So I left India a long time ago. When I left there were no cable TV networks. It was good old Doordarshan with their good old family dramas. Hum Log, Buniyaad, Udaan, Karamchaand and then the last show I think I watched was the comedy Dekh Bhai Dekh. Each show was a family drama and each show had CLASS. Each show had NO SUHAGRAAT or bedroom scenes and that is probably why they had class. Ironic. They were family dramas that left intimacy to the privacy of couples and focussed on the story and this is why I think I fell in love with NBT because it followed the same formula. When I came back in 2004 it was the western network star plus bold and beautiful, Santa Barbara and before you knew it romance and intimate scenes were the essence of the show along with unrealistic and un-relatable family drama.
The Suhaag Raat in Indian TV
I think this is the most hilarious thing that any Indian director can hope to visualize using Indian TV actors on Indian small screen for a family audience staying within conservative Indian social parameters. If you are going to use a western formula to drive up the entertainment then you need to do so with sophistication and class. If you cannot then don't even try because it appears clumsy. No matter how intense the love-making scenes are in western shows it works because the actors do not bring their inhibitions to the set and do not compensate for their discomfort by going clinical. I have yet to run into a single Indian TV serial actor or actress who can do that. So then why bother right? Leave to the bedroom what belongs in the privacy of the bedroom right?
I have only seen a couple of the SR scenes on Indian soaps and the only reactions were either cringe worthy, comical or Are you Kidding me?
Gopi Bahu looked like she is going to faint if the dude holds her hand. I heard BALH was extremely clumsy I can imagine why. Overweight dude 'horizontally tangoing' with close to overweight bride with the master blaster Deepak Sharma as their director. The Pratigya one was THE MOST HILARIOUS. They dressed the place up like the girl was being offered like human sacrifice in a Harrison Ford movie. There were smoke, flowers, music, weird costumes and she was moaning and groaning before anything had even started. I laughed and laughed. Which first timer moans and groans? Sometimes, even the veterans don't moan and groan. They close their eyes and think of England, as the Victorian saying goes. SO much for suhaag raat. Indian directors should see the American movie The Ugly Truth as a mandatory starter course before ever being asked to direct a suhaag raat or intimate scene.
Why is the desperation for a Suhaag Raat on Indian Telly so palpitated?
In real life, any raat with the suhaag is a Suhaag Raat. You don't need to fix a time and date or pick a place or dress up like you are role playing😈. The "go with the flow" nature of the scene is what makes the scene A MOMENT. The best moments are uninhibited, impulsive and unornamented.
It's like Friendship Day or Valentine's Day. Every day with a friend is friendship day, if you have not had a disagreement. Every day with your lover is Valentine's Day, if you have not had a fight. Every raat with your suhaag is suhaag raat, if there is no electricity or TV shows to watch😛😈😆. Baaki sab bakwaas and western marketing gimmicks.
Suhaag Raat in NBT
So the traditional hype around suhaag raat is because it's the first raat for the bride. The Star Trek missio😉 under duress in arranged marriages😛 and the Star Wars mission😛 under wraps in love marriages.
But seriously in NBT?
Who are we kidding?
NBT mein kahan kali khilne wali hai? Megha ki kali toh Amar keh garden mein khili aur doh phool she bache bhi barsaye
Ab kya Suhaag Raat, in the traditional sense
Kyon khele pakdam pakdi sharam aur lajja seh jab yeh khel toh pehle kayi baar khel keh jeet bhi chuke aur purane competition ki album bhi ban chuki
There can never be another Suhaag Raat for Megha in NBT. It's like the bride never wearing white for a re-marriage.
Maybe Mohan is the kali that needs to blossom😛.
Maybe Mohan is the rookie😛 that needs to play the competition😉
Kyonki uski pehle shaadi was like the un-fired gun, the un-blasted rocket, the un-ignited engine.😆
Then again, agar Mohan ko bigamist banane mein kamyab hog aye toh shayad Megha ko bhi kanya 😉banane mein kamyab ho sakteh hain
Is show ka nam badalna chahiye. From NBT to Kuch Bhi Ho Sakta hai
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Alls fair in love, war and suhaag raats😆
