Which Reality Show Did Kangana Host?

The new reality show by Ekta Kapoor called “Lock Upp: Badass Jail, Atyaachari Khel!” was streamed on the two popular platforms MX Player and ALT Balaji in February 2022. The reality show is about keeping the contestants locked up in “Jail” while the hosts can release the contestants with their power. In the event, Kangana Ranaut plays the role of the host, under which 19 celebrity contestants are locked up in the show.

The talk before the start

Ekta Kapoor explains that the perspective of the show isn’t from the West but from the concept she could think of. The concept behind is; “To get bail when locked up in jail”. Kangana will have 50% of the power to decide on which contestants to keep and which not to. To that Kangana opens up by saying that she would have to understand the contestants, and that asks for her involved participation as well. She says, “Her life is like an open book” indicating that she doesn’t mind talking about her life instances in the show. 

Ekta Kapoor said that this show is about “Truth and their exists controversies”. Kangana Ranaut addresses that she wishes to associate with the show though it involves controversies, for the reason that though she sees the good part of life, life doesn’t run in just a good way as there is other side to it. She stresses the fact that people have to learn to deal with the bad too. She said the show is about being brutally honest and the contestants shouldn’t care about being liked by others or not and that’s how the winner of the show should look like. 

She exclaims that her judgment in the show is truly hers and she doesn’t take inspiration from any other host or actor.

The in-detail concept of the reality show 

Here’s what happens in the show: There are 19 inmates in the jail who have been accused of the things they have done in the outside world and are fighting for the basic necessities inside the jail by winning the host “Kangana Ranaut” heart as well as the audiences by showing their personalities and performing in the tasks. The contestant with the highest votes after 70 days will be released for freedom and a trophy of the show.

The traction it got

The marketing of the show was on the ground that it is the fearless and the biggest reality show to be watched and in just 48 hours of its release it gained 15 million views. By crossing 100 million views in 19 days the show gained the most-watched title on the OTT platform. Over time it could even surpass 300 million views. 

The differential factor

The show included a  twist by adding a news segment wherein the inmates get to know the external news that’s happening outside their world. And the more additional thing that was added to the show is a chance for the audience to meet one of their inmate fans, calling it, “Super Khabri”. 

That being said about the show itself, it is Kangana Ranaut’s first ever reality show where she is a host! Must say it gained a lot of traction just by assessing the millions of views it got in a lesser time span on the OTT platform.