'UN" REALITY SHOWS !!!

"If you think, that you have never got an opportunity to show your real talent, here is now the platform, which will give you, what you need to be a star."
Heard this a lot of times? I will help you remember where... In the television… Still trying to remember where?? Any reality show, more or less they try their level best to sound different, but unfortunately, they mean the same.

Just FYI, Sunidhi Chauhan, had won the "Meri Awaaz Suno 1996" adjudged by the legends in music like, Lata Mangeshkar, Bhupen Hazarika just to name a few!!

Does anyone remember the male winner of the same competition? He was Mr. Pradip Somasundaran. Yes, even I never remembered his name. But then as I was googling, I came across his blog. I was very excited to see the video posted by him, the first episode of Meri Awaaz Suno. After I read the blog, written by him, I was shocked!! Reality shows were as unreal then, as they are now!!! Can't digest this? How can this happen, in those days, when legends of music were judging the reality show?? Yes, he claims to have not got been awarded with what he deserved and promised, which is a very sad state of the so called very hyped up "REALITY SHOWS" which most of the urban population gets involved into, whether it be voting or crying when their favorite contestant gets eliminated.

And above all that, the winning participants are not even given what they are promised? Then why to have a platform set up to make them dream big?

Like many other talented people, even they will do what the other people do. A 9-5 job which they never wanted to, and in spite of having the talent in them, because of lack of so called "resources", their aim to reach the heights, is shattered.

I was moved reading his post. And realizing that, some things just don't end that well also, life moves on.... But the thought will always remains... Will things ever change in reality for "Happies Endings"??

His blog, (fyi) is - http://www.pradipsomasundaran.com/2008/05/sunidhi-chauhan-performing-in-meri-awaz.html

Happy New Year -2009 !!

A very happy and a prosperous new year to all !!!

A warm welcome to the year 2009 !!