Badhaai Ho

Watched Badhaai Ho ... simple, cute movie, a really fun watch. Ayushman was excellent, so was Neena Gupta, though I felt she had less to do than the other senior actors. The stars of the movie were the actor who plays the dad, and Surekha Sikri as the Dadi ... she had the best one-liners! The actress playing Ayushman's love interest was just okay ... the dance at the end was totally unnecessary as she is a completely ungraceful dancer, and her outfit was atrocious! The lady playing her mom was good. The two sister's in-law of Neena Gupta were TV actors, well known ones - one was Alka Kaushal, Varun Badola's sister ... both were good in their roles. The kid who played Ayushman's brother was decent.
Movie itself was a cute commentary on the hypocrisy of Indian society, done with dollops of humour, but the actual issue was not really addressed in any great depth. I loved the ending, the best scene was the hospital scene when the baby girl is born, and both much(!) older brothers instantly falling in love with their baby sister, the dadi with her poti, and the dad with his daughter ... I can just imagine both older brothers being fiercely protective bade bhaiyyas as the baby sister grows up ... would be fun to watch a sequel on that theme! 

BARC Ratings - 25th Oct

BARC India Ratings: Kasautii climbs up; Dance Plus sees a dip

MUMBAI: It's BARC time! TellyChakkar brings to you this week's ratings of your favourite shows and channels.

Star Plus is at the first position in the urban sector, followed by Sony Entertainment Television and Zee TV.

Zee Anmol, Star Utsav, and Sony Pal have the maximum viewership in the rural sector.

Impressions

Urban

1          STAR Plus     489278

2          Sony Entertainment Television     432580

3          Zee TV           389573

4          Colors            378206

5          STAR Bharat 328957

6          SONY SAB    316131

7          STAR Utsav   233169

8          Sony Pal         168113

9          Zee Anmol    149077

10        &TV    126947

Rural

1          Zee Anmol    698322

2          STAR Utsav   567728

3          Sony Pal         410956

4          STAR Bharat 363500

5          Dangal TV     355655

6          Rishtey           324843

7          Big Magic      265900

8          Zee TV           264186

9          STAR Plus     212748

10        Colors            167078

Colors' Naagin 3 is the most viewed show in the urban area, followed by Zee TV's Kundali Bhagya and Star Plus' Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai.

Kumkum Bhagya is at the first position in the rural area, followed by Mahek and Rabba Ve.

