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A) Starting with the technical team of Geet,the real heroes who are behind the scenes and are at disadvantage on both ends.

1) If anything goes wrong with the show and track,they are held responsible for being incompetant and not performing well,such is the agony that meeting expectations of Maaneet fans is not a joke for any maker and to do it consistently for 6 days a week is a task with title "Mission Impossible"

2) They hardly get applause for good work and it is been given to leads,well with Drashti and Gurmeet as leads,it is fair enough becoz these two take the scene to a level which is a momento even if seen before.

Coming to the attitude, " We dont bother"

Which is a result or decisions of channel,natural circumstances and demads of actors which need to be considered,but then it is part of the job.

1) First incidence and feel of " We dont bother" comes when lack of planning for future development of track was clearly visible from introduction of tracks mentioned several times earlier which indeed cut shot the scope to run the series for a long time with great sucess and success which would be envied by competitors becoz what fans demanded needed only simple day to day plots with pinch of drama and fictional circumstances,in short slow movement of track loved by viewers but was unfortunately rushed and reaction to fans feedback was

"We dont bother"

2) Second incidence came when Maaneet wedding was treated in the most pathetic manner,despite feedbacks and this time well in advance that a happy wedding with all functions was desired but it was rather contaminated by Arjun and Annie scenes and tracks and not just that it was made look one of the most substandard wedding ever shown on television,despite knowing the status of the show and characters Maan and Geet and what they meant to fans and what it meant to enjoy the fictional yet probably the most desired moment on television,in the show and more importantly an unfair but very very true desire of million Maaneet fans to see Gurmeet and Drashti as real life couples.

But the attitude of makers and writers was " We dont bother" and this time
"We dont care" as well.

3) Despite knowing that Arjun and Annie and track was killing the soul of the series they not just continued but infact stretched the track,clear and very open indication that fans demand and feedback stands no value and fans are mere puppies and puppets who can be used for TRP's and bussiness and when it comes to listening to feedback given by the fans they are either banned from expressing or made realise that the people working are the best in bussiness and better than fans.

The biggest myth makers in general and team Geet were living and are still living,fans are emotional jirks who react out of emotions and do not know the real life challenges which they go through.

It certainly doesnt mean fans are the best,the point is,social networking sites which are used for updates and sharing recent events should also be used for creative inputs and the ideas suggested by fans should be screened becoz what professionals cant think on most ocassions is thought by fans becoz fans think from heart and are completely involved

In corporate world this is called brainstorming session which is attended by everyone irrespective of designation and status and has equal chance of putting forth his or her word.

With television it is even better becoz social networking sites provide a virtual platform where makers have the choice of screening the inputs given by fans,but for this a platform designed with some serious intentions is needed and the makers of Geet lost big time becoz with close to one tenth of a million as fans on facebook,Geet was certainly a force to rekon which unfortunately was let down by the attitude of technical team and one message to fans.

"We dont Bother"

What they are forgetting is,with time,taste and mentality and over all the way fans think and react has changed alot and since makers have the authority they are not necessarily the best people in the bussiness and may be are just a result of opputunity.

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[B) The Channel and their strategies:

Star One was probably the first channel to introduce a seperate platform for youngsters with a theme which could attract youngsters,just like they did for youngsters,hope the star network does something similar to attract male viewers too in particular,becoz considering the kind of work and daily schedule of most men in particular and what is offered by television as entertainment for men it is surprising that television world despite knowing has not targetted this segment which really offers great scope.

Coming down to attitude "We dont bother" by the channel.

The current state of the series Geet though good but when considered to what could have been acheived,one would strongly agree to the fact that the policies and strategic decisions taken by the network created a big hole in the success and actually is responsible for the current state of the series.

1) Star One introduced 6 days airing:

Despite knowing 5 days a week airing was the threshold and a false perception that stardom of television stars is short lived and needs to be cashed with both hands,starone introduced 6 days airing and by doing that they gave scope for parallel tracks and loop holes in the making and more importantly exhausting the leads and actors involved.

Such is the agony that when the idea was introduced an interview with the supporting cast like Abhinav ( Dev) Miss Chauhan ( Meera) was taken for their feedback over the decision from team Geet,and misguiding fans and viewers that actors and technical team was happy about it,how can they think fans are dumbos and wont figure out the credibility of the feedback and from where it was coming,becoz it wud hardly affect them.

