Talking about how she herself has cautioned parents and participants time and again, she says, “Right from the beginning, I have been urging this and I am glad this is finally happening. As per the rules, no programme should be carried on TV which denigrates children, and further that programmes meant for children should not contain any bad language or explicit scenes of violence’.This move by the I&B Ministry has been welcomed by many, including choreographer Saroj Khan, who has been a judge on dance reality shows like Boogie Woogie, Nach Baliye, among others. Additionally, the channels were also asked to ‘abide by the provisions contained in Programme & Advertising Codes prescribed under the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 and rules framed. It also issued an advisory to private satellite TV channels asking them to refrain from depicting children in ‘an indecent, suggestive and inappropriate manner in dance reality shows or other such programme's and to ‘to exercise maximum restraint, sensitivity and caution while showing such reality shows and programmes’.
But they aren’t the only ones finding fault with the goings-on of these shows, as yesterday, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, took cognizance to several dance-based reality TV shows that have young children perform dance moves that are ‘often suggestive and age-inappropriate’ and that ‘such acts may also have a distressing impact on children, impacting them at a young and impressionable age’. And this hypersexualisation of children, coupled with the high-pressure nature of reality TV shows has made many a child rights activist and educator uncomfortable. On children’s dance reality shows, it isn’t uncommon to see a tiny tot swaying to the tunes of ‘Mungda’, toppling down from a sky-high human pyramid as ‘Mere Gully Mein’ plays on in the background or bust move to ‘Kamariya’ in midriff-baring tops and ultra-short shorts.
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