Originally posted by: natkhat_angel
I appreciate your perspective about Virat, but nope, I don't think he has been savage enough with Pakhi or any of the Chavans for that matter. Again, that's my take on it. Every ML has his moments is right, but Chavans are more toxic than most ITV shows - 2.5 years of toxicity. From the mirchi peesna to the surrogacy, Chavans have wronged Sai several times. He has never been as stern with Pakhi as he was with Sai. His hypocrisy between the treatment of the two is an open fact.
I'm honest - I'm not looking for feminism or womens' rights in ITV shows. I want a strong Sai, and as someone who loved SaiRat till the Shruti track, wanted them together for the longest time.
Like you said - the makers want us to forget the surrogacy track, but as a viewer I cannot. It was one of the worst tracks I have seen on ITV and it wasn't a one day/two day/1 week ordeal - it was stretched till they completely butchered the ML.
And I said this on the other forum once - Satya has been brought in at a time when Virat has been completely butchered. Which is genius from Born Cutie. Virat made too many mistakes. Anuj, Abhimanyu, Atharva, Rudra, Raghav etc made 1-2. It's easier for me to root for these MLs when I compare them to Virat. If AA was brought in in the other show sometime later after the ML had been butchered even more, I think he would have been someone I would have rooted for also. Currently, one mistake does not equal the end of everything in my eyes ON INDIAN SOAP OPERAS, especially if the person is guilty. Again, that's just me and my following of the show. Virat has never really been guilty. He wants Sai, he says as he weeps. I've wronged Sai so much, forgive me Sai - he has never said this.
Obviously every character has fans. Forget Satya or AA, even Letter Didi and Arohi have fans who hype them up. I'm not dissing anyone - to each his own. I don't root for anyone on Ghum, because it would be futile. It's just entertainment at this point. No connect.
My own bias - because I know that PL will exist in Sai's life as long as Virat does (due to offscreen whatevers) and because I personally feel that NB's acting has deteriorated to just squinting his eyes a lot, also comes into play. So obviously take my opinion with a grain of salt. Because I ask myself if I would feel the same way if someone else played Virat, and I don't know the answer. Neil's Virat does not evoke in me, any empathy. Would Parth Samthaan's Virat, Vikram Singh Chauhan's Virat, KSG's Virat, Barun's Virat also not evoke any emotions? Don't know.
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