Jun 29, 2016 06:46 PM
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Ekta kapoor has made a modern art out of her kahaani hamaaray mahabhaarat kii(if I spelled it correctly). The first episode was absolutely horrible, Draupadi was shrieking so much that you had to mute the audio. I sort of liked Aryan Vaid as Duryodhan. Then from the 2nd episode onwards, things started to look up, but then they introduced a 25 year old man as Krishna.
And moving on, I dont think people ever age in ekta kapoors serials. Satyavati who might be touching eighty doesnt have a single wrinkle on her face. Just a few hair have been colored white. The day is not far off when to show an old man they color the hair of a 10 year old boy white and call him dadaji.
Most of the main male characters have unnaturally chiseled and bronzed physiques, and there are certain camera - angles due to which you can spot the pencil lines used for enhancing and contouring the body-parts with make up!
The special effects are tacky and the sets and locations pathetic. The direction is heavily inspired by Ram Gopal‘s style, with tight close ups, long shots and top shots making up the scenes. The dialogue and language used is almost pedestrian. The actors perform like they are in a daze.
It is very difficult to see Ektas well-known characters like Om, Parvati, Mr Bajaj etc, whom we have seen conniving and going through multiple marriages on screen so far, playing mythological characters.
More than an iconic epic, this version of Mahabharat is turning out to be a comedy, and the only reason I’ve watched it so far is because I get a few laughs out of it.
