REVIEW: Mahek Chahal steals the show in Kavach Kaali Shaktiyon Se!

Mona Singh and Vivek Dahiya do complete justice to their individual characters. Even though Mona is yet to show her acting prowess (we are eagerly awaiting the part where Manjulika possesses her) Vivek has already started proving that he is more than a side character. The parts where Manjulika casts spells on him and he starts to behave differently, Vivek does those parts with ease.

How can one not go gaga over Vivek's shirtless entry a.l.a typical  Salman Khan style? The actor flaunts his tonned body in his introductory sequence and OMG!! What can we say. Totally Ooh Laa Laa!

As for Mahek, she plays her part of the hot, sizzling, sexy, conniving vamp to perfection. Makes us wonder, why wasn't she cast for such roles earlier? Least we can say is that Mahek may have just spoiled all the vamps for us. 

What we did not like 

Individual performances apart, Mona and Vivek's chemistry just did not click. Perhaps, a small back story with detailing as to how Rajbir and Paridhi met and fell in love would have helped the audience grasp this unconventional pair a little more. Hopefully, it should get better with time.

The reuse of same old sets. The shoot locations are the same as Naagin. The Bundela Haveli, the roads leading to the haveli, are all the same. 

The absurd loopholes. How many of you found the sequence of events confusing? We sure did. Firstly, the girl Nisha, is travelling to the Bundela haveli for her engagement alone, what? Ok.

The back story of how and why Rajbir and Paridhi's engagement breaks thrice, how Manjulika roams around freely without anyone else noticing her for a long time, is left unanswered.

Apart from the main cast, the side actors too are doing a great job, by OVERACTING. Leading in this category is the jodi of Kammo and Nammo, the grandmothers of Rajbir and Paridhi. While Nammo is a big fan of alcohol, all Kammo does is recite four lines of the Hanuman Chalisa at the drop of the hat. 

We can not say much about the tech part as a lot has not been done in that department. The visual effects are somewhat patchy, but definitely way better than what they used in Naagin.

The music department could have done better than use the instrumental music of Karz's Ek Hasina Thi and Bhool Bhulaiya's Aami Je Tomar in the background. 

Verdict 

The three main leads will only be able to show their true skills once the track starts to catch pace. Vivek is surely at an advantage as he gets to romance two ladies. Mona and Mahek both get to play each other time and again. In terms of acting, it is a win-win situation for the trio. Even though the show has had a dull beginning, we still want to give it a benefit of doubt and wait till the main story progresses. But as of now, all we can say is that we had great expectations, but... 

One fact that definitely all the viewers would agree too is that Mahek Chahal completely STEALS the show for now.

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