They are moral lessons, delivered to you on your TV, tablet or phone screen, on what it means to be the perfect Indian mother.Īlso read: Dekh Bhai Dekh, the DD sitcom that brought the beloved Diwan family into 90s living rooms In reality, these serials are not about individual characters but about ideals. And in true ‘Mother India’ style, they endure their hardships with a smile on their face and eulogies on what a wonderful thing motherhood is. There are at least four serials on-air at the moment that are centered on mothers who are reviled, harassed, and underappreciated. While one hopes that this sacrificial mother figure is left behind in the 1970s, we have no such luck.
There are fanfictions, episode analysis, short stories, music videos - every requirement of serious fandom culture is fulfilled in these forums. Debates range from major disappointments about latest episodes, to what from these shows to what was ‘great’ about them. Most of these shows are also actively discussed by fans and viewers on dedicated forums such as India Forums. Anupama a, for instance, is among the top five Hindi shows on-air currently and has topped TRP charts this past week. They are far more significant in the nation’s mind-space than you can imagine. StarPlus serials Anupamaa and Shaadi Mubarak, and SonyLIV’s Indiawaali Maa have brought back the ‘bechari maa’ after three decades of the ‘ bechari bahu’ phase.Īnd don’t be in a hurry to turn up your book-city, English-speaker nose at these serials. Now, in 2020, that maa has returned to Hindi TV serials. Mere paas maa hai’ - the four words from the 1975 film Deewar catapulted Nirupa Roy into the quintessential Bollywood maa.
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