The popular dancer and television host has pulled the curtain back on how reality shows truly work. Speaking candidly during an interview, Juyal, known for his distinct dance form and impressive on-stage charm, revealed fascinating deeds challenging the notion of reality without a script that in essence, makes for ‘unscripted’ prime-time entertainment.
Being a humble contestant on the popular reality show “Dance India Dance” to delivering flawless performances as a task performer, Raghav has climbed the ladder to reality show fame. His insights also seem to tease at a more complex picture cloaking the simple real-life incidents.
“Are reality shows planned or scripted?” people very often ask this, Juyal started with an expression combining sincerity with an element of glee. “While it’s true that the performing talent is genuine, most reality shows are not without drama off-camera. Other times the drama is created due to the limited availability of resources and time as the shows are half recorded which creates unnecessary and unintentional controversies.”
He illuminated how they (producers, directors and crew) often manipulate the angle of the show for extra drama and curiosity among the viewers. “We’re not dishing out dialogues or choreographing every step,” he debunked. “But helping along with the storyline. They crop a few good moments, magnify emotions and at times, “advise” participants in specific directions.”
Juyal’s insightful words present a fine line between authenticity and viewership in reality television. What some may take as a blow to the genre, Raghav Juyal prefers to snuff it out differently, “It’s similar to say any theatrical show. Nobody can disregard the fact there is a fraction of production. The point where it appears convincing is when genuine feelings and unforeseen incidents are intermixed in the planned script!”
People have interesting takes to offer on what they witnessed with Raghav Juyal now sharing his insights about carving the line between what is real and what is not in the never-ending labyrinth of reality television! Till reality stands out from the rest, Raghav’s half-truths will continue to feed the INDIENIUM dance of reality television indefinitely and offer a stark explanation of why people are so enamoured with reality shows as they document real-life events in real-time without editing anything back at the studio!
I wanted to draw attention to the back-story conversation afterwards and the location of the video footage that should become a topic for unbiased critics of the genre. To this, viewers have often reacted to knowing about what lies behind the celluloid world of reality entertainment. That intense debate isn’t completely unfounded, given the reality of the situation, television blurs the lines between genuine reality and something that’s scripted (or at least ‘inspired by real events’).