Let's be real - Page 4

Originally posted by: RadhaChauhan

True. One show showcasing one particular things does well, and lo and behold, every top production house wants to do the same. Can't blame them. They want the numbers, they want revenue and if this is what gets them that, they are for sure going to do so.

The dramas are to a certain extent a reflection of what's happening in the society, what the people like and so on, however, to be honest, I don't think we can really expect them to show all the righteous things. As viewers, at the end of the day, the onus falls upon us to decide what we take from a particular show and what we leave behind. Also, many people don't watch the dramas for a lesson. They just want an escape from the reality, and the dramas (rightly called so) give them just that needed escape.

However, from what I've observed from the limited content I have watched, people are certainly more drawn towards the grey and the black. You see, like you said, EMA is the trend of the popular shows these days. Show a docile, weak female lead getting bullied by a vicious vamp, you'll see that show topping the charts.

Still, hope this show tries to remedy those errors and not fall into the trap.

Problem is that more you see such content, many people slowly get influenced unknowingly and start thinking (maybe not accepting) that its way of life.

A man in Australia accused of stalking women blamed it on Bollywood saying he learned from Hindi movies that relentlessly pursuing women was the only way to woo them. His case was dismissed.

Its just a matter of time. Already internet and social media content has changed our habits, thoughts , behavior without us realizing that we are changing. It will be minor changes but when you look over the years, the magnitude of it is huge.

Originally posted by: by_stander

Totally agree with what you have said. I hope it is just an onscreen chemistry thing, and not really because they think Pakhi is suffering and thus should have romance scenes with Virat because of the love they have for each other. I just noticed that the top four shows have something to do with EMA and/or love triangle. I guess this is the new trend that is getting all the trps. These shows are supposed to warn us of the consequences of immoral behavior, not influence our thoughts and actions. I am just hoping that people don't take the wrong messages from these shows!

That's what I said in defferent post.

unfortunately this ema shows are fetching them trps - I am scared we are not misleading our young generations ... specially 'mature' ones...

My answer is No I would never marry a person like Virat , who doesn't even know what he wants.

Hi Sukri! (I hope I can call you that, if you don't mind. Let me know if you'd prefer some other way to address you. :))

I just couldn't quote your post since it's being flagged as spam for some reason.

Nevertheless, I just wanted to say that I agree with you, but with a caveat. Like I said earlier too, most of the dramas are indeed a reflection of the social reality and I second what you said about these shows influencing the social reality too. We have ample examples of that.

However, we cannot always blame these dramas for people's moral depravity. That has existed in the society for a long time and will continue too, irrespective of what is being aired on TVs. At the end of the day, we are the ones to decide if we are watching a show just for entertainment, or we seek to learn something from it, and if yes, what.

In real life, i think hardly anyone of us would marry a guy like virat who is in love with someone else and wants to marry you because he thinks of it as an obligation.

Even an 18 yo naive teenager would ask for financial support and not get married.

ITV shows are OTT and meant for drama. But if we accept it at face value then the idea of virat and paakhi being close to each other, confiding only in each other and claiming to be "best friends" rather than ex lovers does not change the reality. Emotionally being invested in someone else when you are married to one person is still infidelity in my eyes.

I find it a little disturbing that shows these days cant create stories without a love triangle or EMA aspect....

My ans will be No....

Originally posted by: D_e_s_t_i_n_y

My ans will be No....

Love your answer, short and sweet 😂

Originally posted by: by_stander

Love your answer, short and sweet 😂

Originally posted by: by_stander

Would you guys really marry someone like Virat, given his confusing moral dilemma? Let's not bring his good looks here because I wanna strictly keep it to his personality. If you still see yourself spending the rest of your life with someone like Virat, then I would love to know your reasoning behind it.

Edit:

I only ask this question because this is not too far-fetched from reality, and people might like the character because he is the ML and has good looks, but we still have to keep our own values in check at times, and not digress into the fantasy of such a character. He has a questionable character and sadly, there are people like him in this world. And there are girls like Pakhi who take the words of such men as the ultimate truth, never move on, and suffer in their life.

I really want the makers to show suffering in Virat's life for his consequences that are relevant to real life. Not just that he has heartbreak, some drama, and BOOM now he is all forgiven for his actions and gets to live happily. There better be a track where he looks back at his actions and learns a lesson for taking people's feelings so lightly, and show remorse for his impulse decisions. he is the reason that Samrat, Pakhi, and Sai are in this unhappy relationship. Also, a track with character growth in Pakhi where she learns to value herself and not scale her wishes and happiness on the hands of others.

For example, look at this IG story below, viewers are really asking for Virakhi romance without understanding the distortion of moral values? I don't take these seriously usually, but many people do get influenced by them.

https://www.instagram.com/stories/aisharma812/2466311940521945874/?hl=en

@ Bold In my view, I never felt Virat was in moral dilemma. He was very clear (i.e. he will remain celebate all his life, will preserve Pakhi's love in his heart and that love will be expressed outwardly as deep friendship with no romantic color to it. Pakhi will marry Samrat (in true sense), move on in life with his Jiva and will have a happy life. Period). In the given situation the Vadaa did come across as ambiguous but from that moment, it was an end to any possibility of romantic relationship between the two from Virat's end and he imagined it meant the same for Pakhi(which was not the case (he still does not know it)).Rather, his morality is such that it did not even cross his mind that his Vadaa is construed as license for an EMA.

I know many stories where people end up marrying someone (family, self-cicumstances) even though they have not moved on (/do not want to). If they are true to their future spouse about their status and future intention (e.g. I will need time to overcome my past), it is upto the future spouse to make a decision (as in case of Sai).Transparancy is the crux here (from my POV). I know stories where person who feels confidant of getting the partner out of the past have married them. I would not have had issues marrying someone like Virat who opened all his cards before marriage.