Unlike other soaps "Geet" was at disadvantage because of 6 days airing,why?

a) Unlike other soaps,Geet was loved only for lead pairs Drashti and Gurmeet and any parallel track is badly opposed becoz most fans cant bear anyone else and out of addiction want to watch only Drashti and Gurmeet as Geet and Maan and hence expecting 100 hours of them every week was foolish from channel.

b) The reason why it was foolish from channel is becoz they served Maan and Geet scenes for 17 mins ateast,daily for 6 months and later expected fans to appreciate and accept other plots getting footage after being addicted to the leads,the only option left for fans was either to switch to internet or not watch the series at all becoz it was indeed affecting personal life and habits of many viewers.

c) Well when 6 days airing pattern was introduced,Geet had already completed 165 episodes and the main or the mother plot was reaching its dead end,unlike other new shows like Pyaar ki yeh ek kahani,Yeh ishq hayee and Dhoond legi manzil hamein which had scope to build parallel tracks becoz they were new, Geet would have found difficult to build new parallel tracks and still live upto the expectations.

d) Liking for the series and it success depends entirely upon the story of Maan and Geet and not over story of parallel tracks,for what so ever reasons,if channel and makers dont understand this then the moment a fantastic series strikes television at 9.30 pm on other channel,series Geet will be searching for viewers.Till date luckily becoz of the lead pairs addiction and only reality shows as competition,the series managed to survive becoz when the reality shows were introduced,Geet though was going through a very bad and rough patch was still followed by fans only out of hope that some day it will come back on track.

e) If makers and Star One consider the ranking of India forum as an indicator that their series is loved and is still the best then they are living in myth,the series is number one and still there becoz of the leads Drashti and Gurmeet and the day this pair is compromised on small screen for parallel tracks the effects of it would be clearly visible where the leads would still be number one but the show consistently loosing its ground,by now the effect of Arjun and Annie track might be visible and realised by makers and networks in terms of fall in

TRps which is seen and consistent in and out of series Geet in top 100 shows of India.( Whenever AA track gets more footage the show goes out of top 100 and whenever maaneet scenes are shown the show comes in top 100.)

2) Star One's decision of chopping repeat timings of Geet:

Probably the worst decision without any logic and makes many to question the capability of the decision maker who sits in the management team of Starone,can there be any reason to chop the repeat timings of the number one show and more importantly despite knowing that fans do watch repeat at 11 pm as well and if TRP's of that slot is considered too then makers would certainly feel surprised.

They did eventually revert the decision but it was a month or two later and till then most viewers had stopped watching Geet out of no choice and developed the habot of watching it on internet.

Well it is still good,but dont know if internet and repeat timings viewers are considered too,even if they are then network wont acheive much becoz internet is flooded with
unauthorised videos which makers wwud hardly gain anything from.

At the end,one suggestion to StarOne: Atleast revert decision of airing Geet for 6 days to 5 days and give some rest and consideration to personal priorities of leads and when it is Drashti and Gurmeet who carry your best show on their shoulders an exception as gesture can be definitely created as an token of appreciation towards the most prized asset starone and star network has in terms of Gurmeet and Drashti.

Starone's attitude, " We dont bother" is probably the biggest reason for Geet to eventually turn out as a series which underacheived considering the calibre it had.
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[Drashti and Gurmeet:

If there is any one in the series Geet who needs to be saluted it is them,consistent specatacular and high performance delivered even during when chips were down,these two and have made many feel hypnotised and say after every scene," What a maaneetastic,maaneetjastic and maaneetacular scene it was"

If the series has survived it is becoz of them,otherwise channel,makers and fans did make life difficult for many to feel "chaddo"...

The only reason I have included them too and feel even they had this attitude " We dont bother" is simply for their role played and initiatives taken in decision making of introduction of plots which would not only hamper their extent of success but would also decide the future prospects of their career.

With all due to respect to personal aspirations of Drashti and Gurmeet and as to where they want to be and where they see themselves in future,the attitude is justified if both were satisfied with the success they got and were not aiming bigger success and plots like movies and bollywood.

But if they were and want to reach heights and seriously considered themselves as a force to be reckoned even on big screen,then I must inform my beloved superstars that after so much of hard work they did lack that finishing touch when it comes to making public appearances.

