dont u think DKDM's losing the 'Magic' it 1ce had? - Page 3

Originally posted by: sushitaindia

@ niki...same thought yaar 😃
de tali 😆

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Originally posted by: shaileshsay

the show was so superb during the sati shiv love story, that i used to remember my own love when shiv sati did the romantic scenes. even the acting of ganeshji is brilliant. but the jalandhar thing is overhyped due to over use of technology, and a not so good attempt to add extra spice

Some of the best tracks were the Kali and durga tracks, sonrika was briliant in each of these.
the grand wedding is something that can never be forgotten.
The samudra manthan when parvathy hold mahadev's throat was brilliant.
yes romance in sati times was good.
but between parvathy and shiv romance moved out to be replaced with devotion. and understanding a respect between shiva and parvathy.
DKDM charm as u call it has always been and still is continuing superbly.
Jallandar yes may be stretched .

@Shyamala.. i shared ur post with DKDM's writer-Utkarsh Sir in his official fb page..n this is wht he askd me to convey you...

"This is truly amazing. Thank you for sharing this Nikhila... and please convey my regards and admiration to Shyamala 😊"

I also think J factor is being stretched

I am liking the Ashtanga yog part though

@ shyamala mam.. Kudos 2 u fr understanding jalandhar's persona. Fr me DKDM never lost it's charm. It never mattered 2 me tht whether any charactr has been shown acc. 2 the Puranas. Wht matterd most was tht this show taught us how 2 live.
Fr some d characters were degraded, bt infact they actually they reflect what we do in real lyf & den show tht how did they deal wid it, hence became role models
DKDM's tru charm is the philosophy it embodies which defines love, lyf, devotion

My dear Nikki,

Thank you for being so very kind and welcoming me to this forum, which is new for me, though I have been watching DKD Mahadev since October last.

I do envy you for having been able to watch it practically from the beginning, and whenever there are flashbacks of the Shiva-Sati parts, I feel sorry that I missed those telecasts. The online thing is not the same at all.

I am from Tamil Nadu, where Kartikeya is widely worshipped, and I loved the parts about him after I came on board. I have not watched any other mythologicals, but I doubt if the Kartikeya story would have been covered anywhere else. But I would have liked to have seen the earlier parts about the saravanpoigai (the pool next to the Ganga where the 6 babies were, as per our legends in the Skandapurana, found by Parvati. She gathered all of them up in her arms, and in the process, their bodies fused into one, but the 6 heads remained separate. Whence his Tamil name, Arumugam, which means he with the six faces. I do not know how this part of the story was shown here.

Kartikeya is also called Gangeya, and Gauritanaya, for obvious reasons. He is very well cast in DKDM, as is Ganesha, who is really a poppet.

My mother and I both love DKDM, and once it is over and they bring out a full set on DVDs, I will be among the first to buy it and watch all the parts we missed!

Well, I do not want to go on and on, as I used to do in the PR forum, but I hope to meet up with you and Tannu regularly from now on.

Shyamala

Originally posted by: Nikki_SAS-holic

omggg Shyamala...i SALUTE u for this post...soo soo WONDERFULLY described...👏👏👏👏👏...

completely completely agree with u... n lik tannu said,charm or no charm-thts to each his/her OWN...

And so acc to me,this show have ALWAYS retained charm...and thts the reason,i am still relgiously followin it since jan 2012...😃😃..After MJHT,this is the only show where i hv myself seen attached to show for 1.5 years...😃😃.. otherwise i usually get addicted n leave the show in 6,7,8 months..😆😆...

This show will alwz be dear to me coz of many reasons...😃😃

Originally posted by: sashashyam

I agree completely with your reference to the ashtanga yoga.DKD Mahadev is a mythological with deep philosophical overtones and undertones, not a Shiva-Parvati or Shiva-Sati love story alone, and it has to be taken like that. At least, unlike the run of the mill serials, they do not change the storyline for the sake of TRPs!

Moreover, the Jalandhar track is fascinating, above all because of the character of Jalandhar. He is a curious mixture of many qualities.

-Innocence - part of him is still that 8 year old whose life was centred on his mother. I simply loved that little boy, and the courage with which he coped with the crippling trauma of his mother being murdered in front of his eyes.

