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In tech lingo, 2.0 is what all honchos
want for their marquee products. TV
Czarina, Ekta Kapoor, who has already
tasted success with her Naagin franchise,
has just reprised one of her biggest
yesteryears hit, Kasautii Zindagii Kay, in
today's time.
To be honest, I don't really remember the
original series, as it gets very difficult to
do so, owing to the long winding affairs.
So I will write only about my views on the
new one.
Kasautii has opened to quite a big-
budget-film feel and look. Most TV shows
don't have such big budgets. If you set
your show in Kolkata, then there is
nothing bigger than the Durga Puja
celebrations for pomp and grandeur. The
beautiful pandals, maa idols, and yes,
Bong women in traditional red sarees
quite a sight!
The story is quite regular rich and middle
class family clash get the drift? Enter,
Anurag Basu (Parth Samthaan), scion of
the Basu clan. He is Mr Nice Guy
personified, doing pooja, obedient to his
folks, and everything else. In today's time,
respect for women is most important, so
Anurag is very polite, to the point that
college gals suspect him to be swinging
the other way. His explanation that
straight guys can also be decent is a very
important point to ponder on.
I would sure like to enrol in this college
where girls can dress in shorts, for most
colleges, as far as I know, have strict dress
codes.
Parth, who has mostly been in the news
for all the wrong reasons, has got a big
second chance, and he seems to be doing
what is required. As an actor, he is lucky
to get diverse stuff first a rock star
character in Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan, to a more
traditional TV character now. He is quite
restrained in his performance as per his
graph.
Along with goodness, Ekta has endowed
him with heroism how he rushes into
the fire for his mom's chunni, and also
struggles with the pandal ropes.
On the other side, we have Prerna Sharma
(Erica Fernandes), another prototype
heroine, a very good daughter, but klutzy
to the core. Would it not have been better
to think of some out of the box
characterizations?
She keeps bumping into Anurag. Given her
family's links to the Basus, sparks begin to
fly when he rescues her from the fire.
Their light banter provides much-needed
emotional relief.
Erica is doing a good job so far, but, to be
honest, the real test of her acting skills will
come when hard core emotional scenes
play out. There were lots of huge twists
and turns in the original, where some
characters had 360-degree changes in
behaviour. Hope both Erica and Parth can
walk the talk when Ekta weaves her magic
again.
Among the supporting cast, Shubhaavi
Choksey stands out as Anurag's rich
mother who loves her son no end. She
looks down upon the Sharmas and will
obviously not like Prerna as daughter-in-
law.
Her ears will be further poisoned by
negative lead, Sanjay Sawaraj, who has
designs on Prerna. The makers have left
no stone unturned to show his evil streak,
invoking mytho references.
We all are waiting with bated breath for
the arrival of Hina Khan as Komolika.
Anurag's dad (Uday Tikekar) is a decent
man, and his fun moments with his wife
bring a smile to your face.
Prerna's folks represent middle class
aspirations, who just want respect, and
yes, to pay off their debts.
We sure are expecting a lot from Pooja
Banerjee as Anurag's married sister,
Nivedita Basu Sengupta. She and her
hubby, Anupam Sengupta (Sahil Anand),
live with the Basus. Her character should
turn negative, being jealous at the amount
of love her mother has for her brother.
Hope Sahil's character gets meatier, apart
from the current hen-pecked avatar.
Prerna's friend is funny; she pushes her to
find out if Anurag is gay. The scene where
she offers Anurag juice, rather than
helping with the rope, was fun.
With Kasautii, STAR Plus is hoping to lift its
numbers, for most of their recent fiction
properties have not really fired.
Ideally, Kasautii should have come at 9 pm,
but maybe they did not want to face off
with Bigg Boss and KBC.
Shah Rukh Khan's end narration is a sure
big-value addition and goes to show the
importance that Ekta and STAR give to this
property. But we feel he should say more.
Also, how long will this continue, given the
huge costs involved in roping in the
Badshah of Bollywood?
If Kasautii works, be ready for a slew of
more remakes; and Ekta has a cupboard
full of them.
To be honest, Kasautii is a new story. The
makers are hoping to rake in eyeballs by
just naming their characters Anurag and
Prerna. A similar attempt by Star to
reignite Is Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon
memories had come a cropper. But yes,
Cezanne Khan is not as popular as Barun
Sobti today.