One reason why bollywood big shots are so popular is becoz of the perception and image they build,well sharing personal details was great from Gurmeet in particular and Drashti too or may be their friends did,but when it comes to building that image and being cautious about their decisions,Drashti and Gurmeet looked very casual,though it has not affected them and will never ever affect them but there were chances of not just proving but placing themselves as standout personalities and stars to be reckoned.

e.g: The look in Valentines day show wasnt at all justifed and infact was a disastrous display something which DD and GC should avoid in future,luckily it was a small platform but hope so when they do get a chance to perform infront of biggies and big shots,they do it in a maneer and build up which not just surprises and rings alarming bells in the "B" town but also makes Drashti and Gurmeet feel and realise what they are in eyes of fans and what they can acheive with the backing they have.

Atlast even fans want to feel proud that they like and support their super stars and their superstars should consider fan's liking and overall impact of their decision becoz it really matters not just for the stars but for fans too,as to how their stars behave,potray and present themselves in public and more importantly on open shows and functions.

For many I looked a die hard and a very passionate fan who is so deeply involved that takes the series which is a fiction damn seriously.
But the fact is I always took Geet as a creative brilliance with perfect cast,support team and technical team and something to learn alot from becoz my natural liking and desire is to work in the entertainment sector and I have my own vision and difference in vision made me write and think and also analyse the present series in a manner never seen before and making it look boring for many who found it management thesis.

You can consider me belonging to group of people like Aamir Khan,Raju Hirani,Vishal Bhardwaj,Hrithik Roshan who beleive in planning and perfection and innovative and very logical entertainment,may be that is why if you read the old articles of mine,it had points which were minute and striked those who read it,for many to say,so so and so true Vikrant Khatri...well no intentions of hyping myself but for me Geet was always a series which was different from others which made me follow it and strive for it.

My writings were always analytical and only for one reason,I never wanted to interefere the way makers wanted to make the series,I rather wrote about their work which appealed masses and more importantly I wrote with facts and figures and proofs to motivate makers to do what they had done earlier,only to make them realise where they were right and not where they were going wrong..but only to let them know that considering the viewers of show and their likings for the series,what was right according to viewers and what they did not like at all.
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Atlast fans and to some extent the leads Drashti and Gurmeet:

Attitude of fans and I would come first in the list with one feedback " We dont bother".

Ideally fans should understand,that leads cant slog day in and day out just to entertain fans,the reason why the attitude of fans and leads Drashti and Gurmeet is justified becoz fans were made addicted by makers with continous and consistent pedigree of Maaneet scenes for months and it is very obvious that the image the characters Maaneet had in fans heart and mind made many watch Geet just becoz of addiction and love for the leads making many say " we dont bother" and add to it " we want only maaneet".

Since fans are customers,who invest time and prefer your show over others,they cant be blaimed predominantly and as makers and one who is gaining financially have to understand and provide what fans were demanding.

Offcourse,fans are not at loss,they have options,if there is any one who is at gain and is gaining financially as well as socially it is the makers,channel and more importantly the leads and actors becoz it is their bread and butter and fans after a while if continously let down will either switch to other sources or would completely ignore out of feeling of disgust and irritation.

Making them feel and say. " We dont bother".

With few points of suggestion coming up next..

Vikrant Khatri hopes,readers and makers understand the positive aspect behind the article and how it can be used as a feedback to consider the future projects and plots

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[When everyone fails to understand that the series is a piece of fiction this is what happens and makers cannot blaim fans for this becoz their bussiness runs on that bond which is created other wise no one wud ever bother to even think what is going on.

It is upto the makers to decide what kind of treatment they want from fans.

1) Passionate supporters

2) Or viewers who might switch any time... For fans it is important to understand the creative difficulties of makers and instead of keep complaining now is the time to write something which is related to the present work which is oing on rather than writing something which might not help and is just for fun..

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Episode 22:

Maan and Venu reach outside and are heading towards Maansi,the scene would be such that Maansi wud be busy on handset,Venu talking to Maan and just when Venu points at Maansi,Maan gets a call and it is Arjun who informs Maan that he would be coming alongwith Annie and his kid.

Maan asks Venu to continue as Arjun was expected and asks him to meet the next day for some work related issues where he wud be needing his help.

Maan turns back,Maansi has a look at back of Maan,Venu reaches maansi and she asks if Venu's friend wasnt joining them and he confirms he wasnt as Arjun was supposed to come.

Maansi thanks Venu for the favour and asks him where they were heading.

In the restraunt: Maansi asks Venu what was it that he wanted to talk about.

