MTV splitsvilla 2 – Joanna Magee (finalist) and Sakshi Pradhan (winner) pleased the directors to get in final

Posted on Jul 27, 2009

sakshi_pradhan_250x250_250x250 MTV splitsvilla 2 in controversy as participants Joanna Magee and Sakshi Pradhan were accused of “pleasing” the directors and production team to get into the final by another participant Swagata G Shah. Joana Magee is the one of the finalist of Splitsville 2 while Sakshi Pradhan is the winner.

‘Splitsville’ is the popular reality shows on channel MTV. A former contestant from the show’s series two, Swagata G Shah, alleged (according to reports in a popular daily MTV) that the show is rigged and requires contestants to “please the big players” in order to be ‘voted in’ and get sufficient coverage.

Here are some statements by Swagata G Shah

swagata_shah_250x250_250x250 “After the show was over, we had a pool-side party. After almost everyone had left we saw Joanna Magee and Sakshi Pradhan in the pool with Hitesh (the show`s director) and a few other men from the production team. They stayed there till the next day. I also heard a room was booked for Joanna through Cafe Mambo, a disc at Goa`s Baga Beach, where Nikhil Chinappa performs. She stayed on in Goa even after the show had ended”

Swagata G Shah alleged that former participants are being coaxed to sign a contract that forbids them from revealing details about the show to the media.

“I have been receiving calls every day, asking me to sign it”

joanna_magee_250x250_250x250 It is reported that Hitesh, who works with the production house Colosseum, which produced Splitsvilla 2 for MTV, abused his position to back Joanna in return for sexual favours. “When I re-entered the show, Joanna boasted she would win it…. During this conversation, Hitesh pulled me out and said, `You get out of Splitsvilla right now. I just want this chick out of the premises. You can`t speak anything against Joanna because Joanna se mujhe kaam hai. Tumse mujhe koi kaam nahi hai (Joanna is of use to me, you are of no use).”

Swagata G Shah claimed further – “If I had slept with him like Joanna did, I wouldn`t have been voted out so early and given so little footage”

When contacted Hitesh refused to comment. “I am not authorised to say anything” Hitesh said.

Winner Shakshi backing the show says – “I faced two rounds of auditions and made a wild card entry. Nothing was fixed. It was a reality show and the people behind it were professionals. They were nice and friendly towards us. I don`t want to comment on what others have alleged.”

Tags: MTV Splitsvilla, reality shows, Television