The end of the best on television!

I cannot begin to describe how sad I feel today. Ishq Ka Rang Safed came into my life like a burst of fresh air one fine afternoon. It gave me the opportunity to forget my own troubles for half an hour and enter the magical world of Viplav and Dhani. Today marks the end of my most beloved character on television, Viplav. For me, it's always been more about Viplav than Mishal. I admire Mishal tremendously for his talent, but with Viplav I developed a bond. I was enamoured by him. Never had I seen a male lead that in love before. Yes, he wasn't the most wise and seemed to have lost his perceptiveness amid his journey, but he was exuberantly charming, innocent, and just simply adorable. It saddens me that in a day or two I'll never get to see Viplav again. Our last memories of ViDha still haunt me with the way Viplav had acted with Dhani. He was ignorant and crude. With Eisha being gone, I had hoped that Viplav's story would continue forward and that we might've gotten half closure if not full. I had hoped for some kind of retribution to come on his part. For him to come to know of his grandfather's true colours and to see some remorse. Today, I've come to accept that the most epic love story I've ever seen in modern day television will be left incomplete. Unfortunately, our enthralling world ended with Viplav discarding Dhani unceremoniously at her mother's doorsteps and Viplav being told that he's both untrustworthy and an outsider. That's the official end to Viplav, Dhani, and their story. This hurts me more than I can express. I can't recall a time when I became more attached to a show and its characters. I remember the same misery when The Cosby Show, Growing Pains, and Who's The Boss all ended the same week. At that time, I felt as if I was losing 10 years of my childhood. I can't believe I feel the same way after 10 months of IKRS. I think I can pinpoint it down to how real the characters were on this show. Mishal's very realistic depiction of Viplav is what drew me into this show. I never felt as if I was watching a character. I always felt as if I was watching someone I had an association with and knew personally. I was happy in his happiness and sad in his sorrow.

I understand Mishal's stance and agree that he deserves better than the crappy storyline and character assassination. It'll be a very long time until we get to see Mr. Raheja back on screen. He's notorious for taking long breaks. I for one feel that after this experience, he may choose to stay away from television and especially dailies for good. I truly hope that he makes it into Bollywood one day as per his wish. I can see him doing exceptionally well as a movie star. The man was born to act!

As for the forum, I want to thank each and everyone of you for making this place so special. I was a silent member for a while before I actually joined all of you in your discussions. Mehr, thank you for encouraging us to come out of our shells. If it weren't for you, I probably still would've been a silent member. Sura, thank you keeping the forum as active as you did in the good old days. Meenu, thank you for all of the information you provided us with especially when we felt completely lost with respect to the show. Hammie and Swati, I applaud you and your dedication since the beginning of the show. Not once did you two falter in providing your takes. Nandy, thank you for all of the screenshots and gifs. You brought so much excitement to the forum, my friend. Archu, you're one of the sweetest people I've come across here. Thank you for your updates up until the leap. Sam, thank you for your interesting analyses of the episodes and tracks. Rama, thank you for your beautiful VMs. I just watched Bahon Ke Darmiyan and Vaada Karle Saajna and got really nostalgic. Jaz, I've loved your VMs just as much. Thank you for all of the humour and wit you provide us with in each of your comments. Mag and Prem, you two are without a doubt the voice of reason and sensibility on this forum. Thank you for the rationality you brought to the forum. Barbie, thank you for writing beautiful stories for us all. When Ishq failed us, you and Mehr made an attempt to satiate us with your versions of what should've been. F, thank you for all of the polls you've made to keep the forum active and engaging. Dolly, thank you for all of the wonderful quotes you used to add to the images on the forum. Seeing the same images from your perspective would give us all another insight into the show. Mish, Pearl 82, Nutty, Mthiru, SVD, Chnnu, Aisha, Neha, Anjali, and Subha, thank you for the delightful discussions I've had the pleasure of having with each of you. We've often vented our frustrations together and appreciated each other's perspectives. I'll miss sharing my views with all of you. Zaj, you're a new member here and I've loved your positivity. It's been so nice to see you active here when everyone else was down. To the rest of my friends on the forum, love and respect to each and every one of you. Hopefully, we'll all meet one another soon on another forum or medium. Shocking that all of you are faceless, yet so close to the heart. I know most of you will be gone as soon as Mishal's last episode airs. I will still stick around for the time being. Losing Ishq and the forum at the same time is just too painful a thought. So, I won't say goodbye. More like see you soon.