14th July 2010,I still remember the date when I first watched Geet,now before u start comparing me with the time keeper seen in the movie
"Dil Chahata hai" let me make it clear I am not.Hehehehehehehehe.
Geet is such a special series that everyday I come across some new experience and reactions from fans.I have made friends,I have had
interactions and I have had discussions as well on net with fellow Maaneets,as time passed many left the platform,many new ones came
in,those who left the platform said,they are kind of loosing interest.
If you go by general trend,what you love at one moment later you tend to loose interest in the same thing and that is why that interest
needs to be rejuvenated.My friend who is a great fan of daily soap and she has seen close to all popular shows,tells me,
"Geet is the only series which has managed to retain the enthusiasm to such a long period,but it cud have been better and alot better."
No other series has managed the stretch that Geet has managed and the credit goes to Drashmeet in bulk and makers in being innovative.
You tend to loose interest only becasue the excitement is less,excitement of what next?
Geet's plot was build upon the social issue of being cheated,mistreated and inhuman treatment given to desigirls by NRI's, specifically
Punjab.
Geet was cheated by an NRI and her struggle to bring that NRI to justice brings her to Delhi only to find herself working,supported,mentored
and loved by the elder brother of the same guy.
Fictional circumstances at its best indeed,the fans were on their toes and the pulses rose everytime Maan and Geet gave those highly
expressive yet unsaid emotions which drove the entire nation crazy.
10th September 2010,Geet confesses she is pregnant,
4th October 2010 Dev confronts Geet and Guru is in hospital.
These dates are decisive dates becasue my reaction was "Ohhh nooo,they have played the wrong card indeed"
The true essence of Maaneet began when Geet came to Delhi,from episode 48 to 115 the time was the golden period when Geet and Maan
were falling in love.
67 episodes consumed,only 67 when fans would have not mind 100 episodes.
Indeed fans would have loved it,its not that the makers did not think about it,they thought at the wrong time.
Nissar Parvez in his interview mentioned that things were going too fast and he had to take corrective measures,my question to the award
winning director is...
67 episodes,three months of the track,thousands flooding the social networking sites,even the people behind the scenes getting
noticed,Drashti and Gurmeet in Luckhnow themsleves said,"We knew we were liked but we were loved so much we did not have an idea."
Drashti and Gurmeet with fan following and craze to match that of Karan Singh Grover,and other bollywood stars.
I had never seen any of Nissar Parvez's projects before,but from the director of the super successfull series like DMG and MJHT,an
justification that things were going too fast and he had to take corrective measures is just a criminal justification indeed.
( Please note I am not taking into consideration the real life circumstances he must have faced)
The fact that makers did show the plots which they shud have shown before Maan and Geet proposed each other makes me feel really sorry
for hard core professionals who found 67 episodes and three months just not enough to analyse and plan the moment when Geet discloses
her past and Dev confronts Geet.
For example,Manali scenes were made look irritating by makers becasue of Geet's behaviour,who despite of being proposed on railway
station by Maan infront of everyone and just before leaving for Manali claims she would never ever bring her past memories between herself
and Maan and later reacts to Maan's claim "Maan ki Geet" in Manali ,gave an very unacceptable tune to the plot.
Take for example Jay comes in with those two kids before Maan and Geet express their love for each other ,it wud have been accepted
becasue it would have gone with the flow of the story,where true emotions were unsaid,promises were not made and Maan and Geet were
still falling in love.
Jay's entry could have been a step in crisis,but my point is if you thought of this later you cud have certainly thought of this earlier.
Had the instructions from the series director be clear as to when the two plots where Geet confesses her past and Dev confronts Geet be
clear the scenario wud have been different.
Episode 115,Geet's confession,this cud have been easily stretched and the fans wanted it to be stretched,becasue the scenarios where Maan
and Geet were falling in love were not yet exhausted and fans wanted more.
Certainly after episode 115 it looked the team geet had struck the crisis chord,in my opinion few plots like a competitor for Maan cud have
been used immediately after Maan proposes Geet with that ring in Maan's mansion after dadi maa questions Maan if he really loves Geet.
An competitor in,Maan is restless,Geet finds a solution for a job and both are seperated for a while,building that feeling where you realise
you cannot live without the other person in your life.
Bringing them back together and trip to Manali where both realise they were getting physically attracted towards each other and now it
was a point to give the final shot,where Mr Demello comes in and pyaar ka ghar concept providees a platform for Maan and geet to express
what love meant for them and Geet decides to reveal the truth.
Now I have just rearranged the events ,makers have shown.
When dadi maa asked Maan to gift Geet a ring,I thought the makers would buid funny incidents where dadi feels they are engaged and both
know they are not and Maan and Geet go through some funny incidents thrown at them by dadi,but makers did not do it.
The only problem with the team Geet is,they havent fully realised and recognised their potentials and their plots looked very shot,I think
they did not want to stretch the plots and fans wanted elaboration and optimum use of the plots designed.
These thoughts were there in my mind,but I kept patience thinking they might come in future.
Consider a plot,where dadi is happy for Maan,she creates circumstances where Maan and Geet have to actually act like couples and after
having added a two weeks show,makers disclose the truth and dadi maa is upset with Maan and Geet for cheating her.
Geet leaves the job and finds Jay and kids for a while,Maan apologises to Dadi and is missing Geet badly and so is Geet.
Finally bringing them back together but emotions still unsaid and trip to Manali and Pyaar ka ghar concept as build up for the ultimate truth
to come out.
Certainly few more plots and may be even better plots cud have been added,had the instructions been clear and the time period set, where
Geet revealing the truth cud have been used to recreate the fading excitement and once plots involving Maan and Geet falling in love
reached maturity and fans demaning for something fresh.
