Hindi GECs are usually plated up with shows having a good variety of concepts and genres. While it is always the Saas-Bahu sagas that have been tried and tested the most, romantic thrillers, drama concepts and even plots talking about social issues have found prominence.
However, there are many factors that contribute to the easy sailing of a concept in a TV show. Lack of audience, need for a rating surge and also certain programming decisions taken owing to feedback, have changed the dimensions of stories quite a lot. There are many instances wherein certain changes have been brought about to the genre positioning of the shows. Dramatic genre shifts have many times led to a keen interest in viewers.
Today, we at IWMBuzz.com look at certain shows which have gone through this dramatic twist, which has involved a change in the genre of the show.
Take a look here:
Sasural Simar Ka:
When we speak of genre change, the first show that will always come to our mind is the first edition of Sasural Simar Ka on Colors. The show which was a normal drama concept was changed overnight to being a fantasy plot wherein the protagonist Simar got extraordinary powers of being a naagin and even a fly. Yes, this saas-bahu saga suddenly gained all attention when it became a supernatural show.
Teri Meri Ikk Jindri:
Teri Meri Ikk Jindri the Zee TV show started off as a cute romantic tale set amid the backdrop of enmity. Jogi and Mahi’s love story and the ethnic beauty of the shoot in Punjab were engaging to the viewers. However, midway, the show entered a psycho-thriller plot wherein the entry of the mysterious character of Avneet, played by Aalisha Panwar brought a new twist to the tale. The light-hearted romantic show changed colour with the addition of intriguing elements in the storyline.
Tere Bina Jiya Jaye Na:
This ongoing Zee TV show started off as a mystery-laden plot with circumstances forcing a normal middle-class lifestyle girl to barge into the royal heir of Ambikapur. A strongly protected suspense track was created even after the protagonist Krisha entered the royal palace. She bumped into the hidden skeletons in the palace, and the journey kickstarted wherein the mystery got unfolded to the audience. However, with time, the story plot in Tere Bina Jiya Jaye Na has lost its mystic appeal. With all the mystery being revealed midway, the show is now a normal romantic show with the usual twists.
Molkki:
The show on Colors started off by underlining a specific process by which marriages take place wherein the Molkki becomes the integral reason for such wedlocks to happen. The protagonist Purvi enters the life of Virendra Pratap in this manner. However, the show slowly tilted into a mysterious ambience wherein a lady was shown to be hovering in the house, thus providing all the intrigue. Though the lady later emerged to be the living first wife, the manner in which the track opened up gave it a supernatural / mystery appeal that succeed in garnering eyeballs.
Nima Denzongpa:
The Colors show started off as the journey of a girl Nima from the Northeast, who had to face all the rejections and humiliations in her life. The manner in which she stood her ground and created a world for herself amidst all odds was depicted initially in the show. However, now, the love story of Nima has been given prominence with the introduction of a new male protagonist in Iqbal Khan.
Aggar Tum Na Hote:
Another Zee TV show that began with all the ingredients of a plot that had a tinge of suspense and intrigue in it. Though it was an out and out love story, that of a nurse and a patient, the initial months of the show had a strong undercurrent of intrigue in the narrative. But now, the show has taken to being a normal drama concept.
Kumkum Bhagya:
This long-running love and drama concept of Abhi and Pragya had one particular track wherein the element of intrigue was introduced. The entry of a mystery woman Simonica changed the whole genre of the show, and made it seem like a gripping thriller. The manner in which the plot was constructed gave a slight tilt from the ongoing genre of the show.
Well, do you agree with our list of genre shifts in TV shows? Can you recollect of any other TV shows which have undergone such drastic genre changes?
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