Since u know that Venu loves Bakul,(Maansi's friend ) he was getting restless and wanted to propose her...till now Bakul is unaware and Venu Bakul track will be a funny track where Maaansi will be involved first followed by Maan too later on..how just wait and watch,though independent but it will have presence of both Maan and Maansi.

Venu asks Maansi to help him out as,he did not want to waste a single minute and get settled soon..

Maansi asks him to calm down and assures she will help him,( Venu's character will be very similar to Saif's in Dil Chahata hai,when it comes to his nervousness when he faces Bakul) ideal casting would be Karan Wahi as Venu but then he is a star so depending on scope if he agrees then well and good.

Venu informs Maansi that once Maan shifts to Mumbai,he will talk to Maan and get her in Khurana Constructions as he does not want her to work for Musa"s construction company.

Maansi objects but later agrees that she will join on merit and not reference and Venu accepts it...

Venu asks Maansi if she was free the next day and he wud intoduce her to Maan....so that he can rest in peace..as he hates Maansi's company...

Maansi smiles and gives him a punch of friendship and tells him to drop her as it was getting late...

Maan reaches his room and sees the moon...

Remembers a moment with Geet:

Here you get Maan and Geet scene: Where Maan and Geet are in the outhouse,Maan is calmy sleeping on Geet's lap and tells Geet how much he loved the outhouse becoz he felt free and how much he hated Geet for forcing him out of the outhouse,as he was quiet use to the place and could not sleep anywhere else.

Geet laughs and tells him that it is only her who can force him to go and sleep anywhere else becoz he cannot say a word against her,to which our very own rough and tough Maan reacts and tries to get naughty with geet...and tells her if she forces her to sleep anywhere else he wud still come and force Geet to come with him becoz he gets the best sleep when Geet is sleeping next to him...

Maan returns from those memories and feeels and realises the harsh fact of death and why it is so hurting,becoz the person never comes back again...

Break:

Next morning,Maan gets ready for a formal meeting with his existent clients and asks Venu to join him,venu informs him that he wanted to introduce him to Maansi who is a very good architect and a close friend and requests Maan to take her in his company to which Maan confirms and assures as she was Venu's friend.

Maan's entry, a dashing entry with that music and you will get the old Maan Khurana back and this time with a even tougher look on his face....While he is walking,he is joined by Venu on one side and Arjun on the other side for the meet,as the three men walk together in "Kaante movie style"...

Maansi too has reached the office and the place where Maan is going is in the same building where Maansi's office is....

Break:

Both walking in official formals and the episode ends with both in the same picture...

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Episode 23;

Maan reaches his place and so is Maansi and both miss to see each other again,a typical hit and miss case...well designed according to place

of shoot...

Maan is out to discuss and suggest his clients,Venu's place and possible project which will launch Khurana's head office in Mumbai,he also

informs that he will be shifting soon on permanant basis...and will be operating from Mumbai...The news is already out that Maan Singh

Khurana is coming to Mumbai to explore possibilities....on his way back he is harshly commented by allies of Musa to which Venu tries to

react but Maan replies to them in a very positive manner and tells them sarcastically that he wasnt in Mumbai for expanding his bussiness

but he has taken retirement and has already tasted the success years back what they were tasting now...

Venu smiles and both Maan and Venu move out,since Venu is in the same building where Maansi works,he decides to call Maansi so that he can

introduce her to Maan,he calls up Maansi who asks him to wait for a minute as she would come down immediately..You will see here Maansi

heading towards Maan but she is called by her boss for an urgent meeting..

Venu is shown calling Maansi again and again,but since she is in a meeting she wont be able to pick the call..Venu feels she must have got

stuck in a meeting and both Maan and Venu make a move..they reach their car and Maansi calls up...she apologises and tells Venu that she

got stuck...Venu asks her to come down to which Maan says if Venu doesnt mind he will meet Maansi again,he had to rush back becoz he had

other important meetings aligned..

Venu tells Maansi to come down and Maan leaves for the other meeting...Maansi comes down and meets Venu..and informs him that she would

be flying to Delhi the next day for a presentation on new project..Venu smiles and tells Maansi her company was the worst place to work..
Reminds her if she was doing anything to help his friend out,to which Maansi smiles and reminds Venu that it was hardly 12 hours past and

tells him to be a bit patient,Venu gets even more restless as he is irritated with Maansi travelling to Delhi when he wanted her to accompany

him to meet Bakul..and be his strength when he proposes her..

Maan reaches back home and informs dadi,meetings were great and he feels positive responses from clients and friends over shifting base to

Mumbai..

