A celeb chat present with Twinkle Khanna and Kajol was an excellent thought on paper. These two women are chatty and sassy and promised a fun-filled and entertaining perception into showbiz. Within the first episode, two of Bollywood’s greatest superstars, Salman Khan and Aamir Khan, came to visit. All of it sounded inviting, however alas, who would have thought the end result would ship zero chunk and worse, even really feel stretched? That’s what I felt whereas watching the primary episode of the present Two A lot, now obtainable to stream on Prime Video.
A boring begin
The opening of the present felt too structured and inorganic to me. A large meals platter for the visitors to be fed earlier than they have been grilled gave the impression to be the memo, but it surely didn’t appear to work nicely for the primary two visitors. Salman seemed delay with a lot meals stored in entrance of him, and solely Aamir began to dig in. Plus, Kajol’s orange juice recipe didn’t curiosity Bhai in any respect.
After this compelled opening, the present lastly took off. Twinkle and Kajol began off by asking how Salman and Aamir first met, and the way their friendship started. The dialog usually stopped, paused, and digressed, as is the case with shut buddies, however Twinkle and Kajol didn’t know which path to take it ahead at a number of locations. The chat was devoid of perception and was too sanitised to carry on to any intrigue. No matter perception Aamir needed to give about his (failed) relationships, (profitable) advertising strategies weren’t new. He has already spoken about it in a dozen different interviews lately, whereas closely selling Sitaare Zameen Par.
Salman opens up
Salman opening up concerning the horrors of trigeminal neuralgia was maybe the one bit the place I sat up and took notice- right here was a star speaking vividly about residing with ache. It was additionally an affirmation of how we as folks behave once we are positioned in a brand new setting- as soon as we all know we’re surrounded by our buddies and it is all okay, we open up progressively. Salman appeared precisely like that; at first, he spoke much less, however because the dialog grew, he shared his unvarnished opinions, filling the room with some much-needed character and grandeur. It’s so characteristically Salman- he possesses that blend of aura and intimidation that’s exhausting to copy. Aamir didn’t thoughts being much less opinionated and appeared to pay attention extra, quite than communicate.
Sadly, Two A lot does probably not do a lot to spotlight the distinct personalities of the 2 hosts. Twinkle sporadically makes a sassy remark or two, and that doesn’t elicit any response from her two famous person buddies. Even Kajol, whose unapologetically loud presence fills any room she is in, appeared extra intent on listening quite than navigating the dialog.
However I additionally surprise, is it actually their downside if the visitors refuse to come back to the purpose? Kajol tactfully argues that the older male stars work with youthful heroines, however the reverse by no means works, and Twinkle hits it again when she says it’s the man’s world and the girl by no means will get her due for all of the work she does with the intention to keep it. Salman and Aamir heard these and selected to make their level as an alternative. The end result? Not a lot of a dialogue, however quite mansplaining.
My endurance was working out by the top of it. Neither of the 2 video games clicked. Too A lot isn’t an excessive amount of; it’s quite too little, too secure, and too manicured. It appeared like that was precisely what Salman and Aamir have been aiming for; with ‘twinkle, twinkle little stars!’ the apt technique for the primary episode of the present.