Another round of T n D bashing….anyways what's new in that. Let me try and address a few things:
- Many of u say SS let a cushy job in NY and moved back to India to become an actor. So basically he has sacrificed something huge for a dream which is being spoilt now by the Singhs.
A:Ok, he did move back to India leaving a cushy job. But how many years ago? That was well before JJKN started. His return to India was in no way connected to JJKN.
2. SS has been USED by JJKN makers/Sony because he is popular.
A: How many of you can honestly say that u knew there existed an actor called Samir Soni before he appeared as Purab? Even if u knew how Samir Soni (like I did) how many bothered to find out what he is up to? He acted in serials, did stage and also films but he never got REAL popularity before JJKN.
- T n D haven't done justice to Purab. They should have done this as they created Purab.
A: I agree to some extent. Actually Purab was a pleasant character in Alibagh. He was sweet but believable. But at this stage he wasn't 'popular' enuf to require a comeback. He was prolly as likeable or popular as Lucky Singh.
Then back at Mumbai he morphed into a filthy rich Prince Charming who was too good to be true. This is when his over-sweet character gave people like me indigestion while some fell in love with him. But here to he was tolerable.
Then came his 3rd innings. This is where Purab's character grew while all others were side-lined for his sake. The story took a HUGE diversion to accommodate Purab. He virtually became the protagonist of the show. He hogged the limelight. Everyone esp AA, Parmeet, Rakshanda and the whole GM gang were sidelined. The whole show got boring and JJKN began losing viewers steadily. So the makers had to go back to the original story. And Purab had no place in the original except as Michel so he had to be eased out for the time-being. Members of this group will remember that I had posted long back that Purab will be back as Michel and he was.
Then came his 4th innings. Here is was basically Michel. Even in the original Michel did not have much of a role after Betty came back to re-join Ecomoda. But JJKN has diverted from BLF. But even then in the current Jessica Bedi track only Jassi's and Mallika's roles were important. Others like Armaan, Nandu, gang, Walias were in the background. Purab wasn't needed. So he wasn't there.
- Purab trying to murder Jassi is ridiculous.
A: I agree. But he remember he is a suspect. And he will be suspected by CID. But he isn't the CULPRIT. And there lies the difference.
- Purab should not be turned negative.
A: How long can Purab remain an angel? And if he is an angel how long can he expect the focus to remain on him ONLY. That doesn't make good drama and hence a good serial. Things have to MOVE. Even many of Purab's fans have agreed that situation is ripe for him to turn negative without it being unbelievable. A good actor should be comfortable with both positive and negative roles. This has been proved by actors like Big B and SRK. They have played a variety of roles and their fans have accepted them. So why cant SS or his fans accept him in a negative role?
- Purab's role has been reduced and so he must leave.
A: I agree. But then as I said it's the requirement of the track. Samir Soni seems to want to go back to the days of his 3rd innings in JJKN where he was the center of attraction. But television doesn't work like that. The focus keep shifting from character to character. Only character which always gets imp is the protagonist which in this case is Jassi and not Purab. If Purab or his fans expect T n D Singh to set a new example by putting the focus on Purab…then they will not.
- Samir Soni is a thinking actor and he should not take what is being meted out to him.
A: This is a debatable issue. To me an actor who wants to play only a one-dimensional character is not a thinking actor. Only thing he wants is personal fame. But ur entitled to hold ur own opinion on this.
- Samir Soni hasn't been loyal to the show. Mona and AA have been more loyal.
A: I think SS has shown the required loyalty most of the time. Mona's and AA's contribution has been definitely more as they are palying the most important characters in the show. But SS has this tendency to go the press for every small thing. I don't see what's the point in this. Cant he sort out his problem without unburdening himself to Mr. Vickey Lalwani?
- Samir will get/is getting better shows etc.
A: This is atleast not visible. He only has DKCH on hand. He has another music video and a play to his credit in recent times. That too gets attention thanks to Mandira Bedi. Coming to films I doubt that's happening. SS is shrewd enuf not to leave a GOOD film role for JJKN. Coming to Balaji serials…I don't have to tell u all how fabulous they are. They are popular alrite. But that's it. I don't understand how a so-called thinking actor thinks that working in a Balaji serial will do him credit.
Finally what I think is they want to turn Purab to a negative character. That's why SS is doing this drama. If he really wants to leave he would have left. Biggest examples are Shabnam and Rajesh Khera who went to press AFTER they quit. While Parmeet who went to press before he quit is still around. SS' case is similar.
Personally I don't care whether Purab is there or not. He was, is and will be an irritant. But life's not perfect. I can tolerate him provided his screen time doesn't exceed 10 seconds/episode and the focus stays on Armaan-Jassi love story.
Bade Achche Lagte Hain Naya Season
