Desi Rascals
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I started this thread bc I couldn't find one on here. Quite surprised as its a wonderful series. A right little gem. Very heartwarming. Much better than TOWIE or Chelsea. I can't discuss it as I've no-one to discuss it with lol. Just thought I'd put the subject on here. Maybe someone else other than me liked it
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I love it too. It's far better than all the other 'structured reality' shows (or whatever they're called).
AndreaS if you have Sky on demand you could probably catch up with it.
Maybe I don't pay enough attention
I think the Desi Rascals cast seem much more likeable than the TOWIE lot and it's good to see more of the parents. Manoj(?) father of the two girls and his white wife come across as a genuine couple even if he fusses too much over the daughters!
solomon's friend adam has been a good addition, as well as the unexpected half pakistani jason.
it's interesting to note that most of the stories are revolving around the pakistani descent cast members. i think they are struggling for indians a bit- only jo and natalie (who are half indian) could be considered as part of the core group of pakistanis.
the pakistanis all seem to be very well integrated aswell, contrary to popular misconceptions. i think they need to add a few more beautiful indians, because there's only kavita repping them at the moment.
dila/govi/bijraj will obviously be gone by next week. most of the indians from last season have been axed too.
Pakistani: Owais, Yasmin, Rita (half-Italian), Faryal, Moses, Anj, Shmoyel, Jason (half-Pakistani), Solomon
Indian: Kavita, Shreena, Prakash, Jo and Natalie (half-Indian), Jasmin Walia (I think she is half-Indian). Most of the parents are Indian apart from Celia obviously.
Adam is Greek, and Wajma appears to be Afghan or something. I don't think she is Pakistani or Indian.
I really like the show overall, but it's just something I've noticed. There's a lack of Sikh's too which is surprisins as Gurinder Chadha who produced it is Sikh I think.
I didnt see season 1 so I cant comment on the comparisons and it being 'less real'. I kinda expect a bit of contruction with reality shows now. It is so frustrating that you can only watch season 1 if you're a Sky customer.
As for the characters. I really like Jason, Shreena, Nat, Rita and Shmoyel. I think Yasmin is so beautiful. Her make up and eyebrows are flawless.
I hope this show gets a pick up in exposure and ratings and here's to a season 3.
Unless I'm mistaken Solomon was in "The Apprentice" a couple of years ago. Yes?
Yes, good spot!
http://www.desiblitz.com/content/solomon-akhtar-new-man-desi-rascals
He's awful and I get the feeling that a lot of it is genuinely him, not the scripts/storylines - he's a nasty, nasty piece of work.
Still, he brings the drama I suppose.
Agree with you. Tho some of it seems real. Still in the liking it stage.
If it was less fake, was it nevertheless still very interesting?
He's the only male eye candy, that name though - sounds like something from Fiddler on the Roof