Lip-locks on TV shows

Lesbian lip-lock on the small screen

It’s not just lip-locks that are becoming a common occurrence on TV. The small screen is now also opening up to exploring same-sex relationships. It was after 'Maryada: Lekin Kab Tak?' in 2010, which featured a gay couple, that the makers opened up to the idea of portraying same-sex relationships. We hear that the upcoming episodic of 'The Big F' will showcase a lesbian couple, including a lip-lock between the two female leads. Sources said, “The story will revolve around a fashion designer and her muse and how the two fall in love. Madhura Naik will be playing the muse.” Though episodic like 'Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya', 'Webbed', 'Savdhaan India' and 'Crime Patrol' have showed such relationships, here are some other shows that explored same-sex relationships:

Yudh
Amitabh Bachchan’s fiction TV show debut showed a lesbian relationship, but in a subtle way.

Ek Tha Raja EK Thi Rani
The show, set in 1942, shows a prince who is gay but his parents have married him of to a girl in lieu of getting an heir. He is shown abusing his wife and his parents get another man to impregnate their daughter-in-law.

Kaisi Yeh Yaariyaan
The first season of the show had Ayaz Ahmed playing a homosexual. Ayaz was shown talking about his sexuality with his friends and being supported by them.

Laut Aao Trisha
While the show failed to rake in the ratings, it portrayed issues like incest and same-sex relationships.

Dino Morea's lip-lock with Shibani Dandekar on 'I Can Do That'

Zee TV's 'I Can Do That' has already taken viewers by surprise courtesy its skill based stunts performed by celebrities on the show. However, recently contestants Dino Morea and Shibani Dandekar's act raised eyebrows when they smooched each other on the show.

According to a report on an entertainment portal, Dino who is quite a charmer on the show was performing a dance act with Shibani Dandekar kissed Shibani on her lips.

Everyone including host Farhan Akhtar was taken a back by the move. The report further stated that apart from Dino, Shibani and their choreographers nobody else had a knowledge about the lip-lock in the act.

Saanvi Talwar: I was told 15 minutes before the shoot about the lip-lock scene: The teaser of Ekta Kapoor’s new show Yeh Kahan Aa Gaye Hum has hit screens and Saanvi Talwar, who plays the lead in it, says she can’t wait to know the audiences’ reaction. Interestingly, the teaser features a lip-lock between Saanvi and male lead Karan Kundra. She says, “This is the first time ever that I’ve kissed on the screen. I was told 15 minutes before the shoot about this sequence. I was nervous, but managed to pull it off.”

PIC: Gautam Gulati locked lips for a TV show

Gautam Gulati who is going to start the shoot for MTV’s new show 'MTV Big F', has done a promo-shoot recently for which he has kissed a girl. The hot and sensational kiss will be Gautam’s first kiss on screen

Commenting on the kiss for the promo of his new show, MTV Big F, Gautam Gulati said, “As an artist, I am always looking at ways to challenge myself. After having done several shows as an actor and appearing on a reality show, I was really keen on taking up anchoring as my next challenge and MTV has provided me with the perfect platform with 'MTV Big F'. Just like MTV the brand itself, which is super edgy, the show 'MTV Big F' is going to showcase stories and concepts that has never been explored on Indian Television before. It’s indeed a thrilling experience to be a part of something so different and exciting. I just shot for the promo, which keeping in line with the concept of the show, explores fantasies people have. For the first time ever I got play a man in uniform – a fighter pilot at that – which was pretty cool and to add to that, I’m seen kissing on screen for the first time. It looks perfect and matches the vibe of the show. Also, it sets the tone for what’s to come once the show goes on air.”

There was a time when intimate scenes on TV were a strict 'no-no'. But after Ram Kapoor and Sakshi Tanwar's lip-lock scene in Bade Achhe Lagte Hain, lip-lock scenes seems to be slowly and steadily making a way, being accepted by the audience. These intimate scenes attract eyeballs and help create a lot of buzz around the show and they have become almost an inevitable part of daily soaps. Here we list down the top 5 lip-locks on TV.
Ram-Sakshi: Bade Achhe Lagte Hain brought sensuous scenes for the first time on Indian television. The show reached its peak when Ram Kapoor aka Ram and Sakshi Tanwar aka Priya shared their first onscreen lip-lock scene in Bade Achhe Lagte Hain. Indeed it was a bold step, but they agreed to keep aside their inhibitions. Like thorough professionals, they shot their first lip-lock and love scene for Indian Television.

Roopal-Ankit: After Ram Kapoor and Sakshi Tanwar’s lip-lock followed a love making sequence by the younger lot of TV. In order to grab more eyeballs, young actors Ankit Gera and Roopal Tyagi of Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke also shot a lip-locking.

Niaa-Kushal: Niaa Sharma and Kushal Tandon’s off screen chemistry was a hot topic of discussion once. The actors never failed to impress audiences with their sizzling chemistry on their show Ek Hazaron Mein Meri Behna Hai. When the makers decided to consummate Virat and Maanvi’s marriage (their onscreen characters), the mood was set with the number ‘Tum Hi Ho’ from Aashiqui 2 playing in the background. It just added to Virat-Maanvi’s hot chemistry.

Mallika Sherawat kissed a contestant on a TV show: Mallika Sherawat kissing on screen is no big deal as the Bollywood bombshell has done it several times in the past. But when she decided to lock lips with one of her suitors on national television, she surely created a major stir. Mallika, who made her debut on TV with The Bachelorette India, raised eyebrows with her lip-lock. One of the contestants on Mallika’s show, Vijay, planned a romantic evening, complete with heart-shaped seating, flowers and candles. The duo got quite cozy during this date and Mallika ended up kissing him.

Ayaz Ahmed-Nikita Sharma: Whether it is locking lips on-screen or doing it for publicity, it seems small screen actors are ready to give a tough competition to the big screen actors. Well, here we are talking about Do Dil Ek Jaan actors Ayaz Ahmed and Nikita Sharma who kissed each other for their daily soap and though the news milked a lot of publicity, the scene got never aired.