Impressions

Urban

1.Colors' NAAGIN-3 8441

2.Zee TV's Kundali Bhagya 6940

3.STAR Plus' Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai 6193

4.STAR Plus' Kulfi Kumar Bajewala 5982

5.Zee TV's Kumkum Bhagya 5506

6.SONY SAB's Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashma 5496

7.Sony Entertainment Television's Kaun Banega Crorepati 5431

8.Colors' Shakti-Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki 5212

9.Sony Entertainment Television's Indian Idol 4996

10.Zee TV's Ishq Subhan Allah 4965

11.Zee TV's Guddan Tumse Naa Ho Payega 4600

12.STAR Plus' Nazar 4491

13.STAR Plus' Kasauti Zindagi Kay 4361

14.STAR Bharat's Radhakrishn 4330

15.Colors' Bigg Boss 4311

16.Zee TV's Tujhse Hai Raabta 4295

17.STAR Plus' Krishna Chali London 4269

18.STAR Plus' Dance Plus 4 4229

19.Colors' Ishq Mein Marjawan 4045

20.STAR Plus' Qayamat Ki Raat 4010

Rural

Zee Anmol's Kumkum Bhagya 10842

Zee Anmol's Mahek 9562

STAR Utsav's Rabba Ve 6460 

Sony Pal's Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashma 5547

Zee Anmol's Ek Main Aur Ek Tu 5440

Dangal TV's Ramayan 5394

Dangal TV's Mahima Shanidev Ki 5160

STAR Utsav's Veera 4766

Colors' Naagin-3 4652

Sony Pal's Baalveer 4395

Zee TV's Kundali Bhagya 4256

STAR Bharat's Radhakrishn 4252

STAR Bharat's Nimki Mukhiya 3915

Zee TV's Guddan Tumse Naa Ho Payega 3805

Zee Anmol's Mahasaptah-Bandhan Janam Janam Ka 3719

Zee TV's Kumkum Bhagya 3652

Sony Pal's CID 3534

STAR Bharat's Muskaan 3460

Dangal TV's Dwarkadheesh Bhagwaan Shree Krishna 3330

Big Magic's Jodha Akbar 3242

Star Plus firmly on top ... Sony doing well on the strength of KBC and Indian Idol ... no wonder they have gotten Kapil back again, they will need him once these two end. 

SP shows doing quite well ... they must be disappointed with KZK2 ... it hasn't reached top ten yet. But early days yet ... 

Meanwhile YRKKH is back with a major bang, Kulfi is doing well ... I caught up with Kulfi after getting Hotstar, and it is quite watchable now, though the kids still overact too much. Watching KZK2 off and on too ... Erica is still bad, Parth is surprisingly decent ... but the jodi doesn't click for me yet. 

Silsila and Bepanaah both out of top 20. 

Rabba Ve is at 3 in rural charts ... and 6 overall ... that show really was something else!!! Sanaya will struggle to find something that does even half as well. Thankfully Barun seems to have given up on tv after the debacle of AdvaySR. 

Big Boss is struggling this year ... nowhere near the top in ratings. Colors shows are overall down ... except for Naagin again, and Shakti, which has been a lambi race ka ghoda ... still doing well! 

I haven't tuned in to Zee for ages ... no idea about the shows. Lost interest in Ishq Subhan Allah long time back ... and cannot stand even a minute of the two KKBs ... 

Sanaya news - this is a shocker!

This is a shocker - Sanaya to work again with 4 Lions and Gul for a web show.

Posted by none other than Gul ... who finally did admit there were differences between her and San ... but 'mutual respect for work' remains ... yeah, right! When she was age shaming San, she forgot the mutual respect. With that debacle of IPK3 maha flop, it was proved conclusively that it was neither the actor, nor the character of ASR that made IPKKND, nor was it even the beautiful music ... tried all three together ... but naah, nada, zilch. Gul and her tall claims bit the dust ... now she rediscovered 'her mutual respect' for Sanaya! 

Hope this is not another Tanhaiyan ... Gul really has no imagination when it comes to love stories, and from what I've heard, Tanhaiyan was just an urban re-hash of IPKKND.

But since I do have more faith in San than in Gul, am hoping that San would not have agreed to do a reprise of IPKKND, and this will be something different.

Anyway, San has a few projects in her kitty ... Zindabaad 2, Ghost and now this one ... so like 2018, 2019 promises to be a good year for Sanaya. Hope we get a part 2 of the music video too ... Main Jaandiyan is one of my favorite songs these days.

And hope this web show is on Hotstar, now that it is finally available in the UK.







EXCLUSIVE: Sanaya Irani to reunite with Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon makers for a love story; read details
Read exclusive details of Sanaya Irani's next show with 4 Lions Films. The web show will be directed by film director and co-producer, Gorky M. Sanaya earlier collaborated with them for the hit show Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon.
Written By Bhavna Agarwal Mumbai Published: October 20, 2018 08:12 PM 8905 reads      0 comments
EXCLUSIVE: Sanaya Irani to reunite with Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon makers for a love story; read details

Sanaya Irani who continues to remain popular as Khushi from Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon, a show by 4 Lions Films, is all set to reunite with the dynamic production house but this time for a web show. Sanaya met up with producer Gul Khan recently which left us wondering if there is some good news for the fans. Guess what? It is happening, for real. The untitled show is still in its nascent stage and will be a love story, confirmed Gorky M, film director and co-producer, 4 Lions Films. 

