Bigg Boss 10: Salman Khan on the sets of the show
Highlights
- 'I don't watch much television,' said the director
- 'I do see bit of the new shows,' he added
- Salman has worked with him for Prem Ratan Dhan Payo
New Delhi:
At least one showbiz insider is not impressed by
reality show Bigg Boss 10, the weekend presence of actor Salman Khan notwithstanding. Filmmaker Sooraj Barjatya, who directed Salman in movies like
Maine Pyar Kiya, said in Mumbai on Tuesday that he doesn't like
Bigg Boss and doesn't watch it, reports news agency PTI.
Bigg Boss, the Indian version of international reality show
Big Brother, puts a bunch of contestants into a special house for the duration of the show - several months - and hands them 'tasks.' Contestants are evicted each week.
Salman, 50, hosts the weekend edition of
Bigg Boss, currently in its tenth drama-filled season.
"I don't like
Bigg Boss. I don't watch that (
Weekend Ka Vaar episode on which
Salman Khan appears)," Sooraj Barjatya said, reports news agency PTI. "Actually, I don't watch much television. I do see bit of the new shows. I like
Shakti,
Shani," he said.
Mr Barjatya cannot entirely disclaim television as his Rajshri Productions has just launched a new TV show titled
Ek Shringaar... Swabhimaan. He was, in fact, speaking to the press at the launch event. The show, starring actress Prachee Shah Pandya, follows the story of a woman who is determined to give her daughters the best possible education and also to find them husbands who will allow their careers to flourish rather than expect them to live a life of domesticity.
"I have a niece who is working with a top multinational company and is drawing a very good salary. She goes abroad three-four times a year on a holiday with her family. The family was looking for a boy but the condition was that she has to quit her job," said Sooraj Barjatya, who last directed 2015 film
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo with Salman Khan in the lead.
Meanwhile,
emotions continue to run high on Bigg Boss 10. Currently, two contestants are discovering how fickle friendships formed in the
Bigg Boss house can be.
(With inputs from PTI)