Anandi's journey to Shiv ,DS, jagat and BV - Page 6

Originally posted by: AnjanaYYZ

Rusha - i too wish for crisper storytelling and scripting these days. Its sadly lacking. Story gets lost in TRPs, Actor Ego, Conceptual lack, etc. Indian Tele with the exception of BV is littered with serials that went completely awry or in process of doing so... not to mention OTT conceptualizations in the first place to begin with:

1. Saath Phere - epic FAIL;

2. Kahin to Hoga - made no sense post Rajeev ki Exit;

3. Kasauti Zindagi ki - forget the leaps, i still can't figure out who was Prerna's pyaar?;

4. Jyoti - there was no need to destroy the characterization of pankaj;

5. Kaisa Yeh Pyaar after a point was unbearable;

6. Currently Chaal Sheh Aur Maat;

7. Sasural Simar ka - I cannot even figure out the theme of the show or how its surviving;

8. Punar Vivah - a hero in love with dead wife and a heroine lying about her marital status...these r the role models we are to follow;

9. KTLK - they killed murdered butchered one of classiest mature love stories of the PAK diaspora - Dhoop Kinarey

10. Kya Hua Tera Vaada - filled with regressive thoughts in modern attire

11. Pavitra Rishta - where the male lead abandons his wife for 20 yrs and a mother who does not even fight him for custody of her children😲

Originally posted by: AnjanaYYZ

Rusha - i too wish for crisper storytelling and scripting these days. Its sadly lacking. Story gets lost in TRPs, Actor Ego, Conceptual lack, etc. Indian Tele with the exception of BV is littered with serials that went completely awry or in process of doing so... not to mention OTT conceptualizations in the first place to begin with:

1. Saath Phere - epic FAIL;

2. Kahin to Hoga - made no sense post Rajeev ki Exit;

3. Kasauti Zindagi ki - forget the leaps, i still can't figure out who was Prerna's pyaar?;

4. Jyoti - there was no need to destroy the characterization of pankaj;

5. Kaisa Yeh Pyaar after a point was unbearable;

6. Currently Chaal Sheh Aur Maat;

7. Sasural Simar ka - I cannot even figure out the theme of the show or how its surviving;

8. Punar Vivah - a hero in love with dead wife and a heroine lying about her marital status...these r the role models we are to follow;

9. KTLK - they killed murdered butchered one of classiest mature love stories of the PAK diaspora - Dhoop Kinarey

10. Kya Hua Tera Vaada - filled with regressive thoughts in modern attire

11. Pavitra Rishta - where the male lead abandons his wife for 20 yrs and a mother who does not even fight him for custody of her children😲

Wht is KTLK?

What a wonderful discussion this has turned out to be...from AnSh and BV, to reminiscing about old serials

I was quite young in the '90s when all these excellent shows used to run, so I have seen only a few of them. Hasratein, Sailaab Saans, Palchin, Tanha! When one thinks of these shows and then of the current scenario of the television industry, one can only pity the situation we have landed in! Every passing year, our shows are becoming more and more regressive.

In many ways Ekta kapoor has been the downfall of our entertainment industry..she is the one who started the landslide and the others just blindly followed her lead. I have also been a viewer (sometimes even an avid viewer, I must confess) of Ekta's shows...but they are always based on characters rather than actual stories...the charishma of an actor or the popularity of a character is what drives & runs BT shows. Starting with Kyunki, Kahani and Kasautii...every new show was just a repackaging of these 3 and a very poor one at that. At least Tulsi, Parvati & Prerna were never shown to tolerate abuse the way these days heroines are shown!!! These 3 shows were landmark since we never had a concept of daily shows prior to these...coming to think of it, we were much better off when there were only weekly shows. The charm and mystique of the stories remained intact and scriptwriters were not forced to manufacture inane twists and turns to keep the show running.

Hasratein was an absolute delight to see..the nuances of various relationships scripted and executed brilliantly...Harsh Chaya, Shefali Chaya, Mrinal Kulkarni...even Rajiv Verma & Anju Mahendroo...each were fabulous in their own way. BTW, that show was based on a Marathi novel called Adhantari which means wthout any support. The end of the book is slightly different than the show though!

Tanha...it was sooo different from the usual Indian shows at that time! Subtlety has never been a forte of Indian much and Tanha demonstrated that very well...all the characters were so subtle...so understated

And how can I not mention Hasina Moin's Dhoop Kinarey!!!!!!!!! I fall short of words and adjectives when I start talking abt this wonderful wonderful show. The script, the characterization, the direction…there is nothing more to desire after one ses this show! Dr Ahmer, Zoya, Irfan, Anji, baba, even Fazi…every one is so real, believable and immediately become part of your life. Rahat Kazmi's portrayal of Ahmer still makes me yearn to have such a guy in my life…who is far from perfect, but is endearing in his flawed state as well! In the scenes where Zoya's baba is in the hospital…they way he takes care of Zoya makes me go all 'Awww' I have lost track of how many times I have seen that show. Everytime I am at a loss of what to do, I just put those DVDs on!!

And now when I see KTLK..the less said abt that show better…I just lose my cool on seeing the way they have butchered my all time fav story. I am sure even Hasina Moin must be repenting giving them the rights to remake it😡