It is as if, IPK makers decided, this time we are going to make another serial where Shyam is the hero. Without telling the flashback story of Zeenat, what is the difference between Shyam and Sahir? How can you make audience watch the show, without giving any justification for married man falling in love with another girl? Jealous track looks cute when one realises his/her possessiveness and love through that. If one does not go through that realisation, that jealousy looks plain creepy.
We still digested. But makers were not satisfied. They wanted to go further. They introduced the track of manipulation in love and marriage.
Fine. Zaki said he loves Arzoo. Sahir could have coldly replied "Now go and figure out, whom she likes". The whole drama would have been over in a sentence. Zaki could have known, who Arzoo is in love with, even without that stupid track. That would have gelled well much more with Sahir's character (that he knows what is going on in Arzoos mind, but not interested in reciprocating). Whether Arzoo prefers to pursue her love with a cold hearted man or start afresh with a man who says he loves her could have been an interesting watch. We would have loved to watch Arzoo falling hopelessly in love with a man, despite knowing there is no reciprocation and SAC making futile attempts to remain in control.
We never minded (in fact loved) Sahir being heartless, but what was the need to change his character? What was the need for this manipulating a girl's love and plotting to fix his own brother in a marriage to a girl who is bearing somebody's child, to seal a deal?
I never minded grey, but this was plain black. After doing all this, now makers want to turn a ruthless businessman into a puppy stuck between two ladies. Now they are wondering why show does not get TRP. What else do they expect for this crappy characterisation?
My last question, do loyal fans of an actors (who flood the online forums) also contribute for the lowering of TRP? They keep praising the serial, even when the serial is going downhill, just because they are in love with the lead actor or character. One could have sensed long back, Sahir's character is taken for a ride and alerted the makers. Instead, most of the people kept praising the lead and blamed Sony or Zaki for the low TRP. It gave a false sense of security for the makers and continue their act of butchering Sahir's character further.
