It’s not just that these shows are repetitive or safe.
It’s that theyreflect the structure of Indian life— especially for women.
🧕🏽 1.Indian Women Relate Deeply to Family-Centric Drama
For many Indian housewives, especially in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities, thehome is the world. Their identity — willingly or by design — is deeply tied to:
- Managing in-laws
- Navigating power structures in the joint family
- Balancing expectations between husband, children, and elders
When they watch aTulsior aGopi bahu, they’re not just being entertained — they’rebeing seen.
These shows validate their everyday struggles, even if exaggerated.
It’s not escapism — it’srecognition.
🏡 2.India is a Relational Society, Not an Individualist One
In the West, shows exploreselfhood.
In India, stories still revolve aroundrelationships— especiallyinter-generationalones.
- Who’s cooking?
- Who’s controlling?
- Who’s inheriting?
Every Indian household has a bit of adrama serial scriptplaying out — whether in the kitchen or at a wedding.
So when saas-bahu serials exaggerate that drama, it doesn’t feel fake.
It feels likefamily politics dialed up to 11.
🧠 3.It’s a Way to Emotionally “Socialize”
For many women, especially those confined to homes, these shows become:
- A conversation starter with neighbors
- A daily ritual that adds rhythm to the day
- A safe place to emotionally process resentment, hope, or fantasies of justice
When the bahu fights back or wins, there’scatharsis.
✍️ Final Thought :
Saas-bahu serials still dominate not because women lack better taste — but becauseno other genre has spoken to their lived reality so consistently.
In a country where relatives are always watching, judging, and interfering —
watching saas-bahu shows is almost like watching a version of your own house… with louder music and better lighting.
