month leap and TRPs are lower
than desired. Will moving focus
back to Ram-Priya from Pihu-
Sammy-Suhani push the show
back up the ratings ladder?
For a while now, even die-hard
fans of Bade Acche Lagte Hain
have been wondering what is
going on. The story moved focus
from the popular love dynamics
between Ram Kapoor and his
wife Priya, concentrating on the
younger generation instead. Pihu
Kapoor, her obsession with
Sammy Shergill, the triangle with
Dr Suhani, the quiet adoration
shown by Khush Kapoor...it was
all very sweet, but nowhere near
convincing or acceptable,
perhaps because only Ekta Kaul,
who plays Suhani, is a decent
actor and plays her role with
assurance, while the rest ham it
up. The plot was wandering
towards the American style
twists, with unexpected
pregnancy, love triangles,
obsession and assorted
madness.
Now there seems to be some
resolution to many issues, all
neatly packaged into a four-
month time leap. Pihu and
Sammy have been married three
months and are happy; Priya has
set up a family with Khush and
Suhani and the good doctor is
opening a new clinic. Meanwhile,
back at the Kapoor mansion, Ram
is not a happy man. He is super-
busy and successful with his
work, tells buddy Vikram Shergill
that he is fine and hurts inside as
he sees himself getting less
important to his own children. It
is his birthday, but Sammy and
Pihu are celebrating their three-
month anniversary instead.
Nobody except Vikram wishes
him happy birthday. Can you hear
the violins weeping as the soap
opera goes the typical family
drama way?
But we know Priya will find a
way to do so, even if she has not
been in touch with her husband
since she walked out of his
house. What happens and how
Ram will react is something we
wait to find out about. Any
ideas?