Episode 1-3 review

Caught up on all the three episodes at once...my review:

Honestly the show was better than I expected. I thought it would be a total redux of YHM but it has some interesting variations.

1. The female lead being already in love with someone made me think that it would be a reprise of Sickand's previous leads, but surprisingly she made herself buck up after seeing the struggles of her family. She was initially in shock but totally laid off on the guy and also revealed his truth in front of his wife which was 👍🏼

2. The touch about the female lead's mom being a cancer survivor also humanized her because in shows the illness of a family member is used as a trope to hide things from them- but here the mother said that she'd already faced something life-changing so she can handle anything-that was a pleasant surprise👏

3. Indu's funny nicknames for her parents: Bobjee and Mouj for her Dad and Mom are also unique- I related to it because I also do the same sometimes😆She shares a good bond with her dad as well, and I loved how she told him that she won't give up on her life because of this setback.

4. Indu's best friend being a man- He seems incredibly supportive of her and I am all for the depiction and normalization of platonic relations between men and women!

5. KVG was totally on fire as usual- in some scenes he actually uplifts the script because he gives a lot of nuances which makes it better. Even Sayli who was such a mediocre performer in her previous show is doing well here. From the promos they didn't seem to be well-matched but as of now things are looking up!

6. I liked how they established the bond between Zoon and Indu- in a way Indu's good Samaritan act led the baby to her as if she were meant to be the mother to that child. I also liked how the dad practically said that it would be a big responsibility which led Indu to almost leave her at the care center, but Rithesh's dialogues about motherhood caused her to introspect about her choice. They are organically building the bond between the three right from the beginning, which is a good foreshadowing.

7. The male lead's family hasn't been introduced as such but I am sure it will have a couple of vamps 😆 And yeah, another interesting variation here is that the male lead is perhaps more rosy eyed about the concept of love than the female lead which is divergent from the norm.

The initial episodes of Sickand's shows are always good but they flounder later...Let's see how they go on🤣

Am looking for good options after being disappointed with what have watched. Your review in encouraging.

What held me back most was the lead actress, who didn't impress me much in what glimpses I have had if her in her previous show. But seems she is doing good here...

As you mention, most shows begin on a good note.. Later on the spirited female leads are moulded to the regular ITV sacrificing, all forgiving doormats!!

Anyways, I am motivated to give this show some time.

Originally posted by: Amri_IF

Caught up on all the three episodes at once...my review:

Honestly the show was better than I expected. I thought it would be a total redux of YHM but it has some interesting variations.

1. The female lead being already in love with someone made me think that it would be a reprise of Sickand's previous leads, but surprisingly she made herself buck up after seeing the struggles of her family. She was initially in shock but totally laid off on the guy and also revealed his truth in front of his wife which was 👍🏼

2. The touch about the female lead's mom being a cancer survivor also humanized her because in shows the illness of a family member is used as a trope to hide things from them- but here the mother said that she'd already faced something life-changing so she can handle anything-that was a pleasant surprise👏

3. Indu's funny nicknames for her parents: Bobjee and Mouj for her Dad and Mom are also unique- I related to it because I also do the same sometimes😆She shares a good bond with her dad as well, and I loved how she told him that she won't give up on her life because of this setback.

4. Indu's best friend being a man- He seems incredibly supportive of her and I am all for the depiction and normalization of platonic relations between men and women!

5. KVG was totally on fire as usual- in some scenes he actually uplifts the script because he gives a lot of nuances which makes it better. Even Sayli who was such a mediocre performer in her previous show is doing well here. From the promos they didn't seem to be well-matched but as of now things are looking up!

6. I liked how they established the bond between Zoon and Indu- in a way Indu's good Samaritan act led the baby to her as if she were meant to be the mother to that child. I also liked how the dad practically said that it would be a big responsibility which led Indu to almost leave her at the care center, but Rithesh's dialogues about motherhood caused her to introspect about her choice. They are organically building the bond between the three right from the beginning, which is a good foreshadowing.

7. The male lead's family hasn't been introduced as such but I am sure it will have a couple of vamps 😆 And yeah, another interesting variation here is that the male lead is perhaps more rosy eyed about the concept of love than the female lead which is divergent from the norm.

