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Today I am saying something I have restrained myself for long time.
From last 7 weeks, we are seeing drop in trps. Well there are many reasons for it. Everyone in this forum have discussed those reasons in detail and can go on talking about for ever. It was defiantly injustice to the show, viewers and actors. But that is not the worse thing.
I looked at the trp chart of this week. I usually don't care much about looking at other shows but just read their names once in a while. One may think that reason for good trp is may be quality, concept or actors of that show. Right? WRONG.
I don't watch any other show than Parichay. But i am aware of other shows. My parents enjoy watching some of the shows and I have to tolerate them. We have seen that Parichay has gone off the track and become blooperland. Agree, CVs did lost it. But compared to other shows, I still see Parichay in better condition. So many shows on top right now insult viewers on daily basis. They have cliched plots, nari-shakti, no sense of direction, either miracles or one person running the show, spinless and idiot males, no characterization and don't even talk about acting skills.
I have often asked my parents and others, why they like such shows, "I like the girl or I like the boy" Why? Only reason I heard so far is pretty-face due to abundant make-up. Really? These are educated people. It has always bothered me that so many people gain pseudo-celebrity status for no good reason. But what kills me is that truly deserving actors go unnoticed. Everyone would agree that Sameer Soni is one of the most under-rated actors. We all agree that Sameer Soni is one of the best actors in India (tv and Bollywood). We have witnessed some of the most brilliant performances by him in Parichay in so many different domain. Many actors currently would be lucky if they can even reach half the way.
The concept of the show is one of the best on television so far. The character of Kunal Chopra is the BEST we've seen in the Indian tv. Yet the CVs have to use old tricks because majority of viewers want that? really? India is suppose to be country of intellects with history of 5000 years of prosperous cultures and this is what we have on media. Media is one of the most powerful tool of persuasion. By looking at chart I see what influences people most. we have so many intelligent viewers on Parichay, that's why there is an outcry due to off track direction and insensible plots. Even actors are aware of it and not willing to take it. But we are only minority people.
I am not trying insult those who enjoy any other shows or suggest every other show is non-sense, but I am aware they are no more sensible than Parichay at the time. Right now Parichay has lost it's Parichay, but even before it wasn't on THE TOP. I can live with the fact that many undeserving concepts and people gain fame and status, that's nothing new. What kills me is why good concepts and actors have to struggle and being ignored. For quite a while I have avoided this topic, but today due to Kunal Chopra (Sameer Soni), i can't take it anymore. If anyone doesn't like what I said, right now I just don't care.
