Hmm.. I don't know,but I believe whatever you see,observe,learn in life,one should be smart enough to break it down into parts and try to learn what's important to know and discard the rest. One should know what part of the content to consume and implement in real life and what part not to.
Ultimately it's a fictional show,with the main purpose being of entertainment with small social messages in between.
But,I understand where you are coming from.
But somewhere I believe,the audience is also responsible because of which Its become like a vicious circle.
Most the serials that top the TRP charts if you see,are pretty regressive,with lot of family drama involved and women being shown as ablanari and bechari. Trust me Anupama is still far better.
There used to be serials like Khubsurti pinjra ka,which was so regressive,there the girl still was in love with guy,who gave her a scar on her face.
Then there is a serial called Udaariyan,there the girl was still in love with the guy who cheated on her with her sister.
Then their are serials like Naagin, with different seasons but same storylines in new settings.
Then their are serials like Kundali Bhagya and all,where the female leads are conveniently thrown out of house,and in the name of romance and angst,the male leads keep manhandling the females.
So many popular shows like ishaqbaaz,iss pyaar ko kya naam do have had high drama quotients and romance.
All these serials have once or the other time topped the trp charts.
Then there was a serial that used to come in star plus, Dahleez,that was a beautiful serial and very finite,but could never top the charts.
Then there was one of my favorite serials Jana na dil se door,it was a purely love story with family drama,but it was pretty progressive in many ways,but just had a cult following.
Or there is a serial Maddam sir in Sabtv,which is actually progressive in many way, has a good online audience but not good on trp charts.
I think only Star plus and Sony still show a mix of shows,colors and zee toh are as regressive as it can get.
Most of the serials start with different storylines but end up taking the same route,because ultimately that's what the major chunk of audience wish to see.
Maybe their guilty pleasures🤪
And ultimately when a show tries to deliver what they had promised, the channels pull the plug because of low trp, which forces the makers to go through the tried and tested formulas.
And ultimately audience are served the same regressive crap,and the circle keeps going on.
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