Updated On: 21 November, 2019 07:09 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
On World Television Day, popular television actors speak about the changes they would want to see on the small screen

Picture Courtesy: Official Instagram Accounts/Vivian Dsena, Ssara Khan and Smita Bansal
November 21 is World Television Day and, at a time Indian television is at a crossroads facing the threat of being overtaken by OTT, many actors who shot to fame thanks to the small screen, feel the medium needs a reality check. Hindi TV shows have often been slammed for being regressive and unintelligent, and actors such as Vivian Dsena, Ssara Khan and Smita Bansal opened up on the changes they wish to see in Hindi TV shows.
Vivian feels television producers should only go for finite shows now. "In terms of TV soaps, stories should be shown faster. As for the TV industry, eight to 10 hours of working culture should be there especially for the technicians who lift heavy equipment the whole day. TV soaps should not be dragged. There should be more finite series," he told IANS.