yess....can IM really break the TRP records of TB?
also that all gel hairstyle (in his story) does not suit bilal at all
IM's YT views are at par with TB already. TRP-wise, IM does better than TB on a week-to-week basis.
I think it is very likely IM will exceed TB in terms of views.
But IM does not generate as much chatter on SM or on the ground.
I remember when TB was airing, X (then twitter) was flooded with fan edits. There will be long-ass threads discussing the show and twitter spaces that went on for hours. Even here on IF, TB had 140+ DTs. Before that, the highest # of DT was 14 for ASA.
On the ground (in Pakistan and among overseas Pakistanis), I remember everyone was talking about and discussing TB at weddings, get-togethers, workplace water coolers, in schools. TB, whether you like it or not, left an impact on cultural zeitgeist.
Before TB, the show which I remember generated so much chatter was Mere Paas Tum Ho. MPTH was not big on SM but on the ground, everyone was talking about and discussing MPTH. People can still quote or recognize MPTH dialogs.
With both MPTH and TB, people were crazily invested in what will happen to the main cktrs. I'm not sure if people are as invested in Shibra-FB/Shamir relationship.
IM for all its views do not seem to have left thus far a huge imprint on pop culture. Things may change in the future but right now, it seems like something people consume and enjoy but then forget. My final assessment is that IM will have more views than TB but it will not surpass TB in popularity/craze.
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