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Akshay Dogra is not very fazed by the
poor ratings of his Sony TV show, Dil Hi
Toh Hai. "We are just actors, and for us,
travelling to and from distant Naigaon is
itself an issue. At the end of the day, we
just want to spend time with family, rather
than pontificate on what went wrong.
We all know that success or otherwise of
a show is dependent on a plethora of
factors (channel production house) rather
than just good or bad content. I have seen
several good shows also falter at the
ratings post.
"Although the concept of the story is
nothing new, what I like best about Dil Hi
Toh Hai is its different treatment. We don't
follow the normal over the top TV routine;
rather, we try to go as naturally as
possible.
"Since the show also streams on ALTBalaji,
we have to go differently as the TV
grammar won't wash on web. Also, it is a
challenge for the web, which till now was
used to 8-20 episodes, but this is a long-
running series.
Could the show have worked better on
standalone web? "These things are better
answered by the makers. And to be
honest, I don't have the net numbers as
well, to make a call.
Point out that his character does not have
much importance, and he says,"Well, he
has a graph, but is not needed much right
now. One of the main reasons for saying
yes to this project was that it allowed me
to work with Ekta Kapoor. Who would
turn down such an offer?
Looking ahead, he is game for standalone
web series, for they offer great content.
"Although TV is my bread and butter, I
prefer doing film and web for satisfying
the actor within. The problem with TV is
that, it is an attempt to speak to the
lowest common denominator, and also an
audience that is doing several other stuff
at the same time while watching TV,
which is not the case in cinema or web,
which you choose, to go to a particular
website.
"No wonder, you are forced to go for very
simple stories with characters that are
clearly black or white.Certain complex
plots are added, but those run for a short
time. And you keep having leaps, which
take the story to a completely new angle.
"Also, unlike web, where you can go for
complex characters, here you have to be
black or white.
http://www.iwmbuzz.com/television/celebrities/prefer-film-web-satisfying-actor-akshay-dogra/2018/07/18.
poor ratings of his Sony TV show, Dil Hi
Toh Hai. "We are just actors, and for us,
travelling to and from distant Naigaon is
itself an issue. At the end of the day, we
just want to spend time with family, rather
than pontificate on what went wrong.
We all know that success or otherwise of
a show is dependent on a plethora of
factors (channel production house) rather
than just good or bad content. I have seen
several good shows also falter at the
ratings post.
"Although the concept of the story is
nothing new, what I like best about Dil Hi
Toh Hai is its different treatment. We don't
follow the normal over the top TV routine;
rather, we try to go as naturally as
possible.
"Since the show also streams on ALTBalaji,
we have to go differently as the TV
grammar won't wash on web. Also, it is a
challenge for the web, which till now was
used to 8-20 episodes, but this is a long-
running series.
Could the show have worked better on
standalone web? "These things are better
answered by the makers. And to be
honest, I don't have the net numbers as
well, to make a call.
Point out that his character does not have
much importance, and he says,"Well, he
has a graph, but is not needed much right
now. One of the main reasons for saying
yes to this project was that it allowed me
to work with Ekta Kapoor. Who would
turn down such an offer?
Looking ahead, he is game for standalone
web series, for they offer great content.
"Although TV is my bread and butter, I
prefer doing film and web for satisfying
the actor within. The problem with TV is
that, it is an attempt to speak to the
lowest common denominator, and also an
audience that is doing several other stuff
at the same time while watching TV,
which is not the case in cinema or web,
which you choose, to go to a particular
website.
"No wonder, you are forced to go for very
simple stories with characters that are
clearly black or white.Certain complex
plots are added, but those run for a short
time. And you keep having leaps, which
take the story to a completely new angle.
"Also, unlike web, where you can go for
complex characters, here you have to be
black or white.
http://www.iwmbuzz.com/television/celebrities/prefer-film-web-satisfying-actor-akshay-dogra/2018/07/18.
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