TOI: Saumya Seth to be replaced in Ashoka? - Page 5

Originally posted by: VasusenaRadheya

Oh no !!! 😕 I donno whether to be happy that the CVs have finally recognized that Saumya is doing a pathetic job as Karuvaki...something is definitely wrong with her acting !

But on the other hand...nothing and absolutely nothing will change if the CVs don't change their storytelling...I can not believe my eyes when I read that they are going to turn this show into a full blown lovestory 🤢...These CVs know nothing about how the royal people used to behave...even when they supposedly romanced .

No actress and no replacement can change the fate of the show if the focus does not shift on the political side and Ashok is shown as the ruthless , intelligent and manipulative warrior prince...as he was in real !

Originally posted by: kaatayani

while they are blindly copying Asoka the movie in showing ashok kaurvaki love story.. i wish they could have copied the movie in respect of ashok's characterisation.. in the movie he was exactly the opposite of what he is in the show.. an unscrupulous, cunning prince

Originally posted by: capricornrcks

What's the use of replacing the actress if they aren't going to do anything about the plot? They made a mistake starting the love story too early.And every SINGLE day we had to see either Ashok or Kaurwaki moaning about their "perfect" so-and-so. Apparently Ashok already knows how grown-up Kaurwaki is supposed to look like since he had a dream.😕How ridiculous! IIRC the TRP started dropping with the Prabhari Raja track when Charu started the voodoo nonsense and Chanakya's presence in Magadh was missing.

If they sincerely want to improve the TRP they should

1. Bring more politics and plotting.More screen-time for Helena, Radhagupt and his agent, Charu and Sushim.

2. Put Kaurwaki in the cold-storage till Sushim's death.And when they finally take her out, give her some clothes which look as if they belong to that era.Let them respect each other and not bicker over silly things like their teen-aged selves did.

3.Removing Kaurwaki does not mean that you should instead start putting Devi in each and every episode.Let the romance be in the background.

4. Make Ashok truly nasty.Instead of showing him as a Hulk with a temper problem, make him more clever,cunning and ruthless.Not every problem needs to be solved with the sword.For example, let him get someone to do voodoo on Charu.That will teach her.

5.And finally by popular demand bring back Chanakya for some more dream visitations.(Not that this will happen.I think they have burned their bridges with Manoj Joshi.)

Originally posted by: shyam09

This.

Also with 4 - stop having Dharma act as a boundary for Ashok's rage. God it's so annoying.

If this was reddit, you'd be upvoted like crazy and I'd give you reddit gold for this post. 😆👏👏