Originally posted by: Oyster
Thanks Diya.
Now that you've said it, I may consider giving QH a try. As much as I agree with most of your opinions, I'll have to disagree this time with the statement that IPK's lead were exceptionally good looking and no actors can give them a competition in their acting skills. I did not think that Barun was good looking at all when I saw him in his Sony show but I was left staring as soon as he donned the ASR avatar. Exact same thing with KSG. I had no clue how he could be so popular for his good looks among girls for his show DMG but my eyes refused to blink for a moment when I saw him as Asad Ahmad Khan in QH. I am past that teenage phase of drooling over male actors, so when I have my "wow" moments, the person should really look extraordinarily good. In the case of Anuj, I'd say he doesn't look as good as he can in ChanChan. Given his physique, height, attitude and facial features, I am positive that he can easily reach the league of ASR and AKK with a good stylist. As for Sanaya, yes she is my favorite actress. However, I have admired Anita Hassanandani's good looks as much as that of Sanaya. There are many actresses with excellent features but there's something about these two that makes them stand out for me.
Now coming to their acting skills... as much as I love Sanaya for her acting, I'd say that she's not the only one. There are many in her league. Shweta Tiwari is one TV actress who deserves all the accolades for her superb acting. She had this scene in her show KZK that I stumbled upon yearsss ago. In the scene she finds out that her son Prem had made a false accusation against her adopted daughter Mukti. Her breakdown and the following scene of trashing Prem is one of those classical scenes that remained as fresh as evergreen trees in my memory. Sanaya's yet to deliver something of that level. I've no doubts that she's capable if given the right script, a good director, and a well-developed character. But I am yet to see something like that from Sanaya. If anything at all, I'd say that Khushi's breakdown scene behind closed doors in IPK can be considered in the same league. The same thing applies to the male lead of IPK. The guy who plays Mohan Bhatnagar in Na Bole Tum has flawless acting skills. An unbiased viewer would tell you that KSG is as good as Barun when we compare the characters of Asad and ASR or even better in some cases given that he had to work on his Urdu accent and deliver a character from a completely different cultural background. Was it you or Drish that I was suggesting KavyAnjali to and then she asked me for the YT link? Just watch the actors in that show and tell me whether you think any other actor could have possibly been a better choice for any of the characters. Eijaz Khan, the male protagonist, has two major breakdown scenes in the show and I will acknowledge without any hesitation that he outperformed Barun when compared to his two breakdown scenes in IPK despite all the hype for the latter. In fact, I just reached the second breakdown scene after watching consecutive episodes of the show on Star Classics and I was left speechless by Eijaz Khan yet again. Hence, I wouldn't agree that we can't find actors of the same caliber either in terms of looks or acting skills in the industry.
Going back to our record of agreements, oh yes GK has to make note of all those points you've listed before I could support Sanaya in her possible decision to sign up another project with the lady in business.
I have to agree yet again. It looks like GK's show are somewhat monotonous in terms of their characterization. I would definitely vote AGAINST another Khushi-like character for Sanaya.
Well I've tried to link the topic with CC. Even if not directly, it's something related to Sanaya so I hope DT sees that connection. Otherwise, I was trying to make the point that the ChanChan team cannot give us what GK offered to Sanaya, so how do SI fans feel about this... In any case, CC forum is the only place I visit on IF and have friends with whom I can share my views. And I've thankfully reached my goal in garnering your views on this topic. So even if the thread's closed, I've no complaints.
Hey. don't give QH a try on my say-so, I don't watch it!😆 I have friends who do and they give me updates, and so far it does seem that the show is better balanced among all the characters.
I was comparing BS/SI only to the QH lead pair, and I find BS/SI much better as a combination than KSG/SJ. I have still to try Kavyanjali - I remember our discussion on this show in another post, but haven't had the time to try it yet ... I will get around to watching it one day ... (note to self ... Diya, memory of goldfish, just bookmark the link, woman!)
I actually got hooked to DMG because of KSG, and did like him in whatever little I saw of QH ... so I have to say he IS a good actor, and now he has proved himself in two roles with opposite personalities, Armaan and Asad ... BS is yet to do the same, so i would say that so far KSG is the superior actor - caveat being
so far. I am way past the age of drooling on male actors too ... it is their acting skills which get me hooked ... and I didn't get hooked to IPK because of BS, I was there for SI. If I hadn't been there for her, I don't know if BS would have hooked me - quite possible he would, because he was very good. But like I said, he still has to prove himself in a different role.
The only other actor I like for his acting skills is Varun Badola - I would give every show of his a try because the man is DAMN GOOD!!! Have watched him in three totally different shows and he has left me in awe in all of them - try a few scenes of Koshish-Ek Aasha, then watch Astitva- Ek Prem Kahani and then a more 'regular' love story drama Des Mein Nikla Hoga Chand ... the guy is a chameleon the way he changes roles and shades. I watched Phir Subah Hogi just for him, although I couldn't relate to the story at all. I would love to see him with Sanaya in an older man-younger woman type of show ... or even in a show with marital conflict ... he is approaching 40 so he would not suit in a regular love story. I like Mohan Bhatnagar too, a lot ... he just needs to cut his hair and get a shave ... why do all these TV actors feel that good grooming is not essential or important?! 😕 Look at their Western counterparts ... how well turned out they always are!
I haven't watched Sweta Tiwari at all, except a few scenes of Parvarish ... I agree she is a good actress, but since I haven't seen her in anything exceptional, I can't comment. However I will say that I have seen Sanaya so far in three very different characters, and the way she changes herself for each character and makes them completely distinctive in terms of dialogue delivery and body language, apart from the superficial dressing and hairstyle etc, makes her in my mind a very intelligent and accomplished actress. I do find other actresses very good, but none of them has made me connect to them the way Sanaya has ... not that there is anything wrong with them, just that I have not connected. I watch them, admire them and move on. Even the ones I've liked in a particular show, the liking has not been enough to watch them in subsequent shows, which it has in case of Sanaya ... I don't know why, but there it is.
Chhanchhan team cannot offer us what GK offered Sanaya ... in that I do differ. Khushi was butchered time and again to make ASR look good ... she was only the love interest of ASR and the depth Sanaya brought to Khushi was mostly because of her own performance, not because it was author backed. Every time Khushi was strong, she was made to back down and be defeated, so that ASR could 'rescue' her. The only time Khushi stayed strong for any length of time was when Sanaya had to hold the fort for a few weeks, and the writers had no choice. CC team has given Sanaya much more, in terms of author backed role and a strong character ... the problem is in the writing of the show, and the fact that CC doesn't have any layers. If GK continues to make shows where her heroine is shown as a dimwit fluffy kind of girl, or where her hero loses his brains at regular intervals, then I will pass, thank you very much! If she can make a show where both her lead protagonists are strongly written, then I will be interested.
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