We would rate Kasauti 3.5. A decent
attempt.
http://www.iwmbuzz.com/television/editorial/iwmbuzz-com-reviews-star-plus-kasautii-zindagii-kay-2/2018/09/28.
want for their marquee products. TV
Czarina, Ekta Kapoor, who has already
tasted success with her Naagin franchise,
has just reprised one of her biggest
yesteryears hit, Kasautii Zindagii Kay, in
today's time.
To be honest, I don't really remember the
original series, as it gets very difficult to
do so, owing to the long winding affairs.
So I will write only about my views on the
new one.
Kasautii has opened to quite a big-
budget-film feel and look. Most TV shows
don't have such big budgets. If you set
your show in Kolkata, then there is
nothing bigger than the Durga Puja
celebrations for pomp and grandeur. The
beautiful pandals, maa idols, and yes,
Bong women in traditional red sarees
quite a sight!
The story is quite regular rich and middle
class family clash get the drift? Enter,
Anurag Basu (Parth Samthaan), scion of
the Basu clan. He is Mr Nice Guy
personified, doing pooja, obedient to his
folks, and everything else. In today's time,
respect for women is most important, so
Anurag is very polite, to the point that
college gals suspect him to be swinging
the other way. His explanation that
straight guys can also be decent is a very
important point to ponder on.
I would sure like to enrol in this college
where girls can dress in shorts, for most
colleges, as far as I know, have strict dress
codes.
Parth, who has mostly been in the news
for all the wrong reasons, has got a big
second chance, and he seems to be doing
what is required. As an actor, he is lucky
to get diverse stuff first a rock star
character in Kaisi Yeh Yaariaan, to a more
traditional TV character now. He is quite
restrained in his performance as per his
graph.
Along with goodness, Ekta has endowed
him with heroism how he rushes into
the fire for his mom's chunni, and also
struggles with the pandal ropes.
On the other side, we have Prerna Sharma
(Erica Fernandes), another prototype
heroine, a very good daughter, but klutzy
to the core. Would it not have been better
to think of some out of the box
characterizations?
She keeps bumping into Anurag. Given her
family's links to the Basus, sparks begin to
fly when he rescues her from the fire.
Their light banter provides much-needed
emotional relief.
Erica is doing a good job so far, but, to be
honest, the real test of her acting skills will
come when hard core emotional scenes
play out. There were lots of huge twists
and turns in the original, where some
characters had 360-degree changes in
behaviour. Hope both Erica and Parth can
walk the talk when Ekta weaves her magic
again.
Among the supporting cast, Shubhaavi
Choksey stands out as Anurag's rich
mother who loves her son no end. She
looks down upon the Sharmas and will
obviously not like Prerna as daughter-in-
law.
Her ears will be further poisoned by
negative lead, Sanjay Sawaraj, who has
designs on Prerna. The makers have left
no stone unturned to show his evil streak,
invoking mytho references.
We all are waiting with bated breath for
the arrival of Hina Khan as Komolika.
Anurag's dad (Uday Tikekar) is a decent
man, and his fun moments with his wife
bring a smile to your face.
Prerna's folks represent middle class
aspirations, who just want respect, and
yes, to pay off their debts.
We sure are expecting a lot from Pooja
Banerjee as Anurag's married sister,
Nivedita Basu Sengupta. She and her
hubby, Anupam Sengupta (Sahil Anand),
live with the Basus. Her character should
turn negative, being jealous at the amount
of love her mother has for her brother.
Hope Sahil's character gets meatier, apart
from the current hen-pecked avatar.
Prerna's friend is funny; she pushes her to
find out if Anurag is gay. The scene where
she offers Anurag juice, rather than
helping with the rope, was fun.
With Kasautii, STAR Plus is hoping to lift its
numbers, for most of their recent fiction
properties have not really fired.
Ideally, Kasautii should have come at 9 pm,
but maybe they did not want to face off
with Bigg Boss and KBC.
Shah Rukh Khan's end narration is a sure
big-value addition and goes to show the
importance that Ekta and STAR give to this
property. But we feel he should say more.
Also, how long will this continue, given the
huge costs involved in roping in the
Badshah of Bollywood?
If Kasautii works, be ready for a slew of
more remakes; and Ekta has a cupboard
full of them.
To be honest, Kasautii is a new story. The
makers are hoping to rake in eyeballs by
just naming their characters Anurag and
Prerna. A similar attempt by Star to
reignite Is Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon
memories had come a cropper. But yes,
Cezanne Khan is not as popular as Barun
Sobti today.
We would rate Kasauti 3.5. A decent
attempt.
http://www.iwmbuzz.com/television/editorial/iwmbuzz-com-reviews-star-plus-kasautii-zindagii-kay-2/2018/09/28.
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