The actors make this show appealing, casting has been done well.
Indeed!
They look convincing effortlessly.....
Indeed! I especially like Abhi's scenes of abject exasperation . . . while overall he gets an A for acting (in my books), it's A+ when he emotes scenes where he's either screwed up by putting his foot in his mouth, or when he has to relent . . . oh so reluctantly 😊
I find that he demonstrates both delight and seriousness remarkably well also . . . and transitioning from one state to the other is masterfully executed . . . his whole face lights up so when he beams e.g. when he walks into the 'Sethi Nivas' to pick up his sis and runs smack into the love of his life . . . I actually saw (oh OK . . . thought I saw) the smile in his eyes . . .
They've also given him several hilarious lines . . . made be guffaw when I first heard them and now a chuckle when they play back in my head . . . certainly endeared him to me . . .
There was an interesting thread soliciting suggestions that the writers could use to throw our lovers at each other (figuratively of course) as frequently as possible . . . as a corollary to that, I'm collecting my own set of priceless lines (hope they retain their flavor in English)😊:
Abhi to a teary Simi relating RB's latest shenanigans: "I say, could you take a short break from all this bawling?"
Manju to Anuj at one of the pre-wedding dos: "You had best not forget Anuj . . . this is your first and last marriage"
Abhi in front of the mirror practicing: "Hunh? What's got into me? Simi-JI?!!!!"
Abhi struggling to pour out his feelings: "Man . . . and I practiced so damned hard!!"
Mr. Sethi to Anuj: "Son that's a marvelous idea! Why don't you and Anita go up to Amritsar? I've already called Uncle Joginder . . . he does have that huge house . . . smack in the heart of the city" . . . "But Dad . . . I was thinking 'honeymoon' " . . . "Right son, so was I" poor Anita! Her suhagraat just took a nosedive 😉
How about others on this forum? Have anything that sticks with you?
All of the rest of the cast is equally stupendous (except for: the Bhallas . . . the mum's malevolence and boogey-eyes always made her look imbecilic; the Taneja pater & mater) . . . I even liked Mrs. Sharma with her 'attitude' (deserved a smack upside the head) . . . A 'laying-the-law-down' Manju is very very good . . .
The production team should follow suit and pay special attention to detail (I wonder if they will ever get to the level of the BBC, who if staging a period piece, will strip homes of all modern trappings, or if a scene takes multiple shots ensure that every single solitary piece appears exactly as it was when they broke off last - to the point of having the right amount of water in a glass!!)
and ofcourse they are moving out of studios into real locations which is refreshing....
Yes . . . I like that too . . . I'm sure the cast is grateful as well . . . how stultifying to be cooped up in a 'studio'
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