What made Sarabhai vs Sarabhai so iconic?
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- In 2004, a new series was released on the new TV Channel Star One that would go down in history as one of the cult classic sitcoms from Hindi serials - Sarabhai vs Sarabhai.
This show is still so relevant today in the form of cultural references, memes, imagery and jokes - one might not believe that when it was first released, there wasn't much viewership for it.
In this video we deep dive into why this show became such an icon and what is so unique about it - welcome on a journey of comedy, humour, philosophy and a lot of nerding out to another India in Pixels video essay. - Zábava
What. A. Video. 👌🔥♥️🙏🏻
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I'm so happy I came across your comment. I love your podcasts. Would love a podcast for teenagers, addressing depression, anxiety, bullying, hygiene and health. That would help a lot of teenagers.
They even talked about homosexuality back in 2005. There is an episode where Indravadan asks Rosesh if he is gay and tells him that he dont have any issue even if Rosesh is gay. Even today Indian tv shows dont dare to openly talk about homosexuality and that too in a positive manner. Hats off to the channel and the makers of the show. ✌🏻❤🙏🏻
Can you tell which ep?
@@rituchaure6466 indravadan and rosesh fight over a girl
When I watched at first I was 12 and many jokes bounced my head after many years at rewatching I find this show way more progressive than any show currently running in our tv there are so many taboo topic they touched on this show be it infidelity, homosexuality, sexual tensions of married couple etc plus there is an episode where Maya asking sahil to open up to his sex life problem this so surprising they managed to make it happen because to this day tv shows are scared to about sex in there show while this is openly talking about it .
i really really hope it'll make a comeback for the next generations 🤞❤️✨
i think they said something abt homosexuality in that episode where patang came around to the sarabhai residence
They don’t make shows like this anymore. 2000s Era was a cherished time for me 😌
Man so we can start saying that now? So we're the new '90's kids'
20 years later someone would quote the same line for this era too☺️
Yet nobody watched the show
Check 80s show idhar udhar of ratna pathakshah its also well written and well performed
I missed those as i was just borned in 2003 😄 .... i grew up as a tom&jerry and doremon loving kid
I met the producer JD bhai in 2019 once and he told us that the show got very less ratings when it was aired, but then shot up in popularity through its reruns on TV and internet.
Chirayu Bhai Tame Ayaa
Puchi kisine? Abe jaa na
Calling the producer भाई is so typically middle class.
Khichdi and Sarabhai were both decades ahead of its times, would love to have even something close to what they were.
On the other hand really appreciate that with IIP, we have something closer to what Wisecrack did with Jared, getting deep into topics and especially across layers of philosophy, history, pop culture and multitude of interesting stories. Would be happy to support the team via youtube or patreon. Just one request please make more content in Hindi, love to see this with parents
Even I feel it's much much better than today's TMKUC (Taarak Mehta), which is very irritating for me
@@Pranjal90 masses vs classes logic
@@Pranjal90 the orginal tmkoc is something next level as well.. Its just the tv adaptation went worse and worse with every episode
To the OP, I would suggest you to watch "Idhar Udhaar" . You'd find the S1 episodes on CZcams. It's from 1980s and is amazing. It has Ratna Pathak Shah, her own sister and her mother as the casts.
@@reyakarmakar4383 thank you for the recommendation. Will check it out, yes seems. CZcams has season 1
Can't believe this is a 2005 show. Even after 50 years, this will be ahead of time. They talked about Veganism in that show, I came to know after Virat Kohli spoke about it.😅
In Which interview did he mention it......
When did he speak about it???
ya and celebrating any random things with cocktails😅
@upendra kumar @sarang pahwa Virat Kohli said in a tweet: " *I never claimed to be vegan. Always maintained I'm vegetarian. Take a deep breath and eat your veggies* (if you want😉)💪🏻😂✌🏼"
@@dhritisharma1446 ikr 😂
I too used to love the show,
I also love India in pixels.
didnt ask
Are app yaha
Jagruk Janta
@@bluemystic5980 we didn't asked for your " didn't asked " comment
@@bluemystic5980 nobody asked you to be born..
