Talk about going down the drain.. Review on Ye Meri Life Hai

Yeh Meri Life Hai

Don?t go by the rating I have given this serial to start off with coz that reflects how I feel about the serial right now. All that may change if they can string together a couple of decent episodes without Pooji dear crying like a baby and Mandi saying Tadam de Tudum.

The serial started off really well and it was like a breath of fresh air in the world of bitchy saas-bahu dramas. However the show tuned into a parody of it?s own self. The realism became too much to bear and the likeable characters turned irritating and got under your skin. Before we go any further let me give you a low down on what the story is all about..

Story:

?Yeh Meri Life Hai? is about a lower middle class girl in Bombay trying to live her unconventional dreams and the problems she faces in doing so. The serial is set in a typical Gujrati family. Rasik Bhai is married to Sudha and they have four children out of whom the eldest daughter is married. They are in search of a groom for Poornima their second daughter while their third daughter is Pooja who is just into College. She is the one who is different from all the others and dreams of becoming a highly successful film director one day. Rasik and Sudha also have a son who is the youngest and plans to be a chef of all the things he could be in this world. Pooja?s best friend is Mandi, a young Punjabi girl and the two of them are literally inseparable.

The story essentially revolves around how Pooja and Mandi seek admission into St. Martin?s one of the most prestigious colleges of Bombay and their struggle to fit into the ultra rich and spoilt crowd. There is no one that they can truly call their friend except for Aakash a cheerful and bright youngster who helps them in every step of their journey at St. Martins. To make their life a living hell seems to be the main objective of Anushka and Kushan. Those two are real good friends with Ronit and Reema who are siblings. While Reema has a soft corner for Pooja and Mandi, Ronit hates the life out of Pooja as he feels she was responsible for him losing to Aakash in the college elections. Now that my friends is the crux of the story.

The Flipside:

After a couple of great weeks ?Yeh Meri Life Hai? seems to have lost it?s steam and become a highly irritating serial as the characters wallow in self pity day in and day out giving you the feeling that they need to go see a shrink and FAST. The biggest selling point of the serial is the fact that it?s set in a middle class background and deals with situations in life that most of us can identify with. But as the serial has progressed the main protagonist has evolved or rather degenerated into a mere caricature while her side kick keeps mouthing the same stupid lines over and over again. It becomes extremely difficult on the nerves to watch this melodrama after a certain point of time.

So having said that I also want to make it clear that the serial retains it?s realism..infact you do come across such people in real life and they do irritate you to no-end even then. And I did come across two young women with dreamy eyes in a public bus recently, (What was I doing in a public bus?? None of your business). Anyway I happened to overhear their lively and spirited conversation and it frustrated me to no end. Being the incredibly generous soul that I am, I shall share my experience with all of you. Without fanning my ego any further here is what these two girls named Dooji and Pandi had to say: And if you don?t understand Hindi I suggest you give this a skip..

Pandi: Aye Dooji..aaj haamara exam hai. Ham accha to karenge naa?

Dooji: Are haan Pandi. Hum ne tayaari to acchi ki hai na. Tu God (pronounced as Goad) pe bharosa rakh.

Pandi: Haan..yaar. Par main pass to ho jaooingi naa?

Dooji: Are haan Pandi. Mummy ne kaha tha na ke ?Pet bhala ho to sab bhala hota hai?

Pandi: Haan Dooji. Magar maine to khana hi nahi khaya. Exam ki tension ne to meri bhuk ka tadam de tudum kar diya.

Dooji: Uffo..Pandi tu bhi na. Chal yeh Maa ke haat ka banaya hua Dhokla kha le.

Pandi: Are wah..tu to great hai. Magar muje Rajmaa Chawal khana tha Dooji.

Then Dooji folded her hands and prayed to God. She said something like this..

Dooji: Oh Goad..Ghooma do apna Magic Wend..aur kardo Pandi ki problem ka end.

And you wont believe it but a box of Raajma Chawal magically appeared out of no where. Pandi hugged Dooji with great excitement, they laughed and giggled and before I could say ?What the heck??? Pandi polished off the entire box of Raajma Chawal without a single burp. Then the conversation continued..

Pandi: Aye..Dooji. Agar hum exam me fail hogaye to..

Dooji: Chup kar Pandi. Aise nahi soch te. Kaise kaise ghade log aaj kal exam mein paas ho jaate hain. Hum to phir bhi padhe likhe log hain.

Pandi: Aye Dooji.. tune to mere darr ko ekdum Tadam de Tudum hi kar diya.

And they hugged again. And this time in slow motion.

Dooji: Tu dekhna Pandi hum bahut acche number se paas honge aur Mummy-Pappa ka naam roshan karenge. Aur phir Goad aur unka magic wend to hamare saath ha hi.

Pandi: Aarree Dooji..maine to kuch jyada padayi nahi ki hai. Agar Goad ne apna maegic wend nahi phiraya to..

Dooji: Tu fikar mat kar Pandi. Maine kaunsa bahut paad ke rakha hai. Main to kal raat meri naayi picture ki story ke bare mein soch rahi thi. Agar Goad ne apna maegic wend nahi phiraya to hum jyadaa se jyaada fail ho jayenege. Phir main hum dono ke bare mein ek picture banaoongi jiska naam hoga ?HUM TUM?

Pandi: Aree wah Dooji. Agar tu fail to phir main bhi fail. Kyuki jahan Dooji paaji wahan Pandi Paaji..Hee?Hee..Hoo.ho

And they started giggling and laughing loudly. Then they..yep you guessed it..hugged each other again. I almost wanted to go up and tell them that if a ?Girlfriend? sequel was ever made they would make a perfect lead pair. They truly put Amrita Arora and Isha Koppikar to shame. But both Dooji and Pandi were so involved and engrossed in their own world that I decided to let them be that way and thankfully got down at the next stop.

So there you go. ?Yeh Mei Life Hai? is a good story gone sour because of excessive crying, no self confidence, stereo typical characters and too many tadam de tudums. Oh God..there?s that word again. Now where have I heard that before?? While I try to figure that one out you decide if ?Yeh Meri Life Hain? is worth your time or not. For those interested in checking it out it?s on Sony from Monday to Thursday at 10 in the night. And with that I am outta here.