Big brother is watching
Meanwhile, the other big ticket show Sony is readying for a December launch is Big Brother which will have 12 celebrities put up in one house with 26 cameras monitoring them round-the-clock. The celebrities will be completely cut-off from the outside world with no access to phones, television, not even newspapers. Housed in one complex, the celebrities will have their own vegetable market, a garden even a shopping mart. A voice of the 'big brother' will be ordering them to do various things for which they will either be rewarded or punished. It's all about survival and at the end of each week the inmates of the house will evict two from their group. But it is the audience who will finally decide on the one to be eliminated from the show. The one who lasts till the end will be the winner walking away with a prize of Rs one crore and more. Touted to be the queen of all soaps, it will have drama unfolding on a daily basis. A special set will be put up for the show on the outskirts of Mumbai. The original show produced by Endemol has been aired in 50 countries and is the biggest hit on television. The celebrities who have been approached for the show include Simone Singh, Aman Verma and Mandira Bedi.