I'm 16, Gujarati and from Mumbai. This show really made every distinction between south Mumbai and the north clear. Maya talks about Nachos, foreign schools and Chihuahua in 2002 while all these things came down to suburbs not until 2011 - 12. Really showed the wealth structure well
JD Majethia, Deven Bhojani, Aatish Kapadia, all of these stem from Gujarati drama circles whose audience was the business owning South Bombay community and believe me, satire runs in thy veins. It's a part of everyday life and older Guj dramas are nothing but satire and seeing something relatable after the moral policing was soothing
Now just imagine the difference in status was so vast that within an urban City like Mumbai the concept of as you said nachos even vegan and falafel came through a serial which is nearly two decades old. How could a two tier let alone third tier city understand the presentation of such an elite class family? This sitcom failed because the majority of the audience did not understand the concept to begin with. No wonder why ekta kapoor has had the upper hand all these years.
Aatish Kapadia aka Kaccha Kela is the writer and director of SARABHAI VS SARABHAI and KHICHDI series 🔥🔥🔥 His trilogy is the best :
*Main Dhakkan hoon*
*Main lukka hoon*
*Main Bakwas hoon* 😂😂😂.
Mr. Kapadia aka Kaccha kela sir is a legendary poet. Love his poems ❤️❤️❤️.
Mai chuhe ke doodh ka makkhan hu
Mai dhakkan hu...
Mai itna hu bakwaas
Jaise baasi khatti chaas
🤣
His poems were most funny thing in show. 😂
It's nothing in front of teen pairo wala kutta by Roshesh
Bag ki zip
My middle class family was one of them who contributed to that 0.63 trp.
I used to enjoy Rosaish ridiculous poetry. 😆😆😆
But this show is iconic enough but I couldn't discuss my experience with the series with anyone in college when second season got released because no body knew about the series.
Shoutout to you bro. I was in the same boat. I was around 15 when the show aired and was introduced to satire. However, anyone I recommended the show to, didn't seem interested at that time. This changed in 2009-10 when people in my college rediscovered the show on CZcams and became fanbois of Sarabhai vs Sarabhai.
Even I watched the show when I was like 11-12 and we loved it ! Though I didn’t get the satire as much … I loved Maya’s vocabulary and learnt quite a few words from her ! I remember when the show was on rerun , me and my mom would religiously watch it all over again thinking why the second part is not coming out
Ya ya scooter chale khatar khun khatar khun and teen tango wale kutte ko bhagana nahee padhta
Same bro same
You will get heaven because you watched the show...
Monisha beta say absurdist humor, bakchodi is too middle class.
Good one! Hahahaha
😂😂😂😂😂😂
😆🤣🤣🤣
Hailaaaaa😮
😂 yup
1.Great content
2.Factual backing up not just assumptions
3.Clips from the era to make us nostlaglic
4.Vein diagram never felt so interesting
5 Also calm and sweet narration unlike some ppl who just read robotically.
As a person who was just 4 years old when show waa famous I never really got the hype of show and didnt knew why it was so ahaead of time. I also love how you explained the change in Indian societies in early 2000s as resilt of liberalization also showed in bollywood movies. Very few video essayist actually tell how bollywood topics change tells avout society at that time and its so interesting to see movies from early 2000s and see the tech and companies of that time.
Venn Diagram
Some interesting observations I made from the show :
1. Monisha is Punjabi. So is Baldev & Swaroopa (Indian cultural association members, who have a dog named deepender). I think this was deliberately done to ensure the show doesn't turn into a Punjabi vs Gujarati rivalry.
2. Maya's NRI sister Nayeesha (also played by Sahil) marries Monisha's cousin. Same reason as #1. This is a reverse of Monisha & Sahil in terms of inter-class love, making it very balanced and progressive!
