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5 Things That Happen Only In a Balaji Soap!

On Ekta Kapoor’s birthday we couldn’t help but repeat the essentials of her success

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You may love her, hate her but you just can’t ignore Ekta Kapoor and her prime time soaps. Aur main toh dekh ke bata sakti hoon ki yeh Ekta Kapoor serial hai ki nahi. Of course the title has to start with the letter K..... but here are 5 other things that are essential elements of every Ekta Kapoor soap.

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1. Every Action, Has Only One (Over)Reaction

On Ekta Kapoor’s birthday we couldn’t help but repeat the essentials of her success
The over dramatic Balaji saans

Just not reaction it’s called overacting but that’s the brief given to the actors actually.

2. 15 Years of Marriage and 3 Kids Later......Yo So Sanskaari!

On Ekta Kapoor’s birthday we couldn’t help but repeat the essentials of her success
The Balaji romance

The sanskaari bahu will not hug, kiss let alone have sex, because you know - sharam aati hai! But, bachche kahan se aaye? Oh, woh to bhagwan ki daen hai, you see.

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3. Evil Always Thinks in Dolby Surround Sound

On Ekta Kapoor’s birthday we couldn’t help but repeat the essentials of her success
The Balaji Vamp with surround sound

Like it’s said deewaron ke bhi kaan hote hai, so when the vamp decides to make a evil plan, it all happens in her head, but then how does the audience hear it? It’s courtesy the Dolby surround sound speakers in the vamp’s head!

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4. Back on Public Demand

On Ekta Kapoor’s birthday we couldn’t help but repeat the essentials of her success
the big Balaji come back

Guys, you need to understand that when a character dies and then comes back due to some miracle it just means the writer has run out of ideas.

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5. Still Young @ 500

On Ekta Kapoor’s birthday we couldn’t help but repeat the essentials of her success
The Balaji immortal Ba

No matter how many characters are killed off, no matter how many time leaps take place - the Baa remains young and immortal.

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