Lapataganj: A Breath of Fresh Air
I still remember those nights when on SAB TV i watched shows like TMKOC at 8:30, Chidiya Ghar at 9, Lapataganj at 10, FIR at 10:30. Those were the golden old days of Indian television comedy. Now once sitting at home somehow I got a recommendation of a clip of Lapataganj and from past week I am again watching Lapataganj on YouTube and guess what it still feels relevant and fresh and the comic timing still lands. So let's find out why shows like Lapataganj are still like a breath of fresh air and why are they still holding same comic impact as earlier. Lapataganj: A Breath of Fresh Air So what today we miss from the current slate of pop culture comedy movies and serials are the sense of relativity and the satire. In Lapataganj we see jokes and story lines on basic issues like poverty, lack of infrastructure, political development in countryside, unemployment ( through Biji Pandey) etc. The series still feels fresh as the actors seems to be from the world of Lapataganj by thei...