Of all the TV shows, Bigg Boss 14 is perhaps the best suited to resuming production amid a still raging pandemic. The reality show is all about quarantine – a group of people locked together in a big house for months and completely isolated from the outside world, and thanks to our months-long national lockdown earlier this year, we know how it feels. stay locked inside.
From being called frivolous to downright raunchy, Bigg Boss is canceled each year for his displays of love, violence, and abuse. Host Salman Khan, on his fortnightly episodes of Weekend Ka Vaar, admonishes contestants for misbehaving, but that doesn’t stop things from flaming up again. There are accusations that the fights on the show are written; After all, how likely are people to get into screaming fights and fights over drinking tea?
As bizarre as these situations may have sounded, being trapped in our homes during the confinement, like the contestants, has taught us to see these situations through an entirely different lens. Bigg Boss 14 seems to be more relevant than ever, rather than escapist voyeurism, as our new normal finds a reflection on the show. Crises and even Dolly Bindra blowing her wick on Manoj Tiwari for eggs seem a bit more reasonable.
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TV productions are still acclimating to the dramatically transformed world of entertainment amid the coronavirus outbreak, but Bigg Boss 14 has an edge. Contestants have virtually no contact with the outside world or even team members, as cameras throughout the house capture all the action.
Still, manufacturers are taking every precaution to keep the coronavirus at bay. Manisha Sharma, Colors TV’s content director, told Salman at the show’s virtual press conference that contestants will be kidnapped in bubbles.
“Bigg Boss is a real-time program and we cannot take risks. All contestants would be screened and quarantined before entering the show. The crew will also be tested every weekend. We have taken every precaution and planned accordingly, but in case someone gets sick, we would have to give the contestants cameras to film. It’s going to be tough, but we are committed, ”she said.
The new season of Bigg Boss is also capitalizing on the pandemic by incorporating it into its format. For the first time in the show’s history, the Bigg Boss house will have an integrated restaurant, spa, theater and shopping center. It is reported that contestants will have the opportunity to enjoy these benefits by winning the Deluxe Tasks.
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Bigg Boss 14 is billed as a ‘proper answer to 2020’. Explaining the new tagline, Salman said at the online press conference: “Now, you must be thinking, how will Bigg Boss 14 give an adequate response to 2020? Everything you missed during the confinement will be in Bigg Boss 14. We leave no stone unturned. This will be a season of dreams come true. After eating home-cooked food for so long, you must be looking forward to eating outside food. For those of you used to visiting a spa, when was the last time you enjoyed a spa treatment? When was the last time you saw a movie in a theater, eating popcorn and samosa? When was the last time you bought to your heart’s content? Bigg Boss’s house has a restaurant, spa, theater and shopping center, and is fully equipped to give an adequate response to 2020 ”.
Much of reality television requires a suspension of reality, but with most of us going crazy during the pandemic, Bigg Boss 14 suddenly feels close to home. There is a strange comfort and familiarity in knowing that these stars may not be all that different from us at all, making all things prosaic and dealing with the incessant intensity of union fighting.
Bigg Boss 14, who is under pressure to outperform his previous season (his most successful yet), could emerge as the biggest winner during the pandemic.
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