When asked if they are reuniting with Sanaya, Gorky M exclusively revealed, "Yes. We will be reuniting with Sanaya for one of our upcoming projects. We are putting a lot of effort in the script but still working out the details regarding dates etc. As far as other details are concerned- just wait and watch is all that I can say! This is just the tip of the ice berg. He also added, "I am spearheading this initiative into the digital space and more details will be revealed soon but I am really excited about this.




Without divulging more details, Gorky M confirmed that the show will be a love story. He said, "It will be a love story. As far as production is concerned I am finalising the details but yes, 4 Lions will be involved. The project is most likely to go on air next year, however, nothing more is known on the same so far. 

This indeed is a reason to rejoice as it couldn't get better than this.


4 Lions Films has produced many popular shows including Geet Hui Sabse Parayi, Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon, Qubool Hai, Ishqbaaaz (ongoing), Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala (ongoing), Nazar (ongoing) among others. Apart from that, Gorky M directed the hit digital show Tanhaiyan starring Barun Sobti and Surbhi Jyoti which went live in 2017 and had received a marvellous response. 


Credits: Pinkvilla
NEWS & GOSSIP SANAYA IRANI ISS PYAAR KO KYA NAAM DOON GUL KHAN GORKY M IPPKND

BARC Ratings - 19th Oct

BARC India Ratings: Dance Plus 4 sees good opening, Bigg Boss climbs up, and Kasautii witness dip

MUMBAI: It's BARC time! TellyChakkar brings to you this week's ratings of your favourite shows and channels.

Star Plus is at the first position in the urban sector, followed by Sony Entertainment Television and Zee TV.

Zee Anmol, Star Utsav, and Sony Pal have the maximum viewership in the rural sector.

Impressions

Urban

1          STAR Plus     486397

2          Sony Entertainment Television     456007

3          Zee TV           416701

4          Colors            408400

5          STAR Bharat 358832

6          SONY SAB    307855

7          STAR Utsav   237279

8          Sony Pal         172756

9          Zee Anmol    143990

10        &TV    118907

Rural

1          Zee Anmol    660152

2          STAR Utsav   631126

3          Sony Pal         428047

4          STAR Bharat 389642

5          Dangal TV     352157

6          Rishtey           319579

7          Zee TV           264997

8          STAR Plus     218724

9          Big Magic      211855

10        Colors            168602

Colors' Naagin 3 is the most viewed show in the urban area, followed by Zee TV's Kundali Bhagya and Star Plus' Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai.

Kumkum Bhagya is at the first position in the rural area, followed by Mahek and Rabba Ve.

