Sonali Bendre says sob stories on reality shows are not fake: “The disparity in our country is so much that you don’t need to create sobbing stories”
Sonali Bendre is back on TV after a gap of several years, this time as one of the judges on dance reality show, Dance India Dance Lil Masters. The actress has now talked about the trend of reality shows gathering higher TRPs by showing heartbreaking stories of contestants. She says there is so much disparity in India that there is no need for making such stories as they alread exist
She told ETimes in an interview, “Honestly, the shows I’ve done if I speak according to them… the disparity in our country is so much that you don’t need to create sobbing stories. It is very sad where some of these kids come from. These kids get a chance through these reality shows to come out of the zone they are in.”
She further said, “There’s so much disparity in our country, poverty in our country that for parents it is like, ‘Mera baccha iss haalat se niklega and uski life banegi (my kid will get to come out of this situation and he will get a better life).’ Ye jo situation hai, hum jahan baithe hain it is very easy to comment (It is very easy to comment on such a situation). But the fact is there is disparity in our country, aur woh jahan se aa rahe hain unko unke talent ke badle ye jo mil raha hai woh zaruri hai (the place they come from, it is important for what they are getting in return for their talent) and they deserve everything that they are getting… There’s a hope for them. So you don’t need to create it, it is the reality of their life.”