2. Saas-bahu dynamics of Maya & Monisha is similar to what Maya had with Indravardhan's mother.
In #2 it was actually Nayesha, not Videesha. Videesha was also an NRI but was played by a different actress, not by Sumeet Raghavan. Nayesha was his double role
Hi! Do we have Nayesha's clips anywhere online? I haven't found them anywhere here.
Plus Monisha cousin jugal kishore potrayed as hardworking guy who cleans Monisha home and is very hygienic which balances Monisha carelessness and unhygienic way to escape from stereotyping of middle class people.
"A good comedy makes you laugh but a great comedy makes you think"
Now I'm loving the show even more. What a splendid video. Just amazed by the way you think, analyse and present your thoughts. Keep it up. Keep growing💞
I never imagined someone would make a schematic diagram of this light hearted comedy show. You're one heck of a nerd man!! 🤣
Its an iconic show of entire television history....the only thing was it was so time ahead when it was telecastd......Now my son of age 15 n my niece n nephew loves it so badly that they watches it on home theatre whenver they meet ....really hats off to the writer n cast.....no compare is there
Always loving it 💗
Same i use to be literally run back to home to see it, my elder sister joked about this, now when her sons are 15 and 13 years old i showed them this show and they love this serial.
Their third show Baa bahoo and baby is the only indian soap my family watched from first episode to last. Because it was so relatable, only indian show where everyone worked (lic agent, shopkeeper, doctor, call center etc ). Just like most middle class family of early 2000s that family struggled through poverty in 70s 80s and climbed its way to well to do middle class. Best was Bahoos, eldest was beautiful daughter of rich man married to boring lic agent, one was from such a poor family that middle class family accepting her was a big deal. It was such a beautiful story of joint family coping through clashes and most importantly through economic and personality difference between different members of same family.
Really it was the most relatable show ever ❤
Star one was a superior channel altogether, way ahead of its times. Its completely incomprehensible why they dont make these kind of shows anymore.
Star one's shows were quite unique with good storylines, subtle and the main thing was we could relate to them, actors looked like common people not like other channels popular shows where there wear so much of makeup, and an emotional scene looked like conedy. Too bad , people couldn't appreciate this wonderful channel and then after a few years taken down
Yes 😭
@@L5-YT our then tv audience was too middle class to digest starone! 😂 They were busy relishing on over the top unrealistic saas bahu dramas.
Dushyant is a great written character , i wish he would have came more often
my mother has good taste and loved this show along with khichdi, which is how the whole family got into it. the pathak sisters really are acting geniuses, given how each have their own iconic shows now. it's understandable that most people didn't get it back in the day but oh lord, such great shows they both are! although the reboot left much to be desired, i'm glad it still happened because it got a whole lot of people talking about this show now, which is well-deserved 😊
yo my mum liked that too
My mum too! I wasn't born when SVS released, but my mum was a big fan and I became too 😎
Both Pathak sisters made my limited tv time in childhood memorable.
As a child of four I never came across this show during that time - my "family was too middle class" according to Maya 😆😅
Ashris has broken down the show sooo well and has introduced me to so many new nerdy terms and their meanings
I'll definitely watch the first season after this video!
I have watched each episode of sarabhai vs atleast 20 times and still every now and then I watch it, it's a classic.
Me too😃
This show was way ahead of 2000s
Even todays children also can relate to this show.
It's honestly refreshing to see some real content, where remarkable Indian shows are discussed and given due importance than to always compare them to the western ones, though of same genre, entirely different in their commentaries. An underrated channel for sure. Appreciate the hard work!
Kaccha kela saying ..." Mai lukha huuu"
Priceless
😂😂😂
Indravadan saying 'correct' 🤣🤣🤣Epic. Indravadan aka the king when it comes to sarcasm and making Maya's popat🤣
@@deveshkumar8330 😂😂🤣🤣
Maya Sarabhai was my favourite character. Her comic timing was impeccable
Truly iconic. Aatish Kapadia is the brain behind the show. He even showed each actor how their character would talk & act. Great actors like Ratna & Satish have appreciated Aatish for his writing & thinking.
