So while randomly channel surfing I stumbled upon a scene. A lady is hooked to the soap on TV & so emotionally into it. A young man is casually watching & alternates between laughter & shock at the crap being dished out. An Indian soap with an inside joke mocking itself. Wow! My interest spiked. Then I pulled up Hotstar & binge watched all the episodes. So far so good.
Plus
I like the hero. No mom/dad/childhood/past issues causing him to be unfit for human consumption. Not the typical, boring, manhandling AYM of Indian Telly (Yo ASR my darling I am looking at u dude)
They actually show both the leads as working.
No Kitchen politics so far.
No thread like non existent dupatta around the neck which keeps flying around
No trip, fall, catch, eye lock, deep breathing, asthma crap
Leads having normal conversation
FL is grounded & is not the typical white as snow virginal small town Mary Sue
Minus
FL looks tad old in close up
Both the leads overact sometimes (only sometimes but still)
Sets/props are awful
Overall the plus outweigh the minus.
As per my analysis all Indian soaps are good for the 1st 100 episodes. I call it The Century Theory of Indian Soaps. So will definitely stick with this show for at least few more weeks 👍🏼