She looks plain, wears thick black-rimmed glasses, teeth braces and dresses in unflattering voluminous clothes, yet she keeps many glued to television sets at prime time 4 days a week. Clumsy, gullible and simple are adjectives used to describe her as Jasmeet Walia, better known as Jassi, is one of the most popular characters on Indian Television.
The hindi serial ?Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahi? aired Mondays to Thursdays on the entertainment oriented Sony Channel.
This serial is based on a top Colombian soap opera ?Yo Soy Betty La Fea? (I am Betty the Ugly) with the original Spanish series becoming a small-screen sensation. ?Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahi? is copy of this series after it got success.
The role of Jassi played by Mona Singh has done a great job. In the serial, Jassi is pitted against a number of female characters who are fashionable, perfectly groomed, well-versed in the ways of the world, yet she manages to expose their frailties.
The serial?s popularity among the masses is undeniable. The serial is popular because it differs so widely from the other serials, where you see part of large families in fantastic houses with elegant decoration. Jassi is different. It?s a breakaway from the usual mother-in-law, daughter-in-law kind of serials. But the plot is slightly improbably.
There is a suspension of disbelief in the loyal and earnest Jassi?s ascent from a humble secretary to chairman?s assistant to vice-president finance. But anyway, it?s a different and entertaining serial.