Female characters have dominated saas-bahu sagas for quite some time now. With the recent trend of serials that cater to women's empowerment, the focus on them has become even more prominent. So do the male actors feel sidelined because of this "sweeping change"?
Most people associated with these serials agree. Rajesh Ram Singh, director of Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo, says that the main emphasis on women characters started with Ekta Kapoor's saas-bahu sagas and the others followed suit.
"As far as the trend of serials catering to women's upliftment is concerned, it's just a genre development," he says.
Rajesh doesn't deny that in the process, male characters are ignored. "Since viewers are mostly women, channels strategically focus more on them," he says.
Actor Anup Soni, who plays Bhairav Singh in Balika Vadhu says that male actors have to take a backseat in women-centric serials. But he hasn't lost hope. He says that he tries to choose the best that is available to him. "I prefer doing one good serial at a time, rather than taking up every role," he says, adding that he is happy that his present serial is a trendsetter.
However, actor Ronit Roy, whose characters ' Mr Bajaj and Mihir Virani were more famous than his present role, Dharamraj Mahiyavanshi, in Bandini, has never felt left out. "All the characters that I have portrayed have added to my popularity. I think it's better to concentrate on work than the popularity of the character. If work is good, fame will automatically follow you," he sums up with a smile.
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