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Pehredaar Piya Ki: Viewers Start A Campaign To Ban The Show; Here’s What Tejaswi Has To Say…
The lead actress of Pehredaar Piya Ki, Tejaswi Prakash Wayangankar reacts to the online petition filed against the show.
Sony TV's show Pehredaar Piya Ki has been receiving a lot of flak from the viewers for its concept. The viewers are upset that the show is sending a wrong message to the kids, moreover the show is aired at primetime!
The viewers have started an online petition (campaign) to ban the show. They feel the content is 'obnoxious and perverted' and create a negative impact in children. Read on to know what the viewers said on their online petition (Change.org). Also, check out what the lead actress of the show, Tejaswi Prakash Wayangankar has to say in defence of the show...
Priyanka Bhosale
"Such regression cannot be passed on as entertainment and no, this cannot be defended as 'art imitates life's, especially not when it justifies such archiac thinking."
Sagar Kumar
"Its totally non sense serial, it should be banned, such baseless bullshit things are ruining over culture."
Aanchal Agarwal
"Its ridiculous.what we are representing our children and what kind of social values . This should be put off immediately."
Lotika Rao
"The absolute rubbish that is broadcast in the name of soaps is ruining our society. These channels must have social responsibility."
Krishnendu Bhattacharya
"Fully convinced that this serial would otherwise induct pathological syndrome in our kids during their adolescence period and would cause havoc in society."
Prachi Tyagi
"We are being regressive instead of being progressive! This serial is utter nonsense! Please stop this atrocity!"
PPK Actress Tejaswi Says The Content Of The Show Is Progressive
Tejaswi was quoted by IANS as saying, "I think it's really progressive. But again, a lot of people believe in judging a book by its cover..."
People Love Being Judgemental!
"They love being judgemental and people have nothing better to do than judging somebody else's work. Then okay, what can I do?"
Has Small Screen Hit A New Low?
People in the industry feel the content on small screen has hit a new low, but the actress doesn't feel so. She added, "I feel it's just a story and fiction. It's just a story that we are telling people. So how can you judge any story?"
Tejaswi Adds….
"You like it okay, you don't like it, so, you don't like it. We are not professors, we are not trying to teach you anything."
Tejaswi Drew Comparison Between GoT & PPK!!
"It also happened in Game Of Thrones... People love Game Of Thrones and if same thing happens in Pehredaar Piya Ki, then it's an issue."
Do The Criticisms Affect Her?
"No, I'm an actor. I just get my script, go on the set and I perform. Honestly, I'm not on a lot of social sites to be aware of any such comments... I am only active on Instagram."
Criticisms
Should
Be
Answered
By
Creatives!
The
actress
added,
"Nobody
calls
and
says
anything
to
me.
It's
probably
the
creatives...
They
should
talk
to
the
creatives
about
the
criticism."
Honeymoon
Scene
On
The
Show
On
the
show,
Ratan
and
Diya
are
shown
going
on
their
honeymoon,
which
led
to
the
audiences' disgust.
When
asked
about
the
same,
Tejaswi
said
that
it's
not
like
the
normal
'suhaag
raat'.
Tejaswi
Feels
They
Haven't
Shown
Anything
Wrong
On
The
Show!
She
added,
"Obviously,
me
and
Ratan
are
not
married
to
have
babies.
It's
different.
Once
people
watch
it
and
then
they
find
it
yucky
or
anything,
then
I
would
be
fine
and
understand.
There
is
nothing
wrong
that
we
have
shown."
For the uninitiated, Pehredaar Piya Ki is set in the background of Royal Rajasthan. Tejaswi Prakash Wayangankar plays the role of 18-year-old Princess Diya, who marries nine-year-old groom Ratan Singh (played by Afaan Khan) in order to guard him!
(With IANS Inputs)
