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Kyunki reality isn't glamourous...
29 Aug 2007, 0000 hrs IST
,PRIYANKA TIWARI ,TNN
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29 Aug 2007, 0000 hrs IST
,PRIYANKA TIWARI ,TNN | |
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TV shows these days are losing the original essence of the profession portrayed in a bid to put a glamour angle What did Fauji have then and Left Right Left doesn't have now, or what Lifeline had but Dill Mill Gaye lacks. Or for that matter what Udaan portrayed which FIR couldn't ? The new shows might be treading the path of old hit shows, but have failed to present the ground realities. Does glamourisation of these shows has anything to do with the missing seriousness of the professions portrayed in the current crop? KT finds out... According to actor Kavita Kaushik, who plays a female cop in FIR, glamourisation is important to make the show entertaining. "At times the reality is sidelined to cater to larger audiences. A show, which is very strong on reality-based content, is only meant for niche audiences. Many things shown in a profession are real in the show wherein I play a cop, but it is shown in a humourous way. There has to be a bit mischief and fun, otherwise the show tends to get very heavy," says Kavita. However, Kavita confirms she would readily accept the role that is the replica of Abhimanyu Rai's character in Fauji, which Shah Rukh Khan played. Agrees actor Sangeeta Ghosh when she says, "Today the shows are more dramatised , but that's only because the audiences are loving it that ways. If the TV shows are showing certain professions, the channels can't take it lightly because it is the question of TRP as well. However, they try to make it look as pleasing and entertaining for the audiences," avers Sangeeta If actor Ram Kapoor has to be believed , it's the fictional liberty that television industry is enjoying these days. "And that can't be questioned," says Ram and adds, "I don't think that the seriousness of a profession is ruined just because the glamour angle is involved with it.The audience these days are not fools. Channels know that the audience, nowadays , is very sharp, so they can't veer from the fundamentals, if they air a show highlighting a certain profession." Priya Mishra, programming head of the show Left Right Left can't agree more when she says, "We try to maintain the gravity of a profession , but a certain level of liberty has to be taken to make the show more interesting for the viewers to watch. I think the professions shown in serials nowadays tend to look very glamourous because of the simple reason that our technical production process has improved a lot. So it is the qualitative difference, which makes things look vibrant and glamourous." However, not everyone feels that entertainment is the priority when it comes to highlighting a profession. Take for instance director Ravi Rai, who feels that the quality in terms of content in television is worsening day by day because people in this industry are not ready to experiment. "People say that audience love the shows if there is a glam quotient involved in it, but I think they don't have too many options left with them . There is some kind of fear in the television industry, and that is why the producers of these shows feel apprehensive of trying something simple and different. That is the reason they not able to come out of the glamourous mode. The quality of serials like Lifeline , Fauji or for that matter Sea Hawks was very high in terms of content ," asserts Ravi. |
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