Originally posted by: cherry1111
I think if it has a crisp and concise storyline, Anupamaa may work well online. Even though many of the people who don't watch or have watched only part of the show find it (as it currently stands) too regressive. I can't say for others, but several of my friends question me why I watch it and others all watch it as a guilty pleasure. It is pretty much established as a Saas Bahu Drama so I can understand why that happens. So I'm not sure if it continues under the same name/branding, if it'll do well. Also I think this is one of those shows that runs for years on end. Esp being the TRP topper for several weeks now, I don't think they're going to stop milking the show and Anupamaa as a character too. Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai has gone on similarly so I'm not sure about the future of the show.
Regardless, a web series with a similar concept/different name, a stronger lead and good writing could do really well on OTT platforms.
I actually wanted to chime in with some limited ethnographic studies here. I think online and to audience is totally different and choices differ accordingly. My mum, masi and kind of ladies of her ilk don't really choose to watch realistic dramas, meri mummy ko big boss pasand hai aur masi ko sare SP shows primarily because they are looking for some drama to discuss.... aisa nahi hai they can't digest realism, in fact I think agar general trend yahi ho ya options wahin hoon to woh dekh lenge, jaise my mom used to watch amanat, kora kagaz etc. but generally for ladies like them TV and cinema is about escapism. Realistic feel wali shows don't fulfil the purpose of their watching tv it seems.
Anupama phir bhi kafi realistic hai, because they've kept anupama relatable in terms of her depiction as a middle class housewife and her outfits and decision-making approach. I think that last pavitra rishta season 1 was like this. Sad reality is many women who watch don't find anupama's decision of divorce realistic and they would not have found her straightway moving on after divorce digestible so DKP had to show her being pushed to the brink. Tabhi use shah house mein rakha gaya.
Baki i think considering Star Plus's track record, anupama is actually pathbreaking for them considering its a realistic non-romance centered show that stuck around for long (because of its TRPs) during the past 5 years warna no other show that was like this was able to survive primarily because they don't fetch TRPs. Isliye rajan shahi ne yrkkh ka format bhi past 5 years mein romance-centric kiya tha so it fetches TRPs and abhi bhi anupama mein he carefully timed Anuj's entry after multiple insults being suffered by Anupama so audiences accept it and he gets high TRPs
Edited by RTForever - 4 years ago
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