My understanding of the telly world is that, there is nothing which can make them change except the TRPS pressure. I am not an experienced person in the sense, DABH is the first Hindi telly serial I am watching. All my knowledge of the Hindi telly world is based on my being an avid reader. Since I have read innumerable write ups on the same I have slowly begun to understand how things operate here. Some important conclusions I made on the same.
1.Despite claims by many that Saas bahu dramas are no longer the flavor of the season, it is they who rule the roost. The popular shows are all saas bahu backdrop based including DABH, BV, YRKKH etc.
2.To say only housewives watch it is also a myth as across the board people watch it. The viewership is heterogeneous.There are young and old, educated and uneducated, men and woman who watch it.
3.Season wise dramas do not work in India. Ekta kapoor tried and failed. Even now there is a serial 'Na bole tum na main ne kuch kaha' which has not made a dent in the TRPS chart and is the season 2 of the show. The reason could be that Hindi serials are 5 day shows while most western ones are weekly ones. The audience does not get weary as they do in Hindi ones.
4.Western and Pakistani serials have a definite plot and the story is shot on the basis of that. There is a predetermined script. In India they have a story for about 100 to 150 episodes and after that it is a wild run based on what the TRPS show. If drama is liked they show drama if saas bahu fights are the flavor they show that.
5.The continuous pressure on the writers takes a toll and the script has many bloopers as the show progresses. Lack of time for research affects the story line and irrational things are shown and the audience finds it difficult to digest. Season wise episodes as in the western serials allow the writers to refreshen themselves and that helps them to come up with better ideas.
6.With due respects Sayali, at least in the Indian context dragging does not automatically lead to loss of popularity as with every week TRPS figure available they keep introducing dramas one after another like you see in DABH now to keep the audience interested. Many serials without a definite storyline go on for years unless the TRPS hit rock bottom.
7. I agree all this is maddening and irrational but Hindi telly world will continue this format and no amount of outpouring of our frustrations will change them. As the channel and the PH make their way to the bank happily we are left clenching our fists.
This is strictly my POV. I may be wrong in my assessment as I am basing my arguments on what I have read and not on practical experience.
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