no muslims in serial??

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Posted: 18 years ago
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i was just wondering how come they never show a muslim family or person in indian serials?

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Posted: 18 years ago
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hmm... there are a few muslim serials 😛
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Posted: 18 years ago
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now im wondering too 😕
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LOL my nan was tlkin about that abour a few hours ago, the explanation i can think of is that the producers/directors will make dramas that suit their religion as they believe in it themselves..

but there are other shows with muslim families.. once there was one on zee.. mehndi or somehting like that..

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Posted: 18 years ago
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Originally posted by: Henna 786

LOL my nan was tlkin about that abour a few hours ago, the explanation i can think of is that the producers/directors will make dramas that suit their religion as they believe in it themselves..

but there are other shows with muslim families.. once there was one on zee.. mehndi or somehting like that..

Henna x

hmmm but mehndi was a pakistani drama! so no, there isnt any serial which i know! but u no even in serials, there isnt any muslim families like... u know what i mean?

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Posted: 18 years ago
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Originally posted by: lil_mizz_patel

hmm... there are a few muslim serials 😛

well im not talking about msulims serials...😕 just llike u know some ppl or what in serials ...

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Posted: 18 years ago
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yeh i knw wat u mean.. its tru.. but i can only think of is the directors idea/speech i gave above...

good Q tho.. i might luk into it 😉
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Posted: 18 years ago
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Originally posted by: Henna 786

yeh i knw wat u mean.. its tru.. but i can only think of is the directors idea/speech i gave above...

good Q tho.. i might luk into it 😉

hmmm that mite be that! but its still straneh coz in india there r a lot of muslims ppl , arent they?

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Posted: 18 years ago
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Originally posted by: pakiza_srk

hmmm that mite be that! but its still straneh coz in india there r a lot of muslims ppl , arent they?

Humm....very good question dear. The only Muslim serials I remeber is Heena, Shaheen, on Sony TV.

Some even had muslim friends in serials like Saarthi on Star Plus .

May be Dordarshand may have more serials with Musilms in them then maybe the popular channels.

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Posted: 18 years ago
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lol i was thinking about the same thing a few days ago.... it is really strange that there is no leading muslim character in any of ekta's serials. The only muslims she ever introduces are cameo e.g Tulsi's friend in KSBKBT...

another thing i find strange is whenever a muslim character is introduced they are shown very old fashioned as compared to other characters in the show. for e.g a characteristic "burqa" is a must have for muslims.. being a muslim myself i know there a relatively small percantage of people who still wear burqa.... most of them just cover their head and that's it. Also, the cameo characters are shown wearing lehnga all the time and they'll be shown eating paan with a small handbag around their wrist. Male muslim characters will also be shown with a cap on their head... these thigs just dont happen these days....BUT AGAIN EKTA'S SERIALS ARE MILLION LIGHT YEARS AWAY FROM REALITY ANYWAY!!!

I sometimes find it discriminating. It is true that creatives in India are more into their religion and they tray and show it aswell.. but still Muslims also make up a huge percentage of population in India so they should not be undermined in any circumstances.

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