Little big impact: Casting kids in television shows a hit formula

Updated On: 27 November, 2015 08:35 AM IST | | Letty Mariam Abraham

<p>Records show that when kids play protagonist in a soap, there is greater probability of it doing better. Are child prodigies a better bet than older actors to keep TRPs soaring? We ask a few TV writers and producers</p>

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Udaan, Gangaa, Balika Vadhu and Ashoka Samrat

It's easy to fall in love with the innocent child who depicts a gazillion emotions all at once. With their angelic faces and disarming smiles, little actors have been working their charm on the small screen audience rather unwittingly. Television producers and writers, however, are aware of the effect a kid has on viewers — and consequently, on TRPs.

Spandan Chaturvedi in a still from 'Udaan'