The sheers have been drawn up on the much-awaited new season of Bigg Boss and it is sure going to change the game. The just uncoiled of the Bigg Boss 19 trailer with host Salman Khan in the guise of a politician has created a dramatic, never before seen twist: with the theme of a new government taking form, called the Gharwalon Ki Sarkaar (The Housemates Government).
The structure of power this season is being shaken up and the power rests on the hands of the contestants themselves. Typically in his style, Salman is funny and warns that it is a messy route to the housemates experiencing democracy but when things go haywire, which they naturally would, he will come in to straighten the matter. The trailer has generated much hype and anticipation, and it could be seen that the rest of the season will be all about the politics of the housemates as opposed to the conventional strength of the voice of the Bigg Boss.
Democracy in Chaos: The New Game Dynamics
This is a significant departure that was not in other seasons taking a democratic turn. What is new is that, the housemates will now collectively vote on what they will do every day to nominations and even luxuries. The shot on the trailer is an explanation given by Salman Khan clad in a Nehru jacket and with a bracket of commandos where he explains that there will be no crazy drama this season but democracy.
The change of power also implies that alliances, betrayals and superficiality of the house will be even more imperative in the situation. The house mates will be required to negotiate, strike coalitions, and settle difficult choices and the camera will see and hear everything. This new structure will challenge the spirit of the contestants in an exceptional way that could not be done in other conventional tasks and challenge them in the real sense of shared power and its unescapable result.
Salman Khan’s New Role: The Ultimate Judge
The task of managing a government of its own by the housemates endows the role of the host by Salman Khan with yet another more influential layer. He will no longer be the mere spectator as he will act as the final adjudicator of the government formed by the participants. This is suggested in the trailer where Salman exults that the housemates are free to make their choices yet he will be available to reprimand them when the sarkaar fails.
This development places him as the ultimate authority that will disband their government and place them back to reality. This proclamation of a form of democratic experiment gone awry, with the ultimate sanction being Salman Khan himself, pre-conditions the trajectory towards a highly volatile season of drama and high stakes-confrontation, which automatically makes it a watch-worthy mega-hit among the fans of the franchise.
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