PRIME TIME SHOWS' KISS & TELL MOMENTS
Following in the footsteps
of their Bollywood coun terparts, small screen stars are shedding
their inhibitions and indulging in lip locks in daily soaps.
Picture this: Of late, shows like Kaisi Yeh Yaariyan have seen smooches
between Parth Samthan and Nity Taylor and Abhishek Malik and Veebha
Anand. Season one of Fanaah saw Karan Kundra and Chetna Pande kissing.
Harshita Gaur and Param Singh did the same twice in Sadda Haq -My Life
My Choice in the last few months. Laut Aao Trisha saw a kiss between
Nalini Negi and Karan Jotwani while Dil Dosti Dance had
Shantanu Maheshwari and Vrushika Mehta get close. Producers and general
entertainment channels are wanting to go that extra mile to grab
audiences' attention.
Television actors, who've shot these scenes, are also cool about it. Harshita, however, says that while the audience has matured and started accepting certain bold scenes, TV as a medium is not as bold as movies. “So, one has to be careful and ensure the shots are filmed aesthetically ,“ she adds. Agrees Roopal Tyagi, who's done a kiss scene in Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke in the past, “Intimate scenes can add value to a couple's chemistry only if it is relevant to the storyline. One must not forget that families watch TV shows, so there can't be too many explicit scenes. Audiences connect with characters and their emotions and such scenes should happen only if they are absolutely required.“
Is it appropriate to broadcast liplocks considering Hindi TV soaps cater to families? Says producer Sudhir Sharma, “Hindi TV soaps have become bold in recent times. TV shows reflect what is happening in society and the audience has the remote at his disposal and can switch channels if the content gets too hot to handle. Having said that, producers should follow certain guidelines as families do watch TV together and no one should feel uncomfortable. Bollywood films can afford to have intimate scenes, but on TV , intimacy has to be shown relevantly . We can't randomly use such scenes to titillate audiences.“ Producer Rajan Shahi adds, “TV audiences are an evolved lot. As makers we need to follow certain guidelines, but in the age of social media, we can't act prudish! For me personally , an aesthetically shot love scene is a more positive influence than all the negativity shown in a saas bahu saga. And eventually it's up to the audience to choose what to watch.“
Television actors, who've shot these scenes, are also cool about it. Harshita, however, says that while the audience has matured and started accepting certain bold scenes, TV as a medium is not as bold as movies. “So, one has to be careful and ensure the shots are filmed aesthetically ,“ she adds. Agrees Roopal Tyagi, who's done a kiss scene in Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke in the past, “Intimate scenes can add value to a couple's chemistry only if it is relevant to the storyline. One must not forget that families watch TV shows, so there can't be too many explicit scenes. Audiences connect with characters and their emotions and such scenes should happen only if they are absolutely required.“
Is it appropriate to broadcast liplocks considering Hindi TV soaps cater to families? Says producer Sudhir Sharma, “Hindi TV soaps have become bold in recent times. TV shows reflect what is happening in society and the audience has the remote at his disposal and can switch channels if the content gets too hot to handle. Having said that, producers should follow certain guidelines as families do watch TV together and no one should feel uncomfortable. Bollywood films can afford to have intimate scenes, but on TV , intimacy has to be shown relevantly . We can't randomly use such scenes to titillate audiences.“ Producer Rajan Shahi adds, “TV audiences are an evolved lot. As makers we need to follow certain guidelines, but in the age of social media, we can't act prudish! For me personally , an aesthetically shot love scene is a more positive influence than all the negativity shown in a saas bahu saga. And eventually it's up to the audience to choose what to watch.“
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