II3 CONTESTANTS ARE LAB RATS!! - Page 5

omg thats horrible.
they neeeda understand how many emotionz they go thru..
i didn't kno that the shooting for the eliminationz and gala were on the same dayy o_O
that's awkwardd!
no wonder sumtimes in the gala the contestantz loook so...
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omg i feel so sorry for them.
the judgez and hosts needa understand the conditionz they go thru!!!

send this post to Aaj Tak!

If you guys really want to get across... do something... u do realize that us talking about this here will not do anything but anger ppl... so why not do soemthing...

send this post to all the channels you know... u don't even have to post it... all of us have e-mails... e-mail it!

send them your complains!!!

Also, from your post it's clear that Indian Idol contestants have to go through many atrocities...

but...

they have all week to prepare for the next gala... and it's all a competition.. soo in the end you just have to brace yourself when the recording is rite after another contestant leaves you...
In life when preparing for an exam and your family compeltely leaves and u does not support you... who will you sue.... sony?? nooo u'll have to FIGHT!... im not saying becoem a stone but you have to go on and fight if u want to get anywhere in life...

secondly....
I love Puja... but a 17-18 year old is not a KID... they can support themselves.. many do... and are almost adults... it's shocking that she had chest pains... but I mean if someone who's really close to u goes... u'll obviously have chest pains... she would've had em even i she was told behind the doors.... it doesn't matter if it's being shot... life is fulllll of surprises and unexpected... everything is a mystery and a compelete surprise

and I mean yes there is suspense but as I mentioned above that's wat life's all about...

Also, this show isn't really meant to improve ur singing... these shows aren't ... essentially u come in with everythin u got and give it!... no time to mess up.... soo wat if there's Rubarooo and all that.... the ppl who want to gooo far... if they are 12 or 65 will fight everything and put their life at stake if they really want something.... nooo excuses there

Guys don't take me as an emotion-less fool... what i'm saying is the truth according to me... such shows can be seen as an analogy of our livesss...

the only thing that reallly shocks me is the camera falling on Parleen's head... that is a completeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee shocker!!!! He should seriosuly sue mann... they porlly paid him money and told him to close his mouth.... that is damn unfair!!! NOW that should realllllllllllllllly be brought in front of the media!!!

and what annoys me is that they judges know the recording happens a few hours after the elimnations... so give the contestants a lil leeway... but I guess it all comes down to who realllllllly wants it... the INDIAN IDOL won't let elimiations and such get into his/her way... their goal is set and they will reach it!

but the Parleen incident is a total shocker... and someone should reallllllllllly bring this into the media so that the whole world knows! If there can be a special on friendship's day on Aaj tak... then there DEFENITELY can be one on a camera FALLING on a guy's head.. that tooo a camera of a NATIONAL channel!!!

Originally posted by: tpam

awesome analysis!! really ii3 producers r doing hell with the contestants .. bt they r soo clever .. they r not allowing public to knw all the truths.. other than those who follow ii3 and net users who cums to ii3 section how many of us knw that the galas are shot just aftr elimination !!
this is torture bt at the same time these young kids shud understand the game and play accordingly or else they wil b ruined

i totally agree wid u

"Yeah", I understand what u r saying ...but if somebody is sick don't the voters have right to know that person is sick ???

Harpreet was sick and he is a phenomenal singer so the judges rightfully brought up his issue in front of janta and gave him 10 based on his condition on that day ...that is called humanity ....Puja hasn't told janta she is sick ...channel is not going to tell anybody ....

so she might be going out next week since judges never showed any sympathy to her moreover Puja will pay price for her "being too emotional"," not being strong enough"......

after all this program is not only about how well u sing ....

But what about other singers ??? Each week their quality is deteriorating ....

bec no one can perform well when u r under stress and have no rest week after week ...

I don't know about u but if I have to sit for an exam everyweek and I am anxious to know the results for 3,4 hrs in a closed room not knowing what the outcome would be and after the results r out i learn that my best friend fails, to top that my teacher asks me to sit for another test within 2 hrs ....I don't think I would be able to do well at all, no matter how well my early preparations had been and how good a student I may be....

