The lead players of TV serials earn in lakhs, the ones who actually help produce these serials are denied their dues. The disparity is unfair. The workers are also human and should be given their due respect and dignity.

The lead actors and actresses are going out for the long awaited holidays and vacations. The participants of reality shows are coming down to ground realities and are trying to make the best use of the work stoppage that has been thrust upon them.


The agitation is justified – when the lead players of TV serials earn in lakhs, the ones who actually help produce these serials are denied their dues. The light man, the man who holds the booms, the ones who turn the mirrors to provide the ideal luminary effects feel ignored. Even the ones who write the script or who entertain the viewers with the musical scores are all neglected.

The producers want to increase their profits and the best way is to reduce costs – no, not from the lead players but by denying the workers any extra benefits. Some of the production houses have their own norms but there is no standardisation. The result is that the disparity between them is growing rapidly and the viewers are unable to adjust to the new stage where there is nothing new to watch except possibly the sports channels and news sections.


When the mini-stars of TV serials demand and get exorbitant amounts to play characters that have little or no relevance to real life, the ones who help them become stars have to struggle to make both ends meet – it is really sad that the stars arrive in chauffeur driven air-conditioned cars and are a pampered lot but the workers have to come promptly for duty by using the bus or the train or whatever means. The treatment meted out to them calls for serous introspection by the makers of the top notch serials. The workers are also human and should be given their due weightage and respect.