Originally posted by: Shalzie
I am not offended on reading your post. In fact, I agree with everything you have said. I personally can't watch toxic shows. All of us have our own personal issues. We watch tv shows/movies to be entertained or as a form of escapism. In most Indian shows, evil win most of the time. Good only wins at the end. In our case, this will not even happen! But people still turn up to watch these shows. I did not watch Imlie pre Aryan's entry. But I read that the show used to fetch TRPs of around 3. My conclusion is that there is an audience for this negativity. How will society evolve or get better if we subject people to this type of entertainment?
For those of us who want change, we should stop tuning in to watch these shows. Look at Indian movies with supposedly big stars...the audience has grown tired of the content being shown and this is now reflected in the box office numbers.
I understand that the previous FD got heartbroken at the treatment of their story. Now it's our turn. Imlie 2.0 will have it's own set of audience and history will repeat. This happens because we let it happen. Honestly, the only reason I started watching Imlie is because of Fahmaan's portrayal of Aryan. I would be walking about while my mother was watching the show, and there was something about the intensity of Aryan which just pulled me in. I couldn't stand the character of AKT, and would tell my mum that Arylie should be the end game. The episode which made me watch all Arylie episodes is the one where Aryan tells Imlie 'main tumhe apne rang mein rang dunga... sar se paon tak , aise rang dunga tumhe ki koi past koi daag koi aur tumhe nazar tak nahi aayega'. What a powerful scene! Words can never do justice to that scene. I will carry that moment and characters with me forever.
But I am also taking a big lesson from this show. Stay away from Indian shows from channels like SP. I love romance, and I truly believe that no one does romance better than Indian shows. Unfortunately, the romance will always be accompanied by toxic characters or storylines. Exception will be some wonderful shows on Sony. This is my personal opinion.
The last bad experience I had with SP was MHRW. That show also ended abruptly, and the writers lost the plot along the way. Most shows can only give us about 100 good episodes. Then, the writers start destroying their own creation for the sake of TRP. So, as a customer, I have understood that these sellers cannot cater to my needs. I am content with Netflix, and the feel good movies and shows there.