A new debate has started over the Indian television show 'Indian Idol' after a Reddit post showed Hema Malini holding the script of the show. The incident came to light after the Holi special episode of the show aired in which Hema Malini was a guest judge. The post shows a picture of Hema Malini smiling in a white sari while talking to someone behind the camera and holding the script of the show.

The script not only outlined the episode but also contained the words that Hema Malini was to speak. The script was in Devanagari script and had a sentence that read, "Hemaji will describe Mathura style Holi: Priyaganshu calls it Lath Maar Holi." The script shows that the dialogues that were shown on the show were prepared in advance, which strengthens the notion that reality shows are completely scripted in reality, as much as they look 'reel'.

Reddit users have reacted to the post. One user wrote, "This is really shameful." Another shared that she had worked backstage at a dance reality show and found that everything in the show, like Bharti Singh's punchline, and even the fact that she likes the song and asks the contestants to dance to it, is all scripted in advance. Many other users said that this is nothing new. One wrote, "Do you really think reality shows are made like this? There is nothing new, they plan everything." While some even said that reality shows have always been scripted, like Bigg Boss is also scripted to some extent.