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Ghar Ke Andar: Tushar Joshi and another journo being blindfolded |
We were to be given tasks, undergo elimination, and live in isolation from the world outside. It seemed easy (I thought the time would pass in a jiffy) turned out to be quite a task.
It begins...
A chauffeur-driven Mercedes picked me up for a visit to Bigg Boss' house, somewhere in Lonavala. Before being taken to the destination, I signed a mountain of paperwork accepting that Bigg Boss' word was my command.
Then I was blindfolded by the employees of Endemol (the production house behind Bigg Boss) and taken to the house. My cell phone and watch were taken away. I was completely cut off from the outside world, and had ten reporters from other media houses for company.
Blind no more
After being blindfolded, we were left to ourselves. We figured we had to await further instructions. When Bigg Boss said, "Welcome to the Bigg Boss house." Our patience finally wore thin and we took off our blindfolds. The first few minutes were full of sighs and cries of "Wow, the house is huge", and "Look, the cameras are following all our movements."
We were made to wear mikes and every conversation, and every sigh was recorded. I was called to the confession room. After having watched Rakhi Sawant's and Ravi Kissen's antics in the room, I was looking forward to my first interaction with the Bigg Boss.
Anticipation and excitement soon gave way to fear and anxiety. The confession room is a small, square-boxed room with a red couch, which is paces across a giant eye imposed on what looks like a silver mirror. As I take a seat, the familiar voice of Bigg Boss tells me to take the sheet placed on the table, call everyone and read out the task.
Whatta task!
The task which seemed easy and boring, soon becomes the biggest highlight of our stay. We were given a circular disc and three house guests had to guard it (standing with one leg raised on a circular platform) till Bigg Boss announced the end of the task.
Starting off, the task seemed easy, but soon minutes became hours, and those hours seemed unending since there's no watch to give you a sense of time inside the house. The task went on till late night, with all of us fighting and deciding whether to carry on with the gruelling task or to give up.
However, we had a prize of a grand breakfast in the budget of just 400 bucks if we did complete the task. So we persevered and planned to have our hard earned shaandaar naashta in the morning.
After the task, food was sent to us through the store room, those who tried to touch the objects were warned by the roaring voice of Bigg Boss on loud speakers against doing so.
It ends...
Soon, it was announced that one of us was to face eviction and we had to nominate two members from the group. Suddenly, there were creases on the forehead, and suspicious eyes on each other. Now I understand what the participants go through.
The day got over with the announcement of a name who was chosen to be evicted.
The 24 hours ended with Bigg Boss announcing our stay in the house was over, and we were again blindfolded and led back by the production team.
Voyeurs all
The experience of living with 32 cameras,with Bigg Boss deciding your fate and sealing your future is extraordinary. There's a voyeur in all of us, and the show makes one realise even an ordinary day with 10 different people sitting around doing nothing much also makes exciting footage.
tushar.joshi@mid-day.com
So what's new in Season Two?
The house in the second season is bigger, more lavish and better furnished.
The girls and the boys room are adjacent, and not facing each other.
The living room is bigger, as is the gym area.
Girls and boys have to share one common loo, which is situated outside the house and not attached to the bedrooms.
