This show and TRPs

TRPs. They never let anyone live in peace do they? The channel is always hungry for these ratings while we get more and more anxious about the show ending. I was trying to rack my brains to understand why a beautiful show like Gulaal is not getting TRPs while other dramas which are showing the same memory loss, miscarriage storylines are catching eyeballs. I was trying to fathom how a show with the most talented actors is being ignored while actors with one expression are getting nominated for award ceremonies only because their show is high on the trp chart.

Then I asked myself, why do movies like 'Welcome' do much better business than movies like 'Dor' or 'Swades'? It seems to me the Indian audience looks for escapism everywhere which is fair enough because after a hard day of work you want to watch something which doesn't really test your brain.

I have to admit, I have seen LOTS and LOTS of Indian dramas for different reasons but never have I been able to look so deeply in to characters as I have with Gulaal and Kesar. In fact the show in its entirety is like a novel. I think that is the reason why the show hasn't grabbed the attention it deserves. This show makes you THINK because no scene is put in there for mere entertainment purposes. How many times have young people like us on I-F enjoyed the typical 'hero pushing heroine against the wall'? No matter how many times we watch it on different couples, we enjoy it (Well I never really awaited those scenes but generally people enjoy them). We get that instant reaction 'Oh thats so hot, look at how he's grabbing her'. But how many times has that aggressive behaviour actually happened with a reason? Usually its just put in there just to excite the audience. However, for the first time during that night scene where Kesar barged in to Gulaal's room...I just knew that he had to do something to pull her closer because it wasn't just about getting physical. He had been craving her emotionally for so long that something was about to burst. For the first time it didn't feel like that this kind of scene was put in just for the sake of it.

Just the other day I saw a hero pulling the heroine close up to him and it was only their first interaction. Is that what actually gets the audience going? Jo dikhta hai wohi bikhta hai. I don't think the Indian audience want to sit their analysing scenes when they could enjoy a memory loss track which requires no thinking whatsoever 😃

In my opinion, Gulaal is a victim of its own beauty and depth. Any views? I've written too much! Sorry...!

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Anyways love gulaal and only gulaal forever and ever😳

TV programmes r just a source of entertainment for the general public,i think they dont want to take any extra effort to think about something shown on tv,when most of the people today have some tensions and problems in their personal life.so they r searching for something which they can just watch and enjoy.nothing else.

Yesterdays Kesar-Dushyant scene was beautiful but it was similar to the one Kesar had with PaanBa and the result was the same too. Kesar starts regretting but then the very next minute something happens which changes his mind. If you're going to spend so much time on scenes like yesterday then they need to make a difference (maybe they will in the long term).

That gripping factor is missing, I agree. We know how angry Kesar is, we know how dumb Talli is and we know how confused Gulaal is. It doesn't need to be highlighted anymore, these emotions need to evolve especially from Gulaal's side. Hopefully this new twist of Kesar agreeing to marry Talli brings more highpoints.

@Meysimi: Thank you for linking me to the FB thread. I will definitely get my viewpoint across there too.

And thank you to the rest. I agree with you all needless to say ;)