The good, unhealthy and ugly of Indian tv in 2021

The yr 2021 has been comparatively uneventful for the tv business. Last yr, with the pandemic bringing the business to a halt for greater than 4 months, present makers went all out this yr to draw and retain audiences. This yr additionally noticed a number of private celebrations. From fashionable celebs tying the knot to a couple welcoming little ones to their properties, there was a way of pleasure throughout. And whereas there have been moments of happiness, just a few stunning demises within the business additionally left the world shocked. As we await to embrace the brand new yr, right here’s wanting again on the good, unhealthy and ugly of Indian tv.
The present should go on
The largest spotlight of this yr was how the business managed to cope with the second wave. Already having confronted huge losses final yr, makers have been certain what could come, they won’t halt manufacturing. They determined to pack your complete solid and crew and moved them to remoted areas for shoot. While some picked the villas at Goa, others moved to spots on the outskirts of Maharashtra whereas just a few exhibits picked up less-populated cities to proceed filming. Overnight, storylines have been modified to slot in the brand new areas. And in the direction of the tip of the tragic second wave, the tv business emerged victorious of their struggle.
Indian Idol
While singing actuality exhibits have all the time been a favorite amongst tv viewers, Indian Idol created historical past. With the present doing effectively by way of scores, makers saved pushing the finale. The twelfth season was a yearlong musical pageant. Every weekend, the gifted lot (most likely the perfect in current occasions) enthralled followers with their performances. And whereas the size of the present could have damaged many information, for the primary time, a actuality present aired a 12-hour lengthy grand finale. Choosing a particular date — August 15, beginning midday, the ‘Greatest Finale Ever‘ saw Pawandeep Rajan win the trophy at the strike of midnight. The reality show was also much in talks for its various controversies. Be it Kishore Kumar’s son Amit Kumar criticising the contestants, to followers complaining about portraying a pretend romance between Pawandeep and Arunita Kanjilal. Many singers like Sonu Nigam and Abhijeet Sawant additionally mentioned how ‘reality shows are no more real’ and TRPs have taken over the actual expertise.

 
Big little stars
Talking about actuality exhibits, this yr Bollywood star Ranveer Singh made his tv debut with The Big Picture. Currently using excessive on the success of 83, the actor might not be doing wonders as a number however he did get love from followers for his small display screen debut. If sources are to be believed, the channel has already signed him for one more season. Other than him, his Ladies vs Ricky Bahl co-star Parineeti Chopra additionally introduced her arrival to the fool field. The actor will be a part of Karan Johar and Mithun Chakraborty to guage Hunarbaaz on Colors.
Women on high
As for fiction, whereas Kundali Bhagya and Kumkum Bhagya continued to rake in large numbers, Anupamaa on Star Plus additionally grew to become fairly talked about. The story of a middle-aged lady going via a divorce after which struggling to create her personal identification grew to become a shock success. Recently, with the makers kickstarting Anupamaa’s love story publish her separation, followers have been rooting for her and the channel couldn’t be happier with the rising TRPs.

Baby, child
On the private entrance, whereas the primary half noticed Nakuul Mehta-Janki Parekh, Anita Hassanandi-Rohit Reddy, Kapil Sharma-Ginni Chatrath, Mohit Malik-Addite Malik and Anirudh Dave-Shubhi Ahuja welcoming new additions to their household. And because the yr was about to finish, Bharti Singh additionally introduced that she is anticipating her first little one with husband Haarsh Limbachiyaa subsequent yr. The comedienne, this yr was additionally below the limelight after she managed to lose oodles of weight. Flaunting her fitter avatar, Bharti had shared how intermittent fasting helped her shed off greater than 15 kgs.
Band, baaja, baraat
Coming to weddings, whereas the primary half didn’t see any band bajaa, Rahul Vaidya and Disha Parmar tied the knot on July 16. However, within the final three months, Shraddha Arya-Rahul Nagal, Neil Bhatt- Aishwarya Sharma, Ankita Lokhande-Vicky Jain, Sanjay Gagnani-Poonam Preet, Kapil Arya-Gurpreet Bedi, Sayantani Ghosh-Anugrah Tiwari, and Shireen Mirza-Hasan Sartaj acquired married.

 
Old wine, new bottle
Even although new tales have been written off-screen, on-screen, the identical type of tales continued to be made. Be it the ‘rural angle’ or the ‘foe-turned-lover’ observe, most tv exhibits appeared rip-off of one another. And if this wasn’t sufficient, this yr we additionally noticed fairly quite a lot of retreads. From Sasural Simar Ka, Balika Vadhu to Thapki and Sasural Genda Phool, the viewers was given the identical toffee in a brand new wrapper. While on the internet, followers normally await for brand spanking new seasons because the story progresses, on tv that’s clearly not the case. Getting a contemporary solid could get traction within the preliminary days however given the success of its predecessor, these exhibits clearly didn’t handle to recreate the magic.
Sob tales to the rescue
Also, whereas Bigg Boss 15 continued to be all about fights this season, different actuality exhibits additionally thrived over contestants’ sob tales. Be it Ranveer Singh getting emotional a couple of younger boy attempting to repay his household debt, or how Amitabh Bachchan serving to a contestant reunite along with her mother and father after she married in opposition to their needs, non-fiction exhibits continued to earn scores because of all of the emotional drama. Bigg Boss 15 did not create a buzz regardless of some large faces as its contestants.

Controversies galore
This yr additionally noticed many celebrities getting embroiled in controversy. First, it was Taarak Mehta Ooltah Chashmah’s Munmun Dutta aka, Babita, who used a derogatory time period in one in all her vlogs. The identical case occurred with Yuvika Chaudhary. Even although quite a few FIRs have been filed in opposition to them, the actors managed to flee the wrath of most people by apologising to everybody. Raghav Juyal additionally discovered himself in sizzling waters after an outdated clip from Dance Deewane, the place he talks in gibberish Chinese with a contestant from Assam, went viral. The host apologised unconditionally.
In memoriam
2021 emerged as a tricky yr as we bid goodbye to well-known faces Sidharth Shukla‘s premature demise from a coronary heart assault in September left followers heartbroken. Surekha Sikri, Ghanshyam Nayak and Anupam Shyam additionally handed away resulting from sickness. Just a few actors like Bikramjeet Kanwarpal, Yusuf Hussain, Madhavi Gogate and Rahul Vora fell prey to the lethal coronavirus whereas Amit Mistry and Arvind Trivedi died of coronary heart assaults and Manisha Yadav from a mind haemorrhage. Actors like Asif Basra, Sandeep Nahar and Brahma Mishra died by suicide.