming into the person’s face and someone shouted, ‘emotion le, reaction le.’ But they were really crying, it was something like the parents didn’t approve of the wedding. There was genuine sorrow but they don’t care. That’s reality TV.’

Bhagat also said that the production team asked him to be aggressive and said, ‘Sir, thoda lada karo aap. Thoda gussa karo.. (Sir, you should fight a little and show your anger to people).’
He said that people think they are watching the real thing, but it is ‘mixed reality.’

Chetan Bhagat was the judge of the seventh season of Nach Baliye along with actor Preity Zinta and choreographer Marzi Pestonji in 2015.

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