Another reality show makes its debut with a star host, this time Shah Rukh Khan. This show is a remake of a popular series Total Wipe Out. While the original was an excellent show, Zor Ka Jhatka seriously falls far behind the original.
I just caught a few episodes in the beginning and since I was put off, stopped watching the show. While the original was total fun to watch, cant say the same for the remake. The original series hosts were funny and humorous and the commentary peppy. In the Indian remake, Shah Rukh is doing nothing but making a fool of himself. Looks like he is suffering from mid-life crisis. He seems to be trying too hard to be supercool and part of the show, but cannot quite manage it. The reason I guess would be, as he isn’t actually present at the scene of action but doing the commentary in some stuffy studio in Mumbai which probably is cause of the disconnect. There is something zanny about being at the scene of action and commenting aakhon dekha haal :-) and who should know this better than SRK. What is amazing is how could he associate himself with a show which from the word go looked destined to be WIPED OUT.
Stars like SRK should stick to doing what they do best i.e. ACTING and not take up reality shows just to score points off rivals in this case probably he was trying to score points off his rival Salman Khan who recently hosted the very popular / unpopular (whichever you choose) Big Boss.
Last heard, Jhalak dikhla Jaa featuring Madhuri Dixit as a Judge had higher TRPs than ZKJ.
Wake up SRK out of your slumber before your reputation gets a Zor Ka Jhatka.