TV Serials : A Poisonous Mimicry GoT

TV serials and OTT series have devolved into relentless factories of "marriage inflation," where female leads routinely cycle through 3-5 unions by mid-run, distorting sacred family bonds into disposable plot devices. In Anupamaa, the protagonist endures divorce from Vanraj, a secret union with Anuj, a celebrated remarriage, and teases a fourth amid betrayals and deaths—each "empowerment" arc triggering lavish shaadis that daughters cheer like festivals [1][2]. Naagin 7 escalates this to five marriages across reincarnations, blending human weddings with serpent seductions and revenge plots, while Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai's Akshara racks up three (Abhimanyu, Abhinav, and remarriage teases), with generational leads averaging 4-5 in this endless Parsi family recycle [3][4][5]. Classics like Saath Nibhaana Saathiya's Gopi (four: Ahem twice, Krishna, Jaggi) and Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi's Tulsi (multiple with Mihir post-separations) set the benchmark—80% of top soaps hit this trope by episode 400, starting with arranged/forced firsts, "true love" seconds, dramatic losses (widowhood via accidents), and lookalike redo's [6][7].

Male leads fare no better, juggling 2-4 overlapping marriages via bigamy, amnesia, or vamps, reframed as "redemption" without stigma. Anuj in Anupamaa has two (pre-Anupamaa wife dies, then multiples with her); Naagin 7's heroes entangle in three (human brides, naagin flings, revenge spouses); Yeh Rishta's Abhimanyu/Armaan average 3-4 [1][3][4]. This double standard poisons dharma: females "empowered" through serial widowhood, males excused via affairs—yet real India clings to restraint.

Violence as the New Hero

Gone are teary saas-bahu hugs; now slaps explode into slaughter, with GoT's beheadings cloned in ultra-HD glory. Mirzapur revels in gunfights, bullets ripping flesh as heroes punch goons and hack limbs in slow-motion savagery; Sacred Games sprays blood in communal riots and gangster massacres, normalizing gore for "global appeal" [8][9][10]. Youth ape this: Muzaffarpur streets and Delhi alleys erupt in web-series stunts—road rage fatalities, college brawls mimicking macho killers—while creators gaslight it as "realistic," burying ahimsa under corpse-strewn twists [11]. Kids from age 5 desensitize to brutality; saas-bahu wars wield knives, turning fiction into societal training for assaults and honor killings—your screen is breeding monsters.

Sexual Perversion Normalized

Ancient Kamasutra was art; today's OTT is assault porn, nayaks as predators bedding multiples sans consequences. Four More Shots Please glorifies whiskey-fueled hookups as empowerment; Anupamaa twists remarriages into orgy invites, heroes thrusting like alley cats in Asur or Paatal Lok [12]. GoT's incest and brothels blueprint this—bikinis in Mughal eras, village nudity for "authenticity"—spiking hook-up apps, STDs, divorces among urban youth, while gaslighting stable families as "regressive" [13]. Women: seductresses or dolls; men: alphas or doormats—real fallout? Campus "Netflix dates" turning assault, North India's emasculation crimes exploding as beta-villains get crushed [14].

Global Platforms' Cultural Invasion

Netflix, Prime, Hotstar dictate "forget India, chase dollars"—GoT's $1B shock-value tempts with 50-crore deals for gore-sex hybrids, clumsy Hindi dubs of "babe, let's bang" [15][16]. Family ethos? Ditched for NRI exports; Ekta Kapoor evolves from saas-bahu to sleaze, AltBalaji porn hubs—algorithms crave controversy over 1.4B desi viewers. Mahabharata's dharma butchered: Draupadi's cheer-haran a lesson, not lust-fest; now Pandavas pervert, killers heroized.

North-South Crime Divide

North bleeds—Muzaffarpur, Patna, Delhi headlines scream dowry traps, false cases mirroring weakling husbands vamp-beaten—while South's lower violent crimes (assaults, homicides) stem from Tamil/Telugu sanity: family heroism sans smut, RRR thriving clean [11]. Hindi OTT floods North with GoT poison; South's firewall holds—boycott northern slop to heal.

Minds Rewired for Collapse

Binge dopamine addicts kids (70% under 18 exposed), empathy dies, aggression spikes—GoT fans defend rapes; desi clones glorify "passion" killings [9]. Birth rates crash in hookup eras, families shatter—sages warned: corrupt screens yield rotten society. Creators, NYU elites in designer rags, preach "boundaries push art" while selling Bharat's soul—wake up, or cultural suicide wins.

Citations:

[1] Anupamaa - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anupamaa

[2] Marriage in Anupama https://www.reddit.com/r/IndianTellyTalk/comments/1mja1z8/marriage_in_anupama/

[3] 'Naagin 7' February 7 written update: Ahana kills Mahasaphera, gets ... https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/naagin-7-february-7-written-update-ahana-kills-mahasaphera-gets-married-to-aryaman-instead-of-vikram/articleshow/128055704.cms

[4] Akshara Goenka Sharma - Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai Wiki - Fandom https://yeh-rishta-kya-kehlata-hai.fandom.com/wiki/Akshara_Goenka_Sharma

[5] Entire story of Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai https://www.reddit.com/r/IndianTellyTalk/comments/1lyy1we/entire_story_of_yeh_rishta_kya_kehlata_hai/

[6] Saath Nibhaana Saathiya - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saath_Nibhaana_Saathiya

[7] Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyunki_Saas_Bhi_Kabhi_Bahu_Thi

[8] [PDF] A Review of Mirzapur Season 1 Showing How Media Frames Gun ... https://www.globalmediajournal.com/open-access/a-review-of-mirzapur-season-1-showing-how-media-frames-gun-culture-and-abusive-languages.pdf

[9] What Sacred Games teaches us about communal riots https://www.newslaundry.com/2018/07/12/sacred-games-communal-riots-babri-masjid

[10] Mirzapur (TV series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirzapur_(TV_series)

[11] Is South India Safer Than North India? https://www.yourtechnicalsupporters.in/2023/05/is-south-india-safer-than-north-india.html

[12] Opinion: Indian TV serials are mass enablers of Misogyny https://www.reddit.com/r/AskIndianWomen/comments/1l3qvgk/opinion_indian_tv_serials_are_mass_enablers_of/

[13] Netflix show “Sacred Games” of sexual violence and ... https://resonantnews.com/2018/09/10/sacred-games-of-sexual-violence-and-murders-is-a-cyber-war-by-urban-naxals-on-hinduism-but-is-rss-bjp-aware/

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[15] How Star India is cashing in on the Game Of Thrones fever https://www.exchange4media.com/media-tv-news/how-star-india-is-cashing-in-on-the-game-of-thrones-fever-69700.html

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[19] Watch Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 2 S1 Episode 870 on JioHotstar https://www.hotstar.com/in/shows/saath-nibhaana-saathiya/693/ahem-and-gopi-get-married/1000016214/watch

[20] Top 10 Indian TV Serials Based On Love Hate Romance Of Makaan ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgkvDiEasaw