Seasoned Bollywood actor Jaaved Jaaferi has a particular place in the hearts of the late millennial and early Gen Z youngsters of India. During the late 90s and early 2000s, Jaaved confirmed his cool dance motion pictures in Boogie Woogie, was part of fan-favourite youngsters movies like Jajantaram Mamantaram and most significantly, received hearts together with his commentary in the Japanese present Takashi’s Castle.
Takeshi’s Castle was an adventure-based sport present the place the contributors would have to navigate troublesome impediment programs. Some of them included scaling excessive partitions, others had to cross a pond by way of ‘skipping stones.’ The present was additionally made fascinating by the presence of ‘royal guards’ or pranksters who would strive to cease the contributors from finishing the spherical efficiently. However, regardless of how many individuals received these impediment programs they’d at all times lose in the ‘final showdown.’
Takeshi’s Castle was an integral a part of our childhood. It was an excellent fascinating and unpredictable present. But for us Indians, what made the present so particular was Jaaved Jaaferi’s commentary. The actor was relentless, utilizing his sense of humour and voice modulations to make puns and jokes about each state of affairs. There have been additionally segments known as ‘Jaaved’s Ridiculous Replay’ the place we might see a contestant falling repeatedly, added with a unusual factor that the actor stated. The present was a riot, thanks to the actor.
Hence, we have been excited once we first learnt that the actor is internet hosting an analogous sport present. The present, which launched on Wednesday, known as Lava Ka Dhaava. It is a Hindi dubbed model of the American present The Floor is Lava. It can be a high-pace impediment course the place the contributors have to go from one nook of a room to the opposite with out falling in make-believe lava.
The idea of the present comes from the favored sport and meme of the identical title. In viral web movies, an individual might be heard saying, “the ground is lava,” and their friends would scarmble to find any furniture they can climb on.
This show takes it to another level. While the lava is make-believe, it is still hot and intimidating. The contestants, who play in teams of three, have to jump across rotating furnitures, slippery rocks and even insect infested walls to go to the other corner. It is also time-bound, after five to six minutes, the stairs that help you get out of the lava room start dissappearing, making the exit next to impossible.
The show is interesting to watch. It is basically like watching any other American game show like wipe-out. However, we cannot deny that Jaaved’s involvement in the show makes it a lot funnier. Of course, there are some jarring moments, like how the audience is supposed to pretend that the actor is actually communicating with the contestants, or the times where it seems like he is reading out of a script to synch it with what the contestants are saying. The language spoken is also too literal instead of colloquial to separate it from the original version. Hence, ‘Spider-Man’ becomes ‘Makdi Manav.’ It also gets a little repetitive after three episodes.
That being said, Laava Ka Dhaava is a fun show to watch. It is amusing to see people bring out their most competitive side only to slip and fall in fake lava. Since we are also living in trying times, a show like this is exactly the mindless and hilarious distraction we need.
Not to mention, this is the closest we will be to reliving our childhood days where the evenings would consist of us watching Takeshi’s Castle and MAD on Pogo. Jaaved Jaaferi is an amazing actor, who has done some amazing work across genres. However, Lava Ka Dhaava has reminded us of his sharp commentary skills and we hope he does more shows like this soon.
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