Originally posted by: NepaliArtist
Well, that's the interesting thing! I, too, always thought the channel was running after TRPs and hence keeping Shukla around despite the violence. But now, its a little different.
They are actively promoting him as the hero. Promos are cut with background music running triumphant over his dialogues (which are not even that impactful or meaningful in context), his scenes with Sana are getting major screentime, and other's are directly being shown as negative. For example - Shukla's stories of kaam-chori are legendary in the house. 😆 Yet the show never made a story out of it. Now, the most recent promo for tonight shows Madhurima refusing to clean some dishes and the voiceover says "Madhurima ki kam-chori."
So, its not really TRP anymore. His presence is a TRP thing, but not the over the top bias he enjoys na?
The way I see it, there are three types of fans right now:
- Shukla fans
These people have been swayed by the promos, like the SidNaaz nautanki, or maybe are fans from his previous work. If they have stuck around with Sid after the violence and the misogyny + sl*t-shaming, then frankly, they are not going anywhere
- Non-Shukla fans
These include Rashami/Asim/others fans, but also people that are just supporting 'others' over Shukla. They just don't like him (and he certainly has given them enough reason not to like him!)
- Neutral fans
I think THESE are the fans that Colors should target since the other two types are watching religiously anyway. And the problem with this biased approach is that its THESE fans who are getting turned off by not just Shukla, but the entire show.
So, in a way, the bias has become so over-the-top that its actually BAD for TRP. This is why the Manisha Sharma thing made me raise my eyebrows immediately. I don't tend to fall for these types of conspiracy (ish) theories, but this actually explains the situation quite well.