Friday 20 January 2012

Time Shift…

Update(11.05.12)- Sony has once again decided to change KTLK's timing. From 28th May the show will air Mon-Thu at 11 PM.

Kuch Toh Log Kahenge

Kuch Toh Log Kahenge” has averaged around 1.5 TVRs at 8 PM time slot, but at the same time the show has done quite better at 11 PM. Finally SET India seems to have realised that a mature show like KTLK, in which things are not as dramatic as in other over-dramatic household soaps like “Balika Vadhu” & “Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon”. Things are shown quite subtly in KTLK, &  in my opinion that’s the beauty of the show. But perhaps, the Prime-Time audience wants High Voltage drama and a lighter show like KTLK is the most suitable for 11 PM. So as a result the channel (SET India) has taken the decision to shift  Kuch Toh Log Kahenge” to the 11 PM slot sometime in February. A new show by UTV will be aired at 8 PM. But now the big question is, will KTLK run only from Monday to Thursday, as on Friday, there is “Crime Petrol” at 11 PM and KTLK repeat telecast is delayed to 12 Midnight. I don’t think the original telecast can be delayed by an hour on a weekly basis

That's all for now ! But stay in touch. I’ll be posting even more interesting buzz & trivia about the show.

Sunday 15 January 2012

Story Back On Track…

 

Dr Ashutosh & Nidhi

 

After a number of hits & misses and a hard time for viewers, the show seems to have come back on track. If the reactions on Mohnish Bahl’s Facebook Page are to be believed, the audience enjoyed the Jan 13 episode very much in which Dr Ashutosh introspected his feelings and Prorogued his hate for Nidhi; and now he has only love for her in his heart. But the big question is, will he love Nidhi even after knowing that she has sold his Baba’s house to a third person ? And another, even bigger question is, who is this man called Sandeep Bagheecha ? Does he have any connection with Rohan ?

I think, after all this house matter gets over, Nidh’s ailing Baba will ask her to marry, may be as his last wish and Dadi Bua will suggest the name of Rohan. Well this is only my personal prediction, I haven’t read any media reports saying so.

So a lot of interesting stuff is waiting for us in the episodes to come, so keep watching. And one thing more, I’ve added a few backstage pictures in the Gallery Section of the blog; so don’t forget to check them out.

 That's all for now ! But stay in touch. I’ll be posting even more interesting buzz & trivia about the show.

Wednesday 11 January 2012

Merry Time For “Kuch Toh Log Kahenge”…

 

Kuch Toh Log Kahenge

Its actually been a very Happy New Year for team KTLK. Its probably the most talked about show on TV these days. Although it has so far not been able to muster very high TVRs, the show has received overwhelming response and both, the channel (SET India) and the producer are quite happy with it. And now to add to their delights, there is another good news for them. The show has been honoured with the “Lion's Gold Awards.”

Producer Rajan Shahi was awarded the Critics Award for the Best Producer and Kritika Kamra,Mohnish Behl, Vishal Malhotra and Ishiita Sharma were felicitated for various categories.

In a media interview, the producer Rajan Shahi happily acknowledged, "I am really overwhelmed with the response. The concerned jury decided on the felicitation after a proper research and conveyed that our show was a major topic of discussion these days, among the public. More than the award I am really grateful for the mass appreciation that we have received."

"I had never expected the show to be this popular and all the credit goes to the entire team of the show. I am thankful to Sony TV for their faith and support. This honour is a real morale booster to keep up the good work", conveyed Rajan.

We hope that the show receives hundreds of awards & felicitations. Lets now talk about the current story-line of the serial. Team KTLK may be extremely happy in real life, but things are very different for the reel characters. While Dr Ashutosh is going through the worst dilemma of his life, weather to love or hate Nidhi; Nidhi is also going through a hell. On one hand she has to take of her Baba and arrange for money to pay off the loan, on the other hand she also does not want to to sell Dr Ashutosh’s Baba’s house as it means everything for her beloved.

So keep enjoying KTLK & I once again wish best of luck to the entire cast & crew of the show.

That's all for now ! But stay in touch. I’ll be posting even more interesting buzz & trivia about the show.

