Thank you Barun from a true ASR fan; Note on Pg 17 - Page 11

Originally posted by: AliyaS

Well i do not think he has lost any true fans; maybe some superficial ones.
My dad could not care less about bollywood and TV stars and when i was discussing this fiasco with him he said "hats off to him to take a decision and quit because the show has clearly lost all its magic and unnecessary dragging is only ruining the beauty that once was". So a lot of people do appreciate him for wanting to do something different and break away from the normal.

Originally posted by: AliyaS

Well said about him mentioning Baat; you know i have read numerous interviews where SRK mentions that this role in Kabhi ha kabhi na is closest to his heart. That does not mean he is being ungrateful towards DDLJ or KKHH or Yash Raj and Karan Johar who supposedly made him the superstar.
Anyways if people want to find negatives they will find a dozen; if one looks for positives they will find a million.

@Bold: Very well written original post. But this is NOT the first time he credited BHPH for honing his acting skills and affirming it to be the closest to his heart. He has been doing it since last summer when these interviews started pouring, so doubtful if he is deliberately distancing from IPK/ ASR due to the unfortunate developments towards the end. And for die hard fan of IPK and ASR it hurts... it immensely hurts to hear that from a guy who's art is admired for several months that he did it only as a 9-5 job but felt nothing for it!!

The role of SRK in Kabhi haan Kabhi naa is actually good. Although hugely popular, Rahuls/ Rajs didn't have much scope except to romance around heriones. So if he says that it is the former closest to his heart, I certainly understand that. No offence to any BHPH fans, but even if the fame and popularity are kept aide and only the characters are compared per se. comparing Shravan and ASR and saying the former is close to his heart from a guy who apparently thrives for creative satisfaction and who's idols are the likes of Aamir Khan and Saif in Omkara is indeed disheartening to the least!!!

If we can't judge him for the comments he made, we can't judge him for the comments he didn't make either that IPK/ASR does matter to him! So, untill the day he openly conveys gratitude towards IPK/ ASR, I remain, neither a fan nor a basher but an extremely disappointed viewer!!

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Originally posted by: Horizon

@Bold: Very well written original post. But this is NOT the first time he credited BHPH for honing his acting skills and affirming it to be the closest to his heart. He has been doing it since last summer when these interviews started pouring, so doubtful if he is deliberately distancing from IPK/ ASR due to the unfortunate developments towards the end. And for die hard fan of IPK and ASR it hurts... it immensely hurts to hear that from a guy who's art is admired for several months that he did it only as a 9-5 job but felt nothing for it!!

The role of SRK in Kabhi haan Kabhi naa is actually good. Although hugely popular, Rahuls/ Rajs didn't have much scope except to romance around heriones. So if he says that it is the former closest to his heart, I certainly understand that. No offence to any BHPH fans, but even if the fame and popularity are kept aide and only the characters are compared per se. comparing Shravan and ASR and saying the former is close to his heart from a guy who apparently thrives for creative satisfaction and who's idols are the likes of Aamir Khan and Saif in Omkara is indeed disheartening to the least!!!

If we can't judge him for the comments he made, we can't judge him for the comments he didn't make either that IPK/ASR does matter to him! So, untill the day he openly conveys gratitude towards IPK/ ASR, I remain, neither a fan nor a basher but an extremely disappointed viewer!!

Originally posted by: polly2312

@bold - I respectfully disagree with what you said there. I have read all his interviews and he did not say anything that would mean that IPK and ASR meant nothing to him. If you admired his art for several months, then it means that you were moved by his performance. This can be accomplished only by a passionate and dedicated actor who is very honest about his work. If the role did not mean anything to him beyond a 9-5 job, then he would have not been able to do such an outstanding job as ASR. If this were the case, he would have given mediocre performance and ASR would not have been so popular. So it is unfair to say that the role meant nothing to him.

I think Barun gave his 100% to ASR and took the role very seriously. What got to him was the gruelling hours and monotony which is the basic problem with daily soaps production. Actor's POV is always different from a viewer's POV.

