kitchen politics has taken a backseat on tv shows these days as love triangles are keeping viewers hooked shows like anupamaa ghum hai kisikey pyaar meiin imlie udaariyaan bade acche lagte hain 2 yeh rishta kya kehlata hai and kumkum bhagya have all been focussing on the love triangle formula in some way or the other and are managing to add the much needed spice through this to their tracks heres what makes this formula click on the small screena love triangle creates a complex web of emotionsa still from anupamaatalking about why love triangles have been lapped up by the audience writer divy sharma who has written the dialogues for imlie and anupamaa says people love watching a love triangle because they create a complex web of emotionsread alsorupali ganguly mature love stories will always have their fanbaseactress rupali ganguly whose current romantic track with actor gaurav khanna in the show anupamaa has gained popularity says she is loving the whole experiencethere are more temptations selfdoubt among the characters leading to more mature and textured storytelling it also makes you pick sides which automatically gets you more involved in the story complex love stories keep the audience hooked and interestedherd mentality is not new to the entertainment industry the success of one formula leads others to follow suit in some cases when one triangle ends the makers bring in another by adding a new character to the story writer of molkki silsila and balika vadhu gajra kottary shares these love stories provide personal drama and emotional thrill so writers turn to it sadly its often stretched and becomes illogicalaudience seems to get vicarious pleasure in seeing two women fight over a manbade acche lagte hai 2producer of kulfi kumar bajewala and dhadkan zindagi kii nilanjana purkayasstha says currently the formula of two women and one man seems to have clicked with viewers the audience seems to get vicarious pleasure in seeing two women fight over a man it may have become more pronounced after the lockdown when everyone was forced to be at home and power struggles within the home could have intensifiedpeople enjoy watching incomplete love stories and they give an actor scope to performshow makers feel that viewers love watching incomplete love stories and the conflict that arises out of them actress and producer of udaariyaan sargun mehta says incomplete love stories interest the audience when a relationship breaks or when two people dont find love it is mainly because of three reasons money family or a third person and this becomes intriguing for the masses i feel that there is a lot for an actor and writer to explore when you present your story in such a way that it evokes interest love triangles have been a part of shows in the past too but i feel that the presentation and storytelling are more importantmadalsa sharma who plays the role of kavya in anupamaa falls in love with a married man and marries him on