Ekta v/s Smriti who is the better producer?
This thread may seem quite ridiculous because Ekta has been in this business for a much longer time than Smriti but today, with Pooja's rape being handled so maturely in TSZTSA, I am intrigued by Smriti's techniques of producing. There's little doubt that Smriti's serials are far more realistic than all of Ekta's soap operas combined but who takes the cake as a producer?
My two cents:
The rape scenes that of KT (KSBKBT) & Pooja (TSZTSA) are most probably the only sequences that bear any resemblance to each other. So it's only fair to compare them. While KT's rape bordered on the point of being titillating (it seemed less like rape if the voice was mute, IMHO), Pooja's was not. It was neither graphic nor titillating. The way it was handled was very mature. Smriti did show rape but it was unlike any of Ekta's. There was a reason for the rape – which was made quite clear; the rape added to the initial plot & overall idea and to some extent, did make sense. Whereas KT's rape was illogical – Mayank, the rapist, suffered from Multiple Sclerosis – a disease which weakens the brain and spinal cord and is mostly found in females. How can a person, who has the mind of a child, suffers from weakness in the spine, get so intoxicated as to rape someone and exactly know what to do, if you get my wind? Surely, alcohol would weaken him. Oopsies, silly me, logic and Balaji repel each other.
Another thing I've noticed – Smriti doesn't go for actors just because they sell nor does she choose actors on the basis of their looks but on the basis of their acting skills. , from what I've noticed; whereas glam has been a USP in almost every Ekta show. This gives Smriti an edge over Ekta. Ekta may produce 10000 soaps but if the quality is close to zero, then…what's the point of making soaps? The only thing Smriti's shows lack, IMHO, is audience participation.
Out of the two, Smriti definitely is the better producer for me. Who takes the cake as a producer for you?
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