Balika Vadhu

I am thoroughly displeased by recent behaviour of colors channel. It looks like they have gone on a dictatorship spree and are hell bent upon ruining show for us. Upon that we are not even allowed to voice our displeasure.

Sure, Star, Colors, Zee are the top GECs. Sure, most viewers are glued to these channels 24X7. Sure, soaps on these channels have good ratings. Sure, the moolah raked in by all the channels could run a bank. Sure, all the action is happening only on these driver channels. So what’s the point I am trying to make with such obvious facts? Though I may belong to the minority community who watch the odd channel I think it’s only right that people know that niche channels have been offering such varied fare it can put the so-called mainstream channels to shame. It

They come second in the pecking order of actors – the B-list actors in your daily soap. But for me they are what they are -actors. And often they are far superior to the A-list. And when this happens, it’s time to look beyond the leads. We are so obsessed with actors who play lead roles that the next important set of actors often goes unnoticed. They may be the satellites that revolve around the planet but more often than not outshine them. But how many of us even bother to know their names?

Sure, shows on the small screen have a very long shelf life and very often come back with seasons…but does this give the makers a license to treat the viewers like a ‘bunch of idiots’? Especially, when they stretch story lines beyond a point of redemption, when the viewer can see a logical end but the makers don’t, when makers choose to continue milking a TRP-fetching cash-cow even when the cow itself has ‘groaned’ enough!