Saturday 7 January 2012

Separation Saga-II Begins…

 

Dr Mallika & Suhasani

The writers and other creative people behind the story  of Kuch Toh Log Kahenge are all set to start another separation saga in the show. Many of the viewers and even some of the actors (including the lead Mohnish Bahl) are not very convinced with the story-line. Mohnish Bahl says that he’d wonder if this gets TRPs. In fact he had some different suggestions for the story. But anyways, I think that KTLK’s TRPs will increase, as has the trend been for the last 2-3 weeks. I don’t mean that audience likes to watch separation of lovers. TRPs are affected by audience’s anticipation of the story. And since Dr Ashutosh & Nidhi reunited in the last week and then promos showing the house issue were aired, people must have tempted to watch this week’s episodes.

Another issue with the show is that the two leads are often seen in separate frames. Its also not that one of them is at leave or something like that. The surprising thing is that, this seems to be intentional. No one knows why ?

Now that Separation Saga-II has begun, its the right time to embed a slideshow video that I made after the Dr Ashutosh fired Nidhi from Dr Kotinis General Hospital. Here’s that slideshow-:

Hope you’d have enjoyed this heart-touching slideshow.

That's all for now ! But stay in touch. I’ll be posting even more interesting buzz & trivia about the show.

Monday 2 January 2012

The House Issue Comes Up In The New Year…

 

Dr Ashutosh with His BaBa

First of all a very Happy New Year to all KTLK fans. May this year bring prosperity in your life, and TRPs for our favourite show “Kuch Toh Log Kahenge”. The show has a New Year surprise for its viewers. The most interesting track of the drama (The House Track) has finally come into focus. But this sudden change in storyline, which was so far focusing on relationships and professionalism has received mixed views. Many of the viewers think that its too early to bring the House Issue into focus. In fact I’m also among those thinking so. May be the creative heads of the serial are doing so to muster TRPs ! Whatever you say, this track change has made the story even more gripping. But the big question is, What Next ? I guess Dr Mallika will be adding flavours to the story in the coming episodes. We’ve already seen that she is trying to convince his brother to cancel Col. Verma’s (Nidhi’s father’s) loan.

Mohnish Bahl (plays Dr Ashutosh) posted on his Facebook Page that he gave a few suggestions to the creative people behind the story of the serial.  Here is that post-:

“On a year end note, about KTLK, these are the suggestions I have put forth:
1. Try and logically bring Niddhi back to the hospital (as a doctor, not as a lunch delivery person) so that Ashutosh & Niddhi can be in the same environment they were before their realization. Then develop the subtle moments whenever they intentionally or unintentionally come across each other. All this keeping the medical part running concurrently to bring realism to everything. Interesting would have been if only Ranganath 'knew' about them and they did not know he knew etc etc. Mallika doesn't know (but now that's not possible) & is constantly trying to find out etc .... I felt the possibilities were endless considering my cv team is very capable. This would increase the maximum scenes to be between Ashu & NIddhi rather than Ashu & xyz .... or Niddhi & xyz....and more importantly, the process of falling in love, which has not been shown (atleast I have not seen it) could at least have become the process of discovering each other after admission of love....
2. If the above is not possible (for whatever reason), then have two/three good meaningful scenes between Ashu & Niddhi each episode. Where they talk to each other, about each other. The house thing should have come later. Good is more important than many....and those two scenes should be 'planned', like the Darga scene and the Mumbai convention where the entire sequences were shot properly with combined shots, two shots, masters shots for ambiance and close ups to emphasize the moments.
3. Develop the Anji Ranganath track....its interesting to see another couple.
4. I asked: Now that Rohan & Armaan have played their part (so to speak) in the Ashu Niddhi 'saga'...what next for them???? Do they simply go back to where they came from???
There was some other stuff which I did put forth, bit won't go into all that now. Also, please remember when you read the above, I am an actor, not a cv, hence I do not know the limitations faced by the cv....As an actor my thinking is programmed to perform according to a script provided to me, not created by me.
So take all of the above with a pinch of salt :))”

I totally agree with his suggestions. I was thinking about Nidhi’s coming back to the hospital on the day Dr Ashutosh & she confessed their love. In fact I became a fan of this serial because of its hospital setting only. I just loved to watch Dr Nidhi making stupid mistakes and Dr Ashutosh scolding her.

Anyways, lets wait & watch what happens next in this intensely interesting story. And once again a very Happy New Year.

That's all for now ! But stay in touch. I’ll be posting even more interesting buzz & trivia about the show.