@TM -
I think people are finding that your topic was not well intentioned. The title of your thread could have been 'Barun is not too bad as ASR' but instead you chose 'Barun is still not too good as ASR'. Both mean the same, connotation is totally different and I think it rubbed people the wrong way. People in the BHPH forum were well aware of the conversations around 'BS' that went on before this forum opened up, so I hope you can understand if certain people have hit the end of their patience with his criticisms.
Much in the way that you are a fan of Sanaya, I am of Barun. I think you have to understand the reason why people are bringing up BHPH, is because you are making a case that he needs improvement in expressions - and if you watch BHPH you will see it is not because he does not know how to do them.
If you go back and read one of Barun's interviews, he has said that he has to do multiple takes as ASR because he has to keep a straight face for everything. ASR is very difficult for him to play. Given this information, I think whatever shot and look we are given from the director on our tv screen is precisely the expression Nissar wants to portray in ASR. Or else why not give us the take where Barun shows a little bit of humanity in ASR. So I think, you might want to send something to 4 Lions asking them to stop shooting ASR as a man of stone...although, I believe that is exactly what they are going for.
I think we are forgetting about the director here and his hand in what we see. For example, we know Sanaya's acting ability - so why is it that so many of us felt that she was acting like a child, instead of the bubbly young woman she is supposed to be when she came to the Raizada house the first time and in her first day at the office?? (check back and see - topics abound on this). It is not that she is an OTT actress, the director quite obviously wanted to hit us over the head with what kind of different worlds ASR and Khushi came from.
I think I have been fair is my response to you and hopefully you will think about ASR in a different way. I also hope that if someone has criticisms of Sanaya's acting, everyone here who has said it is fair to critique actors will take it sportingly, although I have my doubts as what I have seen in this thread is that saying Barun is lifeless and blank is okay criticism/opinion, but someone's similar opinion saying Barun overshadows Sanaya is deemed unfair. (look back - you will see it)
I love this jodi because of their chemistry. Chemistry is not one sided. It can only work when the couple's acting complement each other.
Peace
Edited by momma1128 - 14 years ago
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