The world is gripped by COVID-19 and our telly stars are struggling to fight the pandemic as much as we are. Ranjan Shahi’s show Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai has a humongous fan base and the makers have decided to use this opportunity to not just spread awareness about hygiene, sanitation and wearing masks but they are also using a comic tadka owing to these new additions to our lives.
In the recent episodes of the show that have been released on Disney+Hotstar, actors from the show including Shivangi Joshi, Alka Kaushal and Mohsin Khan are seen in face shields and masks, fitting Covid-19 into the plot effortlessly (not).
Not just that, they are even talking about the importance of wearing masks in public, when it is a good time to take off and more. We are certainly laughing hard looking at their struggles and how they are relating it to our own discomfort with these things. If that hasn’t got you giggling yet, the romantic scenes between ‘Naira’ and ‘Kartik’ take things a few steps further – before holding hands and stealing kisses, the latter offers the former hand sanitiser!
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As screenshots went viral online, users expressed how cringe-inducing the episodes have been. A fan of the show wrote, “I actually can’t believe I used to like this show. You guys have taken it too far this time. Mixed emotions,” while another said, “Even scientists can’t figure this out.”
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Among thousands of other hilarious reactions, people also added, “idk if it’s the masks or the fact that yeh rishta kya kehlata hai is still running that’s making me laugh.” We’ll admit, there were ones that made us chuckle too – “Time is the second most unstoppable force in this universe. ‘Yeh rishta kya kehlata hai’ is the first.”
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Funny AF, ain’t it?