Bollywood Hero-Centric While Television Heroin-Centric! Jodha Akbar, Balika Vadhu, Yeh Hai...
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By Preeti
Haven’t
we
noticed
that
in
Bollywood,
the
heroes
take
centre-stage
and
the
heroines
are
reduced
to
mere
eye-candy;
just
signed
for
a
few
scenes
and
the
dance
routines?
Move
on
Bollywood
and
welcome
the
world
of
Television
who
has
embraced
women
and
given
them
well-etched
roles
far
better
than
the
male
TV
actors!
Shows
like
Yeh
Hai
Mohabbatein,
Beintehaa,
Jodha
Akbar,
Balika
Vadhu,
Madhubala
Ek
Ishq
Ek
Junoon
and
many
other
shows
revolve
around
the
female
protagonists
in
the
show.
Take
the
case
of
‘Ekk
Nayi
Pehchaan’;
the
story
of
a
unique
relationship
between
Sakshi
(Krystle
D’Souza)
and
her
mother-in-law
Sharda
(Poonam
Dhillon).
In
fact,
now
the
serial
has
introduced
Pallavi
(Padmini
Kolhapuri)
as
the
‘other
woman’
to
add
more
drama
and
give
the
women
in
the
serial
more
stars!
The
serial
‘Bani-Ishq
Da
Kalma’,
which
just
recently
ended
portrayed
the
scenario
in
Punab
villagers
and
their
desperation
of
searching
an
NRI
groom
for
their
daughters,
where
Bani
played
the
protagonist.
Why,
even
‘Saraswatichandra’
gives
more
footage
and
a
pivotal
role
to
Kumud
than
Saraswatichandra
after
which
the
serial
is
named!
‘Balika
Vadhu’
started
with
the
coming-of-age
concept
of
child
marriage.It
wouldn’t
be
wrong
to
say
that
the
main
lead
Anandi
has
carried
the
entire
serial
on
her
shoulders
as
she
is
portrayed
as
a
unconventional
woman
who
went
beyond
her
means
for
the
right
concerns!
The
long-running
serial
‘Uttaran’
is
also
women-oriented
right
from
the
beginning
till
today
with
the
lead
protagonists-
Tapasya,
Meethi
and
Mukta
in
pivotal
roles.
In
fact,
men
are
reduced
to
playing
second
fiddle
to
their
female
co-actors!
Another
success
story
‘Madhubala-Ek
Junoon’
shows
Dhrashti
Dhami
playing
the
lead
role
to
the
hilt!
Serials
in
the
past
like
‘Maryaada’
‘Mann
Ki
Awaz
Pratigya’,
‘Kyunki
Saas
Bhi
Kabhi
Bahu
Thi’
and
‘Kahaani
Ghar
Ghar
ki’
were
also
in
the
news
for
their
female-oriented
concepts!
Who
can
forget
the
roles
of
vamps
like
Sudha
Chandran
in
‘Kahin
Kissi
Roz’
and
Urvashi’s
role
Komolika
in
‘Kasauti
Zindagi
Ki’?
So
nowadays,
the
formula
is
whether
it
is
a
Saas-Bahu
drama
or
a
thriller
or
any
new
concept,
women
can
act
it
out
great
guns!
Women
form
the
basis
of
every
story
and
in
fact
the
plot
mostly
revolves
around
them!
So,
one
can
safely
say
that
women
are
here
to
stay
in
the
Telly
industry!
Jodha
Akbar
Though
the
main
story
revolves
around
Akbar,
Jodha
and
other
female
characters
play
the
most
important
role
in
the
story.
Yeh
Hai
Mohabbatein
The
show
Yeh
Hai
Mohababtein
runs
around
the
main
female
protagonist
Ishita,
played
by
Divyanka
Tripathi.
Madhubala
Ek
Ishq
Ek
Junoon
Madhubala
Ek
Ishq
Ek
Junoon's
main
story
always
revolves
around
the
protagonist
Madhubala,
Drashti
Dhami.
EK
Nayi
Pehchaan
Take
the
case
of
‘Ekk
Nayi
Pehchaan';
the
story
of
a
unique
relationship
between
Sakshi
(Krystle
D'Souza)
and
her
mother-in-law
Sharda
(Poonam
Dhillon).
In
fact,
now
the
serial
has
introduced
Pallavi
(Padmini
Kolhapuri)
as
the
‘other
woman' to
add
more
drama
and
give
the
women
in
the
serial
more
stars!
Beintehaa
Beintehaa's
Aaliya
plays
a
very
important
role
on
the
story.
She
runs
the
show.
Bani
Ishq
Da
Kalma
The
serial
‘Bani-Ishq
Da
Kalma',
which
just
recently
ended
portrayed
the
scenario
in
Punab
villagers
and
their
desperation
of
searching
an
NRI
groom
for
their
daughters,
where
Bani
played
the
protagonist.
Balika
Vadhu
Balika
Vadhu'
started
with
the
coming-of-age
concept
of
child
marriage.It
wouldn't
be
wrong
to
say
that
the
main
lead
Anandi
has
carried
the
entire
serial
on
her
shoulders
Saraswatichandra
Saraswatichandra'
gives
more
footage
and
a
pivotal
role
to
Kumud
than
Saraswatichandra
after
which
the
serial
is
named
Uttaran
The
long-running
serial
‘Uttaran'
is
also
women-oriented
right
from
the
beginning
till
today
with
the
lead
protagonists-
Tapasya,
Meethi
and
Mukta
in
pivotal
roles.
In
fact,
men
are
reduced
to
playing
second
fiddle
to
their
female
co-actors!