For women on small screen modernity a far cry

For women on small screen modernity a far cry

NEW DELHI, March 6: Independent and bold women characters are no more taboo in films, but one wonders why television serials have failed to come of age as far as realistic portrayals of Indian women are concerned.

The makers of these serials say TV gives as good as it gets - women are usually appreciated by audiences as subservient, overtly loyal and moralistic or evil, conniving and home-breaking characters.

That’s the reason why the holier-than-thou Tulsi Virani of Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi” and and Parvati Agarwal of Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii ruled the roost for more than a decade.

They seem to have passed on the baton to the evil Ammaji of Na Aana Iss Des Laado and heartless Dadisa of Balika Vadhu that are popular today.

“Television cannot be about superwomen. It has to be about the average Indian women; otherwise it will lack identification,” Ekta Kapoor, the creator of India’s most wanted ‘bahus’ Tulsi and Parvati, told IANS.