Decoding Indian serials - The curse of Television

 

"No comments. Simply waste!!!". This Sendhil dialogue raises every single time in my mind whenever I watch Indian TV serials. These kids of Thanos (inevitable) neither end nor do good to society. These good-for-nothing video clips swallow a whole lot of money from a stupid producer who spends all his money just to torture us. With an ample amount of love and hatred across the nation, what are these serials trying to convey??   

 

It is quite common nowadays to decode anything thrown on social media. It started as a tool to appreciate the detailing given to a presentation by the creator that has needlessly extended up to decoding even a prelude to a first look poster. No offense to the creators or the decoders as it generates an income or shows off their analytical skills, to say the least. Decoding one episode of an Indian serial is close to impossible as it has nothing but ten repetitive phrases overhauled by repetitive bgm. Hence, a decoder has to watch all the episodes only to realize that there exists no story. 

Of course, there are a few things that our Indian serials teach us. Watching TV serials could help you know the best way to spread hatred, frustrate others, knowing the way to perform illegal activities, the way to use popular bgm without copyright, etc. Phew....this topic never seems to end.

The messages conveyed by these serials are the same, right from the cinematography to the bgm, not to forget the special effects shown on the faces of all the characters. We can understand the mechanism of these serials through an example. What would you do if you spill sambar over the floor?. The only thing that I could remember is my mom throwing stainless steel utensils over me and gently requesting me to clean the floor (#Sarcasm). I believe that it is the same around the country. What do you think will happen in an Indian TV serial if the same incident takes place?.

Firstly, this incident would bring strange flashes on all 40 members of the family for no reason. Secondly, the person who spills the sambar would be the most inferior with the only job of crying in a vacant place. Thirdly, the only person who supports the inferior person will neither speak nor move a muscle even if his wife is bashed with a broomstick. Fourthly, a long-bearded sage will walk into the house out of nowhere and book Oyo rooms for the whole family and send them on a bathroom, sorry, pilgrimage tour to cast away all the evil forces that spilled the sambar. Eventually, it will take 2 weeks to clean the mess. Unsurprisingly, this incident will repeat after a few months for the family to plan their next trip.

Sadly, none of the TV serials are made to spread positivity, and their only aim is to record some crap and telecast it at their designated slot. Statistics say that the Indian TV serials create the most frustration among any medium and irresponsibly depict incidences that are not meant to. The worst of them being the north Indian serials where every woman in the house wakes up with the most expensive outfit and ornaments only to sit on a couch and chat with the other women in the house. The men in those serials will wear suits inside the house and arrange a party at their home twice a week, all of these happening for no reason. 

That doesn't mean that the south Indian serials are good to watch. They are worse than the aforementioned case and have even begun to provoke sensitive issues like racism, adultery, and dowry.

If we look at the positives, it feeds a few people who are associated with them, and not to forget that big stars of Indian cinema have come from serial backgrounds. This post is not against the profession, but the impact created by the depictions in the serials. Despite having a few positive points on their side, the creators of these serials are answerable to the following question.

"If child labor is an offense, who are the kids involved in acting?."