Bollywood serials work as an emotional rollercoaster in people’s hearts.
Bollywood serials are famous for emotional storylines and plots. These stories attract people through short daily episodes and long series. The main storylines of Bollywood serials are complicated relationships, affairs among lovers, family functions and personal struggles. The producers and serial makers make the characters realistic so that people can relate the purposes to their daily lives. Challenges and connection with audiences make these serials very popular. Some Bollywood serials have long series with short episodes, such as ‘Kyunki saas bhi kabhi bahu thi’, ‘Kahaani ghar ghar ki’, ‘Balika Vadhu’ and more. These Bollywood serials have some stories with real life. Some serials have real-life contexts, so people are easily attracted to the storylines.
Sometimes, people become addicted to Bollywood serials. A particular timing of the serials can be involved. Most households used to watch these episodes on television. It is not an addiction but a kind of empathy with the real life of the people. Various characters, scenarios, and places can be matched with regular lifestyles. Young adults used to watch these stories out of interest. Sometimes, the producers involve handsome heroes and heroines to attract young adults. In the Bollywood serial ‘Balika Vadhu’, Shashank Vyas, known as Jagdish or Jagiya, was the main character, and the serial was very popular among young adults for the handsome hero. It is a trick to attract the younger population towards the story.           Â
Plot twists and cliffhangers of Bollywood serials
Cliffhangers are plot twists that move the story forward in all episodes. A Bollywood serial called Nagin had plot twists, and the audiences were excited about the special effects and graphics. Directors and editors used to finish each episode with thrillers and suspense so that the audiences were interested in the next one. Nowadays, busy audiences get used to online platforms, and repeated episodes are available on platforms such as Hotstar and other platforms powered by ZEE and Star networks. The main aim of Bollywood serials is to length up each episode with different music and storylines.
Bollywood serials involve different story arcs as compared to films. Some people imagine that some heroes and heroines have real-life relationships off-camera. People thought Anas Rashid and Deepika Singh from ‘Diya aur bati hain hum’ were a real-life couple, imaginary memes and edited videos posted on social networking sites. As per the survey of Star Network, more than 65% of the audience watched the serial, and among them, 46% were young adults. In this serial, the strong acting of Pooja Singh as Emily was very popular then. Sometimes, exciting trailers of those serials can be responsible for attracting audiences.          Â
Perfect prime-time mix with the serial’s cultural appeal
Bollywood serials often mix the story with cultural appearances to attract the regional people. Moreover, husband-wife chemistry, such as Kumkum Bhagya’s Pragya and Abhi’s chemistry, was top-rated among audiences. Suspense and cultural mix can be involved to attract the profound emotional aspects among the audiences. Due to timing and serials’ cultural appeal audiences adopt the stories quickly. For example, during Holi, these serials include family functions and Holi celebrations that make the storylines genuine. The addicted fan base and loyal audiences make these serials more popular by making short edited videos, memes and storylines on social networking sites.
Deep emotional connections and unexpected twists can be related to the serials. Sometimes, the storylines make the adult generation addicted towards their stories. Year-by-year serials can continue with cultural elements and suspense. Rapid evolution with storylines and twists can be responsible for attracting audiences continuously. The directors create storylines that blend fantasy, reality and cultural aspects. Genuine viewers and involved fan base create various pages, and they try to edit these through cultural elements.      Â
