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Lakshmi G Reghunath

@-Ila-

Sparkler

+ 2

Posted: 8 years ago

At the risk of pissing off many people I like in this place I have decided to make this post in the hope that one of the writers or producers will actually stumble upon this while searching for a feedback on the show. First I should clear a few points :-

1. I am not a ShivIka fan (They may be good because so many people like them but I was never one)

2. I was never an Ishkara fan (quite contrarily I disliked IshKara)

3. I am not a RuMya fan per say but I do like them.

4. I watch for the boys mostly because I think they are the most studied and well worked characters of the show save a few glitches which were introduced later.

5. I am an Om fan (I can see many people rolling eyes there lol)

6. This is purely constructive criticism and not bashing. I hope everyone can see the difference.

So after giving Gauri Kumari Sarma a chance for around two and a half weeks I have concluded that Shrenu Parikh is the only refreshing and likeable part of her. Shrenu is fab no doubt but Gauri sucks, that pretty much sums up my post. Getting into details as I can already see footwears flying my way, here are several reasons why I feel Gauri and Omkara do not work at all.

The OTTness. For godsake tone it down! Please Gauri needs to be toned down. We don't need a freaking comedian, we need a story. I am not amused by her diction (especially because I am a villager and I definitely have a better diction and a sense of place) Her accent is fine, I don't mind it but give her decent refined diction at least. No one says "ek jaak mei deewar pe sat jaayenge... " or whatever to a complete stranger. I had hopes that she will get better especially after seeing her in that emotional scene in episode 3 but no! You guys only made it worse. And funnily enough the OTTness was what I disliked about Ishana too. The problem is the OTTness may work for a guy like Shivaay. But for the viewers who have seen the Omkara of the past, it is difficult to imagine him falling in love with an OTT girl. Are maturity and sensibility too much to ask for a female lead?

Viswaas. I don't want to talk about it, honestly I don't . The glorification of Gauri's ideologies on Viswaas is downright outrageous. At least Anika and Ishana never had this whatever you like to call it. I will stop here because I am infuriated by this.

I don't see a crux to their story. "Relationships are a deal vs relationships are pooja" is such a superficial thing to build a story on. And Omkara never explicitly says relationships are a deal in the show. He is pretty much the same guy, a bit more cynical with a sada hua shakal but the difference ends there. This story is not based on class differences because Omkara do not believe in Khoon Khandhan unlike Shivaay so making Gauri a gareeb uneducated ladki was pointless. So what is this story based on? Don't tell me a Khoon wali shaddi and a hell lot of misunderstandings!

Ok so what is already done cannot be undone I guess. But at least it is possible to control the damage. At least stop showing mindless comedy in the name of a love story and stop making Gauri a comedian. At least make her tolerable. At least look into why the Male lead is shipped with the antagonist more than the FL. Swetkara are hot. But that is not the reason why they are shipped. They are shipped because they have a potential story. But honestly no one wants them end game and the alternative is Gaurika. That pretty much puts off an Om fan's mood. Please give us a love story with a real original plot and not random scenes copied from hundreds of 90s movies.

PS- Yaar seriously writers. I beg of you. Ishqbaaz and DBO are the only entertainment I have on TV lol. Don't ruin it for me, pretty please lol.

PPS - I am not a mysogynist. I have liked FLs in the past.

PPPS - Being an Om fan sucks! Pretty much lol.

EDIT (Coz I am tired of explaining)

I am criticizing and complaining now because it is better to do the needful now when the show is only two weeks old than waiting for the character to be utterly ruined like what happened with Ishana. At least we can try asking them to redeem her character. What with the trps, I don't think they will ever redeem her if someone didn't force them to take a moment to analyze the damage.

Edited by -Ila- - 8 years ago

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Mandy

@MrDarcyfan

Stunner

+ 6

Posted: 8 years ago

UNRES!

OK! Great post and much needed. Let me start by saying, I am very happy Om and Rudra got a spin off. I am happy Om got to be a lead and Rudra gets more SS and soon hopefully a Rudra centric track. Something neither got on IB. But having said that...this is not quite the story I expected to see.

