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| Standing vocation Have you noticed that the actors in our soap operas rarely take a seat? Maybe it's a narcissistic desire to stand and face the camera at all times, or a byproduct of the Balaji assembly line rule. But even when the innocent bahu, the evil mother-in-law, the righteous sister-in-law and the straying husband are in the middle of a heated argument, the actors will maintain symmetry and continue to be poised along a horizontal plane, staring deeply into the camera. Face peel It is the premonition of an imminent catastrophe. That's when we are treated to extreme close-ups of all members of the joint family, in strict succession, emerging from different directions in the frame. And if you're really lucky, the editor will have In an Indian soap, good always triumphs over evil. And divine intervention is inevitable especially when the long-suffering wife gets justice. You know you're being treated to a happy ending when the Gayatri mantra is being recited in the background. Dress code You don't need to have watched a serial from its beginning. A good way to catch up is by deciphering the characters' wardrobe. The heroine is always demurely dressed. The vamp is in snaky bindis and noodle-strap blouses. The vamp also always has more makeup on than the good girl does. At least we've progressed from vamps wearing Western clothes and broken Helen Aunty's stereotype. Theme song We seem to love our baddies more than the good guys, hence the welcome tune for them. Remember when Sasha in Kahani Ghar Ghar Kii entered a room, we would be treated to an echo of his name in the background. Or when Navneet Nishan quips a catty one, heaven help us, a cat purrs. Creative, ain't it? Internal monologue Soap-makers will not allow us the privilege of intelligence, or even common sense. When an evil doer is up to no good, plotting his nefarious deeds, he thinks aloud. Quite literally so. All along while making wicked wicked faces. It's comic, not Being John Malcovich. Come again This is when you suddenly discover a pimple on your favourite actor's right cheek. A close-up view of the victim's face from various angles is the first thing you see when tragedy strikes the world of soaps. We guess Ekta Kapoor hates pimples on her actors' faces, or does she? A sum of all parts When someone new is being introduced to the storyline, for a few good minutes, we only get to see their shoes. Or the ring on a finger. Or their hands out of a rolled-down halfway car window. The maker's sure know their audience. After all, shoes and diamonds are a girl's best friend. https://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=224983 just laugh and enjoy.😆.....once u finish laughing try to relate all points mentioned above with our great😕 show 'mamta' and share ur views.............😊 |
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