Rakhi ka Swayamvar
NDTV Imagine
Mon-Thu, 9 pm

Rating ***
What’s it about?When tabloid favourite Rakhi Sawant decides to hunt for a groom on national television, it’s bound to draw eyeballs. The last time we were so riveted by television was when the Big B descended to the small screen to host one of India’s most successful TV shows. The fact that Sawant, as the coy bride, is generating as much interest as Bachchan did with his turn as a quizmaster shouldn’t be surprising—it’s an indication of how far Indian television has gone. The line between film stardom, television stardom and self-declared stardom has only become thinner and this show proves it.

The show is what it claims to be —in typical swayamvar style, men from all over the country will compete to claim Sawant’s hand in marriage. And the lady herself will sit in judgment and will be guided by her own instincts and a few advisors.

Who’s in it?Sawant will of course, be present in almost every frame of the show. Dressed in relatively modest lehengas and sumptuous jewellery, she plays the part of a bride to be quite convincingly —simpering and giggling as and when required. Hosting the show is Ram Kapoor who, we’re sorry to note, is no longer the heartthrob we first saw on Ghar Ek Mandir. The only thing that could get us to take our eyes off Rakhi’s humungous maang tikka is Kapoor’s humungous frame.

We’re told that there will also be occasional guests, such as

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