First and foremost I am an OBros fan. The only reason I signed up to watch IB which was a Gul show (after my previous bad experience) was because of the Three Boys. I saw them, and they charmed me. I was like "I want to see more of this". In my 5 years of watching Indian TV shows, I never saw a show based on Bromance. The guys were hot, they were happening, they were cool and they had swagger. What more can a girl want? The love stories? To be honest I could not care less about it at the start of the show. Even today, the love stories are very much "secondary" for me.

I am not a Shivika fan. I saw too much of Gul's usual "tried and tested" formula there to be charmed by it. I didnt mind watching them, and even enjoyed some of their scenes and the overall story. But after the forced marriage and what they showed next, I could never view them the same after that. Those disturbing scenes are etched in my mind. That was the point when I stopped relating to that story and found it hard to get behind it again.

IshKara. I didn't like them that much. Mostly coz Ishana's character was made to act too silly sometimes. The only scenes of theirs I really enjoyed was that first "dance" scene where Ishana was trying hard to attract Om. That was LOL, not to mention Kunal looked edible in that scene. Then the stairs intense scene. One fall catch scene, and the LAST scene. What an explosive scene that was. Ishana showing Om the mirror after his accusations. Someone to call him a hypocrite to his face. Someone who knew so much about the Oberoi's and what she knew didn't make her think well of them. Loved that scene and then I was like "I want to see MORE of this". But that was the last time we saw Ishana.

Rudra is my favorite OBro. So I have a soft spot for Rumya. Mostly because Rumya remind me of American coming of age movies. "Can't Hardly Wait", "Ten Thing I hate about you!", "She's all that" type couples. (Those are the classics, they just don't make those anymore). I thought their tag line "Kissa Deewanagi Ka" was apt for them, because all those stories are of young love, deewanagi etc. Rudra being a play boy, falling in love is something he doesn't want. So I wanted to see Rudra in love. Like dangerously in love. Still do! At least Saumya is his "Equal" in many ways, so I think we may actually see "Takkar Ki Ishqbaazi" here. It's hard to show Takkar when one person is flying high and the other person is lying on the ground. Quite literally.

In the case of Gauri, I object to showing her as a 5th passed girl. Village girls are educated too. Kumud from Saraswatichandra was a graduate but a small town girl. She was well-educated and English speaking, but came from a rural background. Veera from Veera. Studied in Delhi, but she was from a small Punjabi town. Gauri could have been educated. There was nothing wrong with that. This making her just live on Vishwas, and then making her a servant is just a bit unpalatable. Like Ila said Om doesn't need a "Fan Girl". He needs someone who challenges him. Ishana did in that last scene. Maybe if she had stayed and they met again, he hating her, they would have had a good "Takkar". The reason why we like to see SvetKara scenes is coz they have "Takkar". They are equals. Nafraztbazi ho ya Ishqbaazi...Takkar ki hona chaiye! THAT is when we can enjoy it. The hate chemistry of SvetKara is so good for that reason.

Dont get me wrong Shrenu is actually good in the role. The few emotional scenes she did made me like her character and connect to her. They need to "Tone down" her comedy act. Just like they over did it with Ishana, they need to stop overdoing it with Gauri. She has a serious side. SHOW it to us. I know she has pride and she wants to make her "Own" way in life and not take help from her so called Pati. I like that part. But build on THAT! Yes she's got a "Savior complex" of Om and I do get that to some extent. It's a big deal when someone saves you from imminent death. The fear and adrenaline of that moment alone can mess with your brain. She has just been through a huge trauma and it takes time to come out of it. I understand she feels connected to Om and wants to be around him but doesnt expect anything in return. (At least not now). Maybe she thinks she will help him and repay his "Ehesaan". So maybe she will help Jhanvi against Svetlana. I am not sure. But whatever it is, let it please make sense. Please dont make it cringeworthy. Harneet if your reading this, you already introduced someone with no education or background for Om. At least make her character watchable.

The best thing about DBO? OmRu scenes and Om's new look which is uber hot. I sometimes wonder where this guy was hiding for 8 months. He always had style, but this is next level!

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Anni

@Userdoesntexist

Voyager

Posted: 8 years ago

This post gives me so much relief!

Thank you- is all I have to say!

