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I have been off and on following the Indian version of a popular American show ‘Moment of truth’ called ‘Sach Ka Samna’ on star plus. Well, when I watched some episodes of “Moment of truth”, I never imagined that this show would actually work with our Indian audiences. We Indians are so inter-wound to the society fabric, that most decisions of our lives are taken considering the impact it would have on the society that we live in. However, now this show actually got people to come up on national television and without any hesitation confess on extremely personal issues
This business of honesty is a little tricky, as there are some grey aspects of life for the sake of your loved ones you may want to keep it locked partially or entirely. And let’s face it, not everyone can live life in pure play manner. What baffles me is how much people are willing to put on stake to make some money out of. People have confessed to have cheated on their spouses, slept with women younger than their daughters, stolen money from friends etc etc. The contestants are fully aware of the questions thrown at them beforehand, and therefore may be able to fathom its repercussions as well, but yet they choose to wash their dirty linen in public. This ‘moment of truth’ is bound to hurt your family, friends and rattle up and destroy relations that have may have taken years to build. Yet sadly people are willing to come up on national television and put everything at stake. I really wonder, is money that powerful a reason, that it compels people to set aside everything else, and sell such concepts all in the name of entertainment?
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  1. MIHIRSeptember 27, 2009 at 7:57 AM

    To me there are a lot of questions that come up while have watched this show, I would like to know whether there is a season 2 coming up? the reason is the season 1 did not have many contestants and it caught the eye because of some celebrities and some bold people willing to expose their personal life. Seeing this some more people & celebrities might turn up for season 2. Lets wait and watch. After this the next question comes up in my mind is the questions that are asked in the show. I can understand the research done for the celebrities but how for the mango people? How can they come to know about their past because for each contestant the questions are different. So there are a lot of question marks on the format of the show.
    So lets wait and watch

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