Yesterday I decided to watch all the Balaji shows. Started with Karam Apna Apna at 8 with two wives squabbling over one Yash Tonk. 😕 At 8:30 Kasauti followed with an unbelieavably young looking grandmother who has an old lover with a new face and a red beard 😆 still secretly lusting for her. This was followed by our very own KS at 9 with the same old theme of 2 sisters and one man, two senior citizens craving the same woman, a 'now you see me now you don't' RK and a glimpse of two very sweet kids. As usual the same crappy story, not worth a comment. A new serial called Kasturi followed with a overly pancaked heroine constantly crying and a frightening looking vamp screaming blue murder like a banshee. She made Psycho Pia look like a princess in comparison. This was followed by Ekta's showstoppers. In KGGK two kids were tied up and being threatened of being ripped apart by two salivating dogs. Finally in Kyunki, Ekta's pride A sister was cavorting in a bathtub with her brother in law. All in all an evening of wholesome family entertainment. I noticed a few common factors-
1. All the male protagonists are reduced to ineffective wimps.
2. All the female protagonists suffer endlessly beyond human limits.
3. Ekta is fascinated with the semi incestuous twist of two sisters and one man.
4. Good is always at the bottom of the heap with evil having a blast endlessly. Ekta says she exaggerates evil to accentuate good. Somehow I got the message that it makes more sense to be negative.
5. Thanx to all of us constantly yelling she hasn't shown JP in a tub as yet. But who knows what the future will hold. After all most of the hardcore JBians have given up on this show.
Somali