-Anni

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Abhiya

@abhiya_12

Achiever

+ 7

Posted: 8 years ago

Gauri is a fan girl. A complete deewani of Omkara. It is out of the world how she is in love with the man and considers him her husband. And she places Om above her (I rolled my eyes at the scene where she touches the ground he walked and then touches her maang. Although I forgave her thinking that she is a villager even though I know real people aren't like that coz I am from a village ) Seriously that is not the love story Om needs as a character. Om needs someone who can kick him down from his high horse, confront him about his hypocrisy. Unless Gauri can't see Om's flaws and stop fan girling on him I don't see their love story working out.

I don't see a crux to their story. "Relationships are a deal vs relationships are pooja" is such a superficial thing to build a story on. And Omkara never explicitly says relationships are a deal in the show. He is pretty much the same guy, a bit more cynical with a sada hua shakal but the difference ends there. This story is not based

@Bold this is exactly my problem with Gauri and GauriKa. Om needs a strong headed FL who can point out his hypocrisy on face and complete his flaw of seeing things in black and white, introduce grey to him and for 2 weeks I was just hoping that no she might be more than eyes meet character but by each passing episodes they are killing my hopes on Gauri. And this chulbul non sense like seriously what's the need of this track and now don't say Gauri will hate him seeing Om as Svetlana's fiancee. That guy made it clear all the marriage drama ( I don't even considered it as marriage I follow SSO'S logic fake pandit no marriage, so no pandit and mangalsutra so invalid marriage) to save her life and forget about it. He didn't claimed to love her or cheated on her.

Coming to svetkara I am making it clear I don't want Svetkara end game and I don't want any real emotions between them. Like one of my friend said let it be a prey and predator relationship. Both knowing how dangerous the other person can be and playing along with each other. I like this antagonist and protagonist angle between them. It's like clash of Titans. Let it be limited to that than making Svetlana being a obsessive lover of Om crap.

And Gul mata what the hell you did for last 8 months freaking 8 months. I will give you more ideas for a strong FL correction not grey a strong headed FL. I don't even want credits just use it woman. It's not that difficult to give a interesting FL.

I never liked OTTness of Anika but that character suits Shivay and make sense he falls for that character. Here Om isn't that type one side you are showing he thanking a stranger for saving her mother which Shivay would have taken another 20 episodes to say T of thanks and again same FL for him. You know the reason ishaana didn't worked but again doing same mistake.

Shrenu is one potential actress no offense to anyone it's just my POV I found Shrenu better than the 2 other FLs but you are wasting her like anything. Shrenal have amazing chemistry but you are just wasting it. Even a trp audience like my mom who is a huge fan of Shrenu is disappointed with Gauri's characterization. Hire some writers who can write some sensible story or ask us we will give you a better character sketch

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Priya.

@Priya.

Rocker

+ 2

Posted: 8 years ago

Unreserved:

Promos of most of our shows entice us with a promise of something new, you get hooked and in no time things go southward. I normally parachute to safety before any damage is done. 😆 - But with IB n now DBO it's been difficult letting go.Maybe I am being foolishly optimistic , but I am not ready to give up as yet. And the reason - ObBros and of course Om as an individual character.

Just like many of you over here I too waited for 9 months for a proper story for my favourite character. After the promos came out and Gul revealed her ominous plan for Shivaays's brothers I was more worried whether the CV's would destroy the essence of his character. Thankfully it hasn't happened so far and that is such a huge relief.

The biggest disappointment for me here in DBO has been the characterisation of the FL and this frankly hasn't come as a great surprise. Here we are dealing with people who are most comfortable with the Taming the arrogant businessman by the poor bubbly FL trope. Om isn't the former and thankfully he hasn't been made one though he has been referred to as one.😆

Loved aspects of Gauri that was revealed in the Bareilly track. We saw a brave, intelligent , resourceful fighter who knew when to fight and when to pretend to go along. And the best part was that she wasn't waiting around to be rescued. And after the symbolic wedding it is understandable to a certain extent that she has feelings for Om because , for her , Om is the symbol of the vindication of her faith in God. A name sake of Lord Shivji himself who stood between her and certain death.

