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Witches and ghosts on TV? Viewers want a break
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Witches and ghosts on TV? Viewers want a break
New Delhi, Sept. 2: Snake-women, witches and ghosts on television have so spooked viewers that the information and broadcasting ministry is swamped with complaints to rein in such shows.
For the first time, over two-thirds of the complaints received are against TV shows featuring horror and occult content, officials said. Generally, the griping is against depiction of obscenity, violence and crime.
The complaint count - over 1,230 of 1,850 - have prompted the Centre to ask the broadcasting watchdog, the Broadcast Content Complaints Council, to step in.
"We generally get the most complaints against depiction of obscenity, violence and crime on TV shows. But this year the maximum number is against shows with horror or occult content or those that promote superstition," a broadcasting division official said.
"We have forwarded most of these complaints to the BCCC as we first want the industry's own watchdog to see what can be done."
There have been specific complaints against Kavach - Kaali Shaktiyon Se and Sasural Simar Ka airing on Colors and Brahmrakshas on Zee TV, officials said. But they were among the top entertainment shows, according to the Broadcast Audience Research Council, the TV viewership agency.
BCCC sources confirmed that complaints against horror and occult shows were growing, although comprehensive data on separate categories has yet to be compiled for this year.
"Last December, we had issued an advisory against such shows, but it looks like it did not make much difference. Now we are planning an interactive session with entertainment channels to understand why they are coming up with such shows," a BCCC spokesperson said.
"We will also see what action can be taken in case of specific complaints."
The BCCC registers complaints under 10 categories, including national interest, racial and religious harmony, children, social values, kissing, sex and nudity, violence and crime and horror and occultism.
Representatives of some channels sought to downplay the complaints, saying the high ratings logged by these shows were a pointer to how popular they were.
"There was a time when kitchen politics and mother-in-law/ daughter-in-law dramas ruled the roost. While some such shows are still doing good, we felt the horror and occult genre were largely unexplored," said an executive with Colors, which started the trend last year with Naagin.
"Stories about snake-women and demons have been part of our folk tradition and most of us have grown up hearing them," she said. "Our audiences love these shows - we are just catering to their demand."
She said on many shows with the usual story lines, episodes with witches and ghosts had been introduced and the surge in viewership had been dramatic.
A Zee TV public relations executive said the channel had begun running a scroll saying the shows were entirely fictional.
"Our television audiences are mature enough to understand where reality ends and imagination begins and to watch the shows mainly for their entertainment value," he said.
"Unless there are directives passed against particular programmes, these shows will continue for the time being, till the time viewers enjoy them."
For the first time, over two-thirds of the complaints received are against TV shows featuring horror and occult content, officials said. Generally, the griping is against depiction of obscenity, violence and crime.
The complaint count - over 1,230 of 1,850 - have prompted the Centre to ask the broadcasting watchdog, the Broadcast Content Complaints Council, to step in.
"We generally get the most complaints against depiction of obscenity, violence and crime on TV shows. But this year the maximum number is against shows with horror or occult content or those that promote superstition," a broadcasting division official said.
"We have forwarded most of these complaints to the BCCC as we first want the industry's own watchdog to see what can be done."
There have been specific complaints against Kavach - Kaali Shaktiyon Se and Sasural Simar Ka airing on Colors and Brahmrakshas on Zee TV, officials said. But they were among the top entertainment shows, according to the Broadcast Audience Research Council, the TV viewership agency.
BCCC sources confirmed that complaints against horror and occult shows were growing, although comprehensive data on separate categories has yet to be compiled for this year.
"Last December, we had issued an advisory against such shows, but it looks like it did not make much difference. Now we are planning an interactive session with entertainment channels to understand why they are coming up with such shows," a BCCC spokesperson said.
"We will also see what action can be taken in case of specific complaints."
The BCCC registers complaints under 10 categories, including national interest, racial and religious harmony, children, social values, kissing, sex and nudity, violence and crime and horror and occultism.
Representatives of some channels sought to downplay the complaints, saying the high ratings logged by these shows were a pointer to how popular they were.
"There was a time when kitchen politics and mother-in-law/ daughter-in-law dramas ruled the roost. While some such shows are still doing good, we felt the horror and occult genre were largely unexplored," said an executive with Colors, which started the trend last year with Naagin.
"Stories about snake-women and demons have been part of our folk tradition and most of us have grown up hearing them," she said. "Our audiences love these shows - we are just catering to their demand."
She said on many shows with the usual story lines, episodes with witches and ghosts had been introduced and the surge in viewership had been dramatic.
A Zee TV public relations executive said the channel had begun running a scroll saying the shows were entirely fictional.
"Our television audiences are mature enough to understand where reality ends and imagination begins and to watch the shows mainly for their entertainment value," he said.
"Unless there are directives passed against particular programmes, these shows will continue for the time being, till the time viewers enjoy them."
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