Lots of drama on new reality show set to take off tonight

Roshni K Olivera | TNN (BOMBAY TIMES; January 12, 2011)

Forget song and dance, reality show now getting more personal. Maa Exchange, a new show on Sony Entertainment Television, starting tonight at 9 pm and every Wednesday a Thursday thereafter, will see two housewives from disparate socio-economic backgrounds and cultural mindsets being swapped and made to run each other’s households for a week, setting their own rules and managing the family members.

The celebs, who’ve participated in this show, have had quite an experience! Says celebrity mother Pooja Bedi, who was swapped with comedian Rajiv Nigam’s wife Anuradha, “It was a learning experience in what to do and what not to do. It was the biggest shock to me as I was fighting for her rights as a woman at her house with Rajiv, here she was fighting against me. Despite her digs at me, I am proud at the way my children handled themselves with courtesy and politeness.” Rajiv Nigam did have skirmishes with Pooja, but they would be all right by evening. Regarding his wife Anuradha, he has a different take as he reveals, “My wife had a bad experience and felt Pooja is fake. Her dau was well-trained to act in this show.”

TV actor Sudesh Berry’s wife exchanged places with actress Apara Mehta and for them it was a pleasant experience. “Though my 22-year-old felt a bit awkward in the beginning, rest of my family jelled with Apara,” More >