User Guide for Hindi soap viewers

OK so due to illness I pulled a Barun/Nikita & was on a long break from social media for 2 mths & I come back to be welcomed by the news that EDKV is shutting down. I loved this show in the 1st few weeks but later on somehow lost interest. Anyway looking at the angst filled forum thought for the greater good I do my bit to the society by compiling this simple user guide/manual for all you hapless folks rash enough to decide to follow a Hindi soap. So buckle up your seat belts, pull up your socks, put on your sun screen coz this is going to be 1 helluva ride.

Rule # 1

Never ever, ever, ever watch a Hindi soap

Rule # 2

Sigh if you are reading Rule # 2 it means you willfully, blatantly with full conscience refused to follow Rule 1. What can i say, so Rule # 2 dont watch any show whose posters show more than 1 woman.

Rule # 3

If the poster shows an old lady glaring out of the idiot box run & run fast

Rule # 4

The IQ of the show is indirectly proportional to the # of layers of white forest makeup on the ladies & the combined weight of the jewels they wear.

Rule # 5

Dont watch any show on Sony. That channel is invisible with non existent TRPs. Except CID no other show survives on that channel for more than few months

Rule # 6

If the trailer shows snakes, mongoose, mosquitoes, kabootar, dayans, booth, preth switch off the TV & trek to the Himalayas for inner peace

Rule # 7

Never watch a show which is supposed to be a "HATKE" love story. Either TRP ke chakkar mein the PH will kill the charm of the show by ektafying it or the channel will simply pull the plug. So dont fall in love else heart break is guaranteed.

Rule # 8

If a PH or channel blames an actor for shutting down a show always trust them. You will find lots of conspiracy theories floating around claiming that the actor is purer than driven snow. Believe me they are bull shit. The actors at the end of the day are attached only to the paycheck. Its just a job for them & not an obsession.

Rule # 9

Actors holly, bolly, kolly, molly, telly, delhi jelly belly care two hoots for the fans. Yes they might pose for selfies, post cute stuff on social media but at the end of the day WE DONT EXIST. Get it into ur skull. While u r sobbing ur eyes & heads off over the demise of a at worst mediocre & at best average Indian soaps, the cast themselves are actually busy with their own lives, pulling connections, trying to climb the ladder. So cheese the melodrama. NO CAN CARES ABOUT YOUR SHOW. Get over it & Get on with ur life

Rule # 10

Read Rule # 1

There was a time when i was obsessed with IPKKND & its hero Barun Sobti. I spent hours on IF. In fact it was to discuss & dissect each episode & to mass drool over Barun that i even created an IF id. Now when i think back I am mortified & embarrassed over my silly behavior. Me a 30+ working mother crushing over a TV star like a hormonal teen. Sheesh. Anyway finger burnt, lesson learnt. Never again!

So all you beautiful folks out there please stop stressing over a show & move on.

Of course many will say who the hell am i to tell ppl what to do. Of course I dont ve any right. This is just my personal opinion. No offense meant to anyone 😊

Pssst BTW there is a Rule # 11 which is top secret. Scroll down the comments to discover it 😉

I agree with you in all the points except for rule 8. But that's your opinion. I won't say anything.
P.S- I missed your live updates when you left the forum.

BTW I still obsess over IPK & BS. Endured 85 mins of crap on SNS just to see 5 mins of BS in his house. So well here is Rule # 11

Rule # 11

Never listen to aunties who give gyan coz believe me they hardly follow their own preaching.

So i am off to discuss & dissect the non existent career of my crush on the forum that must not be named. So all you lovely ladies carry on 😆

Rule #1 should be chanted every morning after one wakes up. only way for a healthy mind and healthy living 😆

That's your opinion I suppose. I love Hindi shows despite the unfair treatment meted out to us coz they entertain me. XD

So agree with you, don't want to take any ore heart breaks after IPKKND

Originally posted by: Perpetuity

I agree with you in all the points except for rule 8. But that's your opinion. I won't say anything.
P.S- I missed your live updates when you left the forum.

Ha to be young & innocent. I miss those days. Anyway i respect your opinion but this is a bitter lesson i learnt frm my IPK days. Actors are mostly never open coz they dont want to burn their boats. At the end of the day unless the producer is a tough cookie like Kekta or the show is a TRP topper like SNS, changing leads is too big a risk for both the PH & the channel. Its too heavy investment with no guarantee of a return from a show which is already nothing grt on the TRP charts. Half the junta will cry if you bring a replacement while other half will cry foul over the 1st group & shout that the show must go on. At the end of the day both the producers & channels get confused by these mixed signals & take the easier route by axing the show which anyway was not their bread winner. At the end of the day its pure business & money!

When Barun committed hara kira though i am a big fan, i never believed the conspiracy theories. I always knew that he had lost interest & was keen on bolly. Here i dont know the history of Nikita but looking at her health issues & her prev shows, am getting a Dejavu moment! Been there, seen it all!!!!

your post is sort of hilarious!!😆

Originally posted by: QUIRKY333

Rule #1 should be chanted every morning after one wakes up. only way for a healthy mind and healthy living 😆

Oh I dont even ve to chant the whole Rule book. Everytime I am hit by the TV bug all i need to chant is IPKKND, IPKKND. Bas ho gaya kaam. Its like being clobbered on the head & I regain my senses 😆

Originally posted by: najma123

That's your opinion I suppose. I love Hindi shows despite the unfair treatment meted out to us coz they entertain me. XD

You my dear is the stuff legends are made of. Those iron men & women who walk into fire without flinching. A true braveheart.

BTW Guess u missed my Rule # 11 😉