The SSR Mega Serial

One of the most hilarious memes last week showed actor Ajit (that ­famous villain of the past) saying: 바카라�Mona Darling chalo News dekthey hain. Arnab Rhea ko jeeney nahi dega aur Rajdeep Rhea ko marney nahi dega.바카라� Ajit바카라�s words summed up the gnawing hilarity we are ­witnessing now바카라�mega serials with unfolding family dramas have now shifted from entertainment to news channels thanks to Sushant Singh Rajput바카라�s suicide and Rhea Chakraborty바카라�s alleged hand in it. It바카라�s a whole new(s) story, but with all the ­predictable ingredients the addicts of mega serials are used to바카라�a suicide morphing into a suspected murder, a lover bailing out just before the incident, distra­ught parent and sisters, fight over money, a drug angle, mental illness, conspiring villains and even an unproven connection to a powerful politician. Entertainment channels that used to pause the day바카라�s episode with a suspenseful twist were unable to keep pace with the evolving conspiracy theories and inside stories of the police interrogation that news channels have been churning out. Even the wildest script writer will struggle to come up with such a racy storyline.

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And if you thought your Whatsapp chats were secure because they are encrypted, sorry to disappoint. All the channels had 바카라�exclusive바카라� screenshots of juicy chats between Rhea and Mahesh Bhatt, and the pros and cons of party drugs, and where one can find the best weed. It appeared no secrets were sacred­바카라�everyone had an inkling.  Friends, cooks and house help of the deceased star became important characters and soon became household names바카라�just as the key players of a mega serial.

The ultimate barometer of TV channels바카라�TRP ratings바카라�further justified the hype and drama surrounding a routine probe into the death of a film star. News channels peddling the SSR mega serial notched the highest numbers even as other important issues like COVID-19, the border standoff with the Chinese and even IPL got pushed to the backburner. Only briefly did the death of former President Pranab Mukherjee take precedence over the obsession with SSR.

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While most channels continued to paint Rhea Chakraborty and her gang as the villain, one English news channel finally decided to get her side of the story. Soon others joined the 바카라�interview Rhea바카라� bandwagon. Left behind in the race were the bunch of entertainment channels바카라�most of them were replaying old episodes as shooting of new episodes had come to a standstill. No wonder the SSR mega serial, with one new angle by the hour and a new villain every day, was putting the original family dramas to shame. 

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