Family soap operas rock More than a decade ago as far as my memory goes back I remember two soap operas had become hugely popular among the Indian television viewers who used to lap up those programmes like stress-busters. Those two shows which were aired by Star Plus TV channel under the banner of Balaji Telefilms were "Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki" and "Kyuki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi". The audience, especially the women, were inspired by Tulsi of Kyuki...and Parvati of Kahani....The character roles etched by the director and portrayed by the stars became household names at that time. The show used to start with a theme song which doubled the popularity of the show. Women of all ages, whether they were housewives, school-going kids, girls studying in colleges -- the day-to-day episodes were discussed by the viewers at all gatherings where these women happened to unite. Unfortunately, not all were lucky enough to follow these shows regularly at night and they were tre...
