Is It Really 2020? Twitter Enraged About Regressive TV Show Ad Dehumanising Dancers

Srishti Magan

In recent years, it appears Indian TV shows have only been promoting regressive story ideas. And the concept of an upcoming show, Namak Issk Ka, drew Twitterati’s ire after a UP police officer highlighted how it disgraced a noble art form like dancing.  

In an advertisement released in a newspaper, Namak Issk Ka showed the lead couple with a caption that read, ‘would you accept a dancer as your daughter-in-law?’. 

Twitter/Upcoprahul

This caption has apparently been the tagline being used across adverts, for promoting the serial. 

Twitter

UP police officer Rahul Srivastav took to Twitter to criticize the advertisement for ‘profaning a sacred art form’ and promoting ‘regressive’ ideas. 

People were quick to support his opinion:

Shows and movies, as an art form, have the ability to influence millions, and pushing regressive ideas in the name of entertainment should definitely not be the way to go. 

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