IndiaWaali Maa has all the ingredients to go on and become a winner for Sony and for TV in general. It might be able to perfectly blend quintessential flavors that is loved by all Indian viewes with the idea of progressive and forward storytelling. Foe now, I can certainly say that is a bang for the show to begin with - Rating **** (4/5)
What I am not ruling out however, is that IndiaWaali Maa is probably amongst the best shows I have seen recently, (judging by the premiere episode.)
The most impressive thing about IndiaWaali Maa is its subtlety. Presentations should never be about literally blurting out things to make a point and unforutunately Indian TV shows are all about that usually. It is a treat that so far, IndiaWaali Maa isn't.
Except for the LOUD title of the show, the show in itself proves all its points with great subtlety. Things like loneliness, need of family, being a quintessential "Indian" woman, the sheer maternal instincts that a woman possesses are masterfully shown in the show without actually saying it. In one scene where Kaku goes to her neighbor to ask to learn about using a smartphone, she casually starts helping her with cooking food while standing through a window, still conversing about other things. This, and several other things in the show are just outright fantastic in terms of the portrayal of emotions.
Set in Bhuj, an adorable, sweet and immensely loving Kaku (Suchita Trivedi) is living through her daily life with husband, Hasmukh (Nitesh Pandey) but her mind, soul and breath is all about her son, Rohan (Akshay Mhatre), who is living abroad with his work commitments. Straight off the bat, it is established that Kaku's life is all about constantly dying to have that one talk with her son who never calls her, and even then blindly being 'understanding' on why he doesn't' call. Her husband is the realistic one who constantly tries to make his innocent wife understand how his son will never come back at the same feeling the sadness of being a father who misses his son.
