Discussion and comparison with Ekta productions which totally destroyed ITV is a subject for a separate post I feel. I seriously believe that Balaji Telefilms is a curse that besieged our entertainment zone for a long while. When television first made its appearance ...after an overdue wait we had some remarkable serials like Humlog, Buniyad, Garm Hawa,Tamas, Mungerilal ke Haseen Sapne,Office Office, Malgudi Days,Byomkesh Bakshi ,Hum Paanch, Nukkad are some of the early fare we enjoyed before Balaji ruined ITV for us. There were a few brave ones to compete with the terrible Ekta soaps like Astitva & Saans. Rare gems and I acknowledge the contribution of their makers.
BUT Ekta Kapoor has risen like a colossus and devoured Indian television. Add to that the suffocating control by the channels who cannot see beyond TRPs as they ring in the cash registers with the ads they bring in.In this scenario it is difficult to bring back the early brilliance we enjoyed on television.
Hata off therefore to the makers of Bepannah. They must be having to succumb to bullying by the channel frequently and that is very visible to the discerning viewers.
I have a take on how to rectify this imbroglio. I am convinced DoorDarshan has a big role to play. The government owned channels can afford to provide fare that need not bow to TRPs and advertisements. They did this in the UK to compete with commercial channels and the experiment is worth trying out here as well
After all we all deserve our choice of entertainment.
Edited by nayantara. - 7 years ago