Komolika Basu was a character featured in Kasautii Zindagii Kay. As the title suggests, she is the vamp of the show. So without further adieu, let me introduce you to her...
We first see Komolika styled like the picture above. She has long hair which is braided and she always has a few hair loose towards her face. Whenever she is plotting the end of Prerna (the female lead), or just plotting in general, she can be seen twirling a few strands of her hair, just like she does in the picture above. She always wears sheer saris. Even though Komolika was the vamp, her hairstyle and sari style were the rage of the time! Over the course of the show, her sari blouse style varies and her hairstyle varies but the one thing that stays constant is her distinctive background music. For your listening pleasure I have included the video below. Watch as Komolika makes her grand entrance to her signature tune...
Enough about her styling and her tunes, as difficult it is to believe, there is more to her. Komolika's mother and Anurag's (the male lead) mother were friends. In fact, Komolika and Anurag even grew up together, which made them childhood friends. Anurag's mother secretly wanted Komolika to be her bahu and when she saw her after she 'grew up', she made her desire known to her son. Of course by that time, Anurag had already fallen for Prerna. But then again who would Komolika be if she let such a tiny little problem stand in her way. Komolika's sights were set on the Basu family money and business. She wanted it all and knew that the easiest way to get it would be to marry the head of the Basu empire, namely Anurag.
Komolika knew that she was beautiful and she could get the attention of any man she desired. So she decided to use her charm on Anurag and seduce him. When that didn't work she manipulated her way to Basu bahudom. All that while she pretended to be sympathetic to Anurag and Prerna's failed love story. After marriage her true colors are revealed to the Basu clan. Slowly but surely she manages to get hold of the Basu empire and manages to throw Anurag and the rest of the clan to the streets. She even aborts her and Anurag's child to make her plan to control the Basu empire a reality. She couldn't let a baby get in her way. Of course, Prerna comes to the rescue of the Basu clan and Anurag is finally able to get Komolika out of the picture. But alas like every Vamp, Komolika keeps reappearing throughout the series. She goes to great lengths to make the lives of Prerna and Anurag miserable. She even kidnaps their son and raises him as her own.
I've always wondered why Komolika always set her sights on destroying Prerna. She didn't really love Anurag, but yet wanted him to herself. She had no need for him, yet she craved his attention. She always knew that his heart belonged to Prerna, yet she tried to make him favor her. Now that I think about maybe she grew to love him or rather tolerate him. Or maybe she just wanted to have him because she knew that nothing else would make Prerna miserable than to see Anurag with her. Even though Kasautii was about the relationship of Prerna and Anurag, Komolika always managed to steal their thunder. Needless to say, Komolika was Urvashi Dholakia's ticket to fame. In fact, I have a very difficult time imagining her playing any other character!
No matter what you think about Komolika, she is one person every Anurag and Prerna supporter loved to hate!
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