Thanks to director Deven Bhojani, writer Aatish Kapadia & producer JD. Hats Off productions 'Khichdi' & 'SVS' are still unmatched in Indian TV history.
8:03 'Uska Pati Sirf Mera Hai' dekhte dekhte sachi me uska pati Kavya ka ho gaya🤣🤣
‘Cause it’s not political, no overwhelming social construct, not vulgar, no stereotypical saas-bahu fight
The real woke show, way ahead of time
I have seen all the episodes of this show twice , once during the actual telecast during evening hours and again on the next day as repeat telecast, usually at 10 am on Star One. Great show .... just like a good sweet dessert after the main course ( Great Indian Laughter Challenge).
School nahi jate the subah
@@upendrakumar2860 bruhh
JD majethiya shows are all soo refreshing and would always be ahead of it's time... Even sub tv show Badi dur se aaye hai was very comical at the same time matured in its social commentary.
Now wagle ki duniya
True
I've grown watching this show
But never thought about it in this kind of depth
Thus video gave me a new perspective
Khichdi and Sarabhai vs Sarabhai are just gems from the golden era of television🤩🤩 Also didn't know about the second season, thanks man, and great video!!👍👍
On a completely random note, the word absurd comes from the latin word absurdus/surdus which means 'out of tune'. The word surdus possibly comes from Besura.
Absurdus from Besura
Loved watching this in 2007 on star one at 10 at night. Amazing show.
I really miss this 😭 just recently re watched the whole season ❤️
Where did you watch it?
Main reason of this serial s super success is the outstanding starcast. Maya Roshis were the most attractive characters of this show . Monisha sahil indravadhan all played their part to perfection.
These saas bahu serials just dropped the IQ level of audience.
We used to have ahead of time soap dramas during 90s and 2000s.
Thanks to ekta kapoor.
This show was absolutely ahead of its time. It spoke, and spoke with nuance, about subjects that would never have been brought up on television including divorce, sexual dysfunction, classism, mental health etc etc while still being hilarious and self aware. This show was pretty much one of a kind and I don't think any Indian show has ever come close to the intelligent yet relatable comedy that Sarabhai brought on screen.
I think the channel Star One was a revolutionary one… almost cried the day it got shut down… my favourite tv channel of my favourite time period
Instant click from notification. That's the love for IIP
You didn't mention 'simple' , the funniest charecter ever, and what she represents, it somewhere challenges the structure of the show where usually Maya is the elite boss, here comes Simple, shattering most of Maya's well built ego space, and after all this she's named ,guess what, Simple.
Even her surname "killawala" as she slayed Maya with her class.😂
The way she calld monisha MONIZAE 🤣
I'm so glad there is finally a video essay on this show. Well done, and thanks for making this.
Khichdi and SVS r two classic comics of Indian TV history. I remember those days when i used to watch SVS on starone. It was my fav show & Maya and Roshesh were show stealers! Starone was just launched and its shows were very out of the box and urbane in nature. Lovable memories!
Ramayan, Mahabharat, Hatim, Son Pari, Sharaarat, Sarabhai vs Sarabhai, Shrimaan Shrimati, Khichdi, TTMM, Alif laila, Shaka Laka Boom Boom, Shaktimaan, Vikraal Gabraal, Inspector Vijay, karan the detective, krishna arjun.. dharam veer, balika vadhu, CID, TMKOC.
Please add more if I have forgotten some.
Hello Dolly(starplus) and Hero (Hungama Tv)
Chidiya ghar,Lapataganj,Wagle ki duniya,Office Office,parvarish,Sajan re jhoot mat bolo,Tenali Rama,Radha Krishna,Fear files
Far far ahead of time. My most favorite show of all time.
It feels very good when 90s shows and songs get the appreciation they deserve. Sarabhai vs sarabhai is my most fav show till date. Thats for reviewing it.
This show was relatable to the upper class people...half the jokes require english understanding and understanding of society's hypocrisy...These types of shows are good quality wise but cant reach wider audiences like tmkoc, which are bad quality wise. But this show also had regular comedy which even kids like me used to get and love.