The initial episodes of Sickand's shows are always good but they flounder later...Let's see how they go on🤣

Hey, nice review....I agree with most of your points as well - especially those about the show being better than the promos depicted and the inevitable demise of Mr. Sickand's shows soon after a decent launch😆.....KHKT was the last one that went downhill pretty quick😆

Anyways, maybe low/non-existent expectations are helping this show's cause so far.....lol. I am surprised that the epis so far have had good pacing, good bg score and decent acting. I was braced for a pretty trite/cliched setup for how the kid will land up in Indu's life but they actually gave it a good emotional basis for how she bonds with the baby and decides to keep it. Ritesh's character basically feels like KVG playing his usual happy go lucky zone again....lol but it works in the zone of the story. The fact that he can actually act helps elevate his typical superstar wala character a bit above the expected cliches. It's nice so far that he isn't the typical brooding/arrogant type of depiction of an actor.....baaki time will tell😆.

I just finished watching Epi 4.....lol Indu-Ritesh had their first official face to face takkar and he's already smitten😆....she's left behind an earring for him to moon over. They also gave another glimpse into Ritesh's backstory....seems like his father is dead and he talks to a star that he considers to be his father....lol.....KVG acted well in this scene though. Basically they are setting up the premise for how lonely both Indu and Ritesh are in their respective lives and Zoon will be the bridge between them. Ritesh's character is the more happy go lucky one for now but I wonder if that will continue aage bhi or they will flip him overnight for TRP cliches....lol.....also, I fully expect the currently platonic BFF of Indu to be flipped into some kind of jealous third wheel at some point😆.

Lots of side characters to build drama from....that ex of Indu's - Mahesh being married to Ritesh ki college friend means he will keep showing up for drama.....then yes, as you said, Ritesh's family is probably filled with vamps waiting to be introduced😆

KVG ne interview me bola tha ki Ritesh ke parents nahi hai. Mother hai but maybe woh step mother hai, 2 brothers bhi hai uske.

Ritesh ki life me uski koi lover nahi hai , wife nahi hai puri tarah se lonely hai woh

But happy go lucky character hai to hopeful hai ki uski life me koi aayega jo usse pyaar karega, fir Ritesh ko bhi us person se Bohot pyar ho jayega

I hope Ritesh ka character bubbly ,happy go lucky hi rakhe 👍🏼faltu me rude, arrogant typical ml na bana de use🤢

Originally posted by: Indulekha00

Am looking for good options after being disappointed with what have watched. Your review in encouraging.

What held me back most was the lead actress, who didn't impress me much in what glimpses I have had if her in her previous show. But seems she is doing good here...

As you mention, most shows begin on a good note.. Later on the spirited female leads are moulded to the regular ITV sacrificing, all forgiving doormats!!

Anyways, I am motivated to give this show some time.

Haha, I know that feeling...to find a good show to watch for even 50 episodes continuously is a rarity nowadays. The plotlines, characterization, the treatment...everything has gone down the drain. So to find something that has even a semblance of it seems like a treasure😆 It didn't seem this way even 10 years ago when some shows managed to capture your attention for at least 50 to 100 episodes before you could move on from them. Let's see if this one manages to cross the line😃

Originally posted by: AreYaar

Hey, nice review....I agree with most of your points as well - especially those about the show being better than the promos depicted and the inevitable demise of Mr. Sickand's shows soon after a decent launch😆.....KHKT was the last one that went downhill pretty quick😆

Anyways, maybe low/non-existent expectations are helping this show's cause so far.....lol. I am surprised that the epis so far have had good pacing, good bg score and decent acting. I was braced for a pretty trite/cliched setup for how the kid will land up in Indu's life but they actually gave it a good emotional basis for how she bonds with the baby and decides to keep it. Ritesh's character basically feels like KVG playing his usual happy go lucky zone again....lol but it works in the zone of the story. The fact that he can actually act helps elevate his typical superstar wala character a bit above the expected cliches. It's nice so far that he isn't the typical brooding/arrogant type of depiction of an actor.....baaki time will tell😆.

I just finished watching Epi 4.....lol Indu-Ritesh had their first official face to face takkar and he's already smitten😆....she's left behind an earring for him to moon over. They also gave another glimpse into Ritesh's backstory....seems like his father is dead and he talks to a star that he considers to be his father....lol.....KVG acted well in this scene though. Basically they are setting up the premise for how lonely both Indu and Ritesh are in their respective lives and Zoon will be the bridge between them. Ritesh's character is the more happy go lucky one for now but I wonder if that will continue aage bhi or they will flip him overnight for TRP cliches....lol.....also, I fully expect the currently platonic BFF of Indu to be flipped into some kind of jealous third wheel at some point😆.

