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UK is perhaps the only non-Indian country where the popularity of Indian shows is measured. And ever since the show began, RR has been among the top two shows of Colors as much as I remember. If other countries followed suit, I m quite positive that we would see similar results. RR has maintained it's no. 1 position on IF almost always. That says a great deal too about the popularity of the show given that IF is the online platform for Indian soaps. If Bollywood movies' success is partly measured by their performance in international markets, why not Indian shows? Here we have subscribed for Indian channels and our preference means nothing whatsoever cuz it's those 7000 or so TRP viewers in India who shall decide what we get to watch. I feel cheated.
I live in the UAE and u know in my circle, I don't acknowledge that I watch Indian TV cuz those unfamiliar would imagine that I watch those typical saas-babu shows and that is embarrassing to be blatantly honest cuz it indicates a lot about ur taste. Rangrasiya is the only indian soap that I watch. It has a story. Amazing actors. The poor creative head had to murder his imagination cuz the show didn't do well on the TRP chart... The concept of an army officer falling for his prisoner... Do u see how Shakespearen that sounds to the ear?! Never in the history of Indian shows will you see something so original and full of substance again. So it either has to be a business tycoon falling for a middle-class girl or an ideal bahu from a mediocre background proving herself in an upper middle class family. What's wrong with people?! In this case, I must say that the Pakistani system works so much better... A director makes the entire show and then sells it to a channel which broadcasts the original product as it was meant to be regardless of what the viewers would want to watch...
I am so angry that I am seriously considering giving up on Indian TV altogether.
Anupamaa
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