Saturday 5 Nov
Not really inspired to write much ... there is no new content at all. Another conversation, this time between Anjali and Arnav, again more about how he fell in love with Khushi ... entire IPKKND seems to be about how Arnav fell in love with Khushi. Would have liked to see at least half the jashn devoted to how Khushi fell in love with Arnav too ... she had reason to love him and hate him both. And Sanaya would have acted it out much better.
I liked the Anjali Arnav interaction ... it's so true that actors feed off each other, and their level of performance depends on their coactors. Akshay is a mediocre actor at best, and with him, Barun was equally bad, so was the Akash-Arnav scene last episode. Neither of two put any effort into their acting, and it showed in the lazy interactions which were much more Akshay-Barun than Akash-Arnav.
Daljeet is a better actress, and she made more effort, and Barun was better with her, though again the essence of ASR is gone completely. What on earth was that wink and thumbs up to the audience when he tells Anjali, that yes, Khushi was looking 'not bad' at Diwali ... it was so completely out of character that I cringed. Actually, the whole idea of the jashn with Barun talking to the audience is bad ... he is bad as an anchor, and ASR as anchor is anyway a poor choice.
Also, I did not like Anjali joking about the hate marriage and how Khushi didn't talk to Devi Maiyya for so long ... that was a traumatic period in all their lives, and the guilt of the hate marriage and how Khushi was treated after that, is something that should haunt Anjali and Arnav all their lives ... not be made a joke off. Especially by someone as devout as Anjali ... if Arnav had made that joke, it might have sounded more in character ... but again, he cannot joke about the biggest mistake he made in his life. Again, lazy writing and lack of thought by the writers ... they have definitely forgotten the characters they created. And the actors seem to have done this just for a lark, and for the love of the show ... all except BS, of course, who had no great love for the show, and has done it just for the money!
The bulk of the episode was flashback scenes, which I enjoyed ... New Year was hilarious, Sanaya was brilliant there as the harassed, harried Khushi. I realised while watching this, Barun gets a very dumb look on his face when he is acting confused and out of his depth Arnav. He was much better in the Diwali and the Teri Meri scenes. Those flashbacks were great to watch.
So next episode will be mami ... Khushi will be there in the last two episodes, I guess ... three, if we're lucky.
Not really inspired to write much ... there is no new content at all. Another conversation, this time between Anjali and Arnav, again more about how he fell in love with Khushi ... entire IPKKND seems to be about how Arnav fell in love with Khushi. Would have liked to see at least half the jashn devoted to how Khushi fell in love with Arnav too ... she had reason to love him and hate him both. And Sanaya would have acted it out much better.
I liked the Anjali Arnav interaction ... it's so true that actors feed off each other, and their level of performance depends on their coactors. Akshay is a mediocre actor at best, and with him, Barun was equally bad, so was the Akash-Arnav scene last episode. Neither of two put any effort into their acting, and it showed in the lazy interactions which were much more Akshay-Barun than Akash-Arnav.
Daljeet is a better actress, and she made more effort, and Barun was better with her, though again the essence of ASR is gone completely. What on earth was that wink and thumbs up to the audience when he tells Anjali, that yes, Khushi was looking 'not bad' at Diwali ... it was so completely out of character that I cringed. Actually, the whole idea of the jashn with Barun talking to the audience is bad ... he is bad as an anchor, and ASR as anchor is anyway a poor choice.
Also, I did not like Anjali joking about the hate marriage and how Khushi didn't talk to Devi Maiyya for so long ... that was a traumatic period in all their lives, and the guilt of the hate marriage and how Khushi was treated after that, is something that should haunt Anjali and Arnav all their lives ... not be made a joke off. Especially by someone as devout as Anjali ... if Arnav had made that joke, it might have sounded more in character ... but again, he cannot joke about the biggest mistake he made in his life. Again, lazy writing and lack of thought by the writers ... they have definitely forgotten the characters they created. And the actors seem to have done this just for a lark, and for the love of the show ... all except BS, of course, who had no great love for the show, and has done it just for the money!
The bulk of the episode was flashback scenes, which I enjoyed ... New Year was hilarious, Sanaya was brilliant there as the harassed, harried Khushi. I realised while watching this, Barun gets a very dumb look on his face when he is acting confused and out of his depth Arnav. He was much better in the Diwali and the Teri Meri scenes. Those flashbacks were great to watch.
So next episode will be mami ... Khushi will be there in the last two episodes, I guess ... three, if we're lucky.
You are absolutely right Dia, all of them conveniently forgot how they treated khushi for those 4 months as soon as khushi forgot about it even in the original show. I was like what the, why khushi, why did you forgive him/them so easily, but that is our khushi. That's how she is made and that's why I loved her more and also because how Sanaya played the role.
ReplyDeleteAlso your write ups helped me understand that side of Khushi even better.
That is also why I am not liking this mini series because this they should have shown in the original show. Not now! This was not at all created for us mature Arhi lovers.
This is actually leaving an even more bitter taste than the end of the original show if you know what I mean.
SS
Thanks Dia for writing these updates, though I can fully understand why the motivation would not be there. The Akshay and Barun scene in previous episode was so bad, both were just being themselves. Their hair, get up, everything was so casual, it is as if they are doing it as you correctly said for a lark. Agree, Anjali was so out of character making light of Khushi's hate marriage and anger with Devi Maya. That should be a moment of soberness for the brother and sister. In this episode Barun was even worse I thought, Arnav can be mellow, flush and blush but he is not so animated as this. Arnav was subtle, thankfully he at least keeps somethings secret from his Di even now.
ReplyDeleteYup, next episode will be mami, will Arnav remember how Khushi risked her life to save him along with Mami Bond, or will he go on about her "pagalpan", not excepting new KKGSR to make an appearance anyway. On another note of lack of consistency, was ASR not already game to having babies by the time the show ended 3 years back, so why is this new one balking at the idea.
All is all, this whole thing has become quite a let down.
U
Thank you for the updates Dia. I understand fromone of the earlier posts that Gul is not producing this "Jashn" - perhaps if she was, this show may have retained some of the original flavor. Whoever these guys are, they are doing a fairly shoddy job of it - in which case, I am glad Sanaya is not a major part of it - she deserves much, much better!
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