Lots of side characters to build drama from....that ex of Indu's - Mahesh being married to Ritesh ki college friend means he will keep showing up for drama.....then yes, as you said, Ritesh's family is probably filled with vamps waiting to be introduced😆

Yayy, AY! You are watching the show too? Lol, we have become so skeptical nowadays with the current batch of shows. To find one that you can watch even for a month has become dime a dozen nowadays😆

Your comment in BOLD🤣Yes, this particular producer starts off well but it deteriorates very quickly. Let's see if he is able to sustain the momentum at least this time. KHKT was a disaster which began promisingly well by having the hero satirizing ITV cliches only to be doomed to ironically repeat them😆😆 So I am not holding my breath par phir bhi dil nahin maanta.. Despite having OTT content or films the heart still hankers for a good daily in Hindi to follow everyday😭😆 And we fall into this vicious cycle only to be disappointed!

And yes, your comment about decent pacing and acting is spot on...Even back then shows had similar themes but the dialogues/acting/treatment is so thakela that you wonder where the spark is gone. And yeah, KVG has surprisingly fitted well in this mould and plays it with charm...I thought that they'd make him a disgruntled and brooding type like other shows.😆

Oh, I haven't watched today's episode yet...It is quite surprising that the male lead is probably more inclined to fall in love than the female lead. They already did hint at it by showing him getting constant glimpses of her I guess. And yes, their shared child will be the bond between them that will bring them closer. If the scenes continue to be developed organically and are well-written I will certainly continue watching...Baaki sab Ram bharose😒🤣

I just read an interview where YHM mein male lead's sister is playing an evil character here...So congrats, I guess?😛

Originally posted by: Chinmayi18

KVG ne interview me bola tha ki Ritesh ke parents nahi hai. Mother hai but maybe woh step mother hai, 2 brothers bhi hai uske.

Ritesh ki life me uski koi lover nahi hai , wife nahi hai puri tarah se lonely hai woh

But happy go lucky character hai to hopeful hai ki uski life me koi aayega jo usse pyaar karega, fir Ritesh ko bhi us person se Bohot pyar ho jayega

I hope Ritesh ka character bubbly ,happy go lucky hi rakhe 👍🏼faltu me rude, arrogant typical ml na bana de use🤢

Oh, that's nice...no evil parents to dislike the prospective bahu and Zoon, but there will be a bhabi or someone in the works to fulfill that role🤣 And 100 episodes later an ex-girlfriend will come out of the woodworks😆

But yea, it's nice to see a pleasant and happy male lead...all of them are so angsty nowadays...It's not bad even if they are, they are so one- note and caricaturish that you can't warm up to them.

i also liked how they used the first week to actually show how indu finds and embraces the kid and even indu’s boyfriend stuff, instead of showing these things in flashback. This way when they take a 5/6 year leap in the coming week, we are already aware of the history of the characters. Nice way of establishing the characters and emotional connect

Yes also, instead of the brooding lonely guy, we have the hopelessly romantic cum cheesy guy who is lonely. Honestly when ritesh was looking at the moon i was like he is going to mouth some cheesy stuff but nah, they turned it into a scene of him remembering his dead father fondly. The scene was nicely done.

In the confrontation scene with the boyfriend, i quite liked how when he calls her a gold-digger, indu instantly reminds him of how much of a free-loader he was , when he was pretending to play aashiqui with her.

The girl who played kadambari, have seen her play supporting characters in other shows. So she deffo will be back to add tadka to the story!

Originally posted by: Amri_IF

Yayy, AY! You are watching the show too? Lol, we have become so skeptical nowadays with the current batch of shows. To find one that you can watch even for a month has become dime a dozen nowadays😆

Your comment in BOLD🤣Yes, this particular producer starts off well but it deteriorates very quickly. Let's see if he is able to sustain the momentum at least this time. KHKT was a disaster which began promisingly well by having the hero satirizing ITV cliches only to be doomed to ironically repeat them😆😆 So I am not holding my breath par phir bhi dil nahin maanta.. Despite having OTT content or films the heart still hankers for a good daily in Hindi to follow everyday😭😆 And we fall into this vicious cycle only to be disappointed!