But the Gauri in Mumbai sometimes makes me cringe ( eg the post Swetlana rescue antics and dialogues) . Why can't an FL be adorable without being bubbly and silly? Where is the dignity in randomly dancing on the street and in senseless comedy?. And yesterday's RiKara meeting at OM 😆 ...Ok I am not going to judge this track without watching it unfold.😆

Omkara needs a partner who is his equal and not a Pati worshipping fangirl. Hum logon ki deewanagi kaafi hai . He needs a girl who can challenge him on his hypocrisy and judgemental nature. A not so perfect girl , but definitely one with a spine jo usko takkar de sake . There needs to be angst, intensity and above all dignity to their encounters. Don't want Om to suffer because of the weak characterisation of his FL . And please I don't want to feel like disappearing into the earth when his girl speaks.😆

Like many here I adore Shrenu . And I am in love with ShreNal. These two have amazing chemistry and please Gul do not let it go waste. Do as much justice to Shrenu as you are doing to Kunal.

Excellent post Lachu. And of course I know how it feels to be an Om fan.🤣

Edited by Priya. - 8 years ago

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ravenheart

@ravenheart

Dazzler

Posted: 8 years ago

And here I thought I am the only one in the forum with such views - well said @TM!.

I am not a fan of anyone in the show - this is the only show which I am currently viewing so would really like it if there are sensible characters...

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loveispure

@loveispure

Dazzler

Posted: 8 years ago

I don't intend to offend you all. But this happened in past too. That people wanted to write their own story about om but cv were writing their own script. I am also diehard om fan and I loved Ishkara now I love rikara. And I don't like svetkara. But I feel only two weeks passed and people are just loosing patience . Firstly ppl should stop comparing ib and dbo. Because ib is 200 episodes old drama where every character is already established. Dbo is just two weeks old drama and as all can see the difference that it is running parallel to IB not extention of it. Gauri character is still not explored. And rikara love story still has not started. I m loving shrenu as gauri. And I am waiting for story to take shape. Om character is already established and others also. But gauri is still new character. It has neither been established nor explored. Give time as time is given to new show and new character. And declaring that omkara and gauri will not work before even anything started is too early. Till now they don't have even a good eyelock.

Just marriage scene was good enough to show their chemistry. It's not like this show will end this month. So first wait.

Shrenal is perfect and they have explosive chemistry. I don't think cv will ruin them to ruin show. After all they are more concerned about characters than us since they have to run the show.

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OmkaraKiParvati

@OmkaraKiParvati

Stunner

+ 4

Posted: 8 years ago

Ok. Thankyou for this post Lichi. This is what pretty much every Om fan would want to say. Well.. Count me in as one of those disappointed fans.. If I have to search for a starter to get on with my ramblings, then that would be the characterization.. Am never the one to write long replies and comments other than my own posts and stories but this post needs voicing out.. So here I go..

1. Gauri as a character has a lot of potential. But the CVs have somehow got this shittyful idea that only bubbly girls work on television. But then my question is Why not !!! Why not try a new range... If you want few examples, there are many that can give you a perfect view as to what different means.. To say the truth, I agree with you TM.. Shrenu Parikh is the only good thing about Gauri.. When Gauri entered, my hopes almost went to hell until I saw her escape from Kali's clutches. That was where I thought Ok.. This girl is definitely something different.. She cunningly got out such that no one could notice her.. And then the bubble of hope started increasing until that wedding.. Heck... If you can call that a wedding.. When I was watching the wedding promo, the only thing that came to my mind was Isn't even one Oberoi Brother destines to have a normal wedding.. But my reaction when I saw it on TV was entirely different.. With all those colors flying in the background out of no where.. Dude !!! This ain't Power Rangers.. The most irritating and facepalm part was when she touched the mud on which he walked and then to her forehead... I thought we had passed the Pati Parameshwar Hai era into a more mordenized one where both men and women have equal rights.. Ok leave that part.. What was that mud touching shit !!!!

2. Second point that irritated me.. Truth to be said.. Just like you, TM.. I do not have any problem with her language except those moments where Gauri goes OTT in her comical scenes which in return gives a headache.. I am not from a village though I have friends who are from villages and none behave like this... Her viswaas about handling the soon-to-be existent relationship herself doesn't classify her any different.. Instead it makes it look as if the mahaanta is oozing out of her that she will leave her husband to live and go through the marriage herself..

3. Talking about her love.. It might love for her since she has grown to being like that though for the viewers it just looks like an obsessed thought that he is my husband... Lichi.