Thats the problem in India
lol tmkoc is NOT bad quality wise. Still the best and longest running sitcom. No one can beat it's peak
@@sehaj1263 famous show ko bad Nahi bolenge to cool aur unique kaise banenge
Can't even love a show without comparing with other shows
Tmkoc is the GOAT
@@nepcric206 have you heard Shailesh Lodha aka Taarak is leaving the show?
Tmkoc is a propaganda mouth piece. It was fine till 2012. Sarabhai vs sarabhai is a league apart.
Loved the commentary to the core! ❤️❤️❤️
Sarabhai vs Sarabhai was my favorite show growing up. This video made me to realize why it was my favorite one! Thanks for making it happen!😀
You have got such a great observation and explanation skill.
It's beautiful how you've explained this thread by thread. It's great- entertaining yet informative. Amazing work!
Thank you for making this video. This is my all time favorite show. I had watched it when it came out and also got my family hooked on this when it came in Hotstar.
I loved the show a lot. I wish we can see these kind of show again 😍. Outstanding performance by all actors. Wow.
Sarabhai vs Sarabhai is my all time favourite show ! ❤️❤️ I love it so much that I have watched all it's episodes innumerable times, but my love towards it has just grown 10 times. My Parents also love watching the show.
Everytime I watch it, endorphins are released which gives me happy feeling.
I was just wondering when you'll upload again and saw this video haha. I loved sarabhai vs sarabhai growing up, thanks for the breakdown! Great video 😃
Was always a huge fan of the show, but was blown by your micro analysis of the theme and characters! Great work
Having watched each episode multiple times, I remember many of the scenes and dialogues by heart.. I rate Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai the most entertaining Hindi sitcom of all times ! “Let me explain…….” 😉
Maya : Indu please ye saaf kar do...
Indu: Mai mard hu...
Maya: ha mujhe pata hai...par ab uska kuch nahi kiya jaaa sakta 😂😂😂😂
Misss this show 😭
Couldn't have asked for a more perfect video. Loved the analysis. Keep up the good work ❤
Man I love this, you do such a great job and the way you think is commendable and the poeple working with you, I love these videos.
OH MY GOD !!!!! HOW BEAUTIFULLY THIS SHOW IS ANALYSED. THIS IS WHAT I WANTED TO SEE !!! THANKS INDIA IN PIXELS
I used to love this show so much . Every character in this show was my favourite. When Anupama started in starplus i felt so nostalgic .
Wow. Thanks for explaining this so nicely. Now I know why I still watch this show again and again and still do not get bored of it.
I still remember watching it on star one and then many many times on star one and CZcams.
Keep up the good work and refreshing content.
Your content is way more good at the same time information. Love your content. Keep going.
I used to watch every single episode on Star One. Forgot the telecast time, 8:30 I think. And then in CZcams once it came out in the platform. Even today, it's one of the shows I go back to to de-stress the work pressure.
I loved the way you laid out each and every aspect of the show.. Great job! This is my go to series whenever I am in not so happy mood..
I wait for you to drop new videos. Coz it feels like a friend from school is explaining new concepts to me. I love it. Thank you ☺️
Dude, "node in this schematic diagram", something only an electrical engineer can say 🤣 love the video, peak geek Arshis!
also Sreeman Sreemati.......i discovered it in lockdown and got hooked.
I'm so happy that this show is thus explained. This is an accurate and excellent interpretation of the show. Loved the video!
What an absolute brilliant analysis done by you, this show really is amazing. Cannot be re done. It will forever remain my favourite show, to come on TV.
Good old days man. The biggest plus of this show was there was no vulgar humour in it unlike modern day shows. It was damn funny and entertaining to watch. It was truly ahead of ita time.
I grew up watching discovery, natgeo etc and never watched any of such content. But I'm able to understand such content/satire and the related aspects of sociology.
It's interesting to see/feel such complex vocal interactions between humans and the way we convey our emotions/thoughts.
Nice one bro!
Just love this show and liked your video!!
