Women’s day was celebrated with a lot of enthusiasm all over Maharashtra, with felicitation of women , who have achieved great heights in their respective fields. And, the work done by such women certainly inspire, today’s young women. Today, television plays an important role in passing a social message and majority of television viewers are women. But, is this medium being used properly, to inspire our women ?

There are many women related subjects on Marathi television; but, unfortunately many characters played by women are not convincing. Majority of female characters from serials telecast on different channels are not only bad, but worst. Some of us call them as negative characters, playing all their dirty or shameless games. As a result of this, a wrong message is being sent to the female audience. Actually, we need more inspiring Marathi serials for women, to boost their morale. We always hear that women are making progress in every field. Then, why there are no subjects to inspire young women ?

There was a serial ‘Dil Dosti Duniyadari‘, especially for youngsters. But, after this serial said good bye, we are subjected to watch a serial ‘Ratris Khel Chale‘ which is nothing but promoting superstition. The subject of this serial is set on the backdrop of a village in Konkan. Simply making a statement before the start of every episode, that the intention of the serial is not to spread superstition, does not serve the purpose. The serial had in fact, used a dialogue in the promo earlier, about the Ghosts from Konkan. But, now after witnessing the opposition from audience from Konkan belt, they have stopped using this tagline. Isn’t that fooling the audience ?

At a time when we are watching developments in rural areas, such subjects in the serial will only discourage such developments. Konkan which is known for its beautiful nature and pollution free atmosphere, is projected in the wrong way, that’s what some people from Konkan have reacted. A popular Marathi news channel has already highlighted the news about the opposition of people from Konkan to this serial. Isn’t that enough proof?

By the way, after ‘Dil Dosti Duniyadari‘, we understand that another serial ‘Kahe Diya Pardes‘ will be shown on on Zee Marathi, replacing ‘Ka Re Durava‘, which will say ‘Good Bye’ to home viewers, by end of this month. With the first look, it gives an impression that it has some north Indian touch, as the hero of this serial speaks in Hindi. Let us wait and see, whether this serial would appeal to Marathi serial lovers?

By: Shweta Khot © MMW Network