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Dear Gautam,
We abhor the words "fan" and "fanatic." Yet we accept it. Speaking at a sometimes-writer and a fan-fic writer (yes, I love your work that much), I would be absolutely flattered if I had me some fanatics! Alas I mostly write heavy-duty (read: boring) political stuff. Consider it a privilege that all of your work is so well received. I agree that criticism is hard to bear when you put in 20 hours a day sometimes to make 22 minutes happen. I get how hectic the job is. But take the criticism as a group, not upon yourself personally. That is when it hurts. Even this piece by you will get plenty of criticism, read them all (we know the CVs read now) and take it with a grain of salt. Viewers vary as you are well aware. Some are passionate young teen fans, others are mature fans and then there are the older fans and those who enjoy the comedy. Take the good from them and the bad. When you achieve some success (IPKKND), it will never come without negativity and some very good critics.
Glad you own up to the fact that you (all 80 of you) make mistakes. From the viewers' perspective if there are 80 people in and around set, bloopers become hard to digest. At least one person would have seen for example that there are continuity problems almost everyday. No other show kept the momentum as long as IPKKND has, so the expectation stands when the story slacks.
When a child actor is open to the disturbing influence of her characterization, it is a violation of ethical responsibility - a duty in all our professions. Actors as you say, can't take all the credit. Especially a child actor, she can neither take the credit nor the blame for representing a malicious maturity that is supposedly cute. This burden falls at the CVs' door for writing such a track. If it was Star Plus, then they take the blame too.
On the other hand, Sanaya and Barun get all the praise because they are fantastic actors and a viewer cannot help but be influenced by their characters too. But we are well aware that they are 80 other people under the sun, we just don't see them, know them, or have character references to acknowledge and relate to them.
In every job an individual takes, we open ourselves to criticisms and judgment. And I get that is hurts. I am one of the posters who do a lot of so-called "bashing." For the most part, I say 99% constructive things. There are other times I praise the "CVs" too, the hope is that it does not go unnoticed.
We are flattered that you bothered to be bothered by our "fanatic" behavior. Sometimes the negativity hurts us, yes. I personally sympathize here because I have been through scarring racism, shouting, and criticism from an ex-boss. But then I remember, my uncle's non-creative job - being a surgeon. There really are bigger scars. When a patient dies in your hand, you live with it the guilt as you are human at the end of the day.
Fanatics can't stop being fanatics as long as IPKKND is good you see. We can't just go and get a life. Real life is hard and that is why people look for escapism like IPKKND. We get invested in the happiness that is "Arhi" (not "Payash" sorry). When the escapism falls short of our expectation, we get upset and sometimes it is a reflection of other hurts BECAUSE we have a life. Take Mitra for example, she died the other day from uterine cancer after pining to see a confession for the last year. She wrote requesting it from Gul. Cancer is one of the real things in life. She did have that life, but she also wanted her escapism because that is how we glean happiness from our reality sometimes. We refocus and get addicted to that happiness. I am not saying this to make you guys feel guilty. It is just to show why fanatical behavior is the reward for your hard work and brilliance. And we thank you all for it. You do more than write and create. You deliver happiness and with that comes some responsibility and criticism you never signed up for.
Life,
Mary.
We abhor the words "fan" and "fanatic." Yet we accept it. Speaking at a sometimes-writer and a fan-fic writer (yes, I love your work that much), I would be absolutely flattered if I had me some fanatics! Alas I mostly write heavy-duty (read: boring) political stuff. Consider it a privilege that all of your work is so well received. I agree that criticism is hard to bear when you put in 20 hours a day sometimes to make 22 minutes happen. I get how hectic the job is. But take the criticism as a group, not upon yourself personally. That is when it hurts. Even this piece by you will get plenty of criticism, read them all (we know the CVs read now) and take it with a grain of salt. Viewers vary as you are well aware. Some are passionate young teen fans, others are mature fans and then there are the older fans and those who enjoy the comedy. Take the good from them and the bad. When you achieve some success (IPKKND), it will never come without negativity and some very good critics.
Glad you own up to the fact that you (all 80 of you) make mistakes. From the viewers' perspective if there are 80 people in and around set, bloopers become hard to digest. At least one person would have seen for example that there are continuity problems almost everyday. No other show kept the momentum as long as IPKKND has, so the expectation stands when the story slacks.
When a child actor is open to the disturbing influence of her characterization, it is a violation of ethical responsibility - a duty in all our professions. Actors as you say, can't take all the credit. Especially a child actor, she can neither take the credit nor the blame for representing a malicious maturity that is supposedly cute. This burden falls at the CVs' door for writing such a track. If it was Star Plus, then they take the blame too.
On the other hand, Sanaya and Barun get all the praise because they are fantastic actors and a viewer cannot help but be influenced by their characters too. But we are well aware that they are 80 other people under the sun, we just don't see them, know them, or have character references to acknowledge and relate to them.
In every job an individual takes, we open ourselves to criticisms and judgment. And I get that is hurts. I am one of the posters who do a lot of so-called "bashing." For the most part, I say 99% constructive things. There are other times I praise the "CVs" too, the hope is that it does not go unnoticed.
We are flattered that you bothered to be bothered by our "fanatic" behavior. Sometimes the negativity hurts us, yes. I personally sympathize here because I have been through scarring racism, shouting, and criticism from an ex-boss. But then I remember, my uncle's non-creative job - being a surgeon. There really are bigger scars. When a patient dies in your hand, you live with it the guilt as you are human at the end of the day.
Fanatics can't stop being fanatics as long as IPKKND is good you see. We can't just go and get a life. Real life is hard and that is why people look for escapism like IPKKND. We get invested in the happiness that is "Arhi" (not "Payash" sorry). When the escapism falls short of our expectation, we get upset and sometimes it is a reflection of other hurts BECAUSE we have a life. Take Mitra for example, she died the other day from uterine cancer after pining to see a confession for the last year. She wrote requesting it from Gul. Cancer is one of the real things in life. She did have that life, but she also wanted her escapism because that is how we glean happiness from our reality sometimes. We refocus and get addicted to that happiness. I am not saying this to make you guys feel guilty. It is just to show why fanatical behavior is the reward for your hard work and brilliance. And we thank you all for it. You do more than write and create. You deliver happiness and with that comes some responsibility and criticism you never signed up for.
Life,
Mary.
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