What monsters those judges on Zee’s Challenge turned out to be! They made poor Shaan sing and then blasted him for being off-key, listless and uninspired. Ismail Durbar went so far as to comment, “You must pay more attention to your singing. Otherwise you’ll remain an anchor for the rest of your life.” Shouldn’t he stop being so churlish?

Raunchy is in, we guess. On Star World’s The Kumars At No. 42, we find the gandmom (played with delightful aplomb by Meera Sayal) is getting more and more suggestive in her observations on guests. Last week, she told singer Patsy Palmer, “Your hips look like they can’t pass wind.”

Well, well?From the religious and tradition-bound ‘Baa’ in Kyunki?Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi a raunchy-rich Susheela in The Kumars?the grandmoms sure have come a long way on TV.