Soap opera !! wow it must be something . Well its definitely more than something , its worth a whooping Rs 652 billion. ( indian entertainment industry)
What makes these soap operas so intriguing ? Somewhere these serials strike a chord with different emotions in us. We see ourselves connecting to the characters and story-line. We feel these characters are so much like us. Constantly witnessing the ups and downs in life, facing issues with family, friends. Falling in love, betrayal, fights, separation and eventually moving on. Though at the end of it we know its just all nothing but a money making business for those couple of hours we are totally engrossed. We cant wait to see what happens next , those characters become part of daily discussion and sometimes so much so that we cannot do without them.
The bright side, this business has given so many a livelihood . Its overwhelming to see the number of employment oppotunities this industry creates. No matter how much one cribs about the idiot box or the never ending soap operas they would still go back to watching it day after day.
O gosh, its 8 pm, time for my favorite soap opera to start. Gota go ;)
A very good mention of the employment section which provides relief to our self criticism and realisation of being lazy and being addicted so much to the idiot box ourself. Thanks to the exaggeration of our lives by the soap operas :P ;)
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