Maan calls up adi and informs him about the meetings..and confirms id Reashu was fine..Adi calls up reashu and Maan and reashu have a cute

conversation over the call...

Dadi feels that Maan shud get settled again but is reluctant to say as she knows it was next to impossible...Maan looks at Dadi and feels she

was a bit upset...but requests her to smile becoz for him there were very few people left in his life who can give him the strength to live with

the loss he had in his life..

Break:

Next morning,Maan is getting ready to finish his work and asks Dadi to be ready as he has decided to leave for Delhi the same day...dadi is

surprised,but Maan informs her that few meetings were postponed and there was no point in waiting...and they have to fly back to prepare

for a permanant shift...

Maansi is shown here preparing for her presentation,she calls up Venu who is busy practicing how to propose Bakul...Maansi promises him

that after she returns she will help him out,Venu is a bit upset but Maansi reminds him that the new project was a crucial one for her and she

was fed up of the underacheiver's tag she was carrying with her..

Break:

The episode will end with Maansi informing Venu that Delhi is the place where she will begin a new chapter in her career and Maan saying dadi

that he wants to start a new chapter of his life in Mumbai as soon as possible..

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Episode 24;

The episode begins with Maan and Maansi boarding the same plane and sitting at different places,offcourse and the sitting arrangement would be such that it will give some exciting vibes to fans if the confrontation would happen..

The flight takes off and few events wud be designed inside the plane which will make everyone on the plane get involved except dadi,MSK and Maansi who are least bothered and are taking rest...

Maan,dadi,maaneet and Maansi get down....and the movement wud be such that still the confrontation wont happen...

Maansi reaches her hotel and sleeps...Maan is happy to be with his family and with Adi and Pinky...

Maan is informed by Adi sir that it was difficult to completely shut down activities and wud take time,he suggests for the office activities to be continued till all projects get completed,Maan agrees and informs that within a week they wud be all shifting...and asks Adi to fasten up the work accordingly...

Next morning;

Maansi calls up Venu and informs him that the presentation went smoothly and things were going great..but she had to wait for day or two before she returns...and asks him for few places where she can go around for shopping,Venu suggests her few places....

Here Pinky is out with Reashu to buy few stuff,and going by how pinky is...she manages to leave Reashu alone for a while.............

First signs of confrontation and it will happen....the build up is such that you will find pinky and Maansi missing each other only to see each other after the break...

Break:

Reashu sees Maansi and is surprised,a very very unfortunate event but the moment she sees Maansi,she starts following her calling her as mom....pinky is surprised to see reashu missing and is very worried...

The build up is such that Reashu finds Maansi,reashu is crying and Maansi feels she is lost somewhere,she tries to calm her down,reashu is crying and calling her mom...and Maansi feels she is missing her mom....

Break:

Pinky finds reashu crying with Maansi's back facing pinky and pinky moving towards reashu....

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Episode 25:

Pinky reaches reashu and happens the first confrontation,with one glance and a look pinky is left shattered and has nothing much to say,she

is looking at Maansi feeling she was Geet...Maansi feels reashu was pinky's daughter and moves ahead,pinky left stunned..and absolutely

speechless,she makes reashu understand and rushes to inform Adi sir...reashu is still crying for her mom and pinky does not know how to

make her understand as she herself was left speechless..since Geet's dead body wasnt identified,she feels there is some miracle and cud be

Geet is still alive...Pinky calls Adi to the place immediately....and Adi rushes feeling there was an emergency...

Adi Sir...reacts with surprise to pinky's claims and he himself is left confused,pinky suggests to inform Maan sir but Adi objects as it wasnt

right to inform untill he himself confirms it..three of them start looking for Maansi but fail to find her,
.Adi asks pinky to take reashu away and back home...

Adi is called in by Maan for some work,Adi is still confused and is thinking about it..Maan confirms with adi if things were fine...

Pinky reaches back home,looking at reashu crying..and repeatedly calling for her Mom,dadi feels bad..and helpless,pinky is confused if she

shud inform dadi about what she saw but feels to wait till Adi himself confirms it...dadi confirms if things were fine..

break:

Maan returns home and dadi informs him about reashu,Maan goes upsatairs to meet his baby...the little girl after some masti by Maan tells

him that she saw Geet..Flashback moments of the first part..

break:

Maan is left speechless and episode ends,with Maan hugging reashu and on other hand Maansi preparing to go to sleep...