Zee TV’s new launch Pyar Ka Pehla Naam Radha Mohan follows the path traversed by the channel’s recent launches Aggar Tum Na Hote and Tere Bina Jiya Jaye Naa with respect to its intriguing concepts. The story plot which has a good dose of drama, has a driving edge of mystery and intrigue that pushes the viewers to keep glued to the show. In the case of the Prateek Sharma produced Pyar Ka Pehla Naam Radha Mohan, it is the presence of the spirit of the dead wife that keeps the intrigue angle open.
Again, this is totally not a concept that has never been seen in the entertainment field before. However, the treatment of the story plot deserves special mention. The modern-day love of Vrindavan’s Radha Mohan seems to have gotten an intriguing twist with this plot.
Shabir Ahluwalia’s return to TV in a new role after being the lead face of Kumkum Bhagya for years, should be a gratifying feeling for his fans!! The role too is quite complex wherein he plays a heartbroken husband and father, who has lost his wife and is forced to keep away from his daughter as she hates him. In this complicated life of Mohan enters Radha, who has accepted the fact that it was Mohan who resurrected her life post her mother’s death, and that she belongs only to him. His words of wisdom and gift in the form of Bhagavad Gita given to her years back, have been inspirational in Radha’s pious love for Mohan.
Neeharika Roy whose first big break as lead is with this show, is surely a talent to watch out for. Her sincere rendition of Radha has been engaging. She emotes well and the initial episodes have already proved that she can carry the role ably well on her shoulders. Neeharika has the innocence and spark that is needed to play Radha.
Another engaging and interesting angle to look forward to in the show is the father and daughter angle. Mohan can get rude at times, an emotion that stems out of the frustration and humiliation that he is subjected to. Having said this, he is a very loving father who longs to lead a happy and normal life with his daughter.
The narrative has shown the presence of love between Mohan and his first wife Tulsi (Keerti Nagpure). However, there have also been scenes where they had parted ways owing to a problem, which was followed by the tragedy wherein Tulsi died amid the fire breakout. The daughter Gungun believes that her father killed her mother. This will be where Radha will be the catalyst in ironing out the differences between father and daughter and bringing them closer. This should surely be an engaging track for audiences.
Mohan has another girl in his life right now, that is Damini (Sambhabana Mohanty) who has been his business partner, and is now going to become his life partner. However, the girl has always carried negative vibes for Mohan and Tulsi when they were together. We will not be surprised if she turns out to be the one who had ignited their problems.
The show carries the emotional chords of Mohan’s agony, his love for the daughter and the selfless devotion of Radha towards Mohan, which will surely work well with the audiences. However, the big problem with the intrigue based concepts of Zee TV in the recent past has been that the narrative is not able to flow continuously, keeping the intrigue element alive. After a period of time, the element of intrigue seems to have vanished in the earlier launches, which has given rise to a very predictable way of storytelling. We hope Pyar Ka Pehla Naam Radha Mohan has the curiosity element running for long, to keep the viewers glued to it.
Getting back to the performances, Shabir has his emotions under control as he plays the suffering man. His scenes with his daughter are a stand-out and we are sure to get more of them as the story progresses.
Child actor Reeza Choudhary is one to look out for in this show!! Swati Shah as the stepmother of Mohan has a strong role to play. She matches the character’s strength to the T. Keerti Nagpure and Sambhabana Mohanty are doing a good job.
The first few episodes of Pyar Ka Pehla Naam Radha Mohan have been high on emotions. The screenplay has been effectively good, complimenting the fast-paced story. The makers have come up with some great visuals of Govardhan, Vrindavan and Mathura, the very places which kindle the unique love of Radha and Krishna in a big way.
The show is certainly a decent watch, with good performances coming from the lead cast. Even though the concept and story plot is nothing new, the show dwells big on emotions and intriguing element. We hope the love story that will blossom out of this, will be an endearing watch!!
We at IWMBuzz.com credit Pyar Ka Pehla Naam Radha Mohan with 3 stars out of 5.