Satyamev Jayate
Satyamev Jayate can be an Indian tv chat show which aired within Star Network alongside the DD National of Doordarshan. The first season of this show premiered on 6 and marked Bollywood actor and film maker Aamir Khan's tv debut. Work on the 2nd season has begun.
The show highlights sensitive social problems commonplace in India such as female foeticides, child sexual abuse, dowry, medical malpractice, honour killings, insensitivity towards the disabled, domestic violence, overuse of pesticides leading to pesticide poisoning, alcoholism, untouchability, circumstances of senior citizens and water catastrophe. While Hindi is the most important language of this show, it was dubbed and simulcast in Indian languages such as Tamil, Malayalam, Marathi, Bengali and Telugu, and subtitled in English.
Satyamev Jayate received an overwhelming positive response and feedback from the public as well as the critics. The show was appreciated by several film and television characters, politicians and social activists because of its own research, format, presentation and content.