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Karwa Chauth In Indian Television Serials: 7 Best Moments From This Moon Festival
Waiting anxiously for special Karwa Chauth 2016 episodes of Yeh Hai Mohabbatein, Kumkum Bhagya and other daily soaps.
What is common thread among daily soaps Yeh Hai Mohabbatein, Kumkum Bhagya, Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon?, Bade Achhe Lagte Hain, Madhubala - Ek Ishq Ek Junoon apart from having similar plots, too much sanskar, sacrificing bahus, scheming vamps? Well, it is extensive festival celebrations and dollops of romance. And, what happens when you mix festivals with romance. Well, it means Karwa Chauth is just round the corner. Karwa Chauth 2016, to be celebrated on October 19, Wednesday, is a one-day festival in which women fast for the men they love.
Karwa Chauth viewed to be a romantic festival, epitomizes the strong bond of love between a husband and a wife. Everything seems romantic about Karva Chauth - beautifully adorned women fasting the whole day without having a drop of water from sunrise till the moon shines gloriously in the sky. In popular culture, Karwa Chauth is quite a hot topic. Thanks to Bollywood movies like Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham..., Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, the festival has become highly glamorized and popularized. Not just the silver screen, Indian television serials are also lit up with the mushy tales of this romantic festival.
If Aditya Chopra be seen as the pioneer of portraying the selfless act of love and care related to Karwa Chauth, Karan Johar and Ekta Kapoor will definitely be the ones who had made it a household celebration. Especially, the latter whose saas-bahu sagas showcased gorgeous protagonists dolled up as virtuous individuals praying for their partner's well-being. Be it themaha episodes or a week-long celebrations around Karva Chauth, Ekta Kapoor has mastered the art of engaging the audience.
Let us take a look at such memorable moments every die hard television serial romantic swears by.
Bade Acche Lagte Hain
This Ekta Kapoor daily soap based on the Gujarati play Patrani by Imtiaz Patel became the most watched television serial thanks to the lead cast Sakshi Tanwar and Ram Kapoor. The story of a humble middle class woman and a rich businessman, who enter into a compromise marriage for their family won the hearts of the audience with the charming story line and the amazing chemistry between Ram Kapoor and Sakshi Tanwar. One of the most awaited episodes of Bade Acche Lagte Hai was the Kawra Chauth special episode, when the auspicious festival brought the two even more closer making all the fans fall harder for the lead pair.
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