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Reality
show lovers have a bonanza coming their
way. Optimystix Productions is ready with
a travel reality show titled Jet Set
Go, complete with a load of TV stars
starrring in it, scheduled to go on air
on either Star Plus or Star One shortly.
The channel will be decided within a week.
Our
sources have just confirmed that Jet Set
Go will be aired on Star One(Updated on
30 January at 12:00 pm)
Gurdeep
Kohli |
Tassnim Sheikh, Gurdeep Kohli, Ashka Goradia
and Kiran Dubey are the four field anchors
for the show, while Raju Srivastav, the
runner up Laughter Challenge champ, has
been pencilled in to be the show's studio
anchor. Says Optimystix's Vipul D Shah,
"The show will be a reality cum game
show of sorts, with competition between
the four anchors, with travel as its main
theme.
"It is going to be a race against time.
The anchors will have to convince the contestants
to reach a certain destination or go on
a holiday (Bangkok, for instance) in two
hours flat and will be given 1000 dollars
which is also their prize money. The tickets
will be booked in advance, as we will have
tie-ups
Tassnim
Sheikh |
with the airports so the contestant will only
have to pick up their passport from home and
head for the airport. The challenge will be
for the four anchors to convince people as
soon as possible and whoever manages to do
so first, ends up being the winner (the first
to reach the airport for the free holiday
gets to be the winner). So the viewers also
end up rooting and praying for their favourite
anchor. The contestants will have to ready
themselves for the same (ready their passport,
convince the family, pack up their stuff,
catch a flight) in the designated time period,"says
Sanjiv Sharma, creative head, Optimystix.
The production house isn' t new to the reality
genre, having already co-produced Sony's
Indian Idol. The house has also done Ye
Meri Life Hai recently for Sony.
Ashka
Goratia |
The anchors were chosen after countless
rounds of auditions and pilots were shot
with a host of TV stars and it was on the
basis of their communication skills and
their ability to be spontaneous and think
on their feet that they were pinned down
upon.
Kiran
Dubey |
"The show is a combination of ability
and intention against personal commitments.This
was Star's homegrown format and Optimystix
did the internal brainstorming and developed.
We are taking reality to the next level
in the real sense of the term and truly
this show is a world class format. The show
has to look good so we are working on the
look and we have shot the pilots already,"
says Shah.
The show is expected to go on air by the
last week of February.
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By KAVITA SHYAM |
Posted
on 27 January 2005 4:30 pm
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