And yes, your comment about decent pacing and acting is spot on...Even back then shows had similar themes but the dialogues/acting/treatment is so thakela that you wonder where the spark is gone. And yeah, KVG has surprisingly fitted well in this mould and plays it with charm...I thought that they'd make him a disgruntled and brooding type like other shows.😆

Oh, I haven't watched today's episode yet...It is quite surprising that the male lead is probably more inclined to fall in love than the female lead. They already did hint at it by showing him getting constant glimpses of her I guess. And yes, their shared child will be the bond between them that will bring them closer. If the scenes continue to be developed organically and are well-written I will certainly continue watching...Baaki sab Ram bharose😒🤣

I just read an interview where YHM mein male lead's sister is playing an evil character here...So congrats, I guess?😛

Haha hello again Amri....yes I'm watching the show as of now....don't know if that will accelerate the jinx for this show to go down the drain soon since aajkal it's hard to find anything that holds interest to begin with and if it does, then makers make sure to mutilate it quickly......KKIS ka hi haal dekh lo😆

KHKT aaj tak logon ko bas meme content de raha hai😆....KVG can spend the rest of his life easily being the face of Dr. Rohit Sippy mocking ITV shows....everyone forgets what Dr. Sippy himself became in the story soon enough😆

Word on what you said about the sad state of daily shows....waise toh bahut content hai on streaming platforms to watch but it's very difficult to find a decent daily show to watch now.....the knee-jerk reactionary nature of channels vis a vis expectations of instant TRPs from shows and then showrunners themselves not bothering with fleshing out their story/characters given how uncertain everything is for them always....it's a vicious cycle that yields substandard crap but audience somehow is expected to suck it up and hype emptiness. Bas online fangirls hyping a jodi is considered success now even if story is garbage😆

Anyways, coming back to BPKH....haan the pacing and flow has been surprisingly good for week 1....but we all know the real test will start after 2 weeks😆....whatever TRP they get for first few weeks will decide how they "evolve"....lol....for now though, I'm taking it one epi at a time....the bar is so low these days since most shows have no semblance of a script/storyline/acting that a show that manages to atleast narrate a basic story draws your attention😆.....I also am quite liking the bg score....theme song ka nostalgia toh hai hi cuz of Saajan's iconic song being reworked...lol but even beyond that they have done a good job of the bg score....its apt for bringing out the emotions of the scenes.

Only thing I'm wary of is the love story getting too cheesy since Ritesh is being shown instantly smitten by Indu....one can only hope that evolves decently once they take a leap to show an older Zoon from her current baby mode. As per the promos toh Ritesh-Indu were clashing over Zoon....so maybe this current loverboy version of Ritesh will have some MU about Indu and not be so starry eyed over her....lol. Waise they were doing a good job of him being intrigued by her in the first 3 epis with just glimpses but then 4th epi mein suddenly face to face aake thoda unexpected ho gaya with him being all gaga over her😆

Oh great, evil sister of ML is also coming in?....so not shocking😆

Originally posted by: Lonelythots

i also liked how they used the first week to actually show how indu finds and embraces the kid and even indu’s boyfriend stuff, instead of showing these things in flashback. This way when they take a 5/6 year leap in the coming week, we are already aware of the history of the characters. Nice way of establishing the characters and emotional connect

Yes also, instead of the brooding lonely guy, we have the hopelessly romantic cum cheesy guy who is lonely. Honestly when ritesh was looking at the moon i was like he is going to mouth some cheesy stuff but nah, they turned it into a scene of him remembering his dead father fondly. The scene was nicely done.

In the confrontation scene with the boyfriend, i quite liked how when he calls her a gold-digger, indu instantly reminds him of how much of a free-loader he was , when he was pretending to play aashiqui with her.

The girl who played kadambari, have seen her play supporting characters in other shows. So she deffo will be back to add tadka to the story!

@bold: Oh I had the same thought when he was shown staring at the moon ki ab koi cheesy line maarega about his dream woman blah blah😆.....but the scene took a surprisingly poignant turn when it was shown to be him remembering his late father instead....KVG just really played that well - the sheen of tears in Ritesh's eyes even as he's smiling otherwise.

I hope they show more scenes of Ritesh like this to give him layers beyond being some happy go lucky filmstar....while it's nice that he isn't a typical brooding actor, I also don't want to see him mouthing sappy bhaashans about love all the time....gets kinda cringey to me. They can hopefully evolve it a bit better rather than showing him instantly falling deeply in love with Indu.

Word also about the scene when Indu blasted that loser ex-boyfriend of hers for calling her a gold-digger.....it was nice to see a girl giving it back equally for once in calling out who was the actual free-loader in the relationship.