Impressions

Urban

1.Colors' Naagin-3 9056

2.Zee TV's Kundali Bhagya 7469

3.STAR Plus' Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai 7312

4.STAR Plus' Kulfi Kumar Bajewala 6731

5.Sony Entertainment Television's Kaun Banega Crorepati 6111

6.STAR Plus' Dance Plus 4 5963

7.Sony Entertainment Television's Indian Idol 5949

8.Zee TV's Ishq Subhan Allah 5825

9.Zee TV's Kumkum Bhagya 5712

10.SONY SAB's Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashma 5661

11.Colors' Shakti-Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki 5501

12.STAR Bharat's Radhakrishn 5445

13.Colors' Bigg Boss 4816

14.Zee TV's Guddan Tumse Naa Ho Payega 4805

15.STAR Plus' Nazar 4741

16.Colors' Ishq Mein Marjawan 4714

17.Zee TV's Tujhse Hai Raabta 4681

18.STAR Plus' Kasauti Zindagi Kay 4641

19.STAR Plus' Krishna Chali London 4628

20.STAR Bharat's Nimki Mukhiya 4183

Rural

Zee Anmol's Kumkum Bhagya 10610

Zee Anmol's Mahek 9065

STAR Utsav's Rabba Ve 6916 

STAR Utsav's Veera 6190

Sony Pal's Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashma 5873

Dangal TV's Ramayan 5388

STAR Bharat's Radhakrishn 5163

Sony Pal's Baalveer 4909

Zee Anmol's Ek Main Aur Ek Tu 4907

Zee TV's Kundali Bhagya 4870

Dangal TV's Mahima Shanidev Ki 4727

STAR Bharat's Nimki Mukhiya 4600

Rishtey's FF Khatron Ke Khiladi Pain In Spain 4492

Colors' Naagin-3 4350

Zee TV's Kumkum Bhagya 4185

STAR Utsav's Chandra Nandini 3820

Zee TV's Guddan Tumse Naa Ho Payega 3479

Sony Pal's CID 3420

STAR Bharat's Muskaan 3416

Zee TV's Tujhse Hai Raabta 3312

Sanaya new projects

Zindabaad 2 ... which was expected after the success of Zindabaad 1 ... VB web shows usually go into a second season, and this will be no exception.

And a surprise ... Sanaya as lead in Vikram Bhatt's next movie! Now that's a surprise ... a welcome one! San in a movie! Movie is called Ghost ... which pretty much tells the genre. Horror is not my cup of tea though ... let's see if I can sit through this one even for Sanaya!





So straight from the horse's mouth ... VB himself in an insta chat. Now have to wait for more news ... he is in London, and San will be going to London too for a break ... we may or may not get more news while they are both here. San will be on holiday ... so maybe not. 

BARC Ratings 11th Oct

BARC India Ratings: RadhaKrishn gets bumper opening, KBC in top 3, and Bigg Boss sees a dip

MUMBAI: It's BARC time! TellyChakkar brings to you this week's ratings of your favourite shows and channels.

Star Plus is at the first position in the urban sector, followed by Sony Entertainment Television and Colors.

Zee Anmol, Star Utsav, and Sony Pal have the maximum viewership in the rural sector.

Impressions

Urban

1          STAR Plus     486109

2          Sony Entertainment Television     472936

3          Colors            437079

4          Zee TV           424332

5          STAR Bharat 370431

6          SONY SAB    342530

7          STAR Utsav   242987

8          Sony Pal         194859

9          Zee Anmol    159766

10        &TV    130435

Rural

1          Zee Anmol    672316

2          STAR Utsav   584191

3          Sony Pal         490505

4          STAR Bharat 393121

5          Dangal TV     370139

6          Rishtey           341272

7          Zee TV           265478

8          Big Magic      219090

9          STAR Plus     214069

10        Colors            177292

Colors' Naagin 3 is the most viewed show in the urban area, followed by Zee TV's Kundali Bhagya and Sony's Kaun Banega Crorepati.

Kumkum Bhagya is at the first position in the rural area, followed by Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashma and Rabba Ve.

