Balancing old and new values in Maayka

Balancing old and new values in Maayka

Ludhiana, March 12: Maayka, a Zee TV presentation, is a balance between the new and old Indian values. So claim Nandita Puri and Sudhir Panday, the lead cast of this daily soap. The Maayka stars say that instead of providing light entertainment to views many serials currently on at various channels are proving to be contrary.

The glycerin tears that well up in the eyes of both the heroes and the heroines and the scheming vamps ends up adding tension in the minds viewers instead of giving them some light moments to share with their families. "That is why the TRPs of comedy serials are shooting up so much these days." says Sudhir Panday who is the perpetual patriarch of the small screen having essayed similar roles in serials like, Kareena Kareena and Maayka.

Both the actors who were in town to promote Maayka claim that television these days has more impact on the people than cinema. At one times it were the films that people followed but now television is closer hence the producers and the directors of the show should keep in mind the kind of material they are showing to the people. "Unlike cinema, television is watched by the entire family sitting together even today in a large part of our country," they say.

Talking about the Punjab and Punjabis, the duo says, "This state still retains so many values which can no longer be found in other places. The warmth with which the Punjabis greet even the strangers or the way they extend their hospitality is something unique to Punjab. This warmth, this sense of belonging and unity is less in other states while it is grossly missing in metros like Delhi and Mumbai where people do not even trust their friends. "Earlier in the day Maayka cast visited Nirdosh, a school of special children.

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