Real emotions, reactions and situations hold the audiences' interest like nothing else. Here's a roundup of the most popular reality shows that kept us glued to our TV sets in 2011.
Panchkoti Mahamani Kaun Banega Crorepati, as Amitabh Bachchan used to put it, had an edge over all reality shows this year. One, because it brought us face-to-face with the struggles of people who participated in the show, and made us cry and smile with them.
Two, coz it actually made a dream come true for a common Indian, when Sushil Kumar won the biggest prize money of Rs.5 Crore and gave hopes to million others, that even their destiny can change.
Channel: Sony TV
Real fights, romance, nit-picking, cribbing, insulting and what not! That's what makes Bigg Boss 5 one of the favorite shows of Indian juntaa. We get to see a side of all the celebrities, which we otherwise could never have seen.
Who would've otherwise known how cunning their Mihir Virani was or how mean can Sky get, or even better, how do eunuchs and porn stars behave in normal life. We love the masala, bring it on!
Channel: Colors
When the Michael Jackson of Bollywood gets ready to judge a dance show, the level has to be sky high!
Hrithik Roshan made is TV debut by judging a dance based show 'Just Dance', alongwith ace choreograpgers Vaibhavi Mertchant and Farah Khan. The performances had to be seen to be believed, Incredible !
Channel: Star Plus
India's Got Talent was one of the most loved shows this year. Apart from the amazing talent coming from all across India showcasing their skills, it was the judges Dharmendra, Sonali Bendre and Kirron Kher, who were the USP of this very interesting show.
Channel: Colors
MTV Hero Honda Roadies, is one show that has gone meaner with every season. The show which is filled with travel, adventure and drama had extremely difficul tasks this season, as it went to Brazil.
But it was not the tasks which made the journey tough for Roadies, it was the deadly trio of Raghu, Rajeev and Rannvijay who made the contestants go red in their faces with their personal comments and questions - aptly put Shortcut To Hell.
Channel: MTV
A pretty young girl, popular for her role as Laali in Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo, decided to choose her life partner on Television.
So the big question this time was, after Rakhi's break-up with Elesh and Rahul's wedding with Dimpy on TV, Which way will 'Ratan's Rishta' go? She finally decided to get engaged, but not marry, Abhinav Sharma.
Channel: NDTV Imagine
The Indian version of Keeping Up With The Kadarshians is called Khan Sisters. It gives a sneak peek into the lives of model sisters Negaar Khan and Gauhar Khan.
Although it still has to pick up with the viewers, but its interesting to watch these hotties dealing with their daily life - controversies, relationships, professional work - on screen.
Channel: UTV Bindaas
A reality show offering one last chance to real life couples struggling with their relationship. The couples are locked up in a room for few days so that they can 'talk it out' without any distraction.
The show became quite popular, especially with celebrity couples like Krushna-Kashmera; Raja Chaudhary-Shradha and Aryan Vaid-Alex participating in it. They fought and even romanced on TV.
Channel: UTV Bindaas