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Family serials: Call for ban on rape scenes |
| It is indeed gratifying that the Madhya Pradesh State Women's Commission has decided to take up cudgels against the producers of the so-called family serials on television. One wonders what is so great of about these lethal serials that have come to be known as the "K-Series"--of the Ekta Kapoor fame! They have gone on and on for years, trotting out the same morbid themes of family drama. They have not only portrayed women as "conspirators and villains", demeaning the dignity of the fair sex, but have also wilfully done their worst to jeopardize the hallowed family life, as the Commission rightly feels. Name any of the sickly serials-- Kasauti, Kyunki sas bhi bahu thi, Kahani ghar ghar ki or quite a few others of the same genre of many other producers. One gets the same staple diet: Fomenting domestic discord, disrupting families, extolling promiscuity and infidelity, glorifying murder and mayhem, credulously reviving the "dead" characters of the story; forlorn melancholy memories ad nauseam; tireless repetition of gory scenes of accidents, police stations, court rooms; luxurious partying on the pretext of performing poojas or celebrating festivals, with a generous sprinkling of semi-nude females; parading fleets of limousines and flaunting an endless supply of wads of currency notes. All topped by pretentious, sterile, stereo-type dialogues with copious tears. Each episode gives the impression that the producer is groping in the dark to prolong the agony not only of the characters in the story but also of the viewers. The number of episodes is a legion and the longevity of the serials infinite. |
Ganesh Kartikeya
