Reality games on television
By Ria Roy
@ria1606roy (2797)
Kolkata, India
January 12, 2016 11:49am CST
We have different reality games in our respective countries. In India the most famous one in the history of television has been "Kaun Banega Crorepati" whose English translation is "Who wants to be a Millionare". I'm sure many of you have heard of it. Here, the legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan acts as the quizzer, and after answering each question right, the person advances to the next question winning a certain amount of money. The maximum one can attain right now is 5 crores or 50 million rupees.....I have been a frequent watcher of this show right from the childhood and it is great for learning the tidbits in such entertaining way.
Another one I watch now is the regional Bengali game show, Dadagiri. It is moderated by Sourav Ganguly, the retired Captain of Indian Cricket Team. The game show here is a bit complex, consisting of rounds, played between representatives of all the districts of West Bengal state of India. It is the most popular show on Bengali television right now, and Dada acts as a marvellous co-ordinator. Here we see people challenged by general knowledge, trick questions, aptitude questions all enveloped in humour and light-heartedness. Each episode ends with a prize for the winning district. At the season end, the districts with highest points compete to become the ultimate champion, and proceedings are given towards betterment of that district. The show is very nice and sometimes distinguished or talented people of our state come to play: watching them is a privilege.
What about your countries? Are there any famous game shows on tv?
There are loads in India but I just described the ones I love watching. Do share your thoughts 
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6 responses
@ria1606roy (2797)
• Kolkata, India
12 Jan 16
I see. Yes the show is very old, and even here it has become infrequent but I think a season happened last year too. I didn't know every European country has a version of the show.
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@LadyDuck (462007)
• Switzerland
12 Jan 16
@ria1606roy I remember that in Italy it was called "Chi vuol esser milionario", I cannot remember the French title.
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@ria1606roy (2797)
• Kolkata, India
12 Jan 16
@LadyDuck Does your country broadcast its own version?
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@bluesa (15023)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
13 Jan 16
@ria1606roy , yes the UK shows I mentioned are quizz shows, as you say, question , answer, reality shows. Maybe you could find them online.
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@ria1606roy (2797)
• Kolkata, India
13 Jan 16
What are the UK shows like? A question answer reality show? I have to check out the Weakest Link sounds interesting!
sounds interesting!2 people like this
@infatuatedbby (94921)
• United States
12 Jan 16
We have similar like yours .. Who Wants to be A Millionaire!
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@ria1606roy (2797)
• Kolkata, India
13 Jan 16
Yes I've heard about the American one....probably the idea of doing an Indian version came from there.
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
19 Jan 16
Yes, we have the Pinoy Big Brother which is watched by majority of the Filipinos .
@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
14 Jan 16
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire started here in the UK - the Indian version is famous as it featured in the great movie Slumdog Millionaire - we have hundreds of TV quiz shows often for big cash prizes
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@ria1606roy (2797)
• Kolkata, India
15 Jan 16
Yes there must be So UK is the one where the original show started. Well, glad to have found that out!
So UK is the one where the original show started. Well, glad to have found that out!1 person likes this
