Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2 maker Ekta Kapoor to give Indian TV the Thai BL twist? Netizens wonder how she will fit in the traditional saas-bahu tropes
After lockdown, desis have become quite adventurous about the kind of content they consume on screen. Japanese anime, Korean dramas, European shows and even Thai BL series have acquired a fandom in India. Believe it or not, even Thai Boy Love drama stars have fans in the country. The show Kinn Porsche was a huge hit, and fans had turned up to see the hot Thai stars when they were in Mumbai for a Dior show. Now, a handle on X has claimed that Ekta Kapoor is planning a BL series in India. The nation has progressed a lot in outlook towards same-sex relationships in past few years.
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What is a BL series?
A BL series is mainly love stories around two male protagonists. We have such series in Thailand, Taiwan, Japan and Korea. In India, they have found their own fan base. Some of the Thai actors do enjoy crazy fan following even amongst people who identify themselves as straight. Ekta Kapoor is apparently planning India's first BL series for TV. It will also have a big female actress as the negative lead. The casting has apparently started for the same.
Ekta is planning to launch a Love triangle show on starplus but with a twist. It will be first indian BL TV show featuring Two males as main positive leads and one female as a negative lead. It will be a complete new direction in Itv! Casting is going on @tellyupdater Exclusive pic.twitter.com/ofZkNZeV5W
Tellyupdater (@tellyupdater) April 19, 2024
Netizens react to the news of Ekta Kapoor's proposed series
Ekta Kapoor has made shows like Romil and Jugal and The Married Woman for ALT Balaji. The latter starred Ridhi Dogra and Monica Dogra. But doing it for Indian TV, which has a primarily rural audience would be a daring move. But then, she has always been a trailblazer with her ideas. Netizens wondered how traditional tropes like saas-bahu, reincarnation and fantasy would fit in here...
I hope its a good solid storyline and not some gay caricature that Bollywood had been doing in the past.. nor some b-grade type sh!t from Alt Balaji app/site..
Tanvi ? ? (@birdappclown) April 20, 2024
Why not just make all 3 men?
GayNasX??? ??? (@gaynasxx) April 19, 2024
Kya isme divorce,punarjanam aur dhin tana dhin tana dhin rhga ya nhi?
Flavorful Cuisine (@K40845d) April 20, 2024
There is no official news from her camp around the same. The lady's last show Pracchand Ashoka did not manage to stick for a long time on TV. Ekta Kapoor's Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2 is now in cinema halls.