Bade Bhaiyya continues to hold my interest ... a very likeable, sweet lead pair ... both Abhi and Meera are really nice people, genuinely and individually. Most TV lead pairs have some issues, the ML is so often the typical angry young man ... here Abhishek has reason to be angry - lots of reasons, in fact ... father abandoned the family, he abandoned his dreams of becoming engineer, his family is a bunch of shameless spongers, his mother is helpless and semi-invalid, he has virtually no help in running a homestay which appears to be the sole income for the family of 13 people ... yet he is affable, even affectionate with his family, always supportive and even tempered for the most part ... rarely when he does lose his cool, he recovers it almost immediately and apologises for his lapse. Almost perfect, in fact ... except that being so unselfish and self-effacing is a failing in itself. And like Meera, he too suffers from low self-esteem, which is probably compounded by his chacha always reminding him of his father's abandonment, so he 'owes' it to his family to support them.
Meera ... am happy to see that my first favorable impression of the actress's talent was not unfounded. As the story progresses, Namita is bringing in some sweet nuances into Meera, and her dialogues and script support them. The way she realised Abhi was defending his family a bit too loudly and taking the blame on his shoulders, her 'golguppa man' analogy ... and I really liked that she let him know she knew he was lying, she knew it was his family's fault, but she let it go immediately. Sensitive and understanding both.
And Abhi got a glimpse into Meera's vulnerable side, her craving for her father's approval, the small chit which means the world to her ... how he knew that she wasn't talking about a friend, but about herself ...
Liked the Kapil-Bubbly scene ... so Kapil finally brought to remorse about his misdeeds by his Taiji,not by scolding, but by gentleness and understanding ... so much more effective than scolding. And not only Kapil, his mother Madhu as well realised what she and chacha were doing wrong, and she led her husband back from the wrong path as well ... whether that chacha actually uses the money to pay the property tax remains to be seen.
Tuesday 16th Aug - The cliched 'lost in jungle' scenes rendered slightly less cliched by the pragmatic, practical approach of both Abhi and Meera. The difference between Meera's trust in Abhi and her instinctive distrust of Aman ... she is uncomfortable with Aman even touching her hand but has no problem holding tight to Abhi on the bike.
The little scene where she sends him a friend request, his smile when he sees it, accepts ... she smiles mischievously ... very cute!
Burning her clothes because it's more important Abhi doesn't catch cold, he's indispensable for Pant household .. is that the first time anyone other than his mother has been worried about him and his health? Love the way Meera is bindaas about material things like her make up (shared generously with Anita), her clothes ... yes, she doesn't earn so she doesn't realise the value, but she is genuinely not bothered ... gives the impression that she could very easily live without them.
Good to see Daadi worried about both Abhishek and Meera, and chacha worried about Abhishek's safety. The family does care for him, but their selfishness usually overrides all other emotions.
I think rude Aman is on his way out of Meera's life ... good thing too. Quite an obnoxious man.
Meera ... am happy to see that my first favorable impression of the actress's talent was not unfounded. As the story progresses, Namita is bringing in some sweet nuances into Meera, and her dialogues and script support them. The way she realised Abhi was defending his family a bit too loudly and taking the blame on his shoulders, her 'golguppa man' analogy ... and I really liked that she let him know she knew he was lying, she knew it was his family's fault, but she let it go immediately. Sensitive and understanding both.
And Abhi got a glimpse into Meera's vulnerable side, her craving for her father's approval, the small chit which means the world to her ... how he knew that she wasn't talking about a friend, but about herself ...
Liked the Kapil-Bubbly scene ... so Kapil finally brought to remorse about his misdeeds by his Taiji,not by scolding, but by gentleness and understanding ... so much more effective than scolding. And not only Kapil, his mother Madhu as well realised what she and chacha were doing wrong, and she led her husband back from the wrong path as well ... whether that chacha actually uses the money to pay the property tax remains to be seen.
Tuesday 16th Aug - The cliched 'lost in jungle' scenes rendered slightly less cliched by the pragmatic, practical approach of both Abhi and Meera. The difference between Meera's trust in Abhi and her instinctive distrust of Aman ... she is uncomfortable with Aman even touching her hand but has no problem holding tight to Abhi on the bike.
The little scene where she sends him a friend request, his smile when he sees it, accepts ... she smiles mischievously ... very cute!
Burning her clothes because it's more important Abhi doesn't catch cold, he's indispensable for Pant household .. is that the first time anyone other than his mother has been worried about him and his health? Love the way Meera is bindaas about material things like her make up (shared generously with Anita), her clothes ... yes, she doesn't earn so she doesn't realise the value, but she is genuinely not bothered ... gives the impression that she could very easily live without them.
Good to see Daadi worried about both Abhishek and Meera, and chacha worried about Abhishek's safety. The family does care for him, but their selfishness usually overrides all other emotions.
I think rude Aman is on his way out of Meera's life ... good thing too. Quite an obnoxious man.
Hello Dia :)
ReplyDeleteFrom the latest news is reprogrammed IPKKND.
I think it makes no sense to run two shows with a principal actor in both of them at the same TV station ...
Something is wrong,do you not think so?
It is a habit to interrupt a show and enter a new one ? For to serve like a hook?!?
For the reached level of performance of Sanaya i don't think she need that hook.
God's ways are tangled :)
A beautiful day for you
Ileana
Hi Ileana,
DeleteI didn't think of it that way ... earlier Star Plus used to air old shows in the afternoons, before they moved them to their free channel Star Utsav. In the UK and US, they have been running IPKKND in the afternoons along with other old popular shows ... from what I see, they have decided to start the same afternoon programming in India as well. All the shows they are airing here in UK, are the ones that they are starting in India. And there are still a few months for Sanaya's new show to start ... it will probably start only next year. So I don't think there is anything wrong. IPKKND remains one of SP's most popular shows, they are changing their entire programming schedule, stopping the seven day a week daily shows, making them only 5-6 days, so I think the re-introduction of old popular shows in the afternoon, is just part of the reshuffle. Let's not worry about that. :)