New rule binds artistes to shows for 3 years [DT NT-Pg4] - Page 4

this is only favourable to producers and not to actors...sanaya didnt care abt money but abt other ppl who were getting low wages...one shudnt blame an actor for the quit...afterall they are also humanbeings not our entertaining live toy or producer's ragdoll...gunjan utreja's statement is 100% right...why cant we have series and seasons...so that many creatives and talents in the actors wud arise...

Well i find Gunjan's view quite sensible actually worth an applaud.👏.The success of the Pakistani Dramas like humsufer and well many more suggests that short spanned but well crafted dramas do have takers. Frankly speaking 3 years is a very long time frame when it comes to a telly actors career. Like someone pointed out you have to think of an actor's shelf life too.I suggest a maximum of 2 year contract period.Also we have to admit that its impossible for anyone to feel committed when its in a state of rut especially when its a job that demands your creative ingenuity to be flaunted.It refers to writers and actors equally.The practice of " seasons' gives the necessary meditative period for these artists.Well every one needs a detox period.

Originally posted by: DiyaS

Ri, that last is impossible ... because of the wretched TRP system, which forces the channels and producers to tweak the shows depending on TRPs. TRPs kill creativity in India ... and the worst part is, they are unrepresentative of the actual audience.

I agree with what Gunjan Utreja says too, he makes the most sense. Have shorter shows, have bound scripts ... I would add, have bi or tri-weekly episodes, rather than five days a week, so that quality can be retained ... churning out five episodes a week for an indefinite number of years ... would make anybody go brain dead ... and the result is what we see on our screens.

On the other hand, producers have their own points too ... if they start recovering money only after the first year, they obviously would like the show to continue at least a couple of years. In recent years, the visibility and popularity of actors on TV has increased, they get noticed and obviously they want to make hay while the sun shines. which becomes a headache for the producers and channels ... especially since fans have become so vocal and abusive on social media.

Diya, I agree with you about TRPs killing the creativity. Have seen tons of good shows butchered for the sake of TRPs. Bound scripts worked for DD because it was the only entertainment channel around at the time. With a plethora of channels now, they need to work with TRPs. But I still have hope. All it needs is one channel to get the ball rolling. What channel would be ready to bite the bullet is the question?

Star One, when it started had weekly shows. This was in the time of Saas bahu shows from EK. Good quality shows, and the channel did experiment. Would they go back to it it again is highly doubtful. Shows 6 days a week which is completely absurd. They cannot dish out quality content in such a limited timeframe.

100 percent right...sanaya was right..poor thing...she had too suffer so much...actors used tellywood for their advantage..and then Left it...they should apply this rule...

As it is, TV generally serves mediocrity at best.

Originally posted by: .bohemian.

The rule is somewhat a knee-jerk reaction. Barun received a lot of flak, but he was not the first one to quit for Bollywood. A few other shows too went downhill after the leads quit. None of them closed shop in four days, but were effected.

They did try the bound script... limited episodes concept with Tumhari Paakhi. But as always, money talks. The show received a lot of goodwill, and was somewhat successful. Now with the extension, they ended up negating it all.

I agree with you about Bollywood. The early 90s were horrible with cookie cutter movies. Now with the 'multiplex movies', the quality and scripts have improved considerably.

I agree with both of you
This will empower the producers
Not many shows exceed 3 yrs , And over a span of.projects signing a contract is too much of a bargain
And it also reduces the bargaining power of the.actors , I think actors should have a say in shaping the character
Like many times are characters are very strong initially but is just reduced to complete side kicks for what ever reason
This will effect the actor playing the role any such contract will therefore completely take they bargaining power from the actor because it Is not possible to quantify the quality of a character
And this show base is flexibility
Saying that I don't think the major issue with this industry is actors or team.members leaving
I think the issue is taking it like a everyday daily wage job , rather than a creative product
The focus the makers actors technical team gives into the project is alarmingly low when compared to tele series industries elsewhere
That should change , if it is a good career why wouldn't actors stay ,?
This kind of.contract will lead to power concentration at the producer level will make the industry worse
About ipk makers made.the show completely concentrated on Arnav and KyushI , no side story , no other strong character so either of the lead leaving the show had to shut down
Sanaya stayed nice of her , Braun took a chance , had he not made it in the mainstream cinema if there was a threat that t the tv producers will not offer him a sustainable role he would have taken sush a big risk

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