The Expression Hub

Genre: Comedy/Drama

No. of episodes:16

Presented by: Amazon Prime

“The only love that lasts is unrequited love.”

Woody Allen

Well, celebrating self-love also includes body positivity. No matter what your body size is , you should always love yourself . But we are always surrounded by people who love to body shame us or chide us for eating that extra bite of our favourite food. Afterall, you are supposed to be having that perfect body which people would die for. While it is important to eat healthy and exercise, it is perfectly okay to have a body which might not be appreciated by all . This is because the definition of beauty varies from one person to another. What might appear fat to one person might appear beautiful to some other person. So, maybe it is high time that we as members of society stop imposing unrealistic beauty standards and embrace the person in front of us for his or her personality. Since a book might have a dusty cover but what if the contents of the very same book is interesting? This and many more issues are touched upon in this week’s pick.

Synopsis : Pushpavalli is a story of a girl of the same name who meets a charming man named Nikhil Rao in an event in Bhopal. Nikhil finds her to be cool and spends time with her so that she doesn’t feel left out. This creates a misunderstanding in her mind that he has feelings for her. She ends up finding more about Nikhil and starts stalking him in various ways. This includes foregoing her career and relocating to Bengaluru to work in a children’s library. What starts out as an innocent fetish ends up into being an unhealthy obsessive behaviour. This leads to a string of lies and a series of manipulation which will end up creeping anyone. So, will Pushpavalli be able to get over her obsession of Nikhil or will she end up being creepy?

Assessment: This is a show that screams out a major RED FLAG in a lot of aspects and is supposed to justify irrational behaviour in the name of love. It deals with all the unhealthy issues which exist in the society and tries to act as a mirror for the same. Like for instance , it deals with the obsession of having your daughter marry a guy to keep her happy. Or for instance the mother chiding her daughter and making her resort to unhealthy practices so that she can be married off. The biggest issue for me was how can someone forget the fact that the person has a career to make and end up falling so madly in love that it turns into an obsession? The only thing I found somewhat relatable is the issue faced by the hostel girls as regards to their safety. The only comic relief you get is from the super annoying antics of Shraddha who portrays the character of Vasu and the character of T-boi with Naveen Richard who uses a lot of swear words though. And don’t get me started on Nikhil, who is just another ******* .

The view: Just as you would avoid a person who screams out being toxic and a major RED FLAG while considering a person who is supposed to be your life partner- do the same for this one as well. What is supposed to be an attempt to tell a stalker’s tale while advocating the message of body positivity just leaves a bad taste in your mouth. And a request to the people who are involved in making of a show- make a show which entertains the viewer instead of acting like a headache. We watch shows to destress ourselves and not add stress to our already stressed out lives. Don’t sell us **** in the name of entertainment even though it might be fictional in nature.

Rating : * and a 1/2 stars

Baap Dialogue:Not worth banging your heads for :p

Que: What is the name of the library that Pushpa works in?

a. Books Nook

b. Sunny Side Up

c. Granthalaya

d. Book Cafe