Dadagiri is a reality show on UTV Bindass.

History

In its first season, called Dadagiri: Beat the Bullies, contestants were selected every week and would compete for a prize money of Rs. 50,000. It was hosted by Vishal and Esha along with Akash.

The second series saw 12 contenders competing for a Rs 1,000,000 prize, and became the number one rated programme among youth TV channels.

the third season was called D3 Commando Force: Dadagiri Against Terrorism. it was the cash prize and the motive was the same.

the current fourth season is called "Dadagiri: The Revenge of the Sexes"

Controversy

In an episode of Dadagiri: Beat the Bullies, the actress playing the role of "Esha, the Goddess" slapped a contestant, Ravi Bhatia, in the face after a brief, antagonistic verbal exchange. In response he slapped her, and then kept saying 'How can she slap?". This resulted in the male host (and several other members of the crew) attacking Bhatia, with the crew appearing to be slow in breaking them up. The male host also used offensive and threatening language toward Bhatia. Bhatia subsequently attempted to sue the makers of the show and won the suit on defamation and damages charges.

External links

• Video of slapping incident
• Ravi is upset - The Times of India