-Great strength, great courage and even greater prowess as a warrior, plus the intelligence of a strategist who can match the devas in both tactics and strategy.

-Arrogance, not the arrogance of power but the arrogance of excellence. He cares only for excellence, and that is why, in a reflection of modern ideas of democracy, he does not want a hereditary monarchy for the asuras, but to have their kings chosen only for being sarvashreshta.

-A deep sense of responsibility towards the asuras who have made him their own and accepted a matsyakanya's son as their king.

-Unquestioning devotion towards the guru who took charge of him, saved him from Indra, and made him what he is today.

-Integrity and a sense of honour, in life and in war.

-An almost reluctant love for Vrinda, which is the first feeling he has ever had for himself, and which he, despite being so introverted, is able to confess to her directly and with amazing gentleness.

-Finally, the burning desire to be revenged on the murderer of his mother.

He is a superb king and would have been a very good husband and father, but I expect that his whole personality will soon be overtaken by what the ancient Greeks called hubris,or overweening pride and vaulting ambition. He will thus overreach himself, go over and beyond what his guru Shukracharya, himself a devotee of Mahadev, advises him to do. In the process, he will probably destroy himself, but then his end, as he is a Shivansh, will be a relatively gentle merging back into the whole of which he is a part, Shiva.

One has to appreciate such a complex personality, which is not black or white or even grey, but a shifting blend of colours.

Vrinda too is not the usual coy, blushing maiden, but a woman professional in her own right, to use modern terminology, with enough courage to face the arrows without flinching, and enough spirit to stand up to Jalandhar. I was a tad disappointed yesterday that she did not make the slightest effort to get what she really wants, either thru telling her father directly, or telling Jalandhar to take care of it in a way that would not hurt her father's honour. But then she is not really a modern girl, for all her professionalism and her courage, but an obedient daughter who is bound by the sanskaars she was brought up to follow.

All in all, an unusual and very interesting couple.

I do not at all mind the number of weeks being devoted to the three tracks that are ongoing at present - the astanga yoga track, the Jalandhar track, and now the Mahakaal track. The footage is divided roughly half and half between the first 2 tracks, and I find both absorbing.

You are absolutely correct, good things take time, like fine cooking. One cannot always eat only fast food!

Shyamala B.Cowsik

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Dear Katyayani,

You have a very beautiful and meaningful, classical name.

Thank you enjoying my post, which was my first in this forum.

I agree with your approach to the serial. It teaches us how to live in so many ways, some of them quite unexpected ones, like the part about the unrestrained pollution of the Ganga (and our other rivers).

See you again soon, I hope.

Shyamala (Aunty, Di, plain Shyamala, whatever you like for a 60+ person, but not mam, dear! I have been called Ma'am for all of my 38 years as an Indian diplomat, and I want to shed that at least now that I am retired!😉)

Originally posted by: kaatayani

@ shyamala mam.. Kudos 2 u fr understanding jalandhar's persona. Fr me DKDM never lost it's charm. It never mattered 2 me tht whether any charactr has been shown acc. 2 the Puranas. Wht matterd most was tht this show taught us how 2 live.
Fr some d characters were degraded, bt infact they actually they reflect what we do in real lyf & den show tht how did they deal wid it, hence became role models
DKDM's tru charm is the philosophy it embodies which defines love, lyf, devotion

Dear Nikki,

What can I say but that I am truly flattered? You are really very very kind, and I am so glad those who have developed Jalandhar the way he is shown liked my analysis of their creation, or rather their understanding of a very complex persona.

Thank you again, my dear. Please do convey my regards and my compliments to Shri. Utkarsh too. He is very aptly named!

Shyamala

Originally posted by: Nikki_SAS-holic

@Shyamala.. i shared ur post with DKDM's writer-Utkarsh Sir in his official fb page..n this is wht he askd me to convey you...

"This is truly amazing. Thank you for sharing this Nikhila... and please convey my regards and admiration to Shyamala 😊"

I am thankful to everyone for such a great interest in the topic. I was surprised to see 400 views and abt 30 valuable replies and still counting. Minaxiji special thanks to you, that you explained the true meaning of love. Thanks to all those who didnt agreed for good reasons bcoz without them the contest woluld have been onesided. The show undoubtly is still best and unique expect for few points.