Chicken Soup for the Critics, Mr.Hedge?

Dear Mr. Hedge,

Now sitting here writing this I'm wondering whether to be annoying and scathing at your implication that we 'fanatic' viewers have nothing better to do, or whether I should practice what I am about to preach and take it with a grain of salt.

For now, since I actually have enjoyed your work – I'll choose the latter.

Allow me to tell you something Mr. Hedge, IPK has probably the most diverse and dare I say intelligent viewer panels – no I'm serious – we have doctors, lawyers, scientists even! And in a way this is where you face your logical fallacies issue, you mess up a diabetes scene and we have half a dozen posts on how the disease actually works and why that couldn't happen.

And none of them are out of hate; it's of a sense of association the med student or doctor who know the actual deal get a little touchy over the fact that what to them is simple knowledge and could have been cleared with a simple google search is misrepresented – trust me it gets to you. Such as the validity of the initialed will papers (law student).

Take away the good GH – you're work has been amazing enough to have people who I assure you have much 'better' things to do take the time out - because to us IPKKND matters.

Now as for the 'CV bashing'. Okay, look the thing is Mr. Hedge that speaking from a psychological point of view you need to understand that this is a cyber medium – wth does that have to do with anything you may ask – Allow me to explain.

Have you noticed that some of the posts are amazing constructive criticism, some scathing sarcasm and some just plain childish tantrums? Now think back – who build up your audience – kids, teens, adults?

Your audience, sir, is a mix.

Which is very difficult to deal with, because the kiddies on the forum will try to compete with the bland wit by being as mean as they can, taking that as sarcasm, or with foot stomping tantrums. There are people who will create posts to stir up trouble – why- because the internet gives you an invisibility cloak that lets you do that and not have to face the consequences. Hence Mr. Hedge the cyber medium must always be taken with a grain of real world salt.

I once wrote a Fanfiction based off IPK which suggested that the reason Manorma Mami behaved so condescendingly to Payal was because she suffered from and inferiority complex turned superiority complex and got told off for daring to suggest the woman was human. Big deal! At the end of the day as someone who has been a part of the print media for almost four years now, let me give you a bit of advice - be true to your storyline and your readers will follow.

Now, coming to your point about the rest of the team. I think, Sir, that there is another way to look at this it is not that we don't logically know there is a team there – it is that your presentation of each segment has been so mind-numbingly beautiful that we see ArHi not SaRun and when we see ArHi there is no team, because a team would imply fiction which to us it then isn't. Every time we overlook you in a scene is one more time that you have wrapped our minds around the scene to the point where we are not thinking logically.

So congratulations, as a creative I know there is nothing better you could ask for.

Much Love,

A proud fan.

Mr. Hedge's Note: https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/iss-pyaar-ko-kya-naam-doon/2996726/note-from-gautam-hegde-writer-of-ipkknd

Hope you posted this on Facebook too...cracking response. 👏

Wow I think from all the responses I've read to GH's post this is the one which echoes my feelings most! I don't have much to add and I'm using my iPhone to post this comment so it's hard to write/edit too much. One point I would like to emphasise is this:

'be true to your storyline and your readers will follow'

That's pretty much what I wrote on their wall on FB as well, I think too much outside input, chopping and changing to please the channel or some segments of fans or whoever has harmed the show. The story they started with, the way the characters were written and the way it was executed by all is what we all fell in love with - if they just stick to that and tell their own story their way I think the viewers would connect to that and ratings would follow as well.

Let's hope that they see posts like yours and take on board what we're trying to say. We love the show, it's very close to all our hearts and that's the only reason why we take the time out to write these posts, they should understand that.

It might be worth posting this as a reply on the 4lions thread as well and also FB?

Asma

Indeed an insightful post Nymra!
I guess they get it clear and loud!
Awesome how you just wove through your words!
Applause Applause.
All I can say, given 'm using my cell-phone I second you!
Keep Posted!
-Cherry-

Hi Nymra, very sensible and articulate post. Please do post it on the

4Lions fb page.


When you are at it, could you please also remind him about the story

of the father, the son and the donkey. It's good that they listen to their

viewers but they don't have to follow each and every suggestion or

need to take it to heart. Otherwise they will end up dropping the

IPKKND in the river, tied hand and foot, just like the donkey in the

story.


They have a super team, looks like they need to work a tiny bit on their

confidence. Anyways they are giving us a good show and I plan to

watch it through its high and lows.

Well said. This is what I have to say to Mr. Hegde:

Yes, we get it. You work hard at the show, but so does everyone else in all other shows--- it comes with the job. Your creativity does get kudos, especially when you rock episodes like Diwali, Holi, the recent ILU from Arnav. At the same time, no one can deny that Barun and Sanaya, with their looks and acting attract a majority of the audience.

That said, we can understand how being criticized by fans hurts-- but the criticism only shows that we care about the show, and the characters--- which is what a PH/ CV would dream from their audience. It shows that you have given us a story and characters we deeply care about--credit goes to you--- but at the same time, you have raised the bar with your performances so far, so it has become a bit like riding the Lion: if you fall, the Lion will eat you. That's life.


The story in the past week has moved on from mindless comedy, and is now going towards a sort of resolution--which is a good thing. Go with the story, and the TRPs would work their way upwards--- and instead of complaining, take criticism for what it is worth, (in case some of it helps you to create a better story) and move on. A sentimental rant is neither here nor there. I've worked 18 hours a day 7 days a week, and if I got it wrong, I had to accept the feedback. Same goes for any job, be it creative or not.

Wish you all the very best-- we're all rooting for you. Do away with the negatives, and you'll automatically find space for the positives.

Well said Nmyra...

very well written by you.

Originally posted by: tangam

Well said Nmyra...

now I am interested to read you MM ff anyway of giving me the link...

i hope they read this and understand!