KBC - Face to Face with the true India

I am glad that SonyLiv started the KBC season 9 in the prime time. As it is, I was fed up with the nonsense being dished out in competition by the news channels. KBC came as an alternative and proved to be a mind blowing one. It reclaimed our family time as everyone started watching it. Whether it is intentional or not, I see a refreshing change in the KBC participants. The simple, at times not very highly educated, not very well off people from different parts of India bring us face to face with the true India. A refreshingly new India in which we all want to believe in and hold on to, not the one that the politicians, media houses or religious leaders would want us to see. So, what’s so different about this KBC?

Almost each and every participant was a revelation. Many from far off villages we have not even heard of, but with a fire in their hearts and a will power to make it big. Let’s take a look at a few of the people who caught my attention.
1. A government school teacher from Maharastra who did not have the money to travel for the audition, she was working without a salary for two years and traveled 50 KM one day to her school. Her husband too did this 10 years, before he started getting paid. 
2.  A young engineer from Chattisgarh, who was teaching and sheltering kids of parents who were killed in the Sukma attack. He did all this from his own salary and was putting off his marriage to keep this effort going.
3. A lady who was polio affected, but wanted to study and make a career and her husband sacrificed his career and looked after the home to make her a Assistant Collector.
4. The person who won the 1 Cr rupees, was a social worker who was helping the tribal kids and ladies of Jharkand to lead a better life.
5. The last week’s episode saw a 10th pass lady win 50 Lakhs and it was not all about luck, she was indeed knowledgeable.

Many more such stories. Yes, it does not take the government or the rich to set things right, all it takes is a few good humans who believe in humanity and belief in making things happen. 

The episodes of Friday brought you face to face with ordinary Indians who stuck their neck out for the sake of helping others and the society or the environment. The last Friday episode with P V Sindhu was a superb one that brought out the tough life that the champion had to lead in order to be called as a champion.

It was heartening to see more and more women participants of all ages, fighting against stereotypes that the Indian society has set. Last, but not the least, I think there is no other TV show host who is more versatile, dynamic, charismatic, warm, engaging and involved than our dear AB ji. He makes everyone feel so comfortable, is so knowledgeable about issues and events happening around the world. I really liked the way he supported Dipa Karmakar by saying that she should have actually won an Olympic medal and perhaps the referees were a bit biased. Coming from someone like him, it must have boosted Dipa if she were watching. Sitting in front of P V Sindhu, he tells her how he is such an ardent fan who does not miss any match of hers and gets tensed about each point. And to think, this is the man who has generations of Indians as his fans. He has redefined TV show hosting and set benchmarks that few people can even dream of achieving, once again, breaking stereotypes.

Thanks AB and SonyLiv. Keep the good job going, let Indians watch and see the true India. I wish I could make it there to that studio one day and click a selfie with you J

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