Indian television shows have often been criticised for portraying weak female leads and regressive storylines. But it was not always this way. Believe it or not, many hit 90s TV serials were way ahead of their time and had relatable plots and characters. One such show was Hip Hip Hurray which revolved around the lives of a bunch of school kids. While the series ended in 2001, one of its scenes’ recently surfaced online and got the netizens talking. Scroll on to learn more.
The teen drama was released in 1998 and ran for almost three years. The show was about a group of 12th-standard students and their problems. The coming-of-age drama discussed relationships, friendships, exams, health, mental health and even drugs.
A clip from Hip Hip Hurray, shared by a page called 90skid, has recently gone viral on Twitter. In the scene, a group of seven friends were discussing the movie Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. It is to note that K3H was released around the same year as the show and was a hit at the box office. Despite the success, the show’s characters were not impressed with the film’s plot and found it quite problematic.
Nilanjana Sengupta, who played the role of Mona on Hip Hip Hurray, called Kuch Kuch Hota Hai a stupid movie. She pointed out that when Kajol, the lead actress in the film, had short hair and behaved like a tomboy and played basketball, then she did not get the love of her life – Rahul, aka Shah Rukh Khan. But when she transformed her image, wore sarees and makeup, then SRK fell in love with her. She said, “Director ne auroton ko kitni dakhyanusi way mein project kiya hai yaar.”
Hip Hip Hurray's old scene about Karan Johar and Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Problematic Plot Is Winning The Internet