When drama is your jam, reality TV is your sweet spot. In Indian television, a handful of reality show stars could create drama and controversy in a heartbeat. One of the names that comes to mind when speaking of Indian reality TV is the controversial queen, Rakhi Sawant.
An upcoming reality show ‘The Tribe’ is a reality TV series focusing on the lives of five Indian influencers on a journey to establish their social media careers in LA. However, drama seems to be missing from this reality TV show.
So enters Rakhi Sawant, a controversial powerhouse giving a masterclass on how to create drama on a reality TV show to five Tribe influencers. Alanna Panday, Srushti Porey, Alaviaa Jaaferi, Alfia Jafry, and Aryaana Gandhi learn the craft of grabbing attention from the OG reality star.
Rakhi got some essential tips for our upcoming reality stars from her reality TV journey from 2006 Big Boss to 2009 Rakhi Ka Swayamvar. She makes it clear that playing safe is not an option on reality shows if you want to grab headlines.
To gain the limelight, you need to see and hear bad things and create chaos. “Bura dekho, bura suno, aur bura kalesh karo,” says Rakhi. No wonder the famous quote from ‘Game of Thrones’ resonates so much for these times: ‘Chaos isn’t a pit. Chaos is a ladder…’
Rakhi is seen to follow the same philosophy of ‘Littlefinger’ where one creates chaos to climb the social ladder toward power, or in this case fame. Alanna Pandey’s mention of aesthetics gets dismissed by Rakhi, who corrects her saying, “Prosthetics. Jo upar wala nahi deta woh doctor de deta hai (What God doesn’t give, doctors do).”
Additionally, the controversial queen also specifies the importance of fake tears on camera. She said that you need the camera and not tissues when creating an exaggerated emotional scene on camera.
All in all, influencers need to have the talent to face confrontation and fight it while looking for an opportunity to create chaos. As The Tribe progresses, you will see more drama unfold in these influencers’ lives and how they incorporate Rakhi’s advice on-screen.
