Three episodes down and Aamir Khan
has turned into phenomena of sorts with his power-packed show Satyamev
Jayate. Every Sunday he hits the small tube with a poignant issue and
stirs hysteria. His show might not have garnered the TRPs people were
expecting in comparison to Kaun Banega Crorepati and Bigg Boss but the
affect it had on individuals is fabulous. This has earned Aamir Khan the
appreciation of conducting a show which is better than even Oprah
Winfrey’s iconic chat show.
Image: Aamir Khan's Satyamev Jayate Promotional Still | Courtesy: StarPlus.
Both the shows deal with social issues, social stigmas and life’s many
woes faced by a commoner. Yet Aamir’s way of projecting them is
considered much hitting than Oprah’s. There are reasons for thinking so.
Oprah had limited viewership as she was a hit amongst homemakers and
women majorly. But Aamir’s show cuts across every sections of the
society and this enjoys an all round connect.
Moreover, the problems discussed in Oprah’s show were just narrations.
People used to just tell the tale of disaster in their lives without
yielding any end result. But Aamir’s show works to bring in some change
apart from highlighting a social problem. It requests support through
SMS at the end of the show to generate awakening and take action against
malpractices. Also, Aamir being a huge celebrity in himself, emphasis
is not on the celebrity quotient but the common man. This unadulterated
form of infotainment has found takers ever since its inception. This
proves that Aamir made a point without being on your face with his star
power. No wonder he is being compared with Oprah Winfrey’s show and in
some cases, is put above her.
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