How industry reacted to Shilpa's bullying

How industry reacted to Shilpa's bullying
Tuesday, January 30, 2007 14:02 IST
By Subhash K Jha, Santa Banta News Network
/> Anupam Kher (hosts a reality show on Zee): "To be called such names is just not unparliamentary, it's appalling. I don't know how it's being allowed. Having said that I must say reality television is all about grief...and that's the brief. No I never force tears out of the contestants on Zee Cine Stars.

But the tears don't hurt the TRPs. Shilpa went with her eyes open. And look what her presence has done to the show! Big Brother is being watched by everyone. I love the dignity with which she's handling herself. But governments getting into the game show...now that according to me is a bit too much!

Arshad Warsi (hosts Bigg Boss)—"First of all, let me say Shilpa is beautiful, articulate and very camera-friendly. Hence she's a sitting target for all the other inmates at Big Brother. The people who are heckling her are basically losers.

Having said that I must say the show's format is about pushing each other over the brink. When you go into Bigg Brother you're ready to face this kind of behaviour. That's what the show is about. I'm proud of Shilpa. If she's affecting them it means she's better than all of them in there."

Dino Morea: "If they're calling Shilpa a 'dog' or refusing to eat her food it doesn't amount to racism, thought that's bad enough. But if they're making snide references to her skin colour and her accent and calling her 'Paki' then I'm afraid this is a serious issue, and we need to take very serious note of it.

If someone were to call me these names I'd beat the sh..t out of him. I don't know how Shilpa is coping. Maybe she's determined to win. I was offered the desi version of Big Brother. But I refused Bigg Boss. I couldn't take the thought of cameras hounding me everywhere. It's not just about an invasion of privacy.

It's about some basic needs. When you're sleeping or in the loo you need to be absolutely alone. And you really need time to have at least some time for yourself."

Rakeysh Mehra: "I think the show is being given too much importance."

Ekta Kapoor: "What's happening to Shilpa is terrible. It's amazing how she has maintained her dignity. Hats off to her. I'd have given it back to those racial snobs so hard they'd have been crying about discrimination"

Aryan Vaid: "I've been on the Indian counterpart ( Bigg Boss). Believe me, it's tough and it's scary and scarring. The fact that Shilpa's humiliation on Big Brother is being discussed in British parliament shows the matter cannot be taken lightly.

But to make this an issue of 'us' against 'them' is slightly premature. Let's not forget, in the Big Brother house people resort to a lot of mind games....Everyone in there is under a lot of pressure."

Simi Garewal : "I don't believe any living creature should be humiliated...and definitely not for public entertainment. Still, I don't think Shilpa should walk out mid-game.

I think the channel should disallow racial slurs. But you know what? This is going to be the trend now. Every country will have reality shows just to win eyeballs. I only hope racial discrimination doesn't become a TRP boosting device."
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