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It is no longer a woman's world in daily soaps
and reality shows. Male
protagonists
and anchors are emerging
stronger with more screen time
Soapy trails The men on Indian
television are on a comeback
mode finally. After spending
years in the sidelines letting the
female counterpart mouth the
paisa-vasool dialogues and grab
more screen space, men are
calling the shots on prime time
TV soaps.
Karanvir Bohra as Aahil in
Qubool Hai, Vivian Dsena as Raja
in Madhubala...Ek Ishq Ek
Junoon, Siddharth Shukla and
Shashank Vyas as Shiv and
Jagdish in Balika Vadhu, Mohit
Mallik as Samrat in Doli
Armaanon Ki or Vikas Manaktala
in Main Naa Bhoolungi, Ashish
Sharma as Rudra in Rang Rasiya
and Rajat Tokas as Akbar in
Jodha Akbar, these leading men
are not only emerging as strong
characters in their respective
shows but are also reason for
the impressive TRPs their shows
are raking in.
Producer Rajan Shahi shares,
"Seven years ago only female
protagonists were considered
important by broadcasters. But
the perception has changed.
Now, male protagonists are no
more seen as passive
participants in a show, and are
being given more importance.
Even for promotions male actors
hardly got a chance to interact
with the audience as only the
actresses were seen as the face
of the show. But now, both male
and female protagonists are
taken into consideration for
promoting a show. This change
is because audience want to see
both male and female characters
in strong roles." Saurabh Tewari
agrees, "Male protagonists are
emerging stronger because
there is a boom of love stories
which have become more
popular on Hindi GECs."
And what do actors feel the
increased screen space?
Shashank Vyas shares, "Even in
real life it's not as if women can
solve all critical issues, this is
simply being reflected in soaps
too. As an artist I'm making
good use of my art rather than
just sharing a frame with the
female lead without doing
anything." Karanvir Bohra
agrees, "These days even men
are watching TV soaps, which is
why male characters need to be
stronger. So now, makers are
giving equal importance to
stronger maklemale and female
characters."
In the game of numbers, an
actor's screen time depends
entirely on his ability to draw in
the audiences and garner the
right kind of TRPs.
Realty check When it comes to
reality shows, most producers
are focussing on taking male
anchors/hosts. Even when the
shows are women-centric, male
anchors are getting an edge
over them. Reality relationship
shows like Halla Bol, Yeh Hai
Aashiqui, upcoming show Love
By Chance have male anchors
acting as 'sutradhars'
introducing the story format to
the audience Karan Tacker
who's currently hosting one
such show says, "I feel good to
be part of a show which is
socially relevant. It feels great to
stand for a cause where I am
talking about problems of
women."
Actor Manoj Bajpayee is the host
for a reality crime show,
Encounter and filmmaker Rohit
Shetty is the host of Khatron Ke
Khiladi, Darr Ka Blockbuster. Even
laughter shows like Comedy
Nights With Kapil and Gangs of
Haseepur that are creating buzz
on small screen have a slew of
male actors running the shows,
including actors dressing in
drag!
Considering the majority chunk
of viewership of reality TV
shows are mostly families,
having a male host/anchor in
the spotlight seems to be
bringing in the requisite
eyeballs.
Male order on TV
CID has been one of the shows
going strong for over 15 years
with four male leads " ACP
Pradyuman, Abhijeet, Freddy and
Daya.
Adaalat, a courtroom thriller has
been banking on Ronit Roy's
powerpacked presence since
2010.
Ram Kapoor single handedly
took Bade Achche Laggte Hain
forward in Sakshi Tanwar's
three-month long absence on
the show.
Dilip Joshi as Jethalal has been
one of the important reasons
that have made Taarak Mehta Ka
Ooltah Chashmah a viewer's
delight.
Last season of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa
had two male anchors Manish
Paul and Kapil Sharma and their
fab screen vibes and banter
were much talked about!
Anoop Soni has been anchoring
the crime show Crime Patrol
since 2010.
