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Which interview was that? I really want to see that now 😆

Originally posted by: athai

Hi

I am a silent member but I wanted to respond to you post. I closely followed the previous KZK up until the first generation gave way to the second generation mainly due to the prime time slot it was aired in (became a fan of Mr Bajaj and Ronit Roy somewhere down the line but in general was not a fan of the show or the leads). I stumbled upon a few posts in this group recently discussing about the previous one being a regressive one and hoping that this one isn't regressive at all. Honestly speaking, in terms of content, it really wasn't regressive for its time or even for today's day and age.Prerna was one of the strongest female lead of that time who took every decision of her life by herself (whether you agree with her decisions or not is not the point here). She was a working woman in the time when shows like Kyunki, Kahani Ghar Ghar ki, Kumkum glorified the role of housewives (and most of the serial, especially star plus ones, still do). She married a man who was not only way older than her but was divorced and had three children, two of them grown up. When widowed, these very kids got her married again. This serial explored the different kinds of love, different types of friendship at a time when no one even thought of exlploring these.Sex before/outside marriage was a major theme in the plot and Prerna was an unmarried and single parent. From my perspective, none of this is regressive. Single parenthood, divorces, multiple marriages are actually quite modern concepts. Even the premise of being friends with the father of your child and your spouse also befriending him,to me,is a relatively modern concept.I finally gave up when Anurag got married for the third time because I personally belong to old school and for me, marriage is for keeps. I believe in second chances and if and when marriages fall apart, it's alright for the people involved to move ahead, fall in love again and get married again but between Anurag and Prerna the number of marriages were turning out to be too high for my level of comfort. Although to just 2 people, Prerna got married a total of 3/4 times and Anurag got married 4 times to 4 different women, so yeah, that I could not handle..hahaha..however, I think two things made up Kasauti, the first Prerna's single parenthood and the second, Anurag and Prerna's marriage being an epic failure despite their immense love for each other:I am not sure the story would be half as passionate or hold half as much depth if these two things are changed.

So yes, if anyone tells me that this multiple marriage thing needs to be changed, I will happily agree but if anyone tells me that KZK was a regressive show, I can't agree to that. Staying in a marriage that makes you miserable is regressive, not wanting to marry someone who is a divorcee with children is regressive, marrying anyone only for family's honor or to give your child a father's name is regressive. Anurag, Prerna and Bajaj were anything but regressive. So I don't understand why people are assuming that KZK was regressive. Anurag's mother threatened to end her life which is why he had to give up Prerna, if that is the basis of considering the previous installment regressive, well, I wonder what a son can do to be progressive, let his mother die and go after his lady love? Anurag was just a son, not a mamma's boy or controlled by his mother at all. He was always closer to his father. On the contrary, the new Anurag seems to be more moved by his mother's tears. Likewise, the new Prerna seems quite regressive compared to the old Prerna, the old Prerna would give a tight slap to a man who dared to give her an dirty look let alone physically harrass her. The old Prerna never shied away from giving a piece of her mind and didn't think twice before putting someone in their place even if it meant raising her hand (at times I thought she could be less physically violent).

I am watching KZK 2 to see how they handle Anurag and Prerna's relationship: a relationship where there is immense love, dedication and loyal friendship but which, when put under a label such as marriage,becomes destructive and not just destroys these two but creates havoc in the life of many.

Originally posted by: sammy17

It's so sad how despite the immense love anurag-prerna had for one another, and how anurag dearly loved prerna so much, that unlike prerna who did actually come to love another man in rishabh, anurag never loved any of his wives apart from prerna, and you never saw him develop any strong feelings for any woman apart from prerna, who on the other hand did fall for rishabh, but in the long run just because of some people and anurag's own inability to trust prerna or stand up for her, he always lost her and their marriage failed miserably, then after that they were always separate, never together. They however still remained in each other's lives after their failed marriage as either friends or enemies, but the underlying love was always there that was buried under the weight of their separate marriages to other people or misunderstandings.

Yes, it was extremely sad but I guess in a way it explored the layers of human emotion hardly any hindi serial has been able to explore. Anurag tried loving or rather caring for all his wives because they were his responsibilities but never actually fell in love with them. None of his wives even proved worthy of loving either. With Prerna, she fell in love with Mr Bajaj because he gave her so many reasons to fall in love with him. But despite that, she never stopped loving Anurag. I may not agree with a lot of Prerna's decisions but I admired her for never going back to the man who didn't even trust her enough to accept his child as his no matter how much she loved him. When he turned his back on her the first time and married Komolika, she did give him a chance when his marriage fell apart. But during the course of their marriage he proved that he may love Prerna but he wasn't exactly a good husband to her. There is only so much chance you can give someone. Prerna made the choice of building her life with someone who loved her, trusted her and above all respected and appreciated her for the contribution she had in his life as opposed to Anurag who could not trust her and neither appreciated her for always bending backwards for him as well as his family members. As Prerna was the one mostly wronged, it was easier for her to find her safe haven elsewhere whereas Anurag had to constantly live with the knowledge of his actions having driven Prerna away from him and he could not find peace elsewhere.

Originally posted by: sammy17

Which interview was that? I really want to see that now 😆

Originally posted by: athai

Yes, it was extremely sad but I guess in a way it explored the layers of human emotion hardly any hindi serial has been able to explore. Anurag tried loving or rather caring for all his wives because they were his responsibilities but never actually fell in love with them. None of his wives even proved worthy of loving either. With Prerna, she fell in love with Mr Bajaj because he gave her so many reasons to fall in love with him. But despite that, she never stopped loving Anurag. I may not agree with a lot of Prerna's decisions but I admired her for never going back to the man who didn't even trust her enough to accept his child as his no matter how much she loved him. When he turned his back on her the first time and married Komolika, she did give him a chance when his marriage fell apart. But during the course of their marriage he proved that he may love Prerna but he wasn't exactly a good husband to her. There is only so much chance you can give someone. Prerna made the choice of building her life with someone who loved her, trusted her and above all respected and appreciated her for the contribution she had in his life as opposed to Anurag who could not trust her and neither appreciated her for always bending backwards for him as well as his family members. As Prerna was the one mostly wronged, it was easier for her to find her safe haven elsewhere whereas Anurag had to constantly live with the knowledge of his actions having driven Prerna away from him and he could not find peace elsewhere.

I loved the discussion here, but now I am intrigued as tto how they will the CVs set the same old story up---If in the older version Anurag and Prerna shared love and lacked trust and respect for each other, in the 2018 version, they are showing the build up of trust and respect between the leads, attraction is the missing ingredient between them.

Hey UKgirl, you didn't answer my question as to which interview it was where parth was shocked to know anurag had 4 wives

I think it's the way all shows are shifting because the audience enjoys realistic characters. In the first one, Anurag and prena shared a special bond and they were always there for each other and in a way Anurag's acrions always kept prena in mind. I'm curious to see how the writers portray their love in this season

Originally posted by: sammy17

Hey UKgirl, you didn't answer my question as to which interview it was where parth was shocked to know anurag had 4 wives

Loving the discussion everyone!

Sammy 17 I am not very good at linking stuff but look for an interview I where they are both wearing the black and red and they are asked a quiz about the original. They are asked whether they watched the original and they both said they saw bits it while their parents were watching. Erica is asked how many wives Anurag has and she answers correctly and Parth is shocked (which means he really hasn't watched the original ). He then said no way don't worry that's not happening this time. I wouldn't place too much weight on that though. I have seen only two other India serials and both had their stories constantly changed to suit the mood of the audience and TRP. So the question is in 2018 what gives an Indian serial TRP!!!