Originally posted by: Viswasruti
Yes, Everything in this world has Pros and cons. Our evolving ITV is just the same. wELL SAID.
Indian Television shows has become an important part of our daily lives, We link our emotions, our happiness, our sorrows, our failures, our achievements etc., with the characters of the serials. The viewer’s connect so strongly with the storyline and the characters that they become the part of their family for a few!!
In fact, Indian viewers have a typical mind set of role of males and females. Serials leave a powerful impact on the mind-set of its viewer.
The ITV serials acquired newer dimensions, greater popularity maximum wider reach, Indian television has always been about female characters, and not in the most empowering way, might I add.
To put it simply, for around two decades now, women have either been portrayed as purely evil😕, or they have been treated like beings that are capable of nothing but sacrifice😲. They only have one instinct--- to put aside their career, love, dreams, and ambitions for a friend, husband, lover, or in most cases, family. Sacrifice!! For whom???
In their bid to build below-average plots around such 'characters,' the male characters have largely been ignored. The male protagonists of popular shows have nothing to contribute to the narrative, which is worse than the manner in which makers treat their female characters.
Be it Ekta Kapoor's show Kumkum Bhagya's male lead character Abhi (played by Shabir Ahluwalia), or more recently, Sony TV's Kuch Rang Pyaar Ke Aise Bhi's Dev (portrayed by Shaheer Sheikh). They are not well-written at all, let alone developed.
Our audience is used to rooting for their heroes. Not just our audience, human beings generally look up to people if they have that one defining quality about them. A trait which sets them (the protagonists) apart, something which the viewers can get behind, to adore, or even to hate. But our writers have not been successful in creating such strong characters.
It is high time to present a strong storyline with well defined characters with specific traits to make them unique and lovable. Viewers are longing to see a gentle, subtle plot with strong characters, a message of love, family bonding, and healthy relationships, and no signs of violence.
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