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[VMenon]

http://blogs.timesofindia.com/G-Spotting/entry/honesty-without-the-serum


Honesty without the serum  Ashok Raaj   Tuesday July 21, 2009

Truth or dare! Just the lure of lucre seems to be enough inducement for Indians to let their deepest, darkest secrets come tumbling out, never mind if, in the process, they risk marring relations with friends and family forever.

We, as a rule, are supposed to be very conscious of boundaries and keep dirty linen in the bottom-most drawer of our closets. Which is why one never learns of the bed-hopping antics of our netas. That said, all that seems to be in the past. Your average aunty, 'happily married with kids' and house-proud to boot, is on TV admitting to stuff that'll forever shatter the pati-parmeshwar image to bits.

Or, take the avuncular figure in his 60s who admits to paying for sex and says he'll readily jump into bed with a woman young enough to be his daughter.

This is more than just a paradigm shift... it's a frigging bunker buster! And it's on prime-time TV, five days a week... Sach Ka Samna, how's that for a name? Family entertainment that'll shatter, once and for all, our habit of taking things at face value. Nothing is what it seems -- as Al Pacino keeps dinning into Colin Farrell's head in 'The Recruit' -- is the credo we'll have to go by from now on.

Coming back to the aunty... she was the guest on the very first episode of our desi take on 'Moment of Truth'. Introduced as Smita Mathai, a research associate, she looked so propah, so middle class... saree, bindi, hair neatly done in a ponytail. Her hubby, mom, sister and brother-in-law had come to watch...but, man, were they in for a surprise.

After a few looseners, host Rajiv Khandelwal (of Aamir fame) asked her if she loved her mom-in-law more than her mom... YES, came the reply. Mommie dearest looked shattered. Then came a biggie...did she ever wish her hubby dead? YES again. Hubby's turn to look crestfallen. But wait... there's more. Did she ever think of sleeping with another man? YES came the pat reply. Hubby looked like he'd explode. A trick follow-up: would she sleep with another man if she was sure her hubby wouldn't find out? She took her time... and then said NO. Bang flashed the screen: FALSE. She'd lied and the polygraph that she'd undergone prior to the show had caught her out. Bet her life won't be the same again... and she hadn't won any cash to go solo -- liars walk away with zilch.

As for uncleji, an actor by the name of Yusuf Hussain. He's been married thrice and is currently with a girlfriend. In the audience -- daughter, GF, one of his ex-wives and his brother. I'll just stick to the juicy stuff. Have you found your ideal woman? NO came the reply from the marrying man who's been hitched to girlfriend Jezebel for six years. You should've seen the look on GF's face. Have you ever paid for sex? YES. Have you slept with a woman young enough to be your daughter? YES. Daughter's shattered. Did you try hard enough to make your marriages work? NO... there goes the stereotype of the macho male who can do no wrong. In comparison, a tame one got him -- Do you think you've been a good dad? He thought long and hard and said YES...big screen flashed false. Off he went with not a penny...and he was close to taking home 25 lakh.

Missed the Vinod Kambli episode... hope to catch a repeat though. It seems he's blamed best bud Sachin for not doing enough on his downward spiral. That's probably curtains for that friendship but Kambli does need the cash... he'll always get a few pals once he's got the dosh to blow.

Methinks the 'khandaan ki izzat' and 'parampara' bull* is over for good and we're quite happy letting it all hang out...showing our warts, bunions and all.

[keep-it-cool]

I wanted to catch the Kambli one too but missed out.

But what are the odds that some of these are actually staged to get the show off to a flyer? Or that the entire thing could be scripted right through? for all we know, all the participants who lose would anyway be going home with cash in their pockets and with no hubby/wife/gf/daughter problems.

[dextrous]

"Or, take the avuncular figure in his 60s who admits to paying for sex and says he'll readily jump into bed with a woman young enough...."

What a freakin shocker...

[VMenon]

I wanted to catch the Kambli one too but missed out.

But what are the odds that some of these are actually staged to get the show off to a flyer? Or that the entire thing could be scripted right through? for all we know, all the participants who lose would anyway be going home with cash in their pockets and with no hubby/wife/gf/daughter problems.

Kambli won 10 L and quit ... but he did ans some uncomfortable questions... apparently his father used terrible means of punishment as a child ... even stripped them naked. He has bad childhood memories