T.V Shows That Broke Stereotype

1. Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahi

It’s almost impossible to forget a character like ‘Jassi’, a girl who with her nerdy glasses and braces made a place for herself in the hearts of all. This show challenged the perceived notions of beauty and made all of us fall in love with Jassi’s uniqueness and simplicity. This serial increased the rating of Sony TV.

2. Gangaa Gangaa is an Indian soap opera drama created by Sp >> Read More...

The ongoing T.V show on &TV, is centered on the life of a child widow- ‘Gangaa’, who do not accept the way things are in our society and instead questions the existing obsolete traditions. It is actually her fight against the restrictions imposed on her by the society and the hardships faced by her that are shown.

3. Udaan

The main protagonist of the show is ‘Chakor’, who is a free spirited girl and her journey to fight the social issue of bonded labor of which she is a victim. The show emphasis on how the issue of bonded labor still prevalent in many parts of India. Well, this one was definitely eye opening because there are very few who know that bonded labor persists in India.

4. Balika Vadhu

The story initially revolved around child marriage, however as the show progressed it tackled some other critical issues as well such as education of girl child, widow remarriage, education of elderly people and so on.

5. Punar Vivaah

Do you remember the handsome hunk Gurmeet Choudhary Gurmeet Choudhary shot to stardom with his role of >> Read More... , who made us fall in love with him in ‘ Geet Hui Sabse Parayi Geet - Hui Sabse Parayi was a Hindi television ser >> Read More... ’? Well, he made our hearts beat faster again in Punar Vivaah. The show was based on second marriage where both the main protagonists remarried and gave themselves a chance at happiness and love after a failed marriage.

6. Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya

This is the story of a girl who is ready to go to great lengths to fight for her rights. Issues such as eve-teasing were brought up in the show and were very much liked by the audience. The story exhibited the obsession of a guy named Krishna for Pratigya and all the difficulties that she faces due to it.

7. Glee Glee is one of the most in-demand and eminent Amer >> Read More...

A famous show that was aired on Fox Network revolved around the ‘William McKinley High School’ glee club and how its members dealt with social issues such as sexuality, race, and relationships and went on to become an effective team.

8. All In The Family

The show that came up in the 1970s touched on a lot of topics ranging from menopause, which was a hush-hush topic at that time to abortion. It also touched upon controversial issues such as racism, rape, and homophobia.

9. Breaking Bad

There are very few shows where people with disabilities take the center stage. Walter Jr.’s character in the show is the one who has cerebral palsy and was able to do things in his own way, like the rest of us.

10. The Mary Tyler Moore Show

One of the most acclaimed television programmes in U.S history, it touched on topics like pre-marital sex, equal pay for women, marital infidelity and a lot of others and the most interesting thing about the show was that all these issues were woven into the show’s comedic plots in such a way that people will be laughing their heart out and getting lessons at the same time.