| There is little doubt a cup of Koffee with Karan is quite seductive, and all of us die-hard addicts were faithfully back to the telly last night, as the host made his return after a gap of nearly two years, to serve us some more steaming cups of the good stuff.
Three reasons KJO is able to whip up a delectable brew. One, the filmmaker clearly loves gossiping about star lives in his spare time (how else would be in the loop on the wicked going-ons in Bollywood?). Two, Johar is very informal and buddy like in his hosting, so the guests are made to feel at ease, and they would trust a colleague infinitesimally more than they would a journo… a nice recipe for some candid conversation. And most importantly, a three-word text message from the mighty Karan is enough to get the stars rushing in to his kitchen, no one dares turn down Bollywood's power man. Which means getting hold of the creamy layer of stars is a cakewalk.
On the downside, our chatty host is best when he's in the company of his own 'club members', but struggles to survive a single cup when he has to share it with the 'outsiders'. Can never forget Koffee with Sunny Deol in the earlier series, all we heard from the angry Jat was a medley of duhs and grunts. And poor KJO dearly wished the ground beneath his feet opened up.
Last night's episode had, as expected, Karan's extended family in the house. Kajol was giggling hysterically as always. SRK was witty and funny as only he can be. And for some reason, Rani looked completely lost on the show, wonder why. Kajol, when not giggling, dissed the media for being too invasive, conveniently forgetting that the show she was sitting in on, at that very moment, is a flag bearer of filmi gossip and idle chatter. It was good to see SRK graciously accept the new mediascape that all of us are a part of. The rapid-fire round rocked, but I could smell it was 'fixed'. And getting in kids to comment on the stars was a warm gesture. So all well, the only ingredient missing was hot, hot masala, the koffe turned out a tad bland.
Dear Karan, one request: can you spice up the koffee a bit? Can we get Ash and Abhishek together? Even better, can we get Ash and Vivek together? And John and Salman? And Ash and Salman? And Salman and Vivek? Come on, you can do it, no one can decline KJO. Enough of light hearted banter, mate, can we get down to some serious bitching? Puleeeaze! |
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Kundali Bhagya
