Salaam | Namaste
Super Sale ke iss episode mein aapka swagat hai. Main hoon aapka host and dost Sajid Khan, aur aaj hamare saath hai hamari kal ki rollover champion Rimi from Mumbai, aur do naye khilaadi.
Sabse pehle hamare saath hai Mumbai ke John Abraham. To John, aajkal ky karte hai aap?
John: Main to filhaal acting karta hoon, aur kya?
Sajid: Achcha, to aap acting karte hai. Par aap Close-Up kyon nahin karte hai?
John: Kyon Ki Bipasha Pepsodent karti hai!
Bahut achchi baat hai John. Hamare iss super sale mein aapka bahut-bahut swagat, aur prize jeetne ke liye shubh kaamnaaye. Aur aaj ke hamare doosre contestant hai, aaila, Mumbai ke hi, Akshay Kumar. To Akshayji, aasha karta hoon ki aap bhi John hi ki tarah acting hi karte honge!
Akshay: Arrey kya yaar, main acting karta hi nahin, karvaata bhi hoon. Ek to waise hi teri sister ne mujhe pareshaan kar rakha hai nacha nacha ke, aur upar se aaj tu bhi...
Sajid: Nahi woh baat nahin hai Akshay bhai. Darasal ghar mein jab main dance nahi kar paata, to woh filmstars ko ’Nach Baliye’ karna sikhati hai!
To chaliye, shuru karte hai aajka hamara yeh khel...
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Hi friends,
Tune in to StarOne on your TV Monday-Friday 1930 hours, and this will exactly be the way you’ll be greeted by the new game show Super Sale, with your host and dost Sajid Khan!
The show
As of the information I possess, the concept of this game show, like any other, has been lifted from some Australian game show, but as far as complete entertainment is concerned, who minds? Not me, and not you too!
Basically, this one’s har sale ka baap.
You get a costly thing at a lower than throwaway price. For instance, you can lay your hands on a Home Theatre system costing around Rs. 14000 for just Rs. 45!
If your bad luck refuses to support you, a Mercedes Benz costing Rs. 25 with five 0’s attached to it can be yours for just Rs. 500. Ab aap hi bataaiye, yeh kahan ka insaaf hai!
Note - You have been conned! Rupees here imply Super Sale rupees. So don’t be stupid enough to bargain with your local automobile dealer for a discount on a Mercedes, if you buy one!
The show runs because people come in! The contestants are from various runs [read walks] of life. Some are overtly smart, some are under-foolish. While some will talk so much so as to give Sajid a run for his money, some will keep unusually quiet. While some will laugh his/her guts out at the stupidest jokes, some patthar ke sanams would require something more than ’’The Great Indian Laughter Challenge’’ to make them atleast smile. While some would love to answer, whether right or wrong, others prefer not to hit the buzzer, and be just like a mannequin. While some... Did you say you don’t want to hear more on this? Alright! Even I don’t want to say more on this now!
The entry
All the contestants are, by the management, suspected to be carrying bombs with them on the show, or are incapable of coming to their position. As they cannot be asked to put up their hands, they are bound by an eye candy, who literally holds their hand and brings them to the place. She says something then, to which the contestant is expected to reply back with a smile on his face.
As soon as that stuff is over, we have Sajid ready with all sorts of questions. At times, they do get a bit embarrassing as well. he may ask you to sing, dance, or do what not!
The rules
Well well, the show, you know, starts with the situation where there is no money with any contestants. Sajid will claim to himself give hem 20 bucks each, and then he will start asking questions, to which obviously, you need to give the correct answer. The general rule is simple. Right answer, plus 5. Wrong answer, minus 5. And no answer, no money.
The second round is called Main Con Hoo... oh sorry, it’s Main Kaun Hoon, where you will be given hints to identify a person, and then, on giving the correct answer, will be required to select a personality out of 9, jiske peeche chipe hai dhero inam!
Then follows De Dhan dhana dhan dhan. Dunno if Tun Tunak Tun Tun Tunak was the inspiration behind this. Here, the action happens in 1 min, where as many questions possible are asked!
Finally, the winner is taken to the gift shop, open exclusively for him/her. Out here, he can take the gift and bid goodbye to the show, or accumulate money, and come next day as the rollover contestant. But is the choice yours?? No! The choice is of the contestant, not yours.
Host and dost
Sajid is the apt host for the show, considering Amitabh was busy in KBC Dvitiya! Moreover, Shekhar Suman and Navjot Sidhu are unavailable too!
Sajid is great as the dost too. Never does he let the show slip into the tone of being boring! His constant witty comments, and his sense of humour has one in splits. Moreover, his pony tail is amazing too. Note also his interaction with various contestants, and you’ll be delighted to see this guy on screen!
The sole negative aspect is the one when he gives people 10 secs to decide whether he/she wants to run away with the gift, or wants to come back again! During that 10 secs, he continuously stares at him/her, for reasons best known to him, or is even that doubtful?
The next is Miss _____, dunno the name. Another eye candy for the viewers. She talks whenever required, and gives some specifications regarding the products available to the players! She seems to be fascinated by Simi or Karan, as never does she sport a look other than a smile on her face!
The final word
Watch it! If not watch for yourself, watch for TRP sake atleast. Be a considerate human! But, watch it or don’t watch it, do watch it because watching it is a must-watch for all the watchaholics and watching this out of all watchables is a great watch! I do watch it, and so do you too try to watch it!
Errrr, did this one get nasty??
I hope now, at this stage, you are still not wondering over the title of my review. If you still haven’t got it, or also if you did, do proceed to the Comments section which is open for all!
Cheers!
aLi.
© Aliasgar Poonawala, 2005
