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Thanks Appy!

Mera Bharat Mahaan 😆

Indian women love to watch daily soaps and like to see woman in trouble so the women producers and channels cater to them and the leads who play weeping women get paid much more than the leading men sometimes the evil saas and SIL also gets paid more than the male lead

Too bad.Empowered women off screen but on screen helpless crying damsels in distress😛

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Weepy-oppressed-women-on-screen-paid-more-than-men-off-it/articleshow/51290933.cms

Some interesting things about why leads are shown as weak and crying. 😛

THE WOMEN CHARACTERS CAN NEVER LEAVE THEIR HUSBANDS 😲

Often, the female leads are projected as 'sati-savitri', 'tyaag ki murti' and writers confess that these are the unwritten rules when it comes to female characters. Gautam says, "Just like there's a rule that the husband and wife will not consummate immediately after their marriage, there's a thumb rule that the woman will never leave her husband. Pati kuch bhi kar le but woh usey nahi chhodegi. Even if he's cheating on her or treating her badly, she will change him but not leave him. They are aspirational characters because women compare themselves to these ladies and the pain they go through on screen." (Now I get why some people say that Anandi should have stuck to Jagya and made him fall in line instead of dumping her husband who cheated her and treated her badly 😛)Hats off to the makers for this👏 they showed the woman dumping her lousy husband but I guess they compromised by making her help him get a new life as a friend.😆

Gajra Kottary, writer of 'Balika Vadhu', says, "Our characters have to be relatable and aspirational. They have to be relatable but not realistic. There has to be an instant connect with them. There cannot be many layers to their personality and they cannot have grey shades. To achieve realism, you have to have grey shades in your characters but that is not possible on TV. The characters are uni-dimensional in the way they behave."
Kottary adds, "Women, traditionally and classically, have considered to be TV viewers. The content is made to please them and they are the drivers of the small screen. Even when it comes to running the TV industry, there are more women than men who are doing so. However, these same women, as a class and gender, are re-inforcing stereotypes, and unfortunately, have their heart in the wrong place. While women might be getting more screen-space and good money, it ultimately is lip-service. Here's this woman who's quite liberated, dresses up the way she wants to, but she's propagating the message of 'maang bharo sajna' through her shows. That's what is upsetting. The imagery is so ironic."

Congratulations Rashmi 🤗

Am watching so mayny shows right now 😆

Originally posted by: dixie123

Am watching so mayny shows right now 😆

Shaheer's new show which is kind of ok.. Started watching that only for Supriya Pilgoankar

Then Tamanna, kind of fast paced show. Supposed to be finite series..

Just watched Meri Awaz on &tv.. This is a superb show, if anyone wants to watch.. Authentic Marathi feel, casting is superb.. Pallavi Joshi, Deepti Naval, Zarina Wahhab, Amrita Arora, the girl who played Phool in MP...

It started only this week. It is a finite series also. Very very different from the regular stuff.. Highly recommend if anyone is interested..

@Appy: it may not suit your timing though 😉 how have you been ?

Rashmi...congo... relived to know baby and you doing fine now...

Originally posted by: blushing

Rashmi...congo... relived to know baby and you doing fine now...

nice name btw... hows elder one doing... playing big sis role ...

too many shows for Nivi ahaan 😆

i like that 9:30 pm show Tina mentioned... guy is too cute 😉 🤪

anyways Tina have great trip to mother land 😛 Gossip 😈

@Tina: Have a great trip in India.. I still want to hear why they closed down Iqbal-Mona show so prematurely even though it was a finite series... Uski khabar please laana 😳

Originally posted by: dixie123

@Tina: Have a great trip in India.. I still want to hear why they closed down Iqbal-Mona show so prematurely even though it was a finite series... Uski khabar please laana 😳

@Appy: the singing sisters show is awesome, atleast the first week was superb. It just transforms into their land.. No sets, all seem in real location. Everything is beautiful.. from direction, acting, photography, the settings is all top class. the background score reminds me of Malgudi Days...

I saw the repeat telecast for a few minutes.😊

Many Congratulations Rashmi🤗 and glad to know that your baby and you are fine and fought through a tough ordeal..happy times ahead❤️