PICK OF THE MONTH

SASURAAL GENDA PHOOL with its crisp direction, intelligent scripting, simple dialogues and great performances. Perfect casting, except that suhana could do with a bit of better styling. Her garish sarees and loud make-up does nothing to enhance her looks. Her smile and great acting skills is what saves the day for her each time.
The cleverly done story telling is indeed a lesson in writing and telling a story. Each character has tremendous otential to be worked upon and can form a track of its own.
Supriya Pilgaonkar, however, easily stands out possessing an intensity that is a rare virtue found in an artiste on television today.... with each expression seeming a virtual sketch. Simply priceless!

GEET is another soap that began with an interesting storyline that went the usual filmy way.
The chemistry between the two lead actors, Drashti and Gurmeet however is well brought out. After ages, there seems to be one director who is doing his bit in bringing romance to television
Slow, languorous, lazy music set to passionate,, sly glances and teasing mannerisms that had become extinct with the regular dose of dramatics is now back.

INDEPENDENCE DAY

We talk of changes... of values, of tradition, of morals. Of fighting the growing corruption, of restoring a method to the madness around. And strangely when the onus is on the media, it acts irresponsibly. I refer to the television channels airing their usual programms on 15TH AUGUST.

From stupid, banal films like SANDWICH and WANTED to the disgusting reality shows like MEETHI CHURI etc, could they not have put aside their greed for raking in more ads and moolah and aired something sensible like say an UPKAAR, or SHAHEED or a talk show involving a discussion on the plusses of India. What the little kids watch on Independence Day today is a horror film or a daily soap, something that robs them of their innocence.

They know nothing of patriotism. They do know of suicides, of principals and teachers victimising students. They know of electronic gadgets and porn films. Its the adults around them- their families, who should choose the schools wisely, who need to understand the huge responsibility of providing to the society, a parasite or a joyous, proud and peaceful individual.

Lets do our bit and actually understand the term 'independence'.