4. Relationship is a deal VS Relationship is pooja.. The tagline itself reminds me of the numerous shows that has khadoos boy and bully girl as a heroine.. What I had expected for Omkara was a completely different genre when compared to what is given now.. Omkara as a character in itself is something unique.. And something unique should have something unique to get a good story.. If they could tone down her Ek jaap me deewar pe sat jaaye be and her screaming OTT in every comedy scene, and maybe show in some depth to the character maybe Gauri might turn out to be something different..

5. My only complaint that stand out from all my other minor complaints is that they should have shown Gauri's character first.. Maybe developed her a bit before introducing the love angle.. As the TM said, the OBros are the only character that have been fully studies, researched and written. So my only major complaint was that they should have shown more of Gauri first so that the audience would connect with her. And then the love angle could have been brought into the picture. Speaking of the love angle, where exactly is the story ? Just becoz a marriage happened, doesn't mean that he is for her and she is for him.. Where is the story of how they actually grow to understand each other.. And the story of how they actually end up together.. RiKara has a lot of potential and I dnt want it to go in waste with the same Sada hua shakal aadmi VS Bubbly girl story..

6. SvetKara.. I know few people might be thinking as to people are mad to ship the hero with the antagonist.. Wel.. Think !!! They have potential and a backstory that will play out a plot for SvetKara.. If RiKara has a plot, why would we ship SvetKara ?? RiKara lacks a story which SvetKara boasts of. You know.. I am one of the few that is still hoping for Gauri to turn out to be something different

Well that said.. Off for now.. Well.. Thanks again for this post TM.. Ciao...

P.S. Being an Om fan really does suck, Lichi 😆 We've been experiencing it since last year July

Edited by AngelicTomboy - 8 years ago

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Lakshmi G Reghunath

@-Ila-

Sparkler

+ 2

Posted: 8 years ago

Originally posted by: loveispure
I don't intend to offend you all. But this happened in past too. That people wanted to write their own story about om but cv were writing their own script. I am also diehard om fan and I loved Ishkara now I love rikara. And I don't like svetkara. But I feel only two weeks passed and people are just loosing patience . Firstly ppl should stop comparing ib and dbo. Because ib is 200 episodes old drama where every character is already established. Dbo is just two weeks old drama and as all can see the difference that it is running parallel to IB not extention of it. Gauri character is still not explored. And rikara love story still has not started. I m loving shrenu as gauri. And I am waiting for story to take shape. Om character is already established and others also. But gauri is still new character. It has neither been established nor explored. Give time as time is given to new show and new character. And declaring that omkara and gauri will not work before even anything started is too early. Till now they don't have even a good eyelock.
Just marriage scene was good enough to show their chemistry. It's not like this show will end this month. So first wait.
Shrenal is perfect and they have explosive chemistry. I don't think cv will ruin them to ruin show. After all they are more concerned about characters than us since they have to run the show.

I do not deny that ShreNal have chemistry and believe me I want a miracle and this story to work but I do not see how. They are showing Gauri as transparent as they can, with dukhdari back story much like Ishana and Anika, a golden heart, a villain out to get her and financial problems, unless they pull an IB here with illogical twists like Shivaay being the master brain of everything from Tia's pregnancy I do not see how Gauri can have a different dimension than what is already shown. And I am asking the writers to do that, give her a different dimension in my last paragraph and screw logic lol.

And WAIT - that is too much to ask of an Omkara fan who have waited for nine freaking months and especially one who had disliked the first love story which even the creatives admitted wasn't good and is finding similar problems in the second one too.😆

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loveispure

@loveispure

Dazzler

Posted: 8 years ago

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About storyline and gauri character frankly I m also little bit disappointed but fact is that story has just started now so it's too early to judge. And I am liking this disguise plot. It is different try. About gauri being ott I think every gul main heroine has been ott little bit at early stage but as story progresses they set strong foot. As everyone knows how famous every gul lead hero and heroine become , does not matter how crappy show become later stage.

Also one thing Ishkara was popular and liked by numerous fans who still grieve for them. Gul might have scrapped Ishkara for whatever reasons but ishana made a place in many hearts including mine. Bela and mela track was bad but other than that Ishkara was superb. And now rikara is also getting momentum gradually. And I m sure that rikara will turn out amazing. Story has just started and judgement is too early.

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