TV's quality went downhill after shift towards daily soaps: Supriya Pathak

New Delhi, Her quirky portrayal of the naive, dim-witted Hansa Parekh in "Khichdi" made her a 2000s TV icon, although actor Supriya Pathak now has little interest in television, saying the medium declined once it shifted toward daily-soap formats.

Describing her long stint on television from "Idhar Udhar" and "Ek Mahal Ho Sapno Ka" to "Baa Bahoo Aur Baby" and "Chhanchhan" as its “golden period" and something that she is proud of, Pathak lamented that the medium today, driven by daily soaps, prioritises quantity over quality.

“Once television shifted to daily soaps, its quality really suffered. It became more about how much you could finish in a day rather than what kind of work you were doing. If you managed 15 m

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