The handsome middle-aged man rules Indian television these days. From Ram Kapoor, Samir Soni to Ronit Roy and Mohnish Bahl - all of them are lead actors on various TV shows. The new trend also means more work for male actors.

While Ram, 38, plays a middle-aged business tycoon in the romantic drama "Bade Ache Lagte Hain", Mohnish, 47, has impressed all as a simple but reserved Dr Ashutosh in hospital drama "Kuch Toh Log Kahenge", and Ronit, 46, fights for justice in "Adalat" as lawyer K.D. Pathak.

The shows have not only brought fresh flavour on the small screen but also bailed out channels crumbling under the hackneyed plot of mothers-in-law on the warpath against daughters-in-law.