Over the past few years, it has been observed that the Indian reality TV shows have reduced themselves to sob stories, romantic angles and on-stage rivalries. In a bid to be the first in the TRP race and making the show more and more entertaining for consumers, the makers leave no stone unturned to crucify the real talent on the stage.
Indian Idol and controversy have become synonyms. Lately, the current seasons have been embroiled in various controversies. From faking narratives about contestants to shedding crocodile tears, the show has been hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Now, angry fans have been expressing their displeasure over the happenings on the singing reality show. Today, we list down the major controversies that took place in the show.
Makers asking guest judges to praise the contestants
Indian Idol was criticized when singer Amit Kumar, son of legendary singer Kishore Kumar, came out in the open to say that he didn’t like the episode where he appeared as a guest judge. Amit also went on to reveal that the makers of Indian Idol 12 had asked him to praise every contestant and their performance since they were paying a tribute to Kishore Da. The singer also admitted that he went to the show for money. Amit’s shocking revelation has undoubtedly unearthed the dark secrets of the TV reality show.
Judge Neha Kakkar crying in almost every episode
Popular singer Neha Kakkar, who is currently seen judging the singing reality show Indian Idol 12, was brutally trolled for showing her emotions in every season she has been a part of. The gorgeous lady became a butt of all the jokes within no time for crying in every episode. The sad stories of contestants, their sacrifices for families, the poor financial conditions of contestants, everything of this has only made Neha emotional. Neha has been criticized for weeping buckets in order to raise TRPs of the show.
Poverty or sad narrative of the contestant’s life
A major revelation was made by Indian Idol 1 winner Abhijeet Sawant too when he accused the makers of focussing more on the tragic backgrounds and sob stories of the participants rather than their singing talent. In an exclusive conversation with Aaj Tak, Abhijeet said, “These days, the makers are more interested in whether the participant can polish shoes or how poor he is, rather than his talent. You should watch regional reality shows where viewers may not know anything about the background of their favourite contestants. Their focus is only on singing, but in Hindi reality shows, the tragic and sad stories of contestants are shown. The focus is only on that.” Well, we have witnessed such incidents a lot of times.
Host Aditya Narayan and judge Neha Kakkar’s fake love act and marriage
Aditya Narayan and Neha Kakkar, who were part of season 11, fooled fans with their fake love act and marriage drama. On the sets of Indian Idol 11, Aditya used to flirt with Neha and it was all a joke. However, things took a serious turn when their parents got involved. In the Valentine’s Day episode, the families of the two were seen performing wedding rituals. However, Aditya later revealed that it was all just a part of the show. When fans realized that it’s actually a publicity gimmick to make TRPs touch sky high, they became very upset with Neha and Aditya.
Contestants being already popular
Pawandeep Rajan, who is part of the current season of Indian Idol, beforehand as a singer has already won The Voice where Himesh Reshammiya was the judge. But all through this season of Indian Idol, the music composer has feigned that he did not know Pawandeep before Indian Idol 12. Also, when pictures of a dashing and modern Sawai Bhatt and Sayli Kamble singing with legendary singer Suresh Wadkar surfaced, fans were furious. A fan wrote on Twitter, “#indianidol is fixed. All the participants including #SawaiBhatt are well-known artists before this show. General people never make it to the Top 15. I enjoy watching it, but it breaks my heart to see how fake it is. Himesh was acting like he does not know Pawandeep, the voice winner.”
Contestants Arunita Kanjilal-Pawandeep Rajan love angle in season 12
Season 11 show saw judge Neha and host Aditya’s love story and season 12 is highlighting the love angle between the show’s contestants Arunita Kanjilal and Pawandeep Rajan. Owing to the massive popularity of Pawandeep Rajan, his alleged love affair with co-contestant Arunita Kanjilal has been highlighted time and again by the host and even the judges. This is also stated to be a publicity gimmick to make TRPs touch sky high.
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