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All top male stars have come on TV as hosts or judges barring two — Hrithik Roshan and Shahid Kapoor. But now we hear these two too might just take the plunge. It's big money on TV and who can say a no to that!
Talks are on to get Hrithik to be judge on a new reality show that aims to be bigger and better than all the existing ones. It will have dancers not just from India, but from all over the world. "When it's Hrithik, the competition ought to be fierce," says a source. Shahid Kapoor, on the other hand, is being wooed by the makers of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa to be a judge on the show. Madhuri Dixit has agreed to be a part of Jhalak, hence the makers wanted to have somebody big as a judge along with her. And who better than Shahid, who is considered one of the finest dancers in the film industry besides Hrithik.
If both these stars agree to make their debut on the small screen then we won't be surprised if the shows are pitted against each other just like the current Amitabh Bachchan-Salman Khan- Akshay Kumar competition created by channels through Kaun Banega Crorepati, Bigg Boss and MasterChef.
But is it worth it?
Whether it's Big B, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan or Rani Mukerji, Karisma Kapur, Madhuri Dixit... nobody's been able to resist the lure of the small screen. The superstars are being paid in crores today for their telly stint. But how worthwhile is it for TV channels is a debatable issue because television rating points (TRPs) of their shows have never been consistently high.
Some of the stars do get a good opening because of the curiosity value, but in a couple of weeks things slow down. In fact serials have always been a lot more consistent and hence it's been a contentious issue with serial producers who are upset that channels "blow up so much money on film stars and cut down on serial budgets".
Channels have their reasoning. Reality shows, they believe, help bring in a fresh audience, especially the men and youth, who are not regular soap watchers and in such cases having a film star as a judge/host helps. Shows with film stars rake in more money in terms of advertisements and hence channels don't mind going the filmi way.
Talks are on to get Hrithik to be judge on a new reality show that aims to be bigger and better than all the existing ones. It will have dancers not just from India, but from all over the world. "When it's Hrithik, the competition ought to be fierce," says a source. Shahid Kapoor, on the other hand, is being wooed by the makers of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa to be a judge on the show. Madhuri Dixit has agreed to be a part of Jhalak, hence the makers wanted to have somebody big as a judge along with her. And who better than Shahid, who is considered one of the finest dancers in the film industry besides Hrithik.
If both these stars agree to make their debut on the small screen then we won't be surprised if the shows are pitted against each other just like the current Amitabh Bachchan-Salman Khan- Akshay Kumar competition created by channels through Kaun Banega Crorepati, Bigg Boss and MasterChef.
But is it worth it?
Whether it's Big B, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan or Rani Mukerji, Karisma Kapur, Madhuri Dixit... nobody's been able to resist the lure of the small screen. The superstars are being paid in crores today for their telly stint. But how worthwhile is it for TV channels is a debatable issue because television rating points (TRPs) of their shows have never been consistently high.
Some of the stars do get a good opening because of the curiosity value, but in a couple of weeks things slow down. In fact serials have always been a lot more consistent and hence it's been a contentious issue with serial producers who are upset that channels "blow up so much money on film stars and cut down on serial budgets".
Channels have their reasoning. Reality shows, they believe, help bring in a fresh audience, especially the men and youth, who are not regular soap watchers and in such cases having a film star as a judge/host helps. Shows with film stars rake in more money in terms of advertisements and hence channels don't mind going the filmi way.
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