07-10-2009, 12:34 PM
Star Plus will launch an new game show, Sach Ka Saamna, which will debut on July 15 at 10:30 pm. The show is being produced by the Siddhartha Basu's production house, Big Synergy. The host of the show is actor Rajeev Khandelwal.
Sach Ka Saamna is the Indian version of the popular American game show, The Moment of Truth, which debuted on Fox Network in January last year. The format of the show is owned by television production company, Lighthearted Entertainment.
Howard Schultz, president, Lighthearted Entertainment is the producer of the original show. After the grand success of the show, the format has already been replicated in as many as 23 countries, including the UK, Spain, Brazil, Germany, France and Italy.
Sach Ka Saamna will put participants through a round of 21 questions. Contestants are free to leave the show at any level, when they think that the questions are too hot to handle.
However, the participant has to call it quits before the next level of question is posed by the host, in order to leave the show with the money earned by giving truthful answers to the previous questions. Also, an incorrect answer in successive levels of the game will disqualify the participant from progressing to further rounds.
The answers given by the contestants will be judged to be true or false by a polygraph machine that senses the anxiety and excitement levels of an individual, in order to determine whether a person is telling the truth.
But how is the lie detected during polygraph test? Keertan Adyanthaya, executive vice-president and general manager, Star Plus, says, "The lie is detected by physiological changes that occur in the body when a person is not truthful. The instrument monitors a person's breathing rate, skin conductance, sweat pores, heat rate and blood volume."
He continues, "When a person is truthful, the body functions within its normal patterns with no significant or consistent changes. The instruments and scientific studies have evolved through years and have made it a much more accurate testing device."
Commenting more on the question sets of the show, Keeran shares, "After a thorough background check, about 500 questions are devised, in an extremely professional manner. The questions and all other finer details are decided by the production house and the channel."
Sach Ka Saamna will have 50 episodes of 30 minutes each. And when it comes to participants, the show will have a ratio of 25 to 75 in favour of celebrity contestants and common people. The celebrities participating in the show include ex-cricketer Vinod Kambli, TV actress Urvashi Dholakia and TV-Bollywood artiste Bobby Darling.
The show is being heavily promoted by Star India on its network channels. Outdoor media has also been used extensively.
Sach Ka Saamna is the Indian version of the popular American game show, The Moment of Truth, which debuted on Fox Network in January last year. The format of the show is owned by television production company, Lighthearted Entertainment.
Howard Schultz, president, Lighthearted Entertainment is the producer of the original show. After the grand success of the show, the format has already been replicated in as many as 23 countries, including the UK, Spain, Brazil, Germany, France and Italy.
Sach Ka Saamna will put participants through a round of 21 questions. Contestants are free to leave the show at any level, when they think that the questions are too hot to handle.
However, the participant has to call it quits before the next level of question is posed by the host, in order to leave the show with the money earned by giving truthful answers to the previous questions. Also, an incorrect answer in successive levels of the game will disqualify the participant from progressing to further rounds.
The answers given by the contestants will be judged to be true or false by a polygraph machine that senses the anxiety and excitement levels of an individual, in order to determine whether a person is telling the truth.
But how is the lie detected during polygraph test? Keertan Adyanthaya, executive vice-president and general manager, Star Plus, says, "The lie is detected by physiological changes that occur in the body when a person is not truthful. The instrument monitors a person's breathing rate, skin conductance, sweat pores, heat rate and blood volume."
He continues, "When a person is truthful, the body functions within its normal patterns with no significant or consistent changes. The instruments and scientific studies have evolved through years and have made it a much more accurate testing device."
Commenting more on the question sets of the show, Keeran shares, "After a thorough background check, about 500 questions are devised, in an extremely professional manner. The questions and all other finer details are decided by the production house and the channel."
Sach Ka Saamna will have 50 episodes of 30 minutes each. And when it comes to participants, the show will have a ratio of 25 to 75 in favour of celebrity contestants and common people. The celebrities participating in the show include ex-cricketer Vinod Kambli, TV actress Urvashi Dholakia and TV-Bollywood artiste Bobby Darling.
The show is being heavily promoted by Star India on its network channels. Outdoor media has also been used extensively.
