Daily soaps

A lot of times people ask about my take on daily soaps .. ive tried to put my views across via media .. but it seems they dont get what i am saying .. it is still portrayed as if .. i hate daily soaps and look down upon on them .. thats not the case really .. i think we tv actors are able to deliver at times much better than film actors .. its coz of the means we tv actors work in ..at times the script is given just before the scene is shot .. to memorise the lines and be able to emote is quite a task .. same goes for technichians too .. if u compare .. films produce 2 1/2 hrs in a few months and tv daily produces 22 mins into 16 episodes a month = 5.8 hrs .. so, tv really know hows to work in the time frame and the budgets



u gotta put some questions , some logic aside.. coz .. in tv the top priority is the dead line .. not the story, not the performance, not the taking .. they gotta keep the people hooked on ..there are religious followers of these daily soaps .. the reach is vast .. especially now when the world is a smaller place .. tv soaps are hugely popular .. i first witnessed that when me and mona were called to india day parade in new jersey .. we were put on top of a float ..and we waved at people on both sides of the road for about 3 kms .. it was quite an eye opener .. and trust me mona is a huge star and crowd puller like many other tv leading ladies ..infact their star power is bigger than a lot of film stars ( am not talking about the real big ones ) its all thanks to tv ..



am not talking about the reality shows ..but fiction tv .. films are start to finish ..they know what they wanna make and when they are sure they start filming .. tv is beyond imagination ,u start a flow and then u gotta keep it exciting forever ..u gotta deliver trps every single day ..i respect ms kapoor for that ..at a young age she is already a legend .. she has already set an example for many young kids .. making a show run for 8 yrs is not a joke .. its talent, hard work and creativity .. i think the majority knows ms kapoor ..and balaji .. and they cant be taken lightly and ignored .. clearly they are the biggest ..a great achievement



its a high pressure job .. for the producers the actors and technicians and all involved .. coz of this high pressure at times seaps in bitterness or frustration ..in every department .. but u cant let it affect ur show .. u mustve read stories ..about producers not paying, troubling actors ..or co actors not be able to stand each other ..or channel and producer at war.. or actors fainting at sets ..but all is kept aside to make a good show .. the channel, the producer, the actors, the technicians, the unit ..they all work in harmony towards making a show superhit.. its not easy u work long long hours



I at times wonder why cant seasons happen on indian tv .. where u take a break .. work on ur script ur plot .. and return to shoot happily .. i at times try to reach the bottom that causes problem .. and a lot boils down to money ..you can be patient if it was a few days commitment u do over look a few problems .. but daily soap means putting ur life on hold working almost 30 days .. it becomes ur life .. i myself co operate much more with situations when am getting paid well .. the problem is .. new commers are paid really less .. they gotta wait one year for their contract to be renewed and money to increase .. during that one year they become huge stars .. they realise the problem when people expect u to live in a certain life style .. and they cant afford it .. they get bitter ( am not talking about all ) and so they give problems to their superiors .. its a cycle a chain reaction ..



I usually like to work where there is a fear of losing the job .. be it the role or money .. something that i have a fear of not being able to get again .. a hit show does set u for life .. i owe everything to jassi jaisi koi nahi .. if it wasnt appreciated the way it was .. i would still be trying to get noticed .. i owe it all to jassi ..the daily soap .. and nothing can match a daily soap ..not a weekly not bi weekly .. its a daily soap that attracts most viewers .. when crores are spent on film stars to make an appearence in a show .. why cant that money be spent on ur core cast ..who in turn will not do more than one show to make ends meet .. so no dates problems .. (here again am not talking about all ) .. ull be able to make a good quality show ..have a happy environmet to shoot .. why wait one year that ur cast becomes huge stars .. and turn monsters for u .. its a daily soap .. u needs to work together daily .. u see the same faces again and again for years .. u end up becoming like a family .. so why cant that be done happily ..

this is an actors point of view .. i would love to hear other point of views .. maybe i need to change my thinking about this ..maybe u bring in a point which i never looked at .. :) in the end ill say its not easy running a daily soap .. a lot goes into it .. to provide good quality entertainment to the viewers .. who.. ultimately is the BOSS :)