An inerasable
childhood memory of most children who grew up in the 90’s - watching The Jungle
book, Mahabharata, Ramayana and Jai Hanuman on Sundays. This was the time when
the entire family enjoyed a Sunday morning breakfast together. As the trend moved towards the boring saas-bahu sagas; Sunday morning slots got
occupied by the re-runs of these soaps marking an end to the fun Sunday family
mornings. Cut to 2012; almost a decade
after the dull Sunday mornings, Satyameva
Jayate made a brave attempt to revive Indian Sunday mornings.
However the
responses to the show have left me a bit surprised. Judging Aamir’s hosting
skills, him getting too preachy, dissatisfaction on crying in every episode,
marketing gimmick, Aamir’s ploy to use social issues to garner TRPs, him
charging exorbitant fee for every episode, the show lacking a cool factor and
the list is endless. Audience today adjudge every show how critics review a
movie. They review the set-up, the
concept, predict the outcome and some go a bit too far to analyse the intention
of the show. I surely seen signs of a cynical societal syndrome. We as a
society have become very cynical and nit-picking.
When celebrities
don’t contribute to real change – they are accused of making money. When Aamir
tries to do an Anna Hazare – he is just doing it for TRP’s. Had he not shed
tears hearing the horrendous stories – he is an insensitive host. If he cries –
he is overdoing it. Good Lord!!!!! Why such fault-finding??
When doctors world
over are encouraging mothers not to rapidly
reduce weight post pregnancy as it affects baby feeding; the prejudiced Indian media
has criticized Ash for not losing post partum weight. Mindless teenagers
lacking perspective participating in reality (read - staged) shows is cool and
vibrant, a KJO discussing celebrity gossip is hot stuff and 2 sisters
showcasing their everyday lives is totally The Thing.
Dunno if India’s
heading towards economic bankruptcy but it surely seems to be heading towards
intellectual bankruptcy!!!
