Originally posted by .khoobsurat.
I might be wrong but I think it also has to do with how TV serials are only watched by people in India while Bollywood films are watched all over the world. There's a reason why they say Srk is more popular and better paid than Tom Cruise let alone a TV star in India.
So basically Bollywood actors are respected more because they have bigger audience and fans all over the world.
Zee TV comes in 169 countries of the world, and I'm sure others too have a good reach. The NRI population at least does watch Indians shows- there are people in IF itself who have seen these shows in their native languages in their home countries as they do not know Hindi. TV stars get a very good response when they go abroad for concerts and tours. The main problem is that most of that love is for the character which does not necessarily help them in long term when they switch over to other roles and projects.
Edited by nikitagmc - 9 years ago