What's the deal with Sonarika? - Page 4

Originally posted by: JanakiRaghunath

Exactly! Some people do not necessarily like mytho stories because they term them "boring". They dont' have that tragic element which is so popular in shows today, so Sati-Mahadev's story was immediately attractive to them, whereas Parvathi-Mahadev story is quite like other puranic stories. Those who truly have respect for God and are genuinely interested in his leelas love all his stories, and as you said Parvathi offers Mahadev that happy ending he missed (or a new beginning as you said). However, people do not know mythology beyond what they see on TV cannot accept that Parvathi and Sati are the same, because for them the actresses are different so characters must also be different, whereas we know that Sati's tragic ending was destined by fate and no one, not even Mahadev, could prevent it.

Like you said, I also hope the real Mahadev gives them buddhi.😆

Originally posted by: .Vrish.

The real problem was people wanting Mouni to get Parvati's role. While people can have their individual preferences as far as the choice of actors go, what annoyed me was the demand that people twisting mythological facts to claim that Parvati was Sati and therefore the same actress should get her role. There were major character differences b/w them - Sati was easily a lot more emotional, whereas Parvati was very gentle. I've seen a couple or so opine that the roles of Mouni and Sonarika should have been switched, but I agree w/ how they were assigned.

There is however one criticism of Sonarika that people make that I somewhat agree w/ - her voice. Nothing against it, but it sounds too shrill (sorta like Mary Lou Retton) to be a Parvati's. I do wish the PH did something about that, b'cos whenever she breaks her silence, her voice is some sort of a let down to an otherwise serious statement.

But other than that, she's done a great job depicting Mata Parvati. Some things are the fault of directors - like during the time following Kama's incineration where Parvati seemed to be competing w/ Nandi for the weeping awards, and I for one never hold it against an actor. Some actors may be sublime, but if they have a weak direction under them, their brilliance doesn't show - like in the case of Vishal playing Krishna.

Originally posted by: JanakiRaghunath

Yes, definitely feeling deja vu.😉😉 In fact, some of those bashers are the same. Surprise you at all?

No 😆 They are meant to do bashing 😆

You're right. IF is a lot better because mods actually take serious action against bashing, but YT vids and facebook are the worst, because no one prevents it and people are allowed to say what they want.🤢

Janaki! I cant tell you what all stuff I read there 😭😭

I like Sonarika's voice. In fact, I love her as Parvathi and think she's the best actress who's ever played her. She's young but she's such a good actress so far! I know she'll keep improving too.

I have fallen for Sona unbelievably . Mouni , well I was NEVER a Mouni fan. Before DKDM i literally used to detest her (apologies) but my notions changed after this show. She did Sati very well after all 😍 But thats it. For people's interest , mythology cannot change 😡

Originally posted by: .Vrish.

When a serial shows the same actor playing Vishnu and Rama/Krishna or same actress playing Lakshmi and Sita/Rukmini, it's one thing. But incarnations rarely look the same. If there were, say, a Dasha avatar serial, should the same actor play Vamana and Rama? Parashurama & Krishna? How would one then show the similarity b/w Matsya & Kurma? That's the problem I have w/ anybody demanding that Parvati & Sati be played by the same person. Incidentally, in ASR, in the episode where Sita told KL the story of Sati, they showed the same Parvati actress play Sati, and frankly, it looked ridiculous (that one too is there in my video collection).

When Sonarika was first announced for this role, the first thought that struck me was that she definitely looks the part. And honestly, I've liked her from her first appearance. Maybe if she spoke in hushed tones, her delivery might be better. But I can't wait to see her when she erupts in anger after the beheading of Ganesh.

Originally posted by: shubhika124