Marathi TV serial dubbed for African viewers leaves netizens in splits. Watch video

In the clip, a woman wearing a purple and red saree is angrily confronting another woman, dressed in a black salwar suit with a yellow dupatta. The saree-clad woman demands, “Back off, get back,” and orders the other woman to “look down”.

The camera then shows a pot filled with rice on the ground, which a bride in Indian weddings kicks gently as she enters her new home.

The woman in the saree explains in an angry tone, “It is the threshold of the Paaatwardhan family house,” while dramatic background music heightens the tension.

Watch the viral video here:

English dubbed versions of Marathi daily soaps sound superrr weird 🤣🤣

They’re showing them on Zee Africa 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/sTivD7doXa

— Shilpak. (@ugach_kahitarii) June 22, 2024

Suddenly, an older lady slaps her and declares, “This house right here belongs to both Saraf and me.” She then drags the woman in the black suit, named Navika, to the pot. Navika gently kicks the pot of rice, completing the traditional gesture as she enters the house.

People on social media are cracking up at this dubbed version. The lip movements do not match the English words at all. Plus, it is amusing to think that audiences in Africa are tuning in to watch such Indian soaps.

Reacting to the video, one user wrote, “Threshold of the Paaatwardhan” had me in splits.” A second user said, “i will watch this one, its more cringy than the regular one.” And a third user wrote, “This is EPIC!”