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Does ChhanChhan Is Getting Less Response Then What It Deserves?

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Aurin

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Posted: 12 years ago

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i m njoying current track

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vittoriA Giardano

@kbtr

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Posted: 12 years ago

#12

Definitely.

But it's pretty obvious why.

Notwithstanding all the points made here by other the readers, I feel it is because there is a mentality hierarchy.

If you look at all the pointers, you can see that there is a certain strata of population - globally - that enjoys Chhan Chhan. They are a younger, more hip, more progressive strata of the society. That is not to say that older, more conservative and orthodox population in India (as that is where the TRP fiasco occurs) do not watch the show. But it is quite apparent that there is a segment of society that this show would appeal to.

This show, Chhan Chhan, is very progressive. It has a new way of thinking from the normal, repressive Indian mentality. And for any society that has been under a certain mentality for eons, any change is frightening. (I am not saying they are afraid to watch. But research has proved that what is tolerable, soon becomes accepted.) Thus, the status quo, of repression and second class citizenship for women, that has worked so well for the Indian society thus far, is a much more acceptable constant than the alternative, that is of progressive thinking.

Having said that, it boggles the mind that societies, all over the world, use the old adage of traditions to suit their conveniences. They hide under the cloak of anonymity to further their own causes of power. Chhan Chhan, at the grassroots level is attempting to unmask this cloak. But rather than look at it in an intelligent and logical fashion, some people have shunned that - it would require using thinking. And many people who watch TV would rather just watch what they have been used to for eons. (especially in the targeted TRP group - and that is an illuminating discussion for another day. - How TRP audiences are chosen.)

Yes, the actors change, the names change, but basically the essence remains the same. That is what the majority of people are used to. Change and the unknown is a frightening concept and there is only a segment of population that is capable of embracing that.