You may love her, hate her but you just can’t ignore Ekta Kapoor and her prime time soaps. Aur main toh dekh ke bata sakti hoon ki yeh Ekta Kapoor serial hai ki nahi. Of course the title has to start with the letter K..... but here are 5 other things that are essential elements of every Ekta Kapoor soap.
1. Every Action, Has Only One (Over)Reaction
Just not reaction it’s called overacting but that’s the brief given to the actors actually.
2. 15 Years of Marriage and 3 Kids Later......Yo So Sanskaari!
The sanskaari bahu will not hug, kiss let alone have sex, because you know - sharam aati hai! But, bachche kahan se aaye? Oh, woh to bhagwan ki daen hai, you see.
3. Evil Always Thinks in Dolby Surround Sound
Like it’s said deewaron ke bhi kaan hote hai, so when the vamp decides to make a evil plan, it all happens in her head, but then how does the audience hear it? It’s courtesy the Dolby surround sound speakers in the vamp’s head!
4. Back on Public Demand
Guys, you need to understand that when a character dies and then comes back due to some miracle it just means the writer has run out of ideas.
5. Still Young @ 500
No matter how many characters are killed off, no matter how many time leaps take place - the Baa remains young and immortal.
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