No matter how many times they have featured on 'Things I Hate The Most' on Slam-Books and personality questionnaires, I have always been awed by the rich variety of 'saas-bahu' teleserials aired during prime-time.
Why?
Here is ,in no way an exhaustive list of their achievements( Due to obvious reasons I consider all the saas-bahu dramas to be a single identity) :
The net worth of the jewellery in one scene overtakes the GDP of Eritrea.
The costumes worn by a single person on one show beats the lifetime wardrobe of an average, sane mortal.
The Bindis of a lucky select compete in size with Kosovo.
The only set-up , fiction,non-fiction or whatever, where an older person plays the daughter if not grand-daughter of the younger one.
The wiliness of the average bahu puts to shame even the most dangerous KGB spy.
The make-up used for one complete episode can 'decolorize' entire Africa.
The only family probably in the history of time to have 8 generations in one frame.
And oh Yes! Its not Edna Parker.It's our very own बा!
The only shows on planet that can make a 5 minute real-life scene go on for an hour.How?
Here are a few ways :
Those were but just a few.
And how did I become such an 'expert' at this,well , Mums the Word!!
Why?
Here is ,in no way an exhaustive list of their achievements( Due to obvious reasons I consider all the saas-bahu dramas to be a single identity) :
The net worth of the jewellery in one scene overtakes the GDP of Eritrea.
The costumes worn by a single person on one show beats the lifetime wardrobe of an average, sane mortal.
The Bindis of a lucky select compete in size with Kosovo.
The only set-up , fiction,non-fiction or whatever, where an older person plays the daughter if not grand-daughter of the younger one.
The wiliness of the average bahu puts to shame even the most dangerous KGB spy.
The make-up used for one complete episode can 'decolorize' entire Africa.
The only family probably in the history of time to have 8 generations in one frame.
And oh Yes! Its not Edna Parker.It's our very own बा!
The only shows on planet that can make a 5 minute real-life scene go on for an hour.How?
Here are a few ways :
- The camera zooms into and out of the bahu's face 5-6 times,accompanied by thunderous sounds,prefferably from different angles.
- Then,the above repeats for the other 8-9 subjects in the scene.
- This done,there are various combinations to capture reactions.
- Then we bring in components just one color.
- The list is so ingeniously long,hence I skip.
Those were but just a few.
And how did I become such an 'expert' at this,well , Mums the Word!!
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i like mums the word part..
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