[icernet] Soap duds

[Arul Selvan]

   That the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry 
Ladies Organisation wishes to create a debate on the portrayal of women 
in the notorious K serials and that many of the grand dames of 
industrial houses have spoken out strongly against the nauseating and 
regressive soap operas created by director Ektaa Kapoor, is highly 
commendable.

Why can an Indian soap opera not take place within the parameters of 
day-to-day reality? In Saans, for example, the relationships were 
believable, the setting realistic. Not that theres anything wrong with 
glossy settings but there is no reason why the kahani of every Indian 
ghar should be set in a Vedic Disneyland. Soap operas are supposed to be 
good entertainment, not shows of caricature and condescension.

Source:
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=21605