Aamir Khan is a showman (may not be as big as SRK) but he definitely has a style to everything he does - acting, making movies and now anchoring & creating a show!
Given the crazy hype created by the show I decided to see one of the episodes. PS and others in my family had already seen the show & my laziness delayed me seeing the show. I just finished seeing the first episode on 'female foeticide in India' and I extremely impressed by the product. Needless to say he chose a subject which would create an impact in our Indian society - given how emotional we are. And I am ok with that. He is making a television show and he needs to make it on a subject which reaches out to the masses! I also liked the way he does not only present cases in front of the audience but some startling facts - oblivious of the truth most of us would think that female foeticide is prevalent only in rural India but it in fact is equally prevalent, if not less prevalent in urban India. There is also a bit of exxageration & humor when he shows the 'randwonki fauj' but that exxageration may just be required to avoid extreme cases happening like in the case of China (www.economist.com/node/15636231).
One more thing which struck me is Aamir 'acting' on the show but that actually creates the impact for a topic like this one. And last but not the least the song by Swanand Kirkire gave the show a good finale.
Aamir has appealed to the audience about writing to Rajasthan govt & creating a fast track court for certain court cases related to this matter - wonder if he is ever going to give the audience an update on this!! But leaving aside this 'far fetched' proposition, I am looking forward to seeing the upcoming episodes - hopefully he continues to keep me engaged with interesting topics and well researched shows!
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