My long winded thoughts.
I adore the book. And I wasn't sure of what I should expect of the show, let alone the pilot. Obviously, this being a Hindi daily, there had to be some changes and adjustments and liberties. I was half-anticipating, and another part of me was prepared to be disappointed.
Thankfully, I wasn't disappointed. All things considered, I was more than pleased.
First the plus points. Let me give props to the casting of Anji and Dabbu.
Aamir Ali as Dylan is less the perfect casting if we go by the book, but for the show it's okay. He's a good choice. And plus, some of the changes for the show include Dylan (if that's still his name) working for DD it seems, and meeting her there, and this being more of an office romance. I had watched Bhaskar-Bharti, so I didn't really have any doubts on how he could pull this off the role of Dylan the serial-wala hero in an office romance.
The other thing I liked, which I hope holds true the next episode and as it keeps going--is that they kept to Dylan being somewhat taken by Dabbu right away. This is the case within the book when it comes to their first meeting, and he is also aware of this especially by the second meeting, even though he tries to make weak excuses which really are not fooling anyone least of all himself.
So the entry and first 'meeting' of the hero-heroine, he is seeing her and smiling and amused rather than looking pissed off. And from the precap, it's also different the same old hate and aggressive attraction which is the norm in tv serials. None of Anuja Chauhan's male heroes so far would fit that mold. (In fact in the first novel, you often wonder why in the world the hero is putting up with the female protagonist; in the second novel too she is beyond frustrating many times but the relationship is more developed, and even more so her faults and wrongs are acknowledged.)
So anyway in short, I would hope they keep this a rom-com and be careful in how they show Dylan (if that's still his name), and keep to the book where we see a balance of where we can understand both's position when it comes to the misunderstandings and problems that crop up in their courtship and relationship.
Also, in all three of Anuja Chauhan's books, the male lead's stance was more in the right (way, way more in the right in the first two books) than the female lead's, with it being much more balanced in Thakur Girls where female lead's stance is not really so wrong.
So I would hope the show avoids the same old thing where we see in tv serials with the bhashan giving, ever right and righteous heroine whose opinion and stances are always proven to be right.
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Cons. On a light note, lol--they rubbed some leaves on the pigeon and it was okay that quickly?
But on a more serious note, they had to bring in the whole, no son and five daughters didn't they? In the book, it was never made much of an issue other than having it as some light humor.
I get that they want to drive home such points, but sometimes showing it just as it should be does more than emphasizing and harping the point, which does less.
Oh, Gulaab is adopted, which was no secret in the book. But I guess they will probably use that for a track. I can see a revelation track already! And then once again the speeches!
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