5 years ago ppl witnessed a couple which simply blew everybodies mind... Arnav and khushi became a household name in every family n somewhere along the way they created a space for themselves in our hearts..
And I m no different.. For a person who found Hindi serials boring it's surprising how after watching one episode my views changed. There was always something to look forward to in the end of the day. The prominent feeling was happiness,rolling down until my stomach hurt. Laughter echoed at 8:00pm...
But then after sometime that laughter, happiness and joy was aburtly snatched.. Stopped..
Barun Sobti decided to leave the show..
My first thought was it wouldn't happen. The fans were strong and their love even stronger. But Barun Sobti did leave... And the show ended at such a poor note.. The show that came as a Flame left nothing but ashes that had no hope of burning again...
Ipkknd 1 was fire... That spread light and warmth..
I was fine though shows were meant to end but it didn't end the way it deserved.. With Iron heart as my nickname I did accept Baruns choice... It was a good professional choice yet when I came across the last shooting episode where Sanaya iranis tears never seemed to stop my heart ached...
I felt immense respect for that woman who stood by the show through it's darkest phases...Sanaya Irani was a gem... It didn't matter whether the show was rising in fame or going downhill she was going to stay till the end and she did stay..
N she was not the only one. The entire cast and crew were a group of talents that did their best till the very end.. There never came a show which had a goat as a pet, such amazing prakash brothers, hello hi bye bye kind of dialogue, Nk's amazing Hindi,khushi's fun,arnavs arrogance and shyams manipulative ways...
Though it was a cliche story the way it was presented made the show hit. Lil things and it's simplicity made fans love the show. Ipkknd 1 was truly fire.. And it did melt my iron walls.. ..
It was hard through the years...the laughter ceased at 8:00pm...no longer were all the families gathered around sharing laughter... The house became silent... Fan fictions helped.. N though the show ended the fans continued showering their love in gratitude for the show that was gifted to us.
Then the request were made for season 2.the fans fought day and night literally begging to see that magic once again. And we did get season 2..we got everything except what we truly wanted.. Yet hope remained in the back of our minds
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It was difficult but fans did move on.. We were the so called sarun fans and we supported Barun and Sanaya in their individual projects.. Always hoping for their success..
Then after five years you come home one day and see that he is back.. The king is back.. Barun Sobti is back with ipkknd3..we were going to see that same magic we saw 5 years ago.. And that moment I did finally understand... The fans mattered...
Yet everything came crashing down...the king had returned but with a different queen... The same song, the same title... Everything was same except the female lead..
Sanaya Irani the one who had stood with ipkknd till the very end was excluded... Ppl were moving on from ipkknd but then they were stopped and given hope... Only to have it crushed..the fans feelings were not considered.. .i had never witnessed such cruelty.. Is this what the fans deserved for waiting so long??they are told to move on.. It's just a show and then u stop them only to hold them back with dissapoinment..
request started...but no response.. No matter how much the fans screamed no one heard... Happiness in the blink of an eye turned into sadness.. Sadness into anger...
The bashing and boycotting began.. Gul khan gave blunt responses and openly denied the emotions of the very fans who made season one hit...hatred developed.. Ppl started bashing her and cursing her...there was desperation for their voices to be heard and ppl were ready to type some curses as long as our beloved Jodi returned we could go to any extend... It was desperation...
Then we came across gul khan bashing Sanaya Irani on insta... We were not goingto stay silent.. If we loved Barun we loved Sanaya equally...that single comment by gul Khan created a division..
There were 3 types of fan now... 1.A pure Barun sobti fan... They didn't care who he was cast with, they were going to support his show whether it's good or bad... 2.A pure Sanaya Irani fan... They were angry...how dare anyone try to leave behind the queen.. Sanaya irani deserved better... 3.the every so determined, still standing tall-the pure Sarun fans...
The loyal Sarun fans weren't going to give up... Calls to starplus were made everyday.. Loyaltly gave them hope and will to continue... Their voices would make a difference... The fans did matter... And they went to every extend and read signs in Lil insignificant things in Promo's believing that the actual female lead is going to be sanaya...and ever so blindly they hoped again... And on the first episode of ipkknd 3 their hopes were crushed yet again...their emotions was not even got a second thought...
All their love was rejected... Their emotions played everytime... ..their voices never heard n even if they were it was ignored...
That day I realised the fans didnot matter...
Ipkknd is truly fire.. If it had the ability to spread light and warmth... It Also had the power to burn you...burn your hope, loyalty and love... Yet Sarun fans are still standing with burnt portions of their heart still going to starplus page everyday... Waiting to see that magic once again...
They waited for the last 5 years and till today they are waiting starplus, gul khan,india-forums...
gul khan and star plus are not the only Victims.. Fans have also been bashed with heartbreaks..
Yes for some, sarun fans are nameless faceless people runnning their mouth... Cursing others...but they are also the fans who are still waiting till date just for a glimpse of their favourite Jodi...not wavering...
Sure it's not a good feeling being cursed and bashed...but does gul khan and starplus have any idea how it feels to be bashed with dissapointed for the last 5 years till date...all people are going to see is sarun fans anger... But behind that anger is years of disappointment, frustration,rejection and sadness..
Personally I am a Sanaya Irani fan. I m not part of this fandom anymore... If your love is not wanted then so be it...why to shower it on people who find it troublesome .. I haven't given up but I have simply moved on..
If I like Barun Sobti as an actor.. I love Sanaya Irani as a person...
Ipkknd was a show never seen before... It will always have a special place in my heart but I'm gonna move on now... Neither am I going to boycott ipkknd3 nor am I going to support it...serials are boring again ...not my thing anymore... The iron walls are up again and never am I going to give starplus or gull khan a chance to burn through ipkknd..
I know gul khan can do whatever the hell she wants to do with her show... But at least consider the feelings of people who loved her show and gave immense love...give a proper closure.. Ipkknd fans deserve this much at least without critism...
I have come to the conclusion that no matter what I cannot hate gull khan.. She is the creator.. The woman who gave us ipkknd n no matter what respect is always there for this lady...
Fans don't matter as much as we think we do.. Our thoughts and opinions don't really matter and the last 5 years is a prove of that.. So what can we do??...
The only thing we can do is support their decisions and move on...
Personally I believe Sanaya Irani doesnot need Barun Sobti or ipkknd to rise as a star...
Sanaya Irani will be back with a bang...her punctuality and commitment will pay off..
I hope ipkknd 3 does well... I hope Barun Sobti and shivani do well... I hope Gul khan does well... but sometimes I wonder...
A show created while breaking so many hearts, even if it achieves high trp in near future.. Is it worth it???