Godh BharaiMonday to Thursday,7.30 pm,Sony Godh Bharai is as regressive and irritating as it can get,especially when seemingly educated-looking actors mouth lines like Main tumhare mardangi par ungli uthne nahin doongi,us se accha main baanjh kehlaana pasand karoongi or some such.Its about Aastha,who moves around in shimmering saris,poker-straight hair and perpetually made-up face serving chai to her father-in-law. She is a perfect bahu,but hasnt able to produce a heir to the family. Her husband,Shivam is the dutiful son,who wakes up early morning to do puja with his father while elder brother prefers to sleep till late and the latters wife is the proverbial black sheep in the family. She cant make decent tea,makes kanda poha on fasting days and so incurs the wrath of the patriarch too often. And yes,for some strange reason she speaks incorrect English; I dont knows what happenings types (remember Rani Mukerjis Ek slaps doongi in Saawariya?). We guess thats the makers idea of putting comic relief in the otherwise dull show. Alas! The family interestingly doesnt really torture Aastha for being childless,yet she puts a long face looking at the picture of baby Krishna! Sigh! We wonder why they cant adopt a child instead. The actors try hard to put life into the show,especially Shakti Anand as Shivam and Pallavi Subhash as Aastha (they make a nice couple) but in vain.No point in talking more about this show. You have seen it all before.Verdict:Avoid. You are better off missing this godh bharai.
