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See.....we all agree.....that it is so unrealistic......so duh!!!
Well, let's understand serials for what they are.......You know, so many years back......there used to be an English serial/soap called Santa Barbara..... I was in college then.....my mom used to be so hooked to it..... she barely understood English......but she never missed a single episode..... And she hated Gina's guts....... The part-time maid (bai) would also sit there and watch the serial (not knowing A WORD of English)..... then my mom and she would discuss the episodes and what would happen the next day and HOW evil Gina was...... they loved to hate the main villain......they always said the same sentence every day " KUCCH BHI DIKHATE HAIN"...... and yet....
We are all still there.....each person for their own pet serial.....
Which is why the target audience for the serial is the committed viewer......one who watches each day......waits for the pre-cap.....then, waits for the next episode......hates or loves......atleast one character in the serial......ALWAYS HATES THE CV"S........and always says....."KUCCH BHI DIKHATE HAIN"...... When they go to absurd lengths and go too far ...... .they lose this viewer .....then it is the death of the serial.....
Imagine you have 2 neighbours......one who is very ordinary and normal......the other who is constantly yelling at her nalayak husband and even more nalayak children...... who dresses up garishly and fights with the sabjiwala and watchmen......who are you going to hate????.... who are you going to discuss with other women in the society?????......
It is the same thing with serials......if they showed too much reality.....it is boring......it is not worthy of discussion or interest......just like the first neighbour.....you say hello/hi and go to your own homes......similar to changing channels......
Coming back to the topic.......of simplicity......
In this serial they have used it so many times.......eg...
They showed Savita as the eternal bad woman in the beginning......then when everyone hated her guts......they showed her 'loving' Archana (putting blanket on her etc....)......and the whole nation fell in love with Ushaji.......They did that with Ajit......People hated him.....and then loved him as the good guy...... So, people loved Dharmesh.......and then......and so, now Manav......the dutiful son who neglects the mother.......who puts wife before mother....etc....
They showed a quick fix with Archana when she went away for 1 year...... and came back SO QUALIFIED....... if it was so easy.......then the whole world's illiteracy problems could be solved.....give me the address of that place in Bangalore.......it's a gold mine.....
So, moral of the story is......we can't get too involved......if you love or hate a character too much...... or curse the cv's all the time....... or feel that this serial is too far away from reality....... Then, chances are that this serial is in the top 5 positions......and you are a committed viewer forming its target audience.......Enjoy....
CID
Ishaani
