''Sam Jam'' is an Indian

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hosted by Samantha Ruth Prabhu. Directed by Arun Seshkumar and created by

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for aha, the show premiered on 13 November 2020 on the streaming platform aha. It marks Samantha's second show as a host following the Telugu television reality series ''Bigg Boss 4''.

Concept

Guests who have come to the show share various experiences of their own. Host Samantha asks various questions on their personal life. Comedian

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will be there along with Samantha and do some funny activities. Anybody from the audience can ask a question to the guest. Also, Samantha asks few things to the audience. In some episodes, talent artistes of various fields perform their skills. Mini tasks will be conducted by Samantha and the guests may win prizes

Production

In the early 2020, producer

announced that a new talk show is about to launch on aha. But due to

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, the show got delayed. Finally, the show was officially announced on 6 November 2020. Promotional press meet was held that day. Allu Aravind announced that

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is hosting the show and

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will be the creative director of the show.

Episodes

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is the first guest to enter the show followed by

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and

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Reception

While writing about the talk show, Karthik Keramalu of ''

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'' stated that: "There’s a certain casualness and a sense of intimacy when a celebrity interviews another, and that seems to be the USP of many new talk shows in Telugu." ''Sakshi Post'' criticized the show by opining that ''Sam Jam'' is mishmash of other several Telugu programmes like ''Bathuku Jatka Bandi, Ali tho Saradaga'' and ''Cash''.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=tt13411726, title=Sam Jam, description=(TV series)
''Sam Jam''
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