Bold is Beautiful!!

While television has progressed in every form and today is almost as big as the silver screen, certain issues were taboo topics and untouched until now. With increased production costs, bigger budgets, bigger actors and a wide range of shows, television seems to be ready to take the final plunge — of getting bold. Little surprise then, there are shows that have characters cope with issues relating to sex, lust, carnal desires, physicality, philandering, unrestrained rage, cheating and almost everything else that satisfies the voyeur in the viewer.

The bold urban youth — labelled the MTV generation — is using language filled with expletives and so it is natural to depict the reality on TV. Reality shows like Splitsvilla and Roadies were among the first few shows that clicked with the young audience, because it showed youngsters in the same light — rebellious, unabashedly open and unapologetic. The Indian version of Moment of Truth that was declared inappropriate for primetime viewing and was moved to a late-night slot. Episodes of Big Boss featuring motor mouths like Pamela Anderson and item girl Rakhi Sawant were also demanded to be shifted to a later time slot (10 pm instead of 9 pm) because of the supposed unsuitable content for Indian sensibility.

TV has come a long way since, as the small screen now shows couples getting intimate on screen. Actor Gurmeet Choudhary of Geet... Hui Sabse Parayee also agrees. "The scenario was different a decade back, with everybody getting upset over the slightest of skin show. Even actors would feel embarrassed about doing such scenes but now when I do a shirtless scene, I gather that people also appreciate it. The audience wants to see more reality," says Gurmeet.

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