Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Koffee Bollywood Style

So finally Koffee with Karan is back with season 3 and for all those self confessed Bollywood fans, who are obsessed to know all the action and behind the scenes drama of their favourite and not so favourite stars, straight from them, up close and personal with their chatty rather catty host, well, Indian televisions most loved chat show is back.

Well, at least I was quite excited to see the show coming back on air, reason, well yes, I do like the Dharma Productions candyfloss dramas, and I do like the way Karan Diplomatic Johar gets the stars, who otherwise cover their real selves behind layers of makeup and reel, to let the cat out of the bag and get absolutely candid. Yes, there are those boring few, but most seem to shed their inhibitions and showcase their real selves.

Unlike the previous two seasons, this season didn’t kick-start with Shahrukh Khan being one of the guests; however, he did make his presence felt with the introductory all the best speech. Instead we had Bollywoods so called first couple Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Though they can’t match up to Shahrukh Khan’s jibes and jokes, to their credit and surprisingly so they were quite candid and not that boring as I had expected, especially Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. For a change she looked good (yes, I know she is the “worlds most beautiful woman” but no I don’t like her) and she even spoke her mind without being diplomatic, of course on the downside her annoying giggle could be heard all along and during the rapid fire round she suddenly turned vague (split personality I presume). On the other hand husband Abhishek Bachchan seemed to be at his diplomatic best during the chat session, wherein he even gave some Guru gyaan to the new boys - Ranbir Kapoor and Imran Khan (I wish he used some of it himself too). Seems like both their qualities have rubbed off each other making them forget whose quality it originally was.

Anyways forget them and coming back to the show. Karan Johar as usual was at his best, from the wardrobes, to the questions to the guests everything seems picture perfect. However, I prefer the set of the previous two episodes, some how the table between the host and “his couch” as he put it seemed to be quite a hindrance and made the place look cramped up. Also there was way too much adulation. Yes, we know Aishwarya Rai is beautiful and we know of Abhishek Bachchan’s lineage, seriously does it need to be mentioned in every second statement. So yes, stop the sweet talk, because I am pretty sure that’s not what the audience wants.

Well, with Ranbir Kapoor and Imran Khan coming together, followed by Deepika Padukone and Sonam Kapoor, this season like its predecessors seems to have quite a few quotes in store. However, that only time will tell.