Reality shows are the trump cards of the producers of the television Industry. Common audience have become bored watching the never ending melodramatic daily soaps. From the urge for something new the idea of reality shows sprang up. Simultaneously they generate good revenues for Television Industry and create a very good platform for thousands who want to achieve great things in their field of interests.

The popularity of the Indian reality shows lies in the fact that these are short termed yet these present the perfect dose of entertainment. The characters that are part of the Indian reality shows are for real. As a result it becomes easy for the audiences to relate to the participants.

The Indian Reality Shows flourished itself in various fields such as singing, dancing, comedy, quiz, modelling, hard core stunts and many other talents. The exciting amount of prize which has hardly been assumed by the common people made a marked difference in the popularity of the Indian Reality shows. The presence of popular celebrities has also contributed in raising interest of the common mass.

The names of few Indian reality shows are Kaun Banega Crorepati, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, Boogie Woogie, Comedy Circus, Jhalak Dikhla Ja, little Champs, Khatron ke Khilari etc.

The boom in the Indian reality shows occurred right after the success story of Kaun Banega Crorepati, anchored by Amitabh Bachchan. This show offered a maximum cash prize of Rs.1 Crore. The unprecedented success of this reality show opened up numerous avenues for such shows on Indian television. The sponsors were ready to invest and to top it all there were no dearth of participants. While Kaun Banega Crorepati changed the way people looked at reality shows.

One cannot overlook musical shows like Sa Re Ga Ma Pa which enjoyed a huge viewer ship. Many popular Indian celebrities like Shreya Ghosal, Sunidhi Chauhan, Mauli Dave are the important names to cite.

Shows like Little Champs, Chak Dhoom Dhoom have opened the door for the kids also. The parents tend more towards this type of careers instead of send their children to the traditional academic line.

Dance India Dance, Boogie Woogie, Jhalak Dikhla Ja, Nach Baliye have offered the platform to the dancers to show their talent.

The concept of Khatron ke Khiladi has came from Foreign show Fear Factor. It is the show that is intended to overcome various phobias related to height, insects, water, fire and so on. The risky and dangerous stunts are being performed by the participants.

Sabaash India and India got Talent are shows which encourages the ability of common people who never come out in the light of publicity.

Bigg Boss is a popular reality TV programme broadcast in India. Bigg Boss is a show where celebrity contestants stay in a single house for about three months, with no connection to the outside world.

MTV Roadies is a youth-based popular reality television show on MTV India. It has elements like travel, adventure, drama with a touch of voyeurism.

The stardom associated with the reality shows is enough drawing attention of common mass. But there are other shows also the idea of which is not praiseworthy like Swambar.

The Indian reality shows make the most of the emotional quotient of the viewers. However, not all the shows have been equally successful. Whilst some of the Indian reality shows achieved unprecedented success, others were rejected by the viewers despite being hosted by the celebrities. Another reason for the popularity of the reality shows is that these are the only alternatives to the melodramatic daily soaps.

Moreover there are more believable than the episodes of the daily soaps which have somehow reached a saturation point. The Indian reality shows have also been consistently successful in offering a wide variety.