Shows on TV have poor standard: Om Puri

Veteran film actor Om Puri rates television shows as very poor and feels that they are too glossy and focus only on clothing and jewelry.

"I feel the shows are of very poor standard. Nothing really is significant (on TV).. it is a wonderful medium. And it reaches to every household and I hope it shall be used much more positively. The humor is very poor, no class..humor should be something which create awareness, and not hitting below the belt," Puri said.

But there are TV shows that talk about issues like dowry, domestic violence, child marriage and others.

Puri also said, "They all look like calendars, they are all so glossy. There are so far away from life. It is like a parade for clothes....garments, jewelry."

The 61-year-old has earlier worked on TV and is best remembered for his stints in 'Mr Yogi', 'Tamas' and 'Bharat Ek Khoj' among others.

Puri has now turned narrator for a television show, 'Chhal - Sheh Aur Maat', aired on Colors Channel.

It is a tale of a girl from Delhi, called Neha, who gets married to her prince charming Rishi.

Everything was perfect in their marriage until one morning when she wakes up, not with Rishi, but Kabir, who claims to be her husband, a complete stranger.

"I would be narrating...I am a story teller for this show. I feel it is a sensible thriller story. It is clean entertainment," he said.

Puri will be seen every Saturday in the serial wherein he will sum up the highlights of the show which are unfolded during the course of that particular week.

Interestingly, Puri has not seen any of the episodes. "No, I have not seen the show. I would go by script, the director will explain me and accordingly I will deliver. But definitely I would see the show for references," he said.

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