Cashless Carnival

I have always wondered whether Bigg Boss is just another scripted serial or if it actually is a recording of the spontaneous actions of the inmates of that house. When Aryan Vaid and Anupama Verma got out of the show, I was confident that I would find the answer to my question since some news channel / portal would track their romance and determine whether their love affair is for real or just on reel.

CNN-IBN reports that their romance is for real. I really doubt it, I still feel Big Boss is scripted and the picture this couple is portraying off the show is nothing but pure advertising for the show. What do you think?

Update: As a response to this post, Amit Varma of India Uncut wrote back via email saying..

Um, have you watched the show? I have no doubt at all that it’s all real. I’ve worked in television for five years, this kind of thing cannot be scripted, and I’d know if an attempt was made.

to which, I wrote back..

Not a religious viewer, but at times I bump into the show.. why do you say that these “kind of things” cannot be scripted and also ” I’d know if an attempt was made”

to which, he wrote back saying..

Because I’ve seen the industry from inside and am intimately familiar with how it works, and what it’s capable of.

Hmm.. Somehow, I am still not convinced.