CID - Long running detective show on Sony


There have been many detective shows on TV, with some specific character. CID is the most viewed detective serial in Bangladesh. The people in the show are dedicated, but not individually brilliant; instead they use modern science, forensics and the power of the law (interrogations, authorized searches, etc) to find clues that will help them to solve the crime. Not only women but also men watch this serial.



Laali – the Snake Charmer (Agle janam mohe bitiya hi kijo on Zee Tv)

This is the most peculiar serial I have ever seen. Anyway I don’t know why women like this serial. This is so boring and there is nothing in this serial which can make ie interesting. It is a story about a girl name Laali. And the story is based on her.

Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii

Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii is Asia's 2nd Most Watched and Awarded show till present date[1Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii' is the story of theAgarwal family and mainly revolves around the favourite bahu of the family, Parvati (Saakshi Tanvar).kahaani ghar ghar kii is aired on star plus days a week.Bangladeshi women like this serial very much. They can forget their dinner but they can’t forget watching this serial.

Kyunki saans bhi kabhibahu thi

Because a Mother-in-law was once a Daughter-in-law too)is Asia's #1 Most Watched and Awarded show till present date[1 produced by Balaji Telefilms, that revolves around the lives of the fictitious Virani family. The show went off-air in November 2008 due to its falling popularity. However, the show had been the longest running serial in Indian Television. It has gained much popularity in Bangladesh

Television has become an inseparable part of our life. Especially the daily soap Hindi serials are so much popular; as a result every one of us watches one or other TV serial at least once in a day. It is mostly popular among the housewives not only in India also in Bangladesh as well. Almost 90% of these women desperately wait to watch these serials in between their daily chores and these serials are related to our everyday lives. These serials present their happiness and sorrows of simple middle class families and show the condition of middle class families. Since most of theses serials show the family relationship and also show the problem of the struggling women but they try to show the fake picture which is actually destroying the feelings and image of the women.

In most of the serials it shows a person to be romantic in the first place but after some times there is a twist and it changes the whole story by showing the same character. The most hated thing in these serials; they always try to focus on how money, power, and reputation can be earned by choosing the wrong path. The funniest thing they show a person who dies in few serials back returns after sometimes to bring a twist in the story. Is it really possible to return after death life? These are just so funny. The most important thing to mention about these serials is that there are too many advertisements are given in it like the costumes, jewelries, looks of the actor/actress. When they are sleeping or cooking they are wearing heavy make up and jewelries.

These daily soaps show stories which are related to people’s life. Most of the soaps share common themes like family relationships, romance, humor, and conflicts. However, to make each serial exclusive the director chooses unique clothing and accessories. Daily soaps are deliver messages regarding culture, family relations, struggles of life and mythology through stories, but instead of the story, the audience is fascinated by the dresses, actors and the jewelries.


Main reasons women like Hindi serials for passing leisure time, for stories, for fashion and looking at actors whatever the reason might be, women said that they could not ignore accessories and clothing of the characters.

Media has highly overvalued Hindi daily soaps. Currently, each serial is shown three times a day. Due its high publicity people are bound to watch them. For many, Hindi serials have become daily chores. Girls who have watched Hindi serials said that serials are not informative. They also admitted that watching soaps is a complete waste of time; still they cannot abstain from it because watching televisions has become a routine. Daily soap operas seem very entertaining as they hit women’s dreams and aspirations, but in reality they take the viewers far away from the real world. We should draw a line between reality and illusion.

The addiction level of watching Hindi serials is much among the women. They forget to eat while watching these Hindi serials. They can pass a day without eating but they can not avoid Hindi serials in a day. Portraying gorgeous women in daily soaps is one of the strategies adopted by the television industries in India to engross the viewers. Not only in India, but the number of viewers are rising up in UK, USA, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Due to increasing number of Indian channels and television networks, people have acquainted themselves with different kinds of daily operas. There are many channels which show daily operas all of them are impractical. Hindi channels are easy to access. Amongst many Hindi channels five famous channels telecast soap operas. Star Plus, Zee TV, Sony, Colors and Star One are popular among Bangladeshi people. Most popularly watched daily soaps are- “Kumkum” (Devotion of a Girl to Her Spouse), “Kasauti Zindagi Ki” and “Dulhan” (Bride), “Dil Mill Gaye” (When Two Heart Met) and “Bidaai” (Farewell). Star Plus dominates every entertainment genre”. However, other channels like Star One and Star Utsav are also popular .Here are a funny picture of a family. It shows the addiction of this family towards Hindi serials.

The addiction level of watching Hindi serials is much among the women. They forget to eat while watching these Hindi serials. They can pass a day without eating but they can not avoid Hindi serials in a day. Portraying gorgeous women in daily soaps is one of the strategies adopted by the television industries in India to engross the viewers. Not only in India, but the number of viewers are rising up in UK, USA, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Due to increasing number of Indian channels and television networks, people have acquainted themselves with different kinds of daily operas. There are many channels which show daily operas all of them are impractical. Hindi channels are easy to access. Amongst many Hindi channels five famous channels telecast soap operas. Star Plus, Zee TV, Sony, Colors and Star One are popular among Bangladeshi people. Most popularly watched daily soaps are- “Kumkum” (Devotion of a Girl to Her Spouse), “Kasauti Zindagi Ki” and “Dulhan” (Bride), “Dil Mill Gaye” (When Two Heart Met) and “Bidaai” (Farewell). Star Plus dominates every entertainment genre”. However, other channels like Star One and Star Utsav are also popular .Here are a funny picture of a family. It shows the addiction of this family towards Hindi serials.

The communication links brought about by the Hindi daily soap is immense. Hindi daily soaps have gained attention all over the world because of easy access to the Hindi channels. Bangladesh has the world’s third largest TV watching audience – not surprising since we do have a large population. But what is more is that in 2009 we expect to have 700 channels on the satellite cable network, and that the reach of this network is upto 75 million households.


Television is obviously the main source of entertainment for these households.

Hindi serials are promoted highly in televisions. Even if the country is facing financial crisis, it will have capital to buy Hindi channels. Star Plus is the mostly watched channel among Bangladeshi women. This is because Star Plus is one of the oldest channels and people are acquainted with it for a long time. Most of the popular shows watched by the women are also from the Star Plus like “Kasauti Zindagi Ki”, “Kumkum”, “Bidaai”, “Kaahin To Hoga” and “Kis Desh Mein Hai Mera Dil”. For fashion, the body of the women actors is exposed unnecessarily. For instance in “Kumkum” and “Maayka” (Bride’s Home) most of the characters wear transparent saree to show the blouse design.Women who watch these serials always crave for thse designs and fashion. This desire has boosted the fashion world. Many Indian dresses have entered in our culture. As a result people are losing their traditional values. Watching daily soap is one of the ways of passing time for women, but too much of watching is unhealthy. It might reduce the capacity to learn.