Couldn’t Ashutosh and Nidhi Adopt Khushi…?

Dr Ashutosh and Nidhi were quite happy with keeping a little girl “Khushi”, but since the police couldn’t find her parents, she was sent to an orphanage and Ashutosh and Nidhi were deprived of the privilege of raising the girl. When Khushi was taken away from them by the authorities, they were missing her badly. Now an obvious question that comes to a viewer’s mind is couldn’t they adopt the girl to raise her legally ? In the story Nidhi had to talk to the Chief Minister of the state(whom the doctor couple had operated to save his life) to take the custody of the girl till the time the police finds her parents. Well isn’t it strange ? I’m not a lawyer, but as far as I know about the law of our country, as I’ve mentioned earlier, they could have also legally adopted the girl.

Well whatever, Khushi is now with AshNi and it’ll be very interesting to see how well the couple takes care of her, especially when she has already once annoyed Nidhi by her mischiefs. According to the media-buzz, now its Ashutosh’s turn to get upset with Khushi. In the coming episodes, Ashutosh and Nidhi will call Dadi bua to celebrate Navratri, but Khushi will annoy Dadi bua with her antics. Nidhi and Ashutosh will even try to stop her, but being a child she won’t listen to anyone.    

Mallika Exposed, What Next In KTLK…?

Mallika had long been enjoying living in Dr Ashutosh’s house as his best friend and that too under the nose of his beloved wife Nidhi in the pretext of being mentally ill ! But its all over now. Our Dr Nidhi is once again as happy, as cheerful and as bubbly as she used to be. In a thrilling episode of KTLK, that no KTLK fan could afford to miss (still if you missed, you can watch it here), Nidhi herself exposed Dr Mallika’s ill wills. Mallika had added poison in Nidhi’s food and fortunately enough for Nidhi, Anji called her on her phone just before she was about to eat that poisonous food and informed her that Mallika had ordered Sleeping pills from a medical store without providing any prescription. And when Nidhi searched for the pills in Mallika’s room, she found an empty bottle (of sleeping pills). This was enough for Nidhi to guess that Mallika must have emptied the bottle in Nidhi’s plate. And that’s how Mallika’s real face was revealed. I just loved the scene in which Ashutosh bestowed a tight slap on Mallika and asked her to get out of his house and his life for ever.

So the Mallika drama is over now, or at least for the time being. (I said, “for the time being” because there is all probability that Mallika might play another evil trick.) So what’s the next drama that KTLK viewers are going to enjoy. Well, the answer is quite obvious, Anji-Ranganath marriage. Vishal Malhotra (who plays Dr Ranganath), while speaking to Telechakkar, confirmed that Anji-Ranganath marriage is the next big thing that the audience will enjoy. The Anji-Ranganath marriage is expected to be as lavish as was Nidhi-Ashutosh marriage. It’ll be interesting to see weather Anji-Ranganath married life will also becomes a part of the show’s story or not.

Meanwhile, a few day ago, another news was making rounds that Rohan (played by Karan Wahi) might return as he said in a casual interview that on the last day on the sets of KTLK the producers didn’t tell him that his role was over, so may be that was not actually the last day. Now if that happens, it’ll be like a role reversal for Nidhi and Ashutosh. Till now Nidhi had been bearing Mallika, now Ashutosh might have to bear Rohan.

So all KTLK fans stay tuned and keep watching KTLK to relish the Anji-Ranganath marriage sequence and to see if Rohan makes a come back or Mallika tries something even more wicked. And to cheer you up there is a good news that KTLK has been showing positive trends in TRPs. The average TRP of the show for the week ending on July 6 was 1.24.

Mallika Returns, Drama Returns….Will TRP Also Return…?

When Mallika married Jagan, I felt her role in the serial is over and she’d never come back and the serial would go off air after Nidhi and Ashutosh tie the knot. But when it was announced that the serial will continue, but will be shifted to the 11 PM slot, I was just wondering, what will the  writers do to keep the audience engaged even at an odd time slot. After the Nidhi-Ashutosh marriage sequence, which garnered a 1+ TRP, the show’s ratting points had started dropping again. The TRP of the show for the week ending on May 26 was just 0.76. So in order to perhaps reengage the audience and revive the drama in the story, the writers decided to play the Mallika triumph card. Mallika not only returned, but returned in a shocking avatar.

Dr Ashutosh encountered Mallika in a tattered condition when he was going to a hotel to get an ice-cream for Nidhi. She was very afraid and mentally unstable. So when Ashutosh asked her to come with him, she just ran away. And in an attempt to catch her, Ashutosh also suffered a mild accident and hurt his knee. This knee accident track was actually introduced just because Sharad Kelkar (who plays Ashutosh) recently underwent a knee surgery and therefore needed some rest. Coming back to the story, Ashutosh then asked Nidhi to find Mallika from anywhere. Despite her friend Anji’s advice that she should forget Dr Mallika, Nidhi not only helped Dr Mallika, but also admitted her to the Kotinis General Hospital. If the buzz in the entertainment media is to be believed, in the coming episodes it will be revealed that Mallika’s husband Jagan had physically tortured her, and there are also rumours that Mallika will suffer a memory loss.

Now that the show has almost the same characters that it had when it started (No Armaan, No Rohan), it’ll be very interesting to see what impact can Mallika’s re-entry make on the show’s TRPs.

On a related note, Sony has now gone HD; so you can now enjoy the romantic AshNi moments crystal clear in High Definition.

