Bigg Boss lands into controversy, trade body urges govt to ban TV show

As per a news agency, Confederation of All India Traders has written a letter to the Information and Broadcasting Minister, Prakash Javadekar requesting that popular television show, 'Bigg Boss' that is currently in its 13th season and is hosted by Bollywood actor Salman Khan be banned. They further asked for certification from the censor board before the show is telecast.  "Our country’s traditional and cultural values are being tarnished in the lust of TRP and profits”, read an excerpt from the post. It also went on to state that the 'Bed Friend Forever' concept in the show is 'deplorable and against all ethics of television world'

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Comparing film and television, the trade body questioned, "When films are subjected to Censor Board then why can't the TV shows which have a greater impact not be subject to a board? How is it that they are allowed to telecast open vulgarity, nonsense, cultural nuisance, and most deplorable scenes and content in the show"

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Bigg Boss 13

The 13th season of Bigg Boss aired on September 29. Starting from the fourth season, Salman Khan has hosted every season of the show. With the launch in a metro, it’s likely that the set, which had donned various avatars over the years, could be designed in this way. The contestants that will grace the Bigg Boss house this year include Ameesha Patel, Koena Mitra, Daljit Kaur among others. 

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Weekend Ka Vaar: 

The first show of the Weekend ka Vaar was quite interesting with full of entertainment. Contrasting and contradicting views were seen between the contestants in the very first week of the show itself. Salman Khan already had a heated argument on the very first Weekend Ka Vaar. Now it will be exciting to watch the next episode of the week after the nominations. It will be entertaining to watch how nominations affect the bonds between the participants.

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