He has shown gratitude towards IPK team many times. He did it even in the last interview where he thanked the writers and acknowledged that IPK is the biggest thing that has happened to him. But since he has been bashed a lot for his decision to leave the show, I think that is why we see him trying to justify why he took the decision in every interview. I think he does not need to justify anything. It is his decision, and as fans of the show, we should cherish what he, Sanaya and the rest of the IPK team gave us instead of giving more importance to the offscreen stuff.

Originally posted by: Horizon

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Thanks for the inputs. Agree, he did n't say those words
explicitly. But these comments of mine are not a result of reading him just
once but a cumulative effect of reading his views for the past several months.
The first time I heard him say Shravan meant more to him than ASR was last
summer. Irony is, that time when one of my friends got offended, I exactly told
her what you post says now! Over a period of time his reiteration of the same just
got on to me that I perfectly identify now with what my friend felt months ago!
Here are his comments:</font><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">"BS: Ummm...I don't know. Career
wise, I might be in a better position to answer that question a year from now.
However, if you talk about numbers then
yes, IPKKND is the biggest show I have been a part of. It was a massive
production and I received so much love and appreciation from the viewers. So in
those terms'yes, this was a huge show for me</font></font>

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<font size="3"><font face="Calibri">if I had to pick one,
I would pick Shravan's character from
Baat Humaari Pakki Hai. It's not that I identify with Shravan the most but
I just loved that show. Baat was a
memorable experience for me."</font></font>

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<font size="3" face="Calibri">Yes, he didn't exactly say IPK meant nothing to him, but something
on those lines! Remember the scene last year around this time, where ASR finds
Khushi at the chanawala where she asks him "aapko kya farq padtha hai".. then
ASR said "Ofcousre farq padtha hai dammit"! We all LOVED that scene! Instead, what
if ASR said "OK, if you take the numbers, Yes, Khushi is the one whom I looked
most, the one whose hand I held most, but it was always Lavanya who is close to
my heart as she is the first official girl friend in my life"..I felt that way
whenever he said number wise IPK is big, but BHPH is the one close to his
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<font size="3" face="Calibri">I have no issues with his leaving the show as it is his life
and his prerogative! I only wish he celebrates his association with IPK and ASR
more as it indeedis a turning point for him otherwise all these journalists
wouldn't be chasing him for interviews! I
have leant my lessons not to read any more interviews from any IPK team members
so that this off screen demons leave my head and I can go back to cherish my
fav show!</font>

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Originally posted by: Horizon

Thanks for the inputs. Agree, he did n't say those words explicitly. But these comments of mine are not a result of reading him just once but a cumulative effect of reading his views for the past several months. The first time I heard him say Shravan meant more to him than ASR was last summer. Irony is, that time when one of my friends got offended, I exactly told her what you post says now! Over a period of time his reiteration of the same just got on to me that I perfectly identify now with what my friend felt months ago! Here are his comments:"BS: Ummm...I don't know. Career wise, I might be in a better position to answer that question a year from now. However, if you talk about numbers then yes, IPKKND is the biggest show I have been a part of. It was a massive production and I received so much love and appreciation from the viewers. So in those terms'yes, this was a huge show for me

if I had to pick one, I would pick Shravan's character from Baat Humaari Pakki Hai. It's not that I identify with Shravan the most but I just loved that show. Baat was a memorable experience for me."

Yes, he didn't exactly say IPK meant nothing to him, but something on those lines! Remember the scene last year around this time, where ASR finds Khushi at the chanawala where she asks him "aapko kya farq padtha hai".. then ASR said "Ofcousre farq padtha hai dammit"! We all LOVED that scene! Instead, what if ASR said "OK, if you take the numbers, Yes, Khushi is the one whom I looked most, the one whose hand I held most, but it was always Lavanya who is close to my heart as she is the first official girl friend in my life"..I felt that way whenever he said number wise IPK is big, but BHPH is the one close to his heart!

I have no issues with his leaving the show as it is his life and his prerogative! I only wish he celebrates his association with IPK and ASR more as it indeed is a turning point for him otherwise all these journalists wouldn't be chasing him for interviews! I have leant my lessons not to read any more interviews from any IPK team members so that this off screen demons leave my head!