Author: Ash

The Indian television seems to keep producing ‘new’ content by rote. There is surely a ‘hit-show formula’, and very few producers dare to venture outside it. So what is this formula, and do we need something different as an audience? The hit theme Despite the changing generations, a few themes have constantly been dominant on the Indian television. These themes mostly deal with female protagonists in domestic settings, struggling with their romantic/ marital life. One very typical storyline is a woman trying to find ‘acceptance’ at her marital home after an ‘unexpected’ marriage. A stretched exposition The exposition, where we…