JA - Possible reasons for the butchering of Akbar character - Page 3

Originally posted by: ---Khushi---

Jokes apart, imho, the primary reason for TV serials in India starting with a bang n then going astray, is

"NO BOUND SCRIPT"

The trps clearly dictate the length of roles of characters, of tracks, of sub plots, of plots, etc...We saw a classic example most recently how TM was humiliated bec the channel wanted to fit in "Naari Shakti"...

Other reasons, for JA going wrong, according to me are:

1) mainly women watch daily teleshows, n have huge appetites for saas bahu melodramas

2) Most women audiences adore the ultra feminist, always right, always bhaashaning heroine...

3)Paridhi's discomfort for romantic scenes, which was initially the USP of the show...romance is an eyesore of late in JA...of course, even the cvs r to be blamed along with PS for this for writing rank bad scenes...

4)An emerging universal trend, which I find very disturbing...villains n negativity are being increasingly accepted by all...be it shows n films or be it video games for kids, where they root for the villain to win...a reputed actor like Salman glorified corruption in Dabangg. ...Saif lootofies insurance companies in Race 1 & 2 n both films r super hits...many more examples...see the villains thriving in JA...they command promos, as against Akbar when he was given the title...think about it...

Originally posted by: Rashmi81

Adi,

Recently when Ram kapoor left BALH ,he gave a press release that he wasn't happy with the characterization was taking place and whoever were watching that serial will come to know what was happening.I think some of the actors now should start voicing their opinions then only the PH houses get an idea.

Originally posted by: Rashmi81

Adi,

Recently when Ram kapoor left BALH ,he gave a press release that he wasn't happy with the characterization was taking place and whoever were watching that serial will come to know what was happening.I think some of the actors now should start voicing their opinions then only the PH houses get an idea.

Originally posted by: lashy

Why are the makers doing this? Money!

Much as we try and dissect it, Akbar's character here is still part of the Indian television industry and this industry primarily caters to a female audience. Unlike us, who are here to gain some interesting perspectives on history (with entertaining spins on the tale itself) - others like twists and drama - plotting against leads that the heroine unfolds and untangles!

The top 5 serials have prominent female leads taking charge of the serial - the men have little role in them, especially after the leads' SR is done and dusted with 😆

The men are hardly required after that as their role as romance-makers is done. It's then time for these male leads to hand over the reigns to the females so the usual SB saga can go on and on!

Sandhya/Bhabho are ALWAYS in the limelight - Suraj is still someone who's become backdrop material (the first year wasn't so)

Gopi bahu/Kokila are ALWAYS in the limelight - Ahem is someone in the backdrop

Akshara possibly enjoys twice the screen space and dialogues as Naithik (though Naithik-Akshara's romance is still on every now and again). Yet, all we see Naithik do is step out of the house with a briefcase in the morning and return in the evening for chai-pakoda😆

The list goes on and on...

JA has also joined this list, that's all! While Jalal's role might not become as bad as Ahem's, it definitely is no greater than a Naithik's at this stage...

Other historicals like MP and Buddha where this is not the case don't enjoy such TRPs. 😊

Ektha has famously (or infamously) said - Ladies are eye-candy in the movie industry and men are eye-candy in the TV industry!

Originally posted by: chitterati

Although I agree about the rationale RAM gave, the thing is he is now also doing Bollywood. He can throw his weight around. Telly stars today are one serial wonders ( at best they are aligned to PH) so they are not as likely to have a significant say in the characterisation (except when you are talking of icons like Mr. Bacchan)

@ Adi, crude as it may sound but when it's your money on the line I doubt any of the PHs or channels will be willing to take a risk. Colours did that with shows like 24 but the season concept failed to take off in India. People have short attention spans and shorter loyalty spans when it comes to daily soaps.

Originally posted by: munnirony

honestly i dont believe tht showing a strong male lead will effect the TRPs. even in a totally woman oriented show male can be shown strong & TRP audience wont mind tht. for eg. in this track jodha's war could have been shown even without degrading jalal. if woman war is going to fetch higher TRPs it will get TRPs even without jalal's torture. i think this is a big misconception of the makers tht strong woman means weak male. its true tht TRP audience loves to see women dominating, but i dont think for tht they demand for male character degradation. TRPs were also high till tasneem track when both were shown equal. shows like QH, mahadev, do dil bandhe ek dor se, sasural genda phul & even EK's other show like ye hain mohabbatein had worked. so 1st of all the makers have come out of tht misconception. 2ndly, the major drawback of this show is the romance department. initially this show had promised a passionate love story & it started off very well but now romance is just a dream. at least other shows romantic scenes can be shown freely, but here akdha scenes had only reduced to lectures, lep, hunars, praises, crying, saying srry & the list continues. evrything is there except romance. 3rdly, i think protests of the karni sena is a big reason as well. a weak jalal will always make them happy.