The plots were used when fans hated the most ,creating the mess.
Consider my one suggestion where dadi throws events towards Maaneet after getting engaged,you can add plenty,trust me plenty..and
rearrange the events,certainly Geet revealing the truth cud have been postponed to episode 175.
(Why not stretch the plot which fans love rather than the one which fans hate adding to irritation,after all happy moments are desired more
than sad moments.)
Maan accepting Geet,the grand proposal in jungle,both getting engaged,few moments after engagement and episode 200,Dev confronts
Geet before Maan and Geet get married,followed by seperation,realisation and if the makers wanted which I hate alot( misunderstandings
between Geet and Maan),bring them back,decision of marriage,wedding,etc,etc,etc.
The point is,the makers wanted to run the series for long,fans wanted the series to run long,then why cant you sit down,appoint a panel of
creative people,may be even amongst fans u can get few on board,after all talent only needs an oppurtunity to prove and what better than
getting ideas for free just to plan and decide how to desing the entire series,plot when initial feedback is like that of one which Geet has got.
Well it is past and cannot come back.
If I was the director,I wud have certainly used the plot where Maan and Geet were falling in love as the core plot of the story and maximum
use of it to create enthu among fans after realising fans were going crazy and the theme of star one( for youngsters)
"The law of nature and human behaviour,till the time one is falling in love the excitement of what wud happen is there,once the promises and
commitment is given,the expectations reach a higher benchmark where creating events gets difficult."
Between episode 115 to 183 we have seen roller coster treatment where many spectacular moments were given but what was missing is
sequence,consistency in behaviour of characters and the haphazard treatment to plots where it looked the matter was stretched for the
sake of stretching and adding episodes,where things started looking obvious,since the plot of Maaneet was reaching maturity the makers
made blunders after blunders instead of handling it sensibly with creative experience of past,but they did not.
Stricking the right chord at the right time is crucial and why one feels makers let a golden oppurtunity go waste is becasue with Drashti and
Gurmeet together one can create wonders,becasue they manage to attract all attention towards them and if plot is a simple plot of even a
small party,an outing,dinner at home,meeting a client they provide alot with their acting skills.
Since the makers cud have easily cashed on simple plots rather than concentrating on too much twists and turns in short span,makes me feel
they not just squandered the advantage but took the situation where Geet wud have badly suffered making fans forget the series.
The reason why Drashti and Gurmeet are so effective and loved is for the same reason,Drashmeet have managed to hold the otherwise
sinking Titanic ( Geet series) which was buid with class and by class.
Drashti in particular has shown great character in taking the responsibilty and delivering it in absence of Guru and in times of great crisis for
the series Geet where the timing was such that anything cud have happened,even the series wud have fallen from sky heights to oceans
bottom,down and sunk.
Since Maan and Geet will get married and fans wud get what they want a few pointers of suggestions to Nissar.
1) Wedding shud be with Geet's parents coming back,it will create a great feeling.
2) No Saas bahu treatment at any moment of time please.,wedding shud be a celebration and not formality.
3) Retain Maan's nature and so too Geet's.
4) Adi Sir,Pinky and Sasha and tasha track needs attention,we love them and we want their track to be used as filler along with the new
tracks.
5) Further plots starting with pre wedding celebrations,suhagraat,post wedding celebrations shud be built with attention,preference and
creative brilliance.
One plot as a suggestion for you to use it when there is a crisis and leads are not around,use flashback moments of Geet and Maan where
both remember how they fell in love and how they tried hard to get away,it will be great to relive past moments with Maan and Geet
remembering them and both in each others arms laughing and smiling on what they did in the past.
Well I have loads of plots to offer even for present stage,but the fact is you dont have time to read and I dont have the stage,oppurtunity to
express to the right person.
If ever I get a chance to meet the technical team,I wud certainly do my bit to let makers know what fans feel and what they want,I am a
passioante Maaneet fan and so are plenty out there,its only fate which can decide if something very decisive is given by a fan as input to
makers which might eventually prove as the factor in the long run success of the historic series in the making "Geet".
Well having written so much I still agree to the fact that I am loving every moment of Geet and it is the best series in the making.
All those who feel they are loosing interest,dont go away,you will love it,if you learn how to love it at this stage.
Drashmeet are just too good to make you feel you are watching the scene for the first time and writers and makers are doing a fantabulous
job in bringing the series back on track and the feel good factor as well.
Nissar one more suggestion,as time passes,you can use flashback and go in past track where scenes which you cud have added can be
shown,specially any plot which you feel u shud have added while Maan and Geet were falling in love,flashback will be a welcome change to
relive Maaneet nok zhoks,a blend of nok zhoks of present and past will be welcomed by fans I guess...try it ...
You dont need heavy twists to keep the enthu intact,we want Maaneet moments with a pinchof innovative treatment that is it.
Consider any real life incidence,consider Maan and Geet in it and deliver and design a scene...it will look fantabulous.
From episode 49 to 115,we had seen those plots,or the flavour of those plots,but we loved it becasue Drashti and Gurmeet were part of it
and the treatment was innovative.
Do consider fan feedback becasue for you the best idea would come from those whom you are serving.
Conclusion: Its high time entertainment world accepts management principles and add an extra bit in terms of planning,analysing,creating
and delivering,if the culture of the industry does not permit or allow,then it needs to be changed,becasue when creative brilliance and
management strategy come together and gel ,everything looks spectacular.
With hopes of long run success,great understanding between Drashti and Gurmeet and team work from Geet
Vikrant Khatri.