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Just five episodes
old and the makers, Vipul D Shah and Sanjiv Sharma are already incorporating
changes in the musical show, Kismey Kitnaa Hai Dam. Hosted by Sonu
Nigam, it is based on a foreign show, Endemol Night Fever and is
basically a sing-along karaoke show. With ten celebrities, five
girls and five boys on each side and a live audience of 600, the
show set out to be an entertaining show. Though it had a very good
opening with 8.1 TRP, subsequently it came down to around 6.
One of the
main reasons for the decline in TRPs could be the fact that Sonu
Nigam’s participation in the show was negligible.
With co-hosts
Hussain and Gul Panang who mix with the live crowd and a judge who
also sings, Sonu’s role was reduced to that of prodding the
participants to sing. But all that changed with the last episode
which had Sonu in a new avtaar. Right from his hairstyle (he sported
jelled hair initially, which Sonu confessed did not go down well
with the viewers) to his active involvement in the goings-on of
Kismey Kitnaa Hai Dam, the show has introduced slight changes in
every round. Last week, one saw the camera focussed on Sonu more
often and what’s more he performed with guest Falguni Pathak
at the end with gusto.
When asked what
prompted the changes, Sanjiv Sharma said that it was done to make
the show more interesting. “People wanted more of Sonu’s
participation and we are just tweaking the format with slight changes.”
Whether Sonu’s renewed vigour will help in luring the viewers
is something we have to wait and watch.
Also, with
rival Zee pitting a game show Khelo Number Khelo against Kismey
Kitnaa Hai Dam the competition is getting stiff, though Deepak Saigal,
creative director, STAR Plus dismisses it saying, “They have
tried these stunts earlier but failed.” Interestingly, Kismey
Kitnaa Hai Dam has introduced the changes just a week after Khelo
Number Khelo went on air.
Chaya
Unnikrishnan
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