A BROAD perspective on the show ALTOGETHER..!! - Page 3

Originally posted by: -PreciousPearl-

I saw a few posts going around in forum and a few comments that made me write this topic..!

'Sanaya's decision was WRONG'

'She should have opted for a Lovestory'

I don't get this..? Why I see people blaming Sanaya for the lack of good TRPs of the show? WHY the whole blame is being put on her shoulders? She is an ACTORESS, and is playing her part to the FULLEST.. <3 She is not taking her character lightly and heck.. She even dropped her dream of taking part in JDJ for the sake of her newbie show because according to her it would be unfair if she is unable to give her 100% to the show which is has just started.! What other LEVEL of professionalism are people expecting from her..? 😕

I admit Chhanchhan is not working or clicking the way it should have.. But in my POV, the actual reason is the GRIP of storyline.. the EXECUTION of the story.. . The show cannot just run on the basis of an actor's popularity. There are many factors that makes the show click and i.e Dircetion, execution, storyline, dialogues, Background score and etc.. The 'dramatic element' is what is missing in the show.. And in NO WAY the actors are to be blamed for this.

And i can TOTALLY understand why Sanaya opted for this role.. Because she wanted to try a different genre altogether.. I remember before Chhanchhan started, i read a few articles myself where the reporters were of the opinion that Sanaya is type-casting or LIMITING herself to the lovestory genre.. So i really admire and respect Sanaya for trying to go for something which she had not tried yet.. As always she opts for challenges.. ❤️ She has done negative roles, supporting role in LRL, the role of a shy/introvert girl, bubbly/naive girl and NOW she wanted to try for a totally different genre altogether .. So i can TOTALLY get her decision.

When Sanaya was asked that why she chose this show, she said that the Producer of this show, explained her character in such a way that no one can refuse him.. And this is when she decided to do this show.. But now i think, the producers have uptil now, failed to execute what they PROMISED Sanaya or even to the audience.. And for that Sanaya is not to be blamed..

I think by portraying Chhanchhan as the PERFECT girl with zero flaws, they are making the character unrealistic.. And THIS is why the audience kind of feels disconnected because perfect, preachy female lead characters is what we see everyday in daily soaps anyway.. The makers NEED to show BOTH the aspects of a character.. The flaws as well as the strength of characters. And this is how the audience feels connected to a character.. They NEED to show the LAYERS in the characters.. NOT only Chhanchhan, but also in Uma Ben and Maanav..

I hope that the makers look into what EXACTLY is missing.. Analyze their show on the whole.. Invoke some originality and freshness in the show..

All said and done..!

The show is only 1 and a half month old and i STILL think that the real story would start once Chhanchhan gets married to Manav and then the MAIN part of the story will kick start..( and i.e Chhanchhan-Umaben interactions.. Their clashes.. <3 )

In addition to add the woes, IPL started only after a week of Chhanchhan started, so obviously that affected the TRPs as well.. I hope once IPL ends, the makers are already on the path of rectifying their mistakes and the quality of the show improves for the better..! And the efforts of the cast of Chhanchhan gets payed off 😳

So all we have to do is have some patience and wait for IPL to end and for the MAIN part of the story to start..!

Please feel free to add your points.. Because , if by chance CVs bump into this post, lets hope they get the whole picture what are the shortcomings of this show and WHAT audience feels..

P.S: The above post is purely my POV.. And i tried my best to do constructive criticism..😛 😳 And i am SURE this show has a lot of potential and i hope CVs are able to explore it in the coming episodes.. 😳

Originally posted by: DiyaS

Well said!!!! I think you've covered most of the relevant points.

I also feel that the PH was pushed into starting the show before they were properly prepared ... that is another contributing factor to the poor script and lack of cohesiveness in the show so far. But they have had a month now to get things into shape, we should start seeing signs of improvement now.

Originally posted by: MSmyworldMS

Damn now people are blaming sanaya

WOW.. agar koi nahi mila to blame sanaya,,

if u really want to blame naa then blame Cvs not Sanaya

she is giving her 100% in her character

Originally posted by: CrazyAmie

Sanaya is doing gr8 as ChhanChhan, totally respect her decision of selecting CC. I am sure CC will soon get good trps.

Originally posted by: SM_317

Agree wid u..sanaya is giving her 100% and we all cn see her hardwork she gives perfect expressions in evry scenes..besides the male lead..the show lacks alot in its execution.d bg music is vry disappointing...d PH is experienced nd if they are considering to change d ML..they should also see their own flaws in execution of d scenes..really hope d trps rises after ipl..:)

Originally posted by: TabassumR

Agree. The execution has been off since it started and the characters are all uni-dimensional. I also find it strange that nobody other ChanManBen have any kind of backstory or parallel track.

But it may recover still. Who knows? Having said all that, while I really like Sanaya Irani, I am not so invested in her life to lose sleep over TRPs of her show and or whether she made the right decision or not. Like I don't have my own life decisions to live with 😆

I also would like to point out that replacing FK is not the solution, as someone who watches a ton of TV I know that about 80% of TV actors are as skilled (or not) as FK when it comes to acting. They just have more layered writing and better direction that backs them. So I hope the PH doesn't look for an easy scapegoat as a solution. I mean, sure, replace him with someone better if you can, but fix the writing first. Good writing + mediocre actor > bad writing + brilliant actor

Originally posted by: goguma

nice post..!


something somewhere do not gel well for Chhanchhan..
with powerhouse talent like Sanaya and Supriyaji, this show has yet to make its mark..
that to me...is pretty sad...

with trp getting lower, PH and Sony should at least by now, know what is working
and what is not..



2 shows from the same PH won at the recent ITA, so that means all is not lost for Chhanchhan.