Big Switch

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Big Switch
Country of origin India
No. of seasons4
Production
Running time~43 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Bindass
Release18 December 2009 (2009-12-18) 
10 September 2015 (2015-09-10)

Big Switch is an Indian television reality series which aired on Bindass. It featured very rich children, who were required to carry out various tasks designed to make them understand the value of money.

The first season, which was hosted by Genelia D'Souza and broadcast in 2009, had ten participants from different parts of India, each of whom was paired with a child from a slum area. The participants had to live in the slums, trying to fulfill the wishes of their partner. [1]

In the second season, hosted by Gaurav Kapoor, the participating children switched parents, and in the third season, the host Rohit Shetty acted as a mentor to the participants. The fourth season, broadcast in 2013, [2] [3] involved three teams of children, who had to live in tents and earn money for themselves. [4] The Folha de São Paulo considered that the series reflected the struggle against poverty in India. [5]

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References

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  2. "Gaurav Chopraa to host Big Switch Season 4". The Times of India. 30 November 2012. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  3. "Six 'nalayaks' on a reality show". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  4. "'Big Switch 4' to help rich brats realise value of money" (Press release). 17 February 2013. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  5. "Reality show na Índia põe ricos morando em favelas - 18/11/2009 - Ilustrada - Folha de S.Paulo". m.folha.uol.com.br. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.