We thought the rise of streaming services meant that the days of cringe television were behind us. “It’s dodgy content we should have outgrown”īy Ankur Pathak Ankur believes that unless we’re imaginative, reality shows will be versions of Bigg Boss with better wardrobes Sujata Assomull is a Dubai-based fashion journalist and author A show like Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives is a bit of respite from your life, a bit of fun, not to be taken too seriously! The fact it gets TRPs really is proof that the audience loves it!

Stars of reality shows have no idea what living in the real world means, and really are in need of a reality check themselves. Plus, they make us realise that the lives of the jet-set elite are not as ‘fabulous’ as we think. And right now when we cannot travel, this is just the ticket we are looking for.

Why is that? Because these shows are modern soap operas they are the 2.0 versions of Dynasty, Dallas and The Bold and the Beautiful.īeing based on real life (or so we think, since there is actually a lot of behind the scene scripting), they let us escape into the world of the rich and famous. It is a global success, and that says it all.

1 in India, UAE, Sri Lanka and Pakistan and in the top 10 in Canada and South Africa. While the critics are panning Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives, the show is No. By Sujata Assomull Sujata opines that shows like Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives help audience escape into the lives of the rich and famousĮveryone loves to hate them but reality shows work.

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