Prachi or Gurdeep

Prachi. But I don't see her as mother to people who are older than her.

I don't see why we are having such polls, because Prachi isn't coming back to TV and Gurdeep has fitted beautifully into the role of Bani. Prachi was good as the younger Bani and Gurdeep is good as the older Bani. But the underlying basic fact is, Prachi has mentioned in all her interviews after Rock On, that she doesn't want to do soaps on TV anymore. So, why even contemplate about Prachi coming back as Bani?

Haila poochne ki kya zaoorat hai

prachi and bani for me are one and the same person!

one and only..... prachi😳😛

it has to prachi

I am getting just a little tired of this "Prachi versus Gurdeep" topic/controversy. I don't think anyone disputes that Prachi was good and an excellent fit for the role of Bani. But it was Prachi who one day decided to move on with life and left the show. Even recently, she emphazised that she won't be returning to television. If our forum friends can bring Prachi back to the show and get her commitment for the rest of the serial, I will back you. If only Prachi had the commitment that her fans have for this serial!

Comparison between Gurdeep and Prachi is always going to be subjective as it is never easy to accept a replacement for any popular role, especially when the original actor played her part very well. Gurdeep has her strengths and weaknesses like any other actor; no one is perfect including Prachi. Initially I had my own reservations over Gurdeep playing the role of Bani as I too couldn't imagine anybody other than Prachi in that role. However I admire Gurdeep for her courage to stick with the role and character in spite of the challenges of age and character degradation that has happened with the role of Bani. She has stuck with the task that Prachi walked away from (for whatever reasons). She is doing her role very well.As a loyal RK fan, I have to support RK for sticking to the plot and character in spite of all the challenges that the serial and storyline poses. Ram deserves kudos for playing a character with all those flaws, the advanced age, and all those baggage of children (no one really knows how many belong to JW).

Showbiz has never stopped for even the biggest stars. The show must go on with those who have decided to take the mantle. And hopefully, Ram and Prachi will come together again in some serial in the future (and hopefully we will see Prachi stick to it). But for now, I am perfectly happy with how Ram and Gurdeep have taken the serial forward bravely. Gurdeep has done a fair job and has her own brand of chemistry with RK. For me, RK and JB are enough to keep me engaged in KS. The lunatic storyline and mediocre scripting of KS is more disturbing than the issue of Gurdeep replacing Prachi. It's actually the scripting team and the 'creative guys' who should get replaced rather than Gurdeep!

I don't wish to create any controversy. I like both Prachi and Gurdeep, but I am realistic and live in the real world. Prachi was good as the old Bani and Gurdeep is good as the current Bani. There's no point in imagining how Prachi would have performed as the new Bani when she herself didn't want to play it! Why blame Gurdeep and Balaji for a problem that they did not create? … Just my pov … no intention to hurt anyone here!

i agree prachi is not coming back and gurdeep has done a wonderful job as bani.