Star Cast: Ritik Ghanshani, Ayesha Kaduskar, Kanwaljeet Singh, Alka Amin, Rajesh Jais, Rajesh Tailang, Anjana Sukhani
Director: Palash Vaswani
Synopsis: BADA NAAM KARENGE is the story of a couple facing a litmus test before their wedding. The story spans two timelines. In March 2020, Rishabh Rathi (Ritik Ghanshani), originally from Ratlam, is studying MBA in Mumbai. He meets Surbhi Gupta (Ayesha Kaduskar) through common friends and they both have a rough start. On March 24, Rishabh throws a party in his house and his friends invite Surbhi as well. Surbhi, who is disgusted by Rishabh, is unaware that the bash is held at his place. In the middle of the party, the attendees learn that a nationwide lockdown will be imposed across the country from the next day. Everyone leaves quickly. Surbhi is assumed to have left but falls asleep at Rishabh's place after consuming excessive alcohol. Rishabh, too, falls asleep and the next day, both realize that they'll have to bear with each other for a couple of days. However, they soon fall in love. The second timeline is set in the present day. Rishbash reluctantly agrees to meet a girl for an arranged marriage without even looking at her profile. The girl turns out to be Surbhi. This time, they both want to give the marriage a shot but their lockdown days come back to haunt them, especially since Rishabh's family, comprising his Tauji (Kanwaljit Singh), Taiji (Alka Amin), father Vivek Rathi (Rajesh Jais), mother Sapna Rathi (Chaitrali Lokesh Gupte), uncle Rajesh (Rajesh Tailang) are very conservative. What happens next forms the rest of the series.
Bada Naam Karenge Story Review: S Manasvi's story is novel for a web series format. S Manasvi's screenplay (additional screenplay by Vidit Tripathi) is breezy and peppered with some memorable cute scenes and confrontational moments. S Manasvi and Vidit Tripathi's dialogues are to the point and in some scenes, are witty.
Palash Vaswani's direction is simple and in sync with the Sooraj Barjatya style of filmmaking. BADA NAAM KARENGE is devoid of sex and violence. There’s not a single drop of blood seen anywhere in the show and this is very rare for today’s times. Hence, it’s a complete family entertainer. Also, the director does justice to the subject. The lockdown aspect has been smartly utilized in the show. On top of it, the reason for the conflict between the families is also very convincing. A section of the elite audience might find the goings-on difficult to digest. But the fact is that it very much happens even in today’s times, where people from smaller towns are not open to certain practices of urban youth. Also, the show is not for that elite audience anyway and caters to the families and those who consume daily soap. While the family angle will appeal to the masses, the love story will find resonance among the youth. The chemistry between the two is heartening. In fact, their arranged marriage scenes remind one of VIVAH [2006]. Some scenes that are memorable are Vivek gifting the silver coin to Surbhi, Rishabh cooking ‘sev waali maggi’ for Surbhi, Rishabh secretly entering Surbhi’s hostel at night etc. The last episode is quite impactful.
On the flipside, the show could have been better technically. It looks like a TV show and the makers should have worked on this factor. Secondly, while the script is neat, the writers don’t exactly explain why Rishabh and Surbhi lose contact after the lockdown. Surbhi breaking all ties with Rishbash because of her father’s illness is not convincing at all. Thirdly, it gets tiresome and even laughable to see MAINE PYAR KIYA [1987] songs being played in the train, tea shop etc. as if that’s the only soundtrack that people listen to. Lastly, the show is a bit lengthy with the final episode having a run time of 1 hour and 22 minutes. Also, though the climax is powerful, the final scene at the station doesn’t create the intended impact.
Bada Naam Karenge Performances: Ritik Ghanshani gets his biggest break and he makes good use of it. His sweet and innocent looks and screen presence come in handy and he also performs ably. Ayesha Kaduskar looks every inch the girl next door and delivers a superb performance. As mentioned before, the pairing works big time. Kanwaljeet Singh, Alka Amin and Rajesh Jais perform as per their character’s demands. Rajesh Tailang, as expected, rocks the show. Anjana Sukhani (Neeta) is a big surprise of the show. Jameel Khan (Lalit; Surbhi’s father), Deepika Amin (Madhu; Surbhi’s mother), Gyanendra Tripathi (Shekhar; Surbhi’s brother) and Priyamvada Kant (Pakhi; Surbhi’s Bhabhi) leave a huge mark. In fact, the attitude of the Gupta family is very heartening and would leave a smile on the faces of the viewers. Pratish Mehta (Monty) is fair. Chitrali Lokesh Gupte, Omm Dubey (Aseem Rathi), Saadhika Syal (Priya Rathi) and Bhavesh Babani (Sumit; Surbhi’s younger brother) don’t get much scope. Sameer Dharmadhikari (Mohit) is nice in a cameo.
Bada Naam Karenge music and other technical aspects: Anurag Saikia's music doesn’t register. The title song, 'Naino Se Cheater' and 'Tum Sab Jaane Kanha' manage to stand out. Anurag Saikia's background score is in sync with the show’s mood and genre. Shiv Prakash Rathour's cinematography is satisfactory. Karishma Sharma's costumes are straight out of life. Tarpan Shrivastava's production design could have been a lot less like a TV show. Gourav Gopal Jha's editing could have been slicker.
Bada Naam Karenge Conclusion: On the whole, BADA NAAM KARENGE is a sweet entertainer and a rare web series that one can watch with family. The cute and dramatic confrontational moments, realistic depiction of small-town values and trademark Sooraj Barjatya stamp are its USPs. Hence, it has the potential to surprise and get huge viewership.
Rating: 3.5 stars
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