Should TV actors be allowed to participate in the reality shows?

Should TV actors be allowed to participate in the reality shows?

Introduction

Reality shows are a genre of television programming that presents unscripted real – life situations.

Indian television channels host a lot of reality shows which includes the famous television artists as the participants. A lot of controversies are coming up due to the participation of the television artists in reality shows and some channels banning their actors to participate on the relaity shows of other channels.

Dance reality shows such as Jhalak Dikhla Jaa and Nach Baliye provide a platform for the stars from all the channels to showcase their talent. But, the original channels which made these stars popular with their shows and characters find it to be a loss making deal and do not allow them. Off course, both the sides have their points of view.

What do you think is the right thing to do - to allow or not?

Yes – Every person has a right to explore opportunities and follow his passion

1. Reduces boredom – Working in the serials provides a lot of benefits for the artists but at times, it also creates boredom. They would like to try out the variety of shows and thus, they should be allowed to participate in these shows.

2. Passion – Most of the artists are multi talented and they would love to exhibit their talent apart from acting. The stage of a reality show provides them a platform to showcase their extra talent and passion.

3. More opportunity – Reality shows earns up more avenues for them to earn, such as anchoring events, dancing at weddings, or performing any shows abroad etc.

4. Publicity – By participating in a reality shows, they can attract a lot of fans from the channels that they are performing for. This provides a huge publicity for the artists as well as for the characters that they portray in other channels.

No – Competitors should not be allowed to reap the benefit of hardwork of one channel

1. Channel rivalry – Television artists should not take part in the reality shows as they may face channel rivalry during the show. The actors have to suffer as there is an increase in competition among different channels.

2. TRP scuffle – Other reason due to which the artists should not be allowed to participate in the reality shows are the TRP tussle. A production house invests a lot of amount in developing the character which makes an actor popular. Competing TV channels usually like to showcase the opposite side of the actors then the one he is popular for. For example a "desi bahu" is often shown as a "sexy dancer". This affects the TRP of the daily soap.

3. Less time – To perform in a reality show, the artists have to rehearse a lot. This is a time consuming process. Most of the artists do not have enough time to manage both the soap as well as the reality shows. Thus, they end up mixing both the shows and ruin it.

4. No option – Actors are made to sign “exclusivity contracts” by the channel. For example, artists should not perform or wear any costumes that go against their character that they perform in a serial. Thus, the channel demands them to follow a particular sense of style.

Conclusion

Reality shows are meant for the new faces. They should give an opportunity to the talented people who do not belong to the industry.

Most of the reality shows which involve serial artists are usually fake and they are scripted. The more money you throw, the more fame you receive.

Thus, reality shows should be purely dedicated to the fresh faces. They should give them an opportunity to showcase their talent before the world.