Rahul Vaidya Slams Singing Reality Shows; Calls Them "Scripted"

Social media personality and actor Rahul Vaidya, who began his singing career with the reality show ‘Indian Idol 1' in 2004, has criticized current singing reality shows, calling them ‘scripted'. In a recent interview, Rahul made startling claims about these shows, asserting that the makers often encourage contestants to fabricate sad stories for higher TRP.

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Speaking with Instant Bollywood, Rahul mentioned that reality shows were unscripted during his time on Indian Idol, 20 years ago. Specifically discussing singing reality shows, he said that these shows have now become ‘scripted' and formulaic. “Har reality show ka ek pattern hai… ek love angle hoga, kisi ki mummy kisi ke ghar pe kaam karti hogi, kisi ke papa auto chalate hoge, (Every show has a set pattern… there will be a love angle, someone's mother will be shown working at someone's house, and someone's father will be an auto-rickshaw driver)," he said.

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"Earlier, It Was Real..."

The singer further added that even if these stories aren't true, the contestants are asked to say them. However, this wasn't the case during his time. “Pehle aisa nahi hota tha. Pehle agar mujhe pata hota ki ‘main gareeb hoon' bolne se vote milenge, toh hum toh fir bata dete. (It wasn't like this before. If I had known back then that saying ‘I'm poor' would get me votes, I would have shared my sad story). But back then, it was real. I can't say that about today's singing reality shows," said Rahul.

Rahul Vaidya was one of the contestants on 'Indian Idol Season 1', and he finished as the second runner-up on the show. Abhijeet Sawant emerged as the winner. Rahul is known for his tracks like ‘Chaap Tilak,' ‘Madhanya,' ‘Baaton Ko Teri,' and ‘Meri Zindagi,' to name a few, and became a popular household name with his stint on the reality show 'Bigg Boss 14' where he was crowned as the 1st runner-up. He was also seen in Fear Factor: 'Khatron Ke Khiladi 11'.