Mumbai:
Aiming to give audiencesgoosebumps, a new television reality show is exploring thedreaded paranormal phenomena of ghosts.
MTV's latest show MTV Girls Night Out, which airsfrom today, will have young women left all alone in a hauntedlocation for an entire night to brave the unknown. Being produced by Miditech, the 13-part hair-raisingseries is hosted by daredevil VJ Rannvijay.
"With no crew, no phone lines and no connection withthe outside world, but under the constant vigil ofstrategically placed cameras, the contestant will be a given aseries of tasks to complete during the night," Rannvijaysaid.
After assessing their performances, one girl will beelected the most fearless of them all and take home Rs fivelakhs.
To add scientific and logical credence, paranormalinvestigators Gaurav Tiwari and Akanksha Kaushik from theParanormal Organisation of India, have also been deployed."The investigators will analyse the situation and willalso give the participants a lowdown on the gruesome historyof the haunted place," Niret Alva, executive chairman ofMiditech told PTI.
The investigations will be done with the support ofmodern equipments like K2 meters, EMF readers, IRthermometers, night vision HD cameras and various softwaresfor analysis of the haunted locations.
Is the show trying to prove the existence of ghosts?
"No, our aim is not to prove or deny the existence ofany supernatural, but to give participants the opportunity tocheck their fear in a scary situation," he said.
From Imagine TV's Raaz Pichchle Janam Ka and TheChair at UTV Bindass, channels are now trying to delve deepinto the supernatural realm.
MTV's latest show MTV Girls Night Out, which airsfrom today, will have young women left all alone in a hauntedlocation for an entire night to brave the unknown. Being produced by Miditech, the 13-part hair-raisingseries is hosted by daredevil VJ Rannvijay.
"With no crew, no phone lines and no connection withthe outside world, but under the constant vigil ofstrategically placed cameras, the contestant will be a given aseries of tasks to complete during the night," Rannvijaysaid.
After assessing their performances, one girl will beelected the most fearless of them all and take home Rs fivelakhs.
To add scientific and logical credence, paranormalinvestigators Gaurav Tiwari and Akanksha Kaushik from theParanormal Organisation of India, have also been deployed."The investigators will analyse the situation and willalso give the participants a lowdown on the gruesome historyof the haunted place," Niret Alva, executive chairman ofMiditech told PTI.
The investigations will be done with the support ofmodern equipments like K2 meters, EMF readers, IRthermometers, night vision HD cameras and various softwaresfor analysis of the haunted locations.
Is the show trying to prove the existence of ghosts?
"No, our aim is not to prove or deny the existence ofany supernatural, but to give participants the opportunity tocheck their fear in a scary situation," he said.
From Imagine TV's Raaz Pichchle Janam Ka and TheChair at UTV Bindass, channels are now trying to delve deepinto the supernatural realm.
