Before, and even during, Ekta Kapoor’s reign over the 2000s with her iconic K-serials, Indian television had a very different flavour. The melodrama existed, but it was softer, more grounded, and ...

After years of presenting pretty, thin, non-ageing women, Indian television is finally beginning to embrace realism, and surprisingly, the shift is happening with Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2.