Link-m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/tv/news-interviews/Men-grab-more-screen-space-on-prime-time/articleshow/35021840.cms
and reality shows. Male
protagonists
and anchors are emerging
stronger with more screen time
Soapy trails The men on Indian
television are on a comeback
mode finally. After spending
years in the sidelines letting the
female counterpart mouth the
paisa-vasool dialogues and grab
more screen space, men are
calling the shots on prime time
TV soaps.
Karanvir Bohra as Aahil in
Qubool Hai, Vivian Dsena as Raja
in Madhubala...Ek Ishq Ek
Junoon, Siddharth Shukla and
Shashank Vyas as Shiv and
Jagdish in Balika Vadhu, Mohit
Mallik as Samrat in Doli
Armaanon Ki or Vikas Manaktala
in Main Naa Bhoolungi, Ashish
Sharma as Rudra in Rang Rasiya
and Rajat Tokas as Akbar in
Jodha Akbar, these leading men
are not only emerging as strong
characters in their respective
shows but are also reason for
the impressive TRPs their shows
are raking in.
Producer Rajan Shahi shares,
"Seven years ago only female
protagonists were considered
important by broadcasters. But
the perception has changed.
Now, male protagonists are no
more seen as passive
participants in a show, and are
being given more importance.
Even for promotions male actors
hardly got a chance to interact
with the audience as only the
actresses were seen as the face
of the show. But now, both male
and female protagonists are
taken into consideration for
promoting a show. This change
is because audience want to see
both male and female characters
in strong roles." Saurabh Tewari
agrees, "Male protagonists are
emerging stronger because
there is a boom of love stories
which have become more
popular on Hindi GECs."
And what do actors feel the
increased screen space?
Shashank Vyas shares, "Even in
real life it's not as if women can
solve all critical issues, this is
simply being reflected in soaps
too. As an artist I'm making
good use of my art rather than
just sharing a frame with the
female lead without doing
anything." Karanvir Bohra
agrees, "These days even men
are watching TV soaps, which is
why male characters need to be
stronger. So now, makers are
giving equal importance to
stronger maklemale and female
characters."
In the game of numbers, an
actor's screen time depends
entirely on his ability to draw in
the audiences and garner the
right kind of TRPs.
Realty check When it comes to
reality shows, most producers
are focussing on taking male
anchors/hosts. Even when the
shows are women-centric, male
anchors are getting an edge
over them. Reality relationship
shows like Halla Bol, Yeh Hai
Aashiqui, upcoming show Love
By Chance have male anchors
acting as 'sutradhars'
introducing the story format to
the audience Karan Tacker
who's currently hosting one
such show says, "I feel good to
be part of a show which is
socially relevant. It feels great to
stand for a cause where I am
talking about problems of
women."
Actor Manoj Bajpayee is the host
for a reality crime show,
Encounter and filmmaker Rohit
Shetty is the host of Khatron Ke
Khiladi, Darr Ka Blockbuster. Even
laughter shows like Comedy
Nights With Kapil and Gangs of
Haseepur that are creating buzz
on small screen have a slew of
male actors running the shows,
including actors dressing in
drag!
Considering the majority chunk
of viewership of reality TV
shows are mostly families,
having a male host/anchor in
the spotlight seems to be
bringing in the requisite
eyeballs.
Male order on TV
CID has been one of the shows
going strong for over 15 years
with four male leads " ACP
Pradyuman, Abhijeet, Freddy and
Daya.
Adaalat, a courtroom thriller has
been banking on Ronit Roy's
powerpacked presence since
2010.
Ram Kapoor single handedly
took Bade Achche Laggte Hain
forward in Sakshi Tanwar's
three-month long absence on
the show.
Dilip Joshi as Jethalal has been
one of the important reasons
that have made Taarak Mehta Ka
Ooltah Chashmah a viewer's
delight.
Last season of Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa
had two male anchors Manish
Paul and Kapil Sharma and their
fab screen vibes and banter
were much talked about!
Anoop Soni has been anchoring
the crime show Crime Patrol
since 2010.
Link-m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/tv/news-interviews/Men-grab-more-screen-space-on-prime-time/articleshow/35021840.cms
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