Impressions

Urban

1.Colors's Naagin-3 9901

2.Zee TV's Kundali Bhagya 7930

3.Sony Entertainment Television's Kaun Banega Crorepati 7380

4.STAR Plus' Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai 7376

5.STAR Plus' Kulfi Kumar Bajewala 6952

6.STAR Bharat's Radhakrushna 6427

7.Sony Entertainment Television's Indian Idol 6307

8.Zee TV's Kumkum Bhagya 6216

9.SONY SAB's Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashma 5995

10.Zee TV's Ishq Subhan Allah 5782

11.Colors' Shakti-Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki 5779

12.Colors' Ishq Mein Marjawan 4826

13.Zee TV's Tujhse Hai Raabta 4777

14.STAR Plus' Nazar 4621

15.STAR Plus' Kasauti Zindagi Kay 4607

16.STAR Plus' Krishna Chali London 4547

17.STAR Plus' Ishqbaaz 4539

18.STAR Plus' Qayamat Ki Raat 4512

19.Colors' Bigg Boss 4381

20.STAR Bharat's Nimki Mukhiya 4338

Rural

Zee Anmol's Kumkum Bhagya 10686

Sony Pal's Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashma 7568

STAR Utsav's Rabba Ve 7207 

Zee Anmol's Mahek 6835

STAR Bharat's Radhakrushna 6591

Sony Pal's Baalveer 6286

Dangal TV's Ramayan 5451

Zee TV's Kundali Bhagya 5316

Dangal TV's Mahima Shanidev Ki 5299

STAR Utsav's Veera 5102

Zee Anmol's Ek Vivah Aisa Bhi 5017

Colors' Naagin-3 4740

Sony Pal's Sabse Bada Kalakar 4606

Zee Anmol's Ek Main Aur Ek Tu 4509

Zee TV's Kumkum Bhagya 4318

STAR Bharat's Nimki Mukhiya 4263

Rishtey's Bani Ishq Di Meher 4142

STAR Bharat's Muskaan 3829

Dangal TV's Dwarkadheesh Bhagwaan Shree Krishna 3749

Sony Pal's Tenali Rama 3438

SP firmly back at number 1, followed by Sony. Nice to see my two favorite programs, KBC and Indian Idol, in the top ten ... doesn't happen often at all!!! 

Rabba Ve, the original IPKKND, is still at number 3 in the rural charts! That show has some amazing recall and repeat value ... almost 6 years after it ended, and despite two clones after it, the show still holding strong! And this is not counting the innumerable reruns and dubbed versions both in India and abroad. 

Radhekrushna makes a strong start ... will check it out online! Hotstar subscription is so far somewhat paisa vasool!

Big Boss drops low ... heard that its very boring this year. Colors shows have all dropped ... except for Naagin at number 1, the rest are struggling in the lower half of top 20. Bepanah  and Silsila both drop out of top 20 ... not surprising. I used to watch both sporadically in ad breaks of KBC ... now I find them both unwatchable. 

The problem is that with the widening of the TRP net, the popular shows reflect the choice of viewers in small towns and villages. Urban viewers have mostly switched to online viewing. So urban, modern thinking shows will struggle to find a foothold and gain any TRPs - they already are. No wonder TV channel honchos are moving back to regressive crap. Having said that, the golden days of Indian TV included shows like Saans, Astitva, Hasratein, Dekh Bhai Dekh ... all very progressive shows with good storylines ... and they were ll popular with the masses ... Doordarshan and the earlier new channels were free everywhere ... so are the TV honchos just being really, really LAZY???!!! 

I feel that sooner or later, Indian TV is going to switch to two separate programming streams, one for mainstream TV viewers, and one for urban online viewers. I subscribed to Hotstar a week ago to watch Dandiya Nights, and already find myself checking out other SP shows more frequently, simply because it's so much easier to browse when I have the time, rather than sit down to watch TV at a specific time. If Voot, the Colors online platform, and SonyLIV, the Sony online platform become available to international viewers, I might just subscribe to those channels regularly, and cancel my regular TV subscription. At the very least, I will use the online channels to watch shows that appeal to me, and use TV only to catch up on movies. And if the movies are available on the online platforms as well, I don't need a TV subscription at all, especially if I can stream my shows on the TV screen and watch them on the large screen. 

BARC Ratings 5th Oct

BARC India Ratings: Kasautii witnesses good opening, Kullfi makes it to top 5, and Bigg Boss 12 sees a dip!

MUMBAI: It's BARC time! TellyChakkar brings to you this week's ratings of your favourite shows and channels.

Star Plus is at the first position in the urban sector, followed by Sony Entertainment Television and Colors.

Zee Anmol, Star Utsav, and Sony Pal continue to have the maximum viewership in the rural sector.

Impressions

Urban

1          STAR Plus     461929

2          Sony Entertainment Television     445792

3          Colors            445474

4          Zee TV           377869

5          SONY SAB    336108

6          STAR Bharat 313321

7          STAR Utsav   220367

8          Sony Pal         188659

9          Zee Anmol    149286

10        &TV    134300

Rural

1          Zee Anmol    626235

2          STAR Utsav   510571

3          Sony Pal         456799

4          Rishtey           345575

5          STAR Bharat 339485

6          Dangal TV     325235

7          Zee TV           235368

8          Big Magic      223175

9          STAR Plus     212907

10        Colors            189131

Colors' Naagin 3 is the most viewed show in the urban area, followed by Star Plus' Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai and Zee TV's Kundali Bhagya.

