Why Indian TV soap opera needs to keep the heritage alive

TV serials are ones that give us a sense of entertainment. But lately, the Indian soap opera has been changing that.

Friends ran for multiple years on television because of its impeccable comedy and the culture it demonstrated. There are few that can vouch for the same simplicity in the current scheme of things.

The situation has been the same for Indian TV serials too, where things have got cringy with every passing second. From the infamous Rasode Mein Kaun Tha? to a bahu (bride) being shown as being the victim in all situations, things have hit rock bottom, (not the famous The Rock move from WWE).

WWE has also evolved over the years, but it looks like Indian TV serials have decided to defy logic and science with things that are beyond any human control. The TV serials have gone downhill, and here are a set of reasons I say that:

1. The 90s Indian shows were more progressive than the current Indian regressive shows

If you are an Indian reading this article, you would be aware of the awesome shows like Sea Hawks, and the exceptional detective skills of Byomkesh Bakshi. Tehkikaat was the founding stone for shows like C.I.D. and Shanti, which had Mandira Bedi in the leading role was all about progress and showed a progressive approach.

India had some of the most exceptional shows like Aarohan back in the day. Even shows like Fauji, which featured the current famous Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan in a leading role.

The people loved the shows, until daily soap operas were taken over by a company with an obsession with the letter ‘K’. It all changed from being progressive to showing a new bride or the bride of the house in problematic situations due to her in-laws.

The funniest part is that such shows became a hype as time went by and logic/science took a back seat. Things have become so regressive that Indian TV shows became a sitcom more than a soap opera.

Vince McMahon’s 90’s WWE, where diva matches were on television, starts to look more progressive than the current set of Indian TV soap opera shows. Including one, that depicted an uneducated woman operating on a dead patient and bringing her husband back to life.

2. The lack of logic in today’s Indian soap opera

Logic died when it saw Indian TV serials and it’s funny that the TV serials still continue to produce weekly episodic shows of such soap operas. We have Indian TV shows where flirting or expecting love with your neighbor’s wife in shows like Bhabiji Ghar Par Hain! is funny but is in fact, filled with cringy dialogues.

If you think this couldn’t get any worse, they have people who are born as a reptile to take out their nemesis in daily soap operas.

The funnier part is that there are so many who still watch these shows and the ripped off versions of American TV Shows. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire became Kaun Banega Crorepati, where the host is the only one who becomes the Crorepati (Millionaire) with every episode.

It’s about time that people give up on these baseless shows and demand for more logical shows to be shown on prime-time television, where not everything defies logic, science and common sense.

What do you think should happen? How do you feel about Indian soap operas?

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