Reality shows are exploiting children: Jaspinder Narula

Punjabi folk singer Jaspinder Narula today criticised the practice of children being used for reality shows, saying it exploits children which affects their growth and development.

Addressing a press conference at the Indian Women's Press Corps here, Jaspinder said, ''Reality shows have given some change to the people bored with usual soap operas. But too much of any thing is injurious to health, which holds true for reality shows also.'' Jaspinder, who started her career as singer at a very early age, felt sympathetic for the children participating in the reality shows and advised parents to encourage their children to learn various arts from expert teachers rather than exploiting their talents for their own personal gains.

She felt that the trend of singing competitions on TV was not healthy as the young singers were getting too much fame in short time and this could make these boys and girls take things lightly.

For her, taking music ''lightly'' is perhaps the worst sin.

Jaspinder, who is going to perform along with Wadali Brothers on Gurunanak Jayanti at a cultural programme organised by the IWPC and ICCR here, said people should not forget their roots. Despite staying in countries like Canada for years, the folk singer has not forgotten her Punjabi roots and still enjoys singing traditional folk songs.

The multi-faceted Jaspinder is not only singing for Bollywood movies but also is writing a book and even working as a jury member for Punjabi awards. She is a strong advocate of the ''Guru-Shishya Parampara'' of the Indian art and culture and asked the future generations to respect their mentors to learn the skills properly.

Jaspinder, who is bubbly, attractive and modern young person, has the ambition to touch the sky and therefore she shifted to Mumbai.

Wadali Brothers, who sing the Gurbani, kaafi, ghazal and bhajan genres, would also make the evening lively with their sufi music. With a huge fan following, the Wadali brothers believe in signing freely as a homage to the divine one. They believe that spiritual heights can be attained if people sing unreservedly in a free atmosphere. The brothers stress on 'Alaap and Taans' and avoid using electronic gadgets for their music.

Eminent art critic and journalist Shanta Serbjeet Singh also agreed with Jaspinder that reality shows were exploiting children's talent.

She said once the show is over, if the performing children do not get due recognition, they get depressed and it affects their growth and future.

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