Well I could never watch Bigg Boss Season 5 while in India due to its late telecast and also because of the hectic schedules back in India. But once I was having some free time and mainly thanks to frequent heavy rains in Bangkok – I have been able to watch some episodes in my hotel room. Also a Bigg thanks to the excellent Wi-Fi in the cosy environment of my hotel room.
After watching few episodes, I began to think that this has been an excellent portrayal of human behavior in a controlled & disciplined (there is a jail marred with mosquitoes and without even a mattress for any in-disciplined inmate) environment. Something similar I had witnessed long ago while doing participating in a workshop conducted by ISABS (Indian Society of Applied Behavioral Sciences). Back then we were holed up inside a room amongst fellow 8 – 10 participants without any agenda and what transpired thereafter was amazing. One has to experience the same to believe what I am saying. Because having no agenda actually forces the real you to come on surface and say something that leads to reaction from others and so you shed all your masks and so would everyone else and towards the end of 6 days of grueling 8 – 10 hours a day, you would get feedback like getting yourself in the mirror like never before. Since there were no formal relationships so participants would not care a damn whether they are giving feedback to an MD or a CEO or a 50 years old very successful person but speak the truth and only truth. So that experience came live to me after watching few episodes of Bigg Boss season 5.
In this season (earlier once as well), the participants are staying together under one roof for 90 long days, unless they are evicted and the race is to stay the longest. All the routine chores are to be done by them, be it cleaning toilets, to cleaning utensils, cooking and cleaning the house to washing clothes everything. So one sees how people take on leadership positions, direct others to tasks as well as counsel them for their erratic behavior.
Another very important cumbersome task that I think only this season was introduced was to pedal a stationary rickshaw continuously for almost 96 hours. They had affixed a dynamo with a bulb so the idea was not to let the bulb unlit. Now how do you assign tasks so that this gruesome physical activity is continuously done without a single minute of break in the scorching sun was a fantastic idea.
Now we are not talking of professional athletes who can easily do cycling (even though stationery & without any load) for half an hour continuously – we are talking about girls & women (one of them has never worn anything else than a traditional ghagra ever in her life (Ms Gulabo from Rajasthan, who is at least 40 years of age) who have exercised but always in air conditioned gyms or only in the early mornings - Great effort.
It was fascinating to watch how the masks of the inmates drop one after another, who is shirking work and who is forthcoming to take on responsibilities. How those who would have never spoken ill of anyone start shouting to any atrocity by another person. How Shakti Kapoor tries to strike the right chord and manage to balance the atmosphere by his leadership style (he has been a captain elected for the second week too) as well as by his wit & humor.
May be some day I would try to use relevant video clippings for my training sessions…. So keep watching Bigg Boss Season 5 if you want to learn the intricacies of human behavior 'uncensored'.
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