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Better than the rest
Kshama Rao Posted: Apr 02, 2010 at 1524 hrs IST
Sasural Genda Phool
Monday to Friday, 7.30 pm, Star Plus
Sasural Genda Phool is obviously as the name suggests about 'sasural', which may not necessarily be hell on earth with monsters-in-law and a beating husband. It could also be like the bright and beautiful genda phool or marigold which brings happiness and cheer and means auspicious beginnings of a new life for a young bride. SGP is about a sweet, simple middle-class family, the ones you are most likely to see in Rajshri movies. It's a joint family full of bhabhis, mamas, bhais and nanands and of course, naughty devars and a abhi-to-main-jawan-hoon dadaji and his equally-enthusiastic better half. Then there is another family of three – a single father and his two daughters. The eldest Suhana is a spoilt brat, a somewhat confused child but with her heart in the right place and the wise, younger Sanjana who almost fills in for her mother's absence. The father wants to get Suhana married off while the sweet family wants to get one of their sons, Ishaan, hitched. He is a likeable bloke, yet one to who girls won't even throw a first glance. But destiny brings the two together as Suhana's father once visits the joint family and is completely bowled over by their hum saath saath hain come-hell-or-high-water camaraderie. Suhana, on a rebound after a broken relationship, wants to get married to the first boy her father chooses for her and so Ishaan it is. Ab aage. Directed by Ravi Ojha, the serial seems like a joyous ride. It's fun to see the 'idealistic' joint family potter about smilingly and bond over chopping bhindis and feeding rasmalais (please note, there are no vamps with hideous bindis or elaborate hair-dos or Shakuni reincarnates). Yet their saccharine sweetness gets to you after a point. On the other hand, Suhana's family is more identifiable. The father-girl bond is delicate and warm. The show scores largely on performances - especially the lead pair. Ishaan (Jay Soni) puts in a cute, bumbling act while Ragini Khanna's Suhana is a child-woman. She is a natural though she has done too many of those brat-like roles - one is looking forward to see her bahu act. The others: Supriya Pilgaonkar as the eldest daughter-in-law, Bhairavi Raichura, the second-gen bahu and Pooja Kanwal the other young bride or Mahesh Thakur as the single father, to name a few, are equally easy on the eye. Last but not the least, the Delhi-6 number, as the title- track is addictive to say the least, especially when the women dance like Abhishek Bachchan. On the flipside, we would like to see the family bicker at least once! Come on, the family that argues together stays together too.
Verdict:
Certainly better than the so-called 'real' soaps.
Monday to Friday, 7.30 pm, Star Plus
Sasural Genda Phool is obviously as the name suggests about 'sasural', which may not necessarily be hell on earth with monsters-in-law and a beating husband. It could also be like the bright and beautiful genda phool or marigold which brings happiness and cheer and means auspicious beginnings of a new life for a young bride. SGP is about a sweet, simple middle-class family, the ones you are most likely to see in Rajshri movies. It's a joint family full of bhabhis, mamas, bhais and nanands and of course, naughty devars and a abhi-to-main-jawan-hoon dadaji and his equally-enthusiastic better half. Then there is another family of three – a single father and his two daughters. The eldest Suhana is a spoilt brat, a somewhat confused child but with her heart in the right place and the wise, younger Sanjana who almost fills in for her mother's absence. The father wants to get Suhana married off while the sweet family wants to get one of their sons, Ishaan, hitched. He is a likeable bloke, yet one to who girls won't even throw a first glance. But destiny brings the two together as Suhana's father once visits the joint family and is completely bowled over by their hum saath saath hain come-hell-or-high-water camaraderie. Suhana, on a rebound after a broken relationship, wants to get married to the first boy her father chooses for her and so Ishaan it is. Ab aage. Directed by Ravi Ojha, the serial seems like a joyous ride. It's fun to see the 'idealistic' joint family potter about smilingly and bond over chopping bhindis and feeding rasmalais (please note, there are no vamps with hideous bindis or elaborate hair-dos or Shakuni reincarnates). Yet their saccharine sweetness gets to you after a point. On the other hand, Suhana's family is more identifiable. The father-girl bond is delicate and warm. The show scores largely on performances - especially the lead pair. Ishaan (Jay Soni) puts in a cute, bumbling act while Ragini Khanna's Suhana is a child-woman. She is a natural though she has done too many of those brat-like roles - one is looking forward to see her bahu act. The others: Supriya Pilgaonkar as the eldest daughter-in-law, Bhairavi Raichura, the second-gen bahu and Pooja Kanwal the other young bride or Mahesh Thakur as the single father, to name a few, are equally easy on the eye. Last but not the least, the Delhi-6 number, as the title- track is addictive to say the least, especially when the women dance like Abhishek Bachchan. On the flipside, we would like to see the family bicker at least once! Come on, the family that argues together stays together too.
Verdict:
Certainly better than the so-called 'real' soaps.
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