Dr Nidhi’s Post-Marriage Attire…

Dr Nidhi’s elegant Kurtas have been a rage among young Indian girls. The Kurtas, besides being simple are also quite fashionable. Kritika Kamra (who plays Nidhi) has told in many interviews that she gets lots of complements about the dresses she wears in the serial. But now our Dr Nidhi is married, so she has also changed her attire. Now she looks like a typical ornament laden Indian Bahu. Did you notice the change in her dressing sense ?

Ashutosh Weds Nidhi….!

After a lot of fuss and emotional drama, we finally witnessed the moment that we have been waiting for since the 3^rd of October, when the show started. Dr Ashutosh and Nidhi are no longer just a Doctor and an intern or two disheartened lovers, they now share a very special relationship and are bound together in the divine institution that the world calls Marriage.

The special thing about the AshNi Marriage Ceremony was that it, in a way, revived the Indian traditions and rituals. While in most on-screen marriages, there is Disco Dance, DJ, Rock Band, etc., etc., but this marriage was performed as per Indian rituals and even for music, folk singer Malini Awasthi was chosen, who made a special appearance in Nidhi’s Haldi ceremony.   For me the best moment in the entire marriage proceedings was when Dr Ashutosh and Nidhi shook their legs on the “Piya O Re Piya” song. It was really a pleasure watch the couple dance.

Besides the AshNi marriage there is one more thing that every KTLK fan must know. From May 28, there will be no KTLK at 8 PM. No, the show is not going off air. The show will continue at 11 PM and only Mon-Thu (no episode on Friday). This is being done to perhaps make room for the new show “Byaah Hamari Bahu Kaa”. This is not the first time that Sony has taken such a decision. In February also, there was a news that “Kuch Toh Log Kahenge” would be shifted to 11 PM slot as “Shubh Vivah” was expected to take the 8 PM slot. Sony even aired promos that “Kuch Toh Log Kahenge” is going to be shifted to 11 PM. But very soon the promos were taken off as the channel decided to continue the show at 8. But it is very  unlikely that Sony will take a U-Turn this time again. In a statement given to the Times Of India, show’s producer Rajan Shahi confirmed the news and also added that the move might prove beneficial for the show as the audience will now have an undivided time-slot to watch the show.

In a way, this news has come as a sigh of relief for KTLK lovers as it has put a break on the speculations that the new show “Byaah Hamari Bahu Kaa” might completely replace KTLK. Though it is still replacing KTLK at the 8 PM slot, you can catch “Kuch Toh Log Kahenge” at 11. And even if you follow the “Early to bed, Early to rise….” philosophy, you can watch “Kuch Toh Log Kahenge” on Youtube or VideoChaska at the time of your will.

Let’s Admit, Kuch Toh Log Kahenge Is Not a Commercial TV Series…

Back in October 2011, when “Kuch Toh Log Kahenge” was launched, Sony TV was very optimistic about it. Even most of the TV Pandits had predicted that the serial will be a huge success at the small screen. And the most important reason behind all these optimistic predictions was the fact that 24 years ago (in 1987), “Dhoop Kinare”, with a similar story-line had been such an immensely popular TV series that it had made its leads Rahat Kazmi and Marina Khan household names in Pakistan. But, before making all these predictions we overlooked the fact that “Dhoop Kinare” used to run in 1987, a time when TV, as a medium of entertainment was just evolving. But by the time “Kuch Toh Log Kahenge” was launched, TV audience had got used to to all those ultra-glamorous and unrealistic sequences, that have now become common in most of the TV serials. “Kuch Toh Log Kahenge” is not the show for the audience who wants a new twist every next episode. Seriously, if you compare KTLK’s story-line with those of other TV series, presently being aired, you will find that KTLK has the simplest and the most realistic story. When Dr Ashutosh met a car accident, everyone was expecting that he will lose his memory after he’ll recover from the accident. But Kamlesh Pandey (the writer) didn’t do that, perhaps just to keep the story simple and realistic. Had it been some other serial, like “Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi” or “Kasauti Zindagi Kay”, Ashutosh would have lost his memory from the time he had met Nidhi, and Mallika would have been successful to convince him to marry her (may be by blackmailing him for his Baba’s house).

That’s why I say, “Kuch Toh Log Kahenge” is not the show for the common folks in the country, who can not watch a straight forward love-story. It is the show of those elites who are not interested in those unrealistic “memory-loss” and “marriage-divorce” sequences, but want to watch a serious and mature love-story.

Sony Abandons Kuch Toh Log Kahenge Repeat Telecast…

Update- Sony today(02.05.12) restored all the repeats (including KTLK) at their usual timings. (Though the channel's website still does not show KTLK's repeat telecast at 12 noon.) 


Today when I tuned in to Sony TV at 12 noon to watch “Kuch Toh Log Kahenge” , I was surprised to see C.I.D. running on the channel instead of KTLK. I immediately logged on to SET India’s official website to check if they have changed the schedule. But there, I was taken by even more surprise. Today(01.05.12) they will air their top performing crime thrillers “C.I.D.” and “Crime Petrol”, the whole day. This means today there will be no repeat telecasts of any show (except C.I.D. and “Crime Petrol”) on Sony. However all the shows will run at their usual timings after 07:30 PM (The Prime Time). Tomorrow(02.05.12), while the repeats of most of other shows will be restored at their usual timings, “Kuch Toh Log Kahenge” will be still missing. Here are screen-shots of SET India’s official website, showing the channel’s schedule for today and tomorrow-: