When you get hooked to a new TV series, just how many hours do you spend watching it? Yes, television has the power to capture imaginations for a far longer duration than a film, or an advertisement ever can. Now imagine great, socially relevant prime-time TV shows that rake up real scenarios and keep you interested. Wouldn't we all like that? While the saas-bahu formula doesn't seem to be going away any time soon, Satyamev Jayate's popularity sets a great example. If us Indians are willing to spend more than an hour watching a socially relevant show on a precious Sunday morning, we can definitely enjoy nuanced serials that tell new stories. Can't we? Dear producers, please hear us out.
This could be a story that traces the downfall of a star after a murder/accident/money laundering case and eventual imprisonment. Imagine a series loosely based on Sanjay Dutt's life behind bars? Yeah.
The only problem in our love-life isn't our parents anymore. It's us. It is time we had a realistic romance/anti-romance series on confused relationships and 'It's Complicated' Facebook statuses.