Love the research, analysis and the bang on observations:)
Thank you so much for this video. I really loved Sarabhai vs Sarabhai. This show and some other shows like Khichdi have liberated us from suffocation of Ekta Kapoor's Daily Soaps. I could have easily changed the channel, but my mother was very addicted to dumb shows at that time. Now She's also liberated. Thanks, again, for in-depth analysis ❤️❤️
Veganism in a 2004 indian show!! 😳😳 this was really ahed of its time.
Till now, this is the most well-researched ,best best best explanation video on Sarabhai....hats off to you Sir...
The explanation was soo amazing honestly. You really made schematic and venn diagrams, damn!!
Reminds me of baa bahoo aur baby. Such an iconic show it was. My whole family loved it. These kinds of shows are gone now and maybe we'll never get something similar.
Im still watching those 70 episodes again and again. I think this is the best Indian show of all time. Most of the shows I loved are dubbed but not this one. Purely made in india. Not a single line of Maya is repeated. I can't even make one line of Mayas wit on my own and they made all so good that you can't choose which episode is better than other. Also what I've observed that in order to truly appreciate this show and it's humour you have to have the idea of both worlds. Like you must know about all those words and culture of upper class but also must be grounded and truly "desi" inside.
Hi can you please tell me where you are watching the episodes of this show. It would be really helpful thank you.
70s nahi hai
@@kruthikagadwal4310 youtube 😅
I just love this channel and its research for any content..Good Job .
Damn.. Perfect review of show like Sarabhai vs Sarabhai.. Felt nostalgic.. Amazing work❤️
I was 2-3 yrs old when this show came , i am glad i have watched all the episodes in the lockdown
Amazing as usual 👍🏻. Initially when I saw the result of your poll, I was not really looking forward to your next video as I thought it would be on Tarak Mehta (no offense, but I am perhaps one of the very few people who is uninterested in that show). But I am sooooo glad you chose sarabhai. This show was quirky and truly ahead of its time.
What an analysis of context. Amazing 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Loved the way you exhumed and did the autopsy … awesome! Keep it up… subscribing !
You watched Screen Writers Association speech of Aatish Sir, didn't you?🤍👌🏻.............♾. Please also make video about Baa Bahoo aur Baby! Loved this one!
I am not upper middle class nor did I do this kind of analysis, yet used to enjoy this serial throughly. They really make no more such serials. Guess this was original. The other serial that I enjoyed those days, though not humourous , copied , was well made & sleek was jassi jaisi koi nahi.
YOUR ANALYSIS IS GOOD N AGREE.
Hope they rerun this show.
Bohot achha vishleshan! Thanks for this video. You are doing a great job getting into the details of things.
One video on Baa Bahoo Aur Baby please❤
This and shararat is a masterpiece that reminds me how beautiful was my childhood ❤️
Most of Star One's shows were low on TRP while they all hold almost a cult status nowadays.
1) Sarabhai vs Sarabhai
2) Suicide Squad
3) Hotel Kingston
4) Remix
5) Siddhant
and so many more
Suicide squad ???
It's Special Squad, which had late kuljit randhawa.
Also there was another forgotten star one classic 'Happy go-lucky'. Ah the good old days.
Siddhant was an amazing show !!
@@chayanikahazra1915 Yeah. The first emmy nominated indian television show 👍
Great video! Would like more of such commentary on shows like Khichdi etc
Keep making such videos which gives us nostalgia ❤️
My gosh your voice!!!!!!
Now must say falling for your content and the way you present, narrate.😇
Everything is worth appreciating
Kudos to you
Iska ye original voice nahi lagta
@@unstoppablerunner1836 nhi yaar ye original hi hai maine iska video hai khudka usmein sunna
I hadn't seen this show, coz i'm just a 17 year old. Yet I enjoyed the video so much, specially the nerdity, coz I'm a nerd.❤
Stan our nerdistan!
@@ayush2977 yoo✌
Dude, this show was awesome... And so is your video on the same... Hats off...
Great Video Bhai... You have really so much knowledge