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Reliable
sources tell Telly Chakkar that Sahara
One's fairly new show Kuch Love Kuch Masti,
which hasn't been doing too well and has
recently been pushed to the late night
11:30 pm slot, is slated to go off air
very soon.
The
show which was launched with much fanfare
about its bold content, has apparently
not done well
in terms of viewership. The channel, when
it revamped, complete with fresh nomenclature,
had added the show about three hip, urban
girls as a hook to bait the urban viewer.
KLKM
however, has not really registered with
audiences. When contacted, producer Girish
Mullick says, "I am not too sure."
Mullick claims that he has got a positive
feedback from those who have watched it.
"The youth, especially, have liked
the programme. Many youngsters have told
me that they identify with the characters.
Frankly, I don't hear any alarm bells
ringing."
One
of the three protagonists, Sonika, however,
is a trifle disturbed. She says she has
heard rumours that
the show might be pulled off. "But
these are rumours. I will not attach much
importance to them, until my producer
tells me something officially in this
regard," says she determinedly.
"I
see no reason why this show should get
the wrong end of the handle. Several girls
come up and tell me that they find themselves
in similar situations as we three girls
find themselves in the serial," she
defends.
One
of the three girls falls in love with
a married man who would not force her
into marriage. One is a self-made girl,
who is inclined towards an older man as
she does not find boys of her
age mature and sensitive enough, while
the third girl loves two men at the same
time for different qualities in them and
is open to both of them about it.
Seems,
the Indian sensibilities have not lapped
it up. After all, Kuch Love Kuch Masti
is inspired by Sex and the City.
But Mullick claims, "No, it is not
at all inspired by Sex and the City.
Sex and the City has lot of sex
in it. My show is bold and sensuous but
it talks more about relationships than
one night stands. The story is simply
about three independent girls who are
independent and honest about their feelings
for men. It revolves around the men who
come into their lives. What's wrong?"
When
Telly Chakkar insisted, Mullick finally
said, "At the end of the day, it's
the channel who decides. Television functions
that way. If a show is not working, it
is pulled off. I am not saying that for
my show. But once I am given to understand
the economics, I myself would ask them
to wind it up."

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However,
the protagonists don't seem to feel cheated.
According to Sonika, KLKM has helped
her to get recognized on the streets.
"I love it when heads turn or people
stop in their tracks."
Sunaina
eschews, "It's okay. I have enjoyed
every moment of it. God forbid if the
show encounters a sunset in near future,
I will look for more TV roles and some
modelling assignments."
Madhuri,
the third girl, however, was unavailable
for comment.
Whosoever
said 'even fifteen seconds under the sun
give a high' was definitely not wrong!
| By
VICKEY LALWANI |
Posted
on 12 January 2005 6:00 pm
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