Is Ekta watching too much of Desperate Housewives?

Now don't get us wrong. Everyone, and that means 90 per cent of the TV industry in India, is inspired these days by the firang soaps . But we thought a slick and smart production house like Balaji Telefilms with its horde of talented writers would not resort to picking ideas from say, a Desperate Housewives. Thursday's episode of Kyaa Hoga Nimmo Kaa left us with a distinct sense of deja vu. Kunal (Eijaz Khan) who just entered the plot, has a dog Oscar, who gets after Nimmo, and while licking her face, accidentally swallows her earring. The dog chokes on the trinket, Kunal rushes him to the hospital, but is seething about the person who made his precious dog suffer. Now, for those who caught Desperate Housewives' first season, will recall a similar incident occurred with Susan (a very Nimmo like fallible character, again) while she's at beau Mike's place, in the presence of Edie. Mike's liking for Susan turns into temporary dislike, something we suspect the Nimmo... track will make Kunal do too. What next? A murder and a cover-up job? We wouldn't be too surprised. Kid speak! Deven Bhojani's act as the autistic Gattu in Star Plus' Ba Bahoo aur Baby has quite a fan following amongst kids! But the actor was caught completely off gaurd with the reaction that he got for one particular scene. The scene in question showed Gattu going to a vendor to buy pav bhaji for himself...but he couldn't get it because he had no money! This moved his young fans to such an extent that they started saving money to pay for his lunch. There was a day not so long ago when the actor was given some money that the kids had saved up from their pocket money! But the actor was mighty surprised when his five year old daughter too reacted in a similar fashion. "Just as I was leaving for the shoot the next day (the day after the episode was aired) my daughter called out from the terrace and asked me if was carrying my wallet, worried that I might again be deprived of lunch!" laughed Deven. That's the way kids are...they say it as it is! Sujata's a bauble buff! Jewelry could well be Sujata Mehta's middle name. It's almost her signature tune, that she plays at any event she graces! The lady, best remembered for her performance in Doordarshan's Shrikant two decades ago, flaunts a wide variety of baubles at every do, and with style. At the recent launch party of Balaji Telefilms' Kyaa Hoga Nimmo Kaa, where she plays the mother's character, Sujata was turned out in a becoming white ensemble, embellished with loads of silver jewelry, rings being her speciality. "I love to wear jewelry. I get it done from Saurashtra and have been doing so for many years now. I have these certain bangles which I have got made in different colours to match my clothes. In fact, when I go abroad, the first thing I do is get myself some exotic jewelry pieces," says the stylish Sujata, who is genuinely fond of dressing up and looking good. To think that the lady plays a fashion designer in Nimmo who wants to be a Page 3 socialite, we'd say she's landed herself the right job! Remembering Kuljeet Kuljeet Randhawa's presence it would appear, continues to permeate the small screen more than a month after her alleged suicide,...and as was the case before her untimely death, she's a pleasure to watch on screen. The lady must have completed a few modeling assignments after Sahara One's Kohinoor wound up last year, but these are seeing the light of day only now. Just saw the Kohinoor and Special Squad star in an advertisement for power switches, released recently on the tube. The lady looked relaxed and completely at ease as she sat on a sofa surrounded by her 'family'! In something that's an irony of sorts, the lady signs off in the ad saying, "Finally I have my peace of mind!"