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On the eve of the show's premiere, MiD DAY spoke to Bandra psychologist and show counsellor Seema Hingorrany, who said the show is taking extra care this time around to ensure that patients on the verge of emotional breakdowns are attended to immediately.
"Some, whose private lives have been under public scrutiny for a long time, clearly told me to watch out for certain withdrawal signs," said Hingorrany.
The counsellor refused to disclose the names of individual participants, but clearly players like Rahul Mahajan and Raja Chowdhary have had their fair share of infamy.
All participants were mentally evaluated and briefed by the counsellor before entering the Bigg Boss house on Saturday. In addition to this, Hingorrany, with four more members, will be continuously monitoring the participants. When asked if medication would be provided to participants who show signs of breaking down, Hingorrany said that while her team was on standby, she didn't think it would come to that.
Fake photographers
The channel that telecasts Bigg Boss did not invite the media to shoot the episode where the contestants were introduced.
But to create an ambience of the media covering the episode, several photographers were
hired, paid Rs 1,000 each and told to just flash their cameras.
Troubled?
Rahul Mahajan: Accused of consuming drugs and domestic abuse. Now hoping to make contact with his late father Pramod Mahajan through extra terrestrial means
Jade Goody: Participant of UK's Celebrity Big Brother 2007, she was accused
of racially abusing Shilpa Shetty
Raja Chowdhury: Accused of domestic drunken abuse by his wife and television actor Shweta Tiwari. Later on, he pushed a female television journalist who filed a complaint against him
Monica Bedi: Girlfriend of gangster Abu Salem. Accused of cheating and criminal conspiracy, she was later acquitted of all charges.
