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Meera sets off to find her ‘perfect match’
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Just when we thought there was nothing left for the ‘26-year-old’ Meera to accomplish, she has surprised us yet again with her latest reality television show, Kaun Banega Meera Pati. The name is pretty self explanatory: Meera is going to be choosing a husband amongst 13 suitors on live television. It’s like the Survivor series, with eliminations, tasks and obstacles, the only difference being that the winner gets Meera’s hand in marriage.
The name of the show has received some criticism, where people have wondered why Meera is going to find a ‘Pati’ (the Hindi word for husband) instead of a ‘Shohar’ (the Urdu word for husband.) Imran Aslam, Director of Geo TV Network, cleared up the air and answered questions like these and many more at a recent press conference.
He went on to explain how the honour and value of being Meera’s husband is on the same level as being a ‘crorepati’ or a ‘lakhpati’ thus the choice of name. Also, he frankly added that the name ‘MeeraPati’ is catchier and has a certain ring to it.
The evening was hosted by Ali Safina, who is also the host for the show. Before our Meeraji started answering any questions, they first showcased a show reel with some of our celebs who had recorded their messages for Meera. Everyone had their own idea about the kind of man Meera should marry. Actor Humayun Saeed thought that “Meera should marry someone tough, like a bodyguard!” while actress Umaima relayed the message: “Meera should marry someone explosive, who is a lot like her… he should be a total drama, a little over the top and a lot of fun just like our Meera!”
Meera herself then explained what she felt about doing this show. “I’m very excited about this show and I’m also excited about getting married. Shaadi karna bahut mushkil kaam hai, but kya karain, shaadi toh karni hai na? I’m also very grateful to all my fans who have shown so much love. So many people sent me their proposals via email; if you check my email inbox, I have received 12,000 proposals. If you check Geo’s mailbox, they have also received one lakh proposals for me, and I hear girls complaining nowadays keh unnko koi rishtay naheen aatay!”
So how did Meera ji choose only 13 lucky fellows to get the chance of wooing her? Imran Aslam explained, “We had a lot of people sending us videos and emails and we held an audition for these boys who were interested. Even though there were lots of people who wanted to marry Meera, we had the difficulty of choosing someone who is actually serious about this, but is fun, exciting, telegenic, and also has the ability and the strength to take the show forward.”
Apparently, Meera has been so excited about this show that she can’t think about anything else. This was evident when somebody from the crowd asked Meera what she felt about the future of Pakistani films. She answered, “At the moment, I’m only concerned about my future. I’ve been feeling great lately and I’m only thinking about marriage right now.”
Imran Aslam also decided to erase all the controversies around this show, claiming that apart from the side of Meera which has been built up by hype and sensationalism, there is another side of Meera, which is of a woman, who also deserves the basic right to find her soul mate. “We came up with this idea 3 years ago, and we thought it would be a perfect tribute to Meera for all the hard work she has put in being where she is. We all know that she is an icon and an accomplished actress; we’ve laughed with her at her Meera-isms; been puzzled by her antics. We also know her for being bold, unpredictable and sometimes a little over the top. But this show is about dreams, the dreams of many people who wish for the chance to get to be close to our favourite star, and also about the institution of marriage.”
The show aired its first episode last night, and Meera was seen entering the stage on a doli. She opened the show by breaking into a dance performance on the Bollywood song ‘Chan Keh Mohalla.’ She was then introduced to all the 13 contenders.
The interesting thing about these 13 suitors is that they all have varying backgrounds. Their ages vary from 20 to 37; some of them were bankers, one was a teacher, there was also a guitarist who likes to sing and is apparently a good cook as well. Meera Pati, airs tonight on Geo TV, at 9 pm, and surely it’s definitely going to reveal a lot more about what’s in store for us.
Meera has never abided to the rules and has always been out of the box. Then why should we expect a conventional wedding for this star? She claims that by the end of the 26th episode, Meera will be a married woman. We all will have to follow her till the grand finale to find out, kaun banega Meera Pati?
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