Category Archives: Channels

A tale of two serials that talk about the plight of women in our society!

Posted on February 21, 2010 by ashish

The very real portrayal of the status women of women in small town and rural India is a heartening aspect of prime time Hindi serials. Two shows, one quite well established and the other relatively new, springs to mind. The … Continue reading →

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Children of lesser Gods find their voice via Antara and Baa Bahu aur Baby

Posted on February 12, 2010 by ashish

Rarely in Hindi serials do we get to see characters considered by the ‘normal’ population to be ‘abnormal’ or differently able. At times they do put in an appearance either as fringe characters-the comic relief, the dark shadow hidden behind … Continue reading →

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Themes yet unexplored by Hindi Serials…

Posted on February 11, 2010 by ashish

Till recently Hindi serials had been under the strangle hold of the formulaic “Saas-Bahu” serials with its high pitched drama, forever sacrificing heavily bejewelled women and settings that were far removed from reality. Just as viewers had had enough, a … Continue reading →

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Two for the price of one – New Trend developed in Television Industry !

Posted on February 10, 2010 by ashish

Of late serials have developed the trend of either doing overlapping episodes where the story of two different serials are brought to a common point or where popular characters from one serial do special appearances. A few days back, Star … Continue reading →

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