The Rise and Fall of TV Stars
Recently I read about one of the famous TV stars
Kushal Punjabi's demise. The reason of death is not clear. However, people say
it was personal. To be honest, I could hardly recall a face when I read the
news. But when I saw images of the actor flashing across various channels and
news websites, I recalled seeing him in some show (still cannot recall which
one). I won’t be surprised if it’s been a similar case with you. A lot of
people who saw the news had Oh-Ya-This-Guy kind of reaction.
This ignites a thought. Many times the root cause of personal issues could be a professional failure. Though we do not know if that was the case with Kushal but there is always a probability. When one of the
relatively better known names from the good days of television can face
adversity to a level of committing suicide, what about the current talent line
up on TV. Neither are the daily soaps a rage anymore, nor are they producing
celebrities. We do not have celebrities like Mihir Virani and Tulsi coming out
of TV anymore. New faces pop up in 1-2 shows and disappear nowhere in no time without leaving any lasting impact.
OTTs have eaten into the TV pie and the
popularity of the medium is on a decline. Not denying the fact that a few TV faces
will still make it big but they will be a handful. A majority will face an
identity crisis if they do not evolve or upgrade.
Sadly, we heard of this news just because we
knew Kushal Punjabi (by face at least), there are so many such cases which pass
unnoticed. Unfortunately, such cases might increase in the coming years. It’s just
that how many of them get noticed and talked about. It’s a tough world out
there and only the ones with a combination of perseverance, luck supported by an influential network will thrive in the movie/TV industry.
God give strength to Kushal Punjabi's family to
overcome the loss and at the same time gear up the current generation of TV
actors to fight adversities as they will have a tougher time than their older
peers.
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