Originally posted by: periphery
It's not only Manisha. The channel and makers are involved as well. This is just not for Shukla. It is for the show.
Creating a narrative is important so that millions turn to the show. The more biased the season is, the more controversial it becomes and the more TRPs are generated. A well balanced show is boring. The process is the show chooses a popular face, who either has worked with the channel before and can be beneficial in future. Then the makers create a storyline and narrative for him/ her and if it clicks, they go on with that.
And , all these highly paid TV actors don't come to the show without any contract which states how far they will go. I am pretty sure, Shukla and Rashmi, both have it in their contracts that they will go till top two and I can guarantee they will be top two.
And then the whole season revolves around the top two and the narrative is projected in such a way so that public favor them. The host, being a much loved superstar, carries forward the narrative and make them look like victims. This is a pattern I have been noticing since season 11. Hina's contract had it that she would be a top two. She would have won too had she not been over confident and had Shilpa not been garnered sympathy with her sob story of do saal ghar pe bethna plus Vikas emerged as a good player in that season and they had to settle him as no 3.
All in all, the channel controls the public opinion to a great length. Manisha may be a part and but it's not her only.
After back to back female winners, Shukla fits as the next winner as per channel. He is Colors face, has been able to grab attention and will be beneficial for the channel in future. But they didn't expect their game could be upturned by his extreme violent and grtoesque behavior. So the bias appears extreme as the channel is trying everything shaam daam dand ved to make Shukla appear as a loner, targeted who finds solace in a woman named Sana.
While it's easier to fool general public but not all of us are idiots to not decode the channel's game.