You obviously don't know how international markets operate when it comes to TV. I live in US and we have AAPKA/COLORS channel option through our american digital TV providers. I also have an option to subscribe to EU providers with license to air in the US.
In EU countries, several TV channels have rights purchased to air BV. My friend owns one TV station which airs in Balkans reported 1.5 million fans. Since Toral entered, viewership went down to almost nothing so this fall that slot is going to another, brand new non Indian serial. They wanted their Anandi and no one else...they fell in love with Prats... they love her...comments on articles about her clearly say that they want to watch her... doing whatever serial.
Demographics say her fans are 16 - 80 of age.
She is ranked #7 on the Indian Actresses List and #38 on the World List in popularity above some Hollywood A list-ers... above Charlize Theron! Go figure!
It's hard to phantom, but she is loved, European viewers like actors, not roles... they wished Anandi wasn't covered in her clothes so they can see more of Prats. They hand pick their actors and that's it. if they are not on TV they watch sports, or go to art gallery. BTW, her off screen interviews with co-star Siddharth Shukla were more popular than BV.
And to a channel having a star bankable in international markets means pure profit, no overhead.
And she was told all this by her fans... which completely shocked her! Is she popular? To you personally no. Hey she wasn't that popular to herself either till recently, that might explain her saying did you read... coz she got links and copies of many articles about her after she left BV. But to the millions all over - yes! She's got fans in Fiji... and that shocked me!
on personal note, I don't watch daily soaps... until one day someone told me look at this girl... and the rest is history...
So well said Lils 😆
When other contestants cry in BB house, it is ok, they got the right to cry, but when Prats got hurt and cried, she was called a cry baby .
When other contestant joke with housemates, it is ok but when Prats jokes then she is called colorful names.
Now if she is not famous, then why focus on her? Yes she is famous in small country like Fiji, and most of them stopped watching BV after the replacement.
Yes she is famous because most fans have subscribed Colors again to watch BB.