Anant Joshi launches a spirited rebuttal to Rohit Roy’s “dustbin medium” jab, arguing that television can be as powerful as cinema when given the right tools.
He pulls up his own tenure on Kya Qusoor Hai Amala Ka?, a gritty crime drama that ran for three months in Dharamshala, saying that the production values matched those of feature films and streaming originals.
"I can’t believe we’re lumping TV into a dustbin just because of a few TRP‑driven shows," Joshi told NDTV, noting the industry’s obsession with ratings often forces writers to tilt toward safe, formulaic content.
Yet he concedes that the pressure to keep viewers hooked can bite, citing daily soaps that churn out 30‑minute episodes every day as a testament to the medium’s relentless grind.
It’s not easy, he added, highlighting the sheer scale of producing a daily serial, and warning that dismissing TV could push both audiences and creators into oblivion. When asked about Rohit Roy’s “cinema‑vs‑TV” hierarchy, Joshi said the actor’s remarks, made on the Kindle Cast YouTube channel, missed the point that talent thrives across all platforms when given space. He ends with a call for recognition, insisting that the “dustbin” label is a stigma that needs to be lifted to allow television to evolve into a robust storytelling ecosystem.