Kumkum Bhagya is at the first position in the rural area, followed by Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashma and Mahek.

Impressions

Urban

1.Colors' Naagin-3 9474

2.STAR Plus' Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai 7855

3.Zee TV's Kundali Bhagya 7256

4.STAR Plus' Kulfi Kumar Bajewala 6488

5.Zee TV's Kumkum Bhagya 6471

6.SONY SAB's Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashma 6382

7.Sony Entertainment Television's Kaun Banega Crorepati 6282

8.Colors' Shakti-Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki 6266

9.Colors' Udaan 5602

10.STAR Plus' Kasauti Zindagi Kay 5589

11.Zee TV's Ishq Subhan Allah 5159

12.STAR Plus' Krishna Chali London 5126

13.Sony Entertainment Television's Indian Idol 5085

14.Colors' Bigg Boss 4792

15.Colors' Ishq Mein Marjawan 4410

16.STAR Plus' Ishqbaaz 4247

17.STAR Plus' Nazar 4225

18.Zee TV's Guddan Tumse Naa Ho Payega 4101

19.SONY SAB's Aladdin Naam Toh Suna Hoga 4002

20.Colors' Bepanah 3985

Rural

Zee Anmol's Kumkum Bhagya 10620

Sony Pal's Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashma 7249

Zee Anmol's Mahek 6577

STAR Utsav's Rabba Ve 6272 

Sony Pal's Baalveer 5953

Colors' Naagin-3 5014

Zee TV's Kundali Bhagya 4837

Zee Anmol's Ek Vivah Aisa Bhi 4405

STAR Utsav's Veera 4393

Dangal TV's Ramayan 4342

Zee Anmol's Ek Main Aur Ek Tu 4332

Zee TV's Kumkum Bhagya 4244

Dangal TV's Mahima Shanidev Ki 4203

STAR Bharat's Nimki Mukhiya 4183

Sony Pal's Sabse Bada Kalakar 3822

STAR Plus' Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai 3487

Rishtey's Bani Ishq Di Meher 3478

Big Magic's Jodha Akbar 3468

Dangal TV's Dwarkadheesh Bhagwaan Shree Krishna 3291

Rishtey's Uttaran 3107

SP shows doing better now ... taking it to top spot. 

Sony doing well with KBC and Indian Idol. Sony still has the most watchable shows on air ... wish they would get better ratings. Am planning to check out Patiala Babes ... looks interesting. 

Silsila out of top 20, and with time slot shifted to 11 pm, doubt it will come back in. Bepanaah is at 20 ... hanging in there! KKBs seem to be ruling the charts ... 3 KKBs in the top 5! :) KZK2 enters at 10th spot ... dunno whether that is good or bad! After all the hype, and being prime time, it's a little surprising ... but may pick up. Or may not ... Erica is still quite bad. I watched the first ten minutes of the original KZK just for fun ... Sweta Tiwari is a really good actress ... never really watched her in anything before, except sporadically in Parvarish, where I liked her. 

And SP Dandiya Nights is fun to watch for Sanaya alone ... most of the acts are pretty yawnworthy ... thank heavens for record facility and fast forward!!! San started off a little stiff, but has warmed up and is doing well. Jai of course is a pro at hosting. 

Am still watching Main Maayke Chali Jaaungi ... yesterday felt like banging my head! Seriously??!!! What mother would call her newly married daughter on her wedding night ... AND keep her chatting with the entire family for what looked like an hour or two ... till her much in love husband fell asleep? And which girl, pretty much in love with her new husband, would continue talking to her family on her wedding night? Darn ... they just can't keep it realistic!!! 

I did like the breakfast scene when Jaya's MIL tells her its ok to be in her night clothes, and so does Dadaji ... and Jaya goes and quickly changes her clothes anyway ... 

But why couldn't she admit she doesn't know how to cook and needs help? In these days of Google and youtube, not so difficult to find a recipe and follow it. Chhanchhan did it ... why couldn't Jaya?