The second season of Dadagiri Unlimited should begin its telecast by mid-August, with a slight change in its format
Even as the FIFA World Cup fever dies down, Kolkata is gearing up to get hooked on to the quiz fever. Shooting for the second season of the quiz show hosted by Sourav Ganguly is all set to begin in the end of this month. The auditions are over and the makers of Dadagiri Unlimited are wracking their brains to make slight alterations in the show’s format to make it more viewer-friendly.
Says director Subhankar Chattopadhyay, “While we are retaining the popular rounds of the show, we are changing the question pattern. Instead of asking academic questions, we want to quiz the participants on their awareness of current issues and their observation powers. We will have more of visual rounds. The ‘slog over’ section was a little lengthy. Hence, we are reworking on the format of this round.”
While celeb contestants remain an attraction, the makers are also keen on introducing bravehearts from ordinary life as contestants. “There are many who silently do their bit of dadagiri. On our show, we want them to share their courageous acts. From teachers to airhostesses, we want to rope in all those who’ve done something that merits a dadagiri tag. As for the sets, we want to increase the grandeur. Jodi prothom set ta East Bengal er maath er sathe tulona kora hoe, ebarer set ta Lord’s er maath,” the director insists.
Producer Anilava Chatterjee says, “The show will be telecast from mid-August. We’ve conducted auditions across 19 districts in 21 venues. We’ve travelled from Darjeeling to Baruipur in a bus to conduct the auditions. Even though there was a
transport strike, 2,000 people turned up for the auditions!”
Well, need we say that’s what Sourav’s dadagiri is all about?
Says director Subhankar Chattopadhyay, “While we are retaining the popular rounds of the show, we are changing the question pattern. Instead of asking academic questions, we want to quiz the participants on their awareness of current issues and their observation powers. We will have more of visual rounds. The ‘slog over’ section was a little lengthy. Hence, we are reworking on the format of this round.”
While celeb contestants remain an attraction, the makers are also keen on introducing bravehearts from ordinary life as contestants. “There are many who silently do their bit of dadagiri. On our show, we want them to share their courageous acts. From teachers to airhostesses, we want to rope in all those who’ve done something that merits a dadagiri tag. As for the sets, we want to increase the grandeur. Jodi prothom set ta East Bengal er maath er sathe tulona kora hoe, ebarer set ta Lord’s er maath,” the director insists.
Producer Anilava Chatterjee says, “The show will be telecast from mid-August. We’ve conducted auditions across 19 districts in 21 venues. We’ve travelled from Darjeeling to Baruipur in a bus to conduct the auditions. Even though there was a
transport strike, 2,000 people turned up for the auditions!”
Well, need we say that’s what Sourav’s dadagiri is all about?
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