Dreamzzz, Desires n Desperation...: MTV Roadies - Behind the Scenes

Jan 24, 2009

MTV Roadies - Behind the Scenes

No no no. I am no way associated to the Roadie franchisee and this "behind the scenes" version is written as the Roadies is in progress. (Not even related to the one where all the crew members sit in front of the camera and try to make the audience believe that whatever is happening is real).

The most pleasant sight is watching Devarshi doing the Ghoda dance in the room itself. Well may be this is the kind of scene which inspired the famous PJ "Ek ghoda doosre se poochta hai ki bhai? Ye Ghode pe gadhe ko kisne bitha diya?" (One horse is asking the other that who made this donkey sit on the top of this horse?) And what a dance he did. Despite of all the shoes and sandals which was thrown by the crew members of the show (a small indication of the respect they have towards participants of this show). Well, waise bhi getting shoes thrown at you is now a status symbol. Don't believe this? At-least the most powerful person on the earth for eight years will swear by this.

Another scene is where the girl with a funny accent (Tamanna) runs to the terrace, two guys run behind her thinking she might commit suicide and well, well, well the cameraman also runs behind her with a camera (so irresponsible). But then you know that it's a reality show and like all the reality shows made in India, there are just a very few things real here as well (only) .

Anyways, another very interesting part was when the "Singh is King" (well the original Singh is King is now busy preparing an explanation why Chandni Chowk to China flopped so badly. He has to explain otherwise this lad won't go to Africa) brand guy Pradeep kicks the living daylight out of the Ahmedavadi Devarshi. I am sure after watching this episode, a Marathi poster leader will try to expand his empire to Gujrat as well, because this is a clear example of a North Indian ill treating a Gujrati boy. A spokesperson might also claim that the shoe which hit on his face came from a someone who belong to the other part of India.

There was discussion going around in our office that MTV is slowly becoming a beep channel. I think that it's a conscious effort on the part of the franchisee to get this positioning. And they want to stick to it now. I am not sure how far this will go because at some point they need to alter the format to keep the fun alive. Beeps spoil half the fun. Waise bhi all the hooplah around the "Hell Down Under" is fizzing out and it seems that "Visa nahin bana hai abhi tak. Jinka reject ho gaya wo show se bahar nikal diye gaye and jinka banega wahi jaa payenge. Isliye bechare India mein hee naach rahe hain". Cost cutting ka jamana hai bhai. Waise bhi Slumdog ne dikha diya hai ki Garibi mast chalti hai and mast bikti hai. Maybe this one thought inspired the Gobar collection task.

Chalo, the show has still some half an hour to go and thanks god! somebody invented remote.

1 comment:

Who M I said...

Anyways its time pass and yeah u missed one thing how can people bitch about each other and they can do any shitty task coz they wanna be roadies... :)