TV review: Band Baajaa Bride, Season 4

For instance, the second episode featuring Mitalee Patil, a Mumbai girl who returns to India after a decade with her American fiancé, Nicholas, had a nice appeal. The segment where the foreigner who has poor dancing skills, tries his best to dance to a Bollywood number for his bride would have made any Mills & Boon loving girl go weak in the knees.

Adding an element of surprise, the new season has thrown in celebrity appearances too. The Mitalee-Nicholas episode saw actor Ranbir Kapoor, looking in serious need of some sleep, make a blink and you’ll miss it appearance, which frankly felt unnecessary.

To us, the viewer, the real star is the bride and in this season Sabyasachi too. The designer comes across as someone who is actually enjoying his role in the show. He speaks to the couple with such ease and familiarity and also seems genuinely excited about making the wedding outfit. Given the fact that he’s one of India’s most successful designers, viewers also get a peek into his workshop and his collections. Unlike the previous editions, the camera zooms in the designer’s workspace showing us a lesser-seen side. The dyers dipping fabric to get ‘kacchi haldi ka rang’ as Sabya put it in one episode is relatable.

On the flip side, the show progresses in a predictable format — there’s the introduction of the couple, the meeting with Sabyasachi, the spa routine, followed by sessions with the dentist. You get the drift. As always, it’s the bride’s makeover that remains the real showstopper. Those bridal outfits too are worth waiting for every week.