Opinion TVs contagious panic
Swine flu or sex flu? If its H1N1 youre looking to,then of course you must choose the news channels which are spreading it as far and wide...
Swine flu or sex flu? If its H1N1 youre looking to,then of course you must choose the news channels which are spreading it as far and wide as the latest developments take them. Last Thursday,after news of the first casualty,many anchors suffering from bouts of highly infectious indignation,wondered where the minister for health was hiding while his deputy Dinesh Trivedi manfully countered their queries. Well,Ghulam Nabi Azad was seated in a comfortable chair in what looked like his residential lawn,talking to DD News. With more death on the weekend,hes made several appearances on all TV news. Why did he wait for death before coming live on TV?
If its sex flu you want to catch,go to Sach Ka Samna. You will not be disappointed or money back return. Theres more three-letter activity here than within the folds of Playboy magazine. Thats no secret. Whats more elusive is a contestant who can crack the 1 crore jackpot. Want to know why? Notice that the contestants have traversed the most treacherous personal territory,survived the landmines of adultery,domestic violence,deceit,etc.,only to trip over a pebble. Last Tuesday,a young woman reached question 14 by which time she had pretty much stripped naked,when she was asked if she had ever falsely claimed to healing a person. No,she replied and the god of polygrapyhs sent her packing. When actor Raja married to K star Sweta Tiwari Choudhury had admitted to every sexual and private indiscretion hed ever committed,that too,in front of his parents,he was asked if he played to the media gallery just to get attention. No,he said and out he went. All those humiliating true confessions had come to nought over the most innocuous questions. The winner will be someone who knows how uncomfortable a pebble is when stuck in the footwear.
While on the subject,theres a TV commercial that is commanding parental guidance. Unwanted 72 has TV stars Armaan (from Jassi Jaisi) and his wife promote the use of an emergency contraceptive pill. Useful,youd say,but have heard parents say it encourages sexual behaviour,especially amongst teens. As for ads,did you see the commercials where young boys tie rakhis to their sisters and thank them for their loving care? Now,that is certainly an encouraging sight.
Shekhar Suman is a wonderful sight on Sabs Tedhi Baat (as opposed to Aaj Taks Seedhi Baat?),where he impersonates personalities and answers on their behalf questions put by a sardar anchor made to look like Jaspal Bhatti and sound like Vinod Dua (quite an accomplishment). Last week,caught Suman playing a gay designer who found sardarji too freakin hot. Man-to-man,a good show!
And you though Rakhi Sawant chose her man? According to Swayamvar contestant Manmohan,he walked out on Rakhi and the show voluntarily,and Luv disclosed that he kissed her forehead as a blessing not a kiss (uh?). Only India TV could have done such a khulaasa. Meanwhile,Aaj Taks revelation is that the next Swayamvar will be none other than,you guessed,big boss Rahul Mahajan.
Volleyball on DD Sports. After singing Jai Ho when India beat Russia,the commentators at Saturdays semi-final encounter with Brazil were high on hopes,extravagant with superlatives and rather repetitive: As you can see,once again India coming back strongly,3-3 third set,once again it is a brilliant smash,as you can see,a brilliant performance by India,meanwhile,Brazil score again,5-6,as you can see Mandeep is back,open ball,check ball,oh 8-6 Brazil but India coming back strongly,brilliant blocking by Gurinder and once again it is a point,as you can see… Having seen enough,the commentator looked into the future: As they say,a girl is Laxmi and probably a girl is due any moment (for India). As clairvoyants go,hes 50:50. Laxmi did arrive. But not for India.
shailaja.bajpai@expressindia.com
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