So much for 'umeed'

I wanted to make a post today in reference to the tag line for zeetv - before it used to be "umeed se sajaye zindagi" or something to that effect then they changed it to "har lamha naye umeed"

So correct me if im wrong the whole concept revolves around "hope" - Hope that things will get better, hope that problems are sorted out, hope that individuals find what they are looking for etc and hope in general of progression - moving forward.

I've been a follower of Zee over the years since it's inception and Zee has given us some good shows- banegi apni baat, hip hip hooray, rishtey, koshish ek asha, astitva - etc are just a few that come to mind. The reason I say good shows is that these shows all had a concept and for the daily/weekly series/serials - that were either ahead of its time or a mirror for society to think at the very least. Astitva - i believe was the first indian tv show on a national platform to address the love between an older woman and younger man and the taboo associated with it.

Koshish ek asha - concept a marriage between a mentally handicapped man and a woman. How she decides to take care of him and get him proper medical attention.

Punar vivah - addressing the concept of remarriage.

Jamai Raja - addressing the concept of a son in law trying to maintain relationships for a change

now coming to Doli Armaano Ki - domestic abuse.

So here's my issue - all shows often start out with a good concept or social message but somewhere down the line they all turn into saas bahu sagas - why is this??

DAK was painful to watch but we all kept our "umeed" for the day Urmi stood up raised her voice and fought for her right. All that was great but this Urmi - Ishaan love story is pretty pathetic. I'm sure I'm offending some viewers with this but hear me out:

I have nothing against Urmi moving on in life. I have nothing against Urmi re-marrying. I'm not terribly thrilled with Urmi and Ishaan coming together - Ishaan is connected to Urmi's past (he was Samrat's BFF) even if they are not friends today, Urmi and Ishaan shared a wonderful friendship which I was all for - I didn't want the Ishaan Urmi angle for that reason - why can't an adult man and adult woman be platonic friends? More that the Ishaan-Urmi love story I was annoyed at the message it sends out - hot shot lawyer from phoreign comes back to fight the damsel in distresses case - gets her justice and falls in love with her simplicity and inner beauty - its almost glossing over the struggle she went through - not everyone is that lucky to find a "saviour" and why do women need to be "Saved"

Ok even if I get over this and even give the CVs liberty to show Ishaan's parents reluctance initially for the marriage - I wanted that to be handled more sensitively. Ishaan's parents before realizing Ishaan's feelings for Urmi - would say Urmi is a nice person and she's had a rough life and were supportive of her moving on in life, even getting re-married. When the concept of Ishaan and Urmi's marriage came about - they changed tunes and said - she can move on, be happy etc but she can't be your wife. WHY?!!! If they shared that they were concerned for Ishaan and Urmi's future should they have children - sibling rivalry between step siblings - those kind of concerns would be justified but just based on prejudice because she's a "second hand" wife??

What would have been nice to see is Ishaan's parents sharing their intelligent concerns - not concerns born out of prejudice and keeping face in society etc - and then supporting Ishaan and Urmi's marriage by setting an example - divorcees have all the rights to remarry and live well. A divorcee is no less than anyone else - yes she had a life changing experience but its not about her past its about who she is as a person and focusing on the future.

Right now what we have is a stupid -saas bahu saga - what is the purpose of that?

If the shows really kept up with the channel's tagline of "umeed" id like to see shows that are started with progressive concepts and good social messages - executed accordingly otherwise it's just a matter of old wine in a new bottle - no "umeed" for anything fresh there.

But I just can't stand the amount of negativity that is currently being shown. Appalling & depressing 😔

And how does Ishaan go from being so head over heels in love to being down right nasty just because of 1 telling off by the love of his life? Can't quite figure out what message CVs are trying to send 😕