The Indian shows have this mentality. We have Cvs who are women. We have production houses run by women. We have directors, we have producers and we also have award winning actress but when all them are put together to make a story, they end up making a saas- bahu story where the prime duty of every woman is to serve her in- laws.
Ever seen any show where the female lead has a job or identity of her own ?
I remember a show where the little girl wanted to do something big in her life but later all big she could do was marrying a " THAKUR" scion. WOW! what a achievement she made. Naukrani bani maharani
Marrying a collector is also an achievement. WHo wants to become a Sarpanch or a teacher when serving teas is the world's best job?
In another show, the female lead had to quit her job as a teacher because being housewife is the in- thing.
Even if they are shown as working woman their job profiles are treated secondary. In case of emergency, she will have to quit her job to satisfy her marital needs.
The only show that dealt with woman empowerment in real sense was Mrs. Tendulkar. Although a comic series it attempted to show how much sacrifice a woman has to do to keep her family happy and obviously it had to go off air. Who wants to see a woman as the bank manager?
Edited by dey.bh - 11 years ago