Originally posted by: ahem_brahmasmi
Hey IloveApu,
I saw the video just now and what all you have said is absolutely true. The creatives behind the serial have really made a mess at this really critical point. I agree that Aditya should get some screen presence and some dialogues to say. But what i disagree to, is the way, they show Dev getting Kaajjal.
Mujhe sach main aisa laga, ki Dev ek bhikaari hai aur Sunidhi aur Aditya,Kaajjal ko ek bheek ki tarah de rahe hai. That was too demeaning. I agree that it is good that the marriage is taking place and i am happy that atleast they didn't drag on much. But bringing Dev's character to such a humbled down and puppet-like mode is also not acceptable, specially after seeing what kind of a strong and smashing character the old Dev Prathap Singh has been. We loved him for being such a principled, just, strong-willed character.๐ณ
I really felt bad when i saw Kaajjal crying as if Adi was going to marry her off to some villain like Gabbar Singh.๐Dev jiske liye woh building se koodke apni jaan de rahi thi, woh pyaar aaj kaha chala gaya? Kaajjal is the lead heroine and she is behaving as if Dev means nothing to her and Adi means everything to her. The way she was continuing to speak as if she really wanted Adi and not Dev. That moment itself, i felt Kaajjal was not worthy of Dev.
These creatives made the strong-willed Dev into a mere katputli, who waswill attend Kaajjal's wedding if Kaajjal insist, or leave the house if Aditya insists or marry Kaajjal if Sunidhi and rest of the family insists. Dev was never like that, but they totally ruined the character of Dev. First they made Kaajjal into a puppet and now Dev too. Maybe Dev will look more stunning on the shaadi ka mandap, but they murdered his root character. Dev should be getting Kaajjal as his right and not as if everybody is handing her over to him. ๐
Dev was at everyone's mercy. This was not the Dev whom we admired all through this serial. We admired the strong-willed, arrogant yet just, principled and romantic Dev Prathap Singh, who knew what to do and what not to do.๐ณ
They also ruined Kaajjal's character, because the Kaajjal in the beginning of the serial is a just girl, who knew what is right and what is wrong, who had an opinion of her own, who knew what she wanted and knew how to attain it. This Kaajjal who is now getting married is a mere katputli, who obeys what Sunidhi or Adi says. If Sunidhi at this point, asks her to marry Adi, then she would go ahead and marry him, if she asks her to marry Dhruv, she would marry him, and now Kaajjal is obeying Sunidhi and so she is marrying Dev as if she has been forced into doing this.๐ก
This was not we wanted. We wanted two lovers passionate in their love to be united. We didn't want to watch such a marriage where the heroine half-heartedly agrees to marry the hero, just because the other man in her life had asked her to do so and disagreed to marry her. It is not about just shaadi and baaki rasmein, its about what leads to the marriage that is more important. ๐ณ
They ruined the whole track of the story and made it appear as if Dev was the only one who wanted to marry Kaajjal and as if Kaajjal didn't want to marry him. Satya is shown as an opportunist, who agrees to what Sunidhi says. First he wanted Kaajjal to marry Adi and now he agrees and says that Dev can have her. Tomorrow if Sunidhi changes her decision Satya would agree with it and say, 'Kaajjal beti, don't marry Dev'. Satya is also converted into yet another puppet.๐ก
These creatives have made all the important characters into mere puppets and some new characters are deciding what should be happening in their lives. Kaajjal is right now shown as a girl, who doesn't even understand the importance of love and just follows what others dictate. She is marrying Dev now because Adi asked her to. She doesn't seem to be happy to marry Dev. Now this is not the Kaajjal we all loved, is she?๐
Maybe they will show her as a happy bride next week. But then, we start wondering, is she such a spineless girl, who doesn't have an opinion of her own? She is willing to marry any guy, be it Adi or Dev. It is as if both are equal. Dev was her lover and she should atleast show some happiness because she is getting the one she loved. But there is no happiness on her face. I didn't like the creatives making the true and deep love of DK finally appear into such a light thing as if it was ok if she married him or not. ๐ญ
Dev really did look detached. Maybe Apu also felt that his character was getting ruined. At the point, they couldn't even make Dev appear happy, because he was at the mercy of Adi and his family and they were giving Kaajjal to him as alms. It was as if Dev was not having a self respect.๐ญ
It surely is demeaning after all the ways it has come through. The kind of passionate love, that they showed in the beginning, that passion is lacking now. I really disagree to this particular episode, they could've atleast shown Kaajjal approving of her mistake and atleast when Dev came into her room apologising, she could've atleast said that she was also doing a mistake by choosing farz to her inner love for Dev. But nothing passionate or romantic was there in the way they spoke. It was as if Dev was all guilty and he was behaving as if he had caused her a huge loss and he had to apologise for it. It appeared as if Dev didn't deserve Kaajjal but yet he is luckily getting her all due to Adi and his family.
Anyway, let's hope the creatives will compensate for the present episode later on. I am watching the serial just for the sake of Apu and i am sad that, they made Apu appear irrelevant in this particular episode, when it was most important to make him appear relevant. This particular episode lacked passion and love, even though Adi was mentioning that Dev was Kaajjal's love and there was only her love for Dev appearing in her eyes.๐
Anyway, they have completely murdered Kaajjal'scharacter and i am sad that poor Surveen is doing this role. Apu atleast is still in the hearts of all fans, because we appreciate him a lot due to his looks, dialogue delivery and screen presence and also because we have seen him and is still seeing him in the reruns of JJKN, where he is doing a totally smashing character. I just hope that there will be more scenes where we get to see the old Dev Prathap Singh, the strong industrialist, whom we all Kaajjalians fell in love with. ๐ณ