Chaje Chaje ka pyaar -- Review

Chajje Chajje Ka Pyar

The women of the household smile incessantly and share beauty notes and other gossip while the men talk of "becoming friends with their children." If Mr Tenant thinks to constantly nag his grown- up children including a good-for-nothing son, Dhruv, also the hero of this enterprise and a daughter who wants to be a journalist before she gets pisaoed in the chakki of matrimony is the best way of parenting, then Mr Landlord believes in being friends with them. So far so good!

Just when we were about to begin liking this show almost daring to call it 'different', the storyline moved to getting one of the daughters married. Interestingly, the girl who initially refused to even 'see' the guy, was made to come around by Mr Landlord as he dangled the carrot of 'he will take you to the United States and you can study journalism there'! If guys can marry girls for the lolly they bring with them, why can't girls settle for marriage if a US ka ladka is going to further their career?

At the time of writing, we were only three episodes down and nothing earth-shattering happened but going by the easy banter and the camaraderie between the assorted characters (a dozen of them), we hope it will be a joy ride.

On the positive side is the motley bunch of cast. While everyone puts in a good performance, we particularly like the lead boy, Dhruv Tripathi played by Manish Tulsiani. TV's own Ranveer Singh, probably! He is easy on the eye and very likeable. The girl, Ginny Sehgal played by Shambhavi Sharma, though hardly 'heroine' material is like a girl next door.

The show looks fresh and holds promise. But it's early days and in the madness of TRPs and competition, that's too much to bank on.

Verdict: **1/2

Go for it to see the little fun that goes on, on the massive chajja.

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