In all honesty, the name Sanjay Nirupam would not have really rang a bell anywhere till the recent Bigg Boss participation by the man. Yeah yeah, he is a politician of sorts. But did we know anything more about him? Well, I don’t think so. But the man sure lives in delusions of grandeur. Believe it or not, on his ouster from the Bigg Boss house Nirupam told the media how the real-life-show experience was fulfilling as he got a chance to “live with commoners”.
Well, is that what we are to the likes of him? By that ‘we’, I mean the celebrities participating in Bigg Boss. If someone of their name and fame are like an ant to Nirupam, I guess people like you and me won’t be anything more than a unicellular organism. And we used to believe that politicians are our representatives. Weren’t they handpicked by us from the crowd that we now belong to? I am forced to wonder when did the blue blood complex creep in?
For the uninitiated, Nirupam grew up in a village in Bihar and gained media mileage (whatever little it was) only when he was asked by Bal Thackeray to play editor to one of his print publications and later was made the Shiv Sena MP to the Rajya Sabha until Nirupam decided to resign in 2005 owing to his friction with Pramod Mahajan.
After being evicted from Bigg Boss and having earned the criticism of his inmates (the ‘netagiri’ didn’t go too well with them either), let’s see how ‘King’ Nirupam makes life worthwhile for “commoners”.
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Once again, we are forced to ask if the real life shows are actually real? A few days ago, we reported Shilpa Shetty being asked to play host to the Indian version of Big Brother called Bigg Boss. Well, there is more to that. Now the infamous Jade Goody, who was pummelled by the world for bad-mouthing Shetty on Big Brother a year and a half ago, too will be on board at Bigg Boss. Apparently, she “wants to clear her name”. There is more to the drama. A source close to Goody has quoted, “Jade was a bit anxious about how the Indian public would react but she finally gave in, as a chance to clear her name.”
So, does the buck really stop there? News is that the British celebrity is being paid £ 100,000 for taking part in the show that will run for three months. It’s a lot of money but perhaps, the unavoidable confrontation between Shetty and Goody will prove to be even more valuable for the makers of the show. Let’s wait and watch.
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