@Chemestry & Vrish, I thought I was the only person in this entire world who had problems with the little Krishna in JSK😳 However my problems were not related to the character being played by a boy or girl bcoz I didn't know she was a girl, I found out only later after her role ended. What I actually felt was that the Sagars should have taken a bit elder kid who could have executed the scenes properly. I do agree the little Krishna was cute but most of the time I felt that the expressions & dialogue delivery were not apt according to the situation. I know the dubbing was done by someone else with all those pauses in between the sentences & it suited the little Krishna considering the age. I always had discussions on this topic with my mom who loved the little Krishna so much & she always said it's a big thing for a little kid to act like that at such a young age. Now that was my problem, the cuteness of Krishna was not enough for me, I wanted the scene to be done properly, the dialogues, expressions & everything. Sorry Dhriti fans!
I always felt & still feel even today that Ramanand's Shri Krishna has always been better than JSK. Whether the childhood, or teenage or the adult period, everything was simply great in the old version. I just can't get off with the memories of the show & maybe that's one reason why I couldn't enjoy JSK that much & now I'm finding DBSK a bit over dramatic😵 But then if that's the case how come I love both the old & new version of Ramayana coz comparisons were there too?😕 Something is wrong in the new Krishna serials😕
Talking about this article, I've started liking Vishal & Hemant too👍🏼 Regarding Priya, well she's not bad but it's just that I think she should work on her voice modulation. That divine glow which is needed is somewhere missing on her face; Sagars need to work on it. She looked better in the Friday's episode, maybe bcoz all brides look good on their wedding day LOL! But she's a good actress. Despite the Duryodhan hangover I readily accepted Puneet as Jarasandh, bcoz he's simply a fabulous actor & fits into any role so well👍🏼. The actor playing Rukmi is good in my POV but as Vrish pointed out, the costume is not apt & the Sagars are playing with the character. In fact there seems to be a problem in the costume department except for Krishna's costumes. Why don't Kings have raj mukuts on their head? 😲However I'm not impressed with Shishupal, just like I was never impressed with Ravan in the new Ramayana The negative characters in mythos should be given a menacing look & that's lacking in DBSK (except for Jarasandh). I think Basudev & Devki are fine. Revathi is very good. Don't blame me for bashing the characters/actors; the article started it first LOL!😆
I just hope the Sagars pay more attention to the casting department from now onwards. I guess I might be having problems in future to accept the Pandavs & Draupadi bcoz of the BRC's Mahabharat & Ramanand's Shri Krishna hangover😉
I missed the first episode so no comments on the Kalyavan track from my side. The Rukmini episode has been dragging over weeks. I don't know how many liked that scene but I felt that leaf floating scene was too filmi🥱 The Chamkila (eunuch messenger) scene was also unnecessary👎🏼 Sagars are rushing up some track & dragging the other tracks
What I actually love about DBSK? Well, the devotional songs played in the background are melodious & I just love them😍 The performances of the actors are good from their side. It's only the look & costumes bothering me. The execution of some scenes are really good. I don't mind fiction or dramatization being added bcoz at the end of the day it's a TV show. Sagars have full rights regarding cinematic liberties but within a certain limit without altering the facts For this a lot of homework is needed to be done. I hope the Sagars will improvise the next tracks & take into consideration all their weak points so that DBSK can get better coz it's definitely not impossible to make this serial better
Edited by vik rocks - 14 years ago