Quick update of promo and link for pics.
Good to see Sanaya back onscreen ... this show will be more to my taste than MJHT was, I think. Love story set in more mature environment than a juvenile college setting.
IPKKND Ist promo
Link for video of promo and pics
17/5 - SBS has the promo segment with a voiceover saying that the new show on Star Plus has been renamed from Vaidehi to Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Du, and this is the show which marks the return of Sanaya Irani to the small screen. And CA adds that the time slot will be 8 pm. Sound quality much better on tv, although the promo is really no great shakes in terms of originality, but worth it just to see Sanaya back on screen :)
SBS - CA on Vaidehi urf IPKKND
Music to my ears - this show marks the return of Sanaya :))) And a comment on the forum about the show being cliched, and about it being a case of opposites attract, but the treatment will be different - well, that part about opposites attracting is cliched, no doubt about that. But then almost every love story based show on tv today, or even in the past, is about opposites - starting back from the days of Astitva and Hasratein ... now to SaJan, MN, AR, RM, AA, Geet, Ishan-Suhana ... haven't watched the rest so can't name any more ... but all are cliched. And the most cliched one of the lot - SG - has been the best so far - I exclude Astitva from this comparison, because that was NOT cliched, it was a class apart.
So yes, it depends on what storyline they weave around it, and how they treat it - the lead girl changing the guy's life sounds somewhat similar to Geet, but Geet started off with the NRI bride premise - (though they forgot all about that along the way) ... so again, if the focus is going to be on this story, with the girl starting off as a strong character, it holds promise for me - I always like strong heroines. Also this has shades of WUAS, so appeals to my vanity!
As for Sanaya's look and clothes - clothes were loud for my taste, but then, this is not Star One, where the heroine will wear a uniform of suits in different colors but same design, so this might change. Could have been a better one for the first look, though - I would have liked something like Gunjan's introduction in MJHT. What I liked - the chutiya and the nose stud - both very typically Lucknowi. Sanaya worked very hard on her Hindi in MJHT, and it showed - but she will have to work even harder now, because Lucknowi Hindi is very sweet and soft, with a lot of tehzeeb - the Urdu influence. For once, I will not mind 'aap' ... that is typical Lucknow!
But what I did like - very much - the firm telling off in few words, and then off she went! When the first report came of the promo, I was apprehensive that 'blasting off' the hero would mean a loud slanging match on the streets, with five hundred people watching and applauding, but thankfully, not so! So hopefully Payal will retain the dignity and grace that attracted me to Gunjan, along with a more visible strength of character. Sounds like a heroine just to my taste!
BS was sidelined in the promo - the main focus was on Sanaya and her scooty ;) ... at first glimpse, he was unremarkable. And funnily, or not so funnily - no, I don't miss Mohit with Sanaya in the show - mainly because Gunjan was not Sanaya at all, and this girl did not remind me of Gunjan at all. Kudos to Sanaya for that - she really did need a drastic change to get out of the Gunjan mould, because that one is etched so strongly on everyone's mind. So this should be another feather to add in her cap of versatility.
Now remains to be seen if Mohit can do as well - watching this, I can understand why he's being choosy - as much as Sanaya, he needs to break out of the Samrat mould and do something different, but then strong guy roles are not often seen on Indian tv. I really do hope he gets something good very soon, though - he is a genuinely sweet guy, and deserves it! Besides, it might give me another show to watch!
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love ur comment on the uniform star one serials have :DDDD even in mjht, gunjan always had a uniform
ReplyDeleteglad sanaya is back, like u said, it gives us something to watch regularly...lets see if it can turn into something we wait for eagerly (esp on weekends), like it was for mjht :) and sanaya retains the quiet firmness and strength that defined gunjan which is a big YAY!! :))) m eager to see wot new qualities she brings into payal cuz i truly believe that sanaya had atleast half the credit for creating the character of gunjan, esp considering how different she's in real life!!!
but as for mohit, i wud miss him ya, infact miss samrat...i think the one thing that wud be lacking in this show (as much as i want to move away from mjht, i cant help it!!) is that samrat was such a nice guy at heart and couldnt ever hurt anyone (even through words)...though i know the leads of all shows are always good at heart n all and even BS's character wud be the same, it seems like this one who wud be mean n rude on the face of it...samrat wasnt like that, he was just nice and friendly and always helpful...
i think this aspect alongwith the strength of gunjan's docile character were unique to MJHT..i believe thats wot gave SAJAN somewot of a novelty factor, making them so-not cliche'!!
Hey S, nice to see you back :) I agree with you 100% about giving Sanaya at least half the credit for making Gunjan what she was - heck, after watching a couple of episodes of Navya, I give Sanaya even more credit than that - 80% at least, because shy, timid weepy girls are a dime a dozen on Indian telly, and Sanaya really made Gunjan very, very different and unique! And I personally feel it was Gunjan's character that made the entire show unique ... Gunjan and SaJan.
ReplyDeleteBut funnily, like I said, I didn't miss Mohit - at least not in the promo, because Sanaya's look has changed completely, no trace of Gunjan at all in that 30 sec. It might change when the show starts, and we may see shades of Gunjan, and I might miss Samrat/Mohit then ... but for now, am just eagerly awaiting the show. I guess I always was a bigger Gunjan/Sanaya fan, so that might have something to do with it! Also, from day one after MJHT ended, both of them have been saying they might not be acting together again immediately, so was kind of prepared for it.
And BS's character will be very different from Samrat for sure - another reason to not miss Mohit. Though one thing is for sure, Sajan will always remain very fond memories, but I was ready for MJHT to end, especially after the return of Nupur destroyed the Sajan story, and I'm very ready to see Sanaya in something new. Though, like Sanaya said, she never thought she would miss shooting with Mohit as much as she finds herself doing, am sure something similar will happen, and we'll all find it a little strange to see her with someone other than Mohit initially. After that - well, depending on how the show goes, am sure we'll get used to BS. Just hope he's a halfway decent actor, and the PH knew what it was doing when it cast him, that's all.