This is like playing with the contestants' emotions ...what is being done to these contestants r inhuman and is not right ..and the tragedy is, they can't share it with anybody ....

Originally posted by: rima_bhatt

Perhaps, it is for the TRP ratings and what not, but let me just put a thought across in this post: Why is it necessary for II3 (a musical talent hunt in essence) to consistently toy with the participant's emotions to such great lengths as seen on every elimination episode? 😕

Granted, the format of II3 is such that one entire episode is devoted to revealing the eliminated contestant, but such ploys where contestants are duped, shocked, and harassed unnecessarily (by making them come on stage with the looming fear of being eliminated and then reassured of their safety) until the eliminated contestant is finally revealed (like a cat and mouse game) seems quite unnecessary and a tad bit cruel to me.

The contestants and the judges (though less affected than the performers) become virtual lab rats on the show as it is in the end their emotions that are being toyed with. "Deepali you are.in the D....wait we will announce your result after the break," or "Emon, you are in the danger zone....(Emon comes on stage)...NOT this time, you can take your seat!" 😕

My point is that at the end of the day are these gimmicks really necessary? I think it would be quite a rude shock to the II3 producers if one day a contestant gets a heart attack/minor stroke on stage due to the excessive anxiety and unncessary shock value generated. I read on one of the other II3 topics posted that Puja suffered chest pains and needed a doctor on the sets after Abhishek elimination today. Such news, forces one to ponder on the negative consequences of sensationalizing an episode to the detriment of a contestants' health and sanity.🤢

In comparison, I find the SRGMP episodes less focused on experimenting with the contestants emotions. Granted they have a traffic light signalling whether a contestant is safe or not. However, an elaborate trick planned by the II3 producers such as the one shown today where four of the contestants (Deepali, Prashant, Amit, and Chang) were first made to believe they would be eliminated, then made to sing, and finally after a "break" told that they were in fact SAFE while the others were placed in the DANGER zone, is yet to happen in SRGMP.

I would like to hear what others think. Is it okay (or even ethical) for producers to plant such gimmics and toy with contestants and viewer sentiments to the point of making it appear more like a Sherlock Holmes mystery rather than a talent contest? Or alternatively, should II3 stick to its' focus on contestant performance and less on such unnecessasry drama?

Also, things I came to know from other posts about what goes on behind the scenes:

1. While shooting for the Roobaroo video, a CAMERA DROPPED ON PARLEEN'S HEAD and he had to get stitches! Even then, he had to continue performing in the galas with stitches et all.

2. Each Gala episode is shot right after an elimination. So contestants have no time to grieve or even get over the elimantion of a fellow contestant or the anxiety they have just been subjected to! 😕 So, if we saw, for example, Emon crying his heart out for Parleen, well then he had to perform in that state just a few short hours late for Gala 6--how is that humane?..don't ask

3. Puja, as I had mentioned of course, fell seriously ill after the elimination round this week. She had the doctors brought in and was suffering from chest pains. Despite this, her performance was criticized heavily by the judges!

More behind the scenes trauma, as I "learn" of it! Seriously, I feel like going there myself and disclosing what is really going on!!😡

4. I want to thank a fellow Idol viewer who just informed me that as of now contestants apparently cannot even disclose all the details of how they performed in the Gala, who got eliminated, and what goes on behind the scenes to their families! Now, that sounds disturbing to me. If you cannot tell your family, then who can you tell!😕

5. How many know that Smita Adhikari was under steroid treatment to reduce acne and other blemishes on her face. Now, perhaps Smita didn't mind, but can producers "in the name of makeover" pressure contestants to take medication or who knows lose weight drastically...the possibilities are endless!

Actually thats true.. II is too hard on the contestants.. Not enough focus on singing but too much of other stuff

rubaroo tu fantoosh he.. drama
abhishek ko elimination se before 2 minute bhi nai diye,, ab elimination ke baad mini ko guilty feeling hua tu abhi ko bula liya 😆

I actually missed rubaroo again today... would just watch the gala tommorow and learn about the elimination from this forum.. Theres really no use watching the elimination 'drama' episode either.