KZK failure???

I've never really posted anything on IF or really commented because of the tendency for every topic to turn toxic. however i just wanted to voice my thoughts & questions to why i think KZK didn't work.

the shitty writing is the main reason. there's no plot whatsoever & no logic, but i noticed that's common amongst the board across Indian Tv Shows. Every show consists of the male & female lead getting together & separating then reuniting. no matter what the male lead does the female is expected to still love him years later & isn't allowed to move on (the ML doesn't even apologise or even show remorse). That is very regressive. i understand that these are fiction shows & for entertainment purposes but REEL does affect REAL. i don't know if most shows are like that that's why the audience expects it or vice versa? there are a few shows where the story is little different & can be appreciated but these are few & far between.

also characters are separated into HEROS & VILLIANS. people evolve & change in real life but here they're not allowed to. 1 dimensional characters are boring & affect the story being told. people make mistakes & learn from them or fail, that's what makes it interesting.

coming back to KZK, the show has so many interesting characters that could have served as good sub-plots but the story is reduced to the couple of AnuPre. KZK is only breathing because of this couple or rather the popularity of the actors playing them. KZK is supposed to be an epic love saga of A & P but AnuPre are written as the most stupid & toxic relationship I've ever seen. eventhough I'm not a hindu even i find the heavy religious tones given to such a couple very insutling. (they are human & flawed so shouldn't be compared to religious deities).

I've seen on various social media platforms that most AnuPre fans are actually Anurag fans & not Prerna, same with PreRish & Bajaj. no one really roots for Prerna because she's that badly written. i found it more interesting to watch Anurag & Bajaj's tashan filled scenes, they had so much more chemistry then the actual couples did 😆. all the characters are written inconsistently except Mohini. when a show is reduced to a couple & no story it won't fetch interest, TRP's or anything.

another thing I've noticed is that when the show has fetched good TRP's is when the writers had a firm story plot in mind (however small). The trio of Anu, Pre & Kom worked because it was 2 WIFES fighting for their HUSBAND (P was always shown as A's wife during these plots) I've realised the audience is willing to accept this more then 2 MEN fighting for a WOMAN especially when the woman in question is MARRIED to 1 of these MEN. again i don't know whether the audience expects this or all the shows just show that & that's why it's expected??? i won't go in to the sepearate characters 'coz people get too defensive over their favourites then things become ☢️

people on social media platforms like this can digest & analyse the show all we want but the reality is that the majority of the audience watches on tv & they expect the dutiful wife who's good, submissive, only loves the hero, is willing to fight for him, forgives all his mistakes etc etc....(my observation)

what's so frustrating is that the makers had all the ingredients to make this a great show but still managed to screw up

P.S these are just my thoughts & i mean no offence to anyone & you're welcome to disagree 👍🏼

Originally posted by: oa2019

I've never really posted anything on IF or really commented because of the tendency for every topic to turn toxic. however i just wanted to voice my thoughts & questions to why i think KZK didn't work.

the shitty writing is the main reason. there's no plot whatsoever & no logic, but i noticed that's common amongst the board across Indian Tv Shows. Every show consists of the male & female lead getting together & separating then reuniting. no matter what the male lead does the female is expected to still love him years later & isn't allowed to move on (the ML doesn't even apologise or even show remorse). That is very regressive. KZK is supposed to be an epic love saga of A & P but AnuPre are written as the most stupid & toxic relationship I've ever seen. eventhough I'm not a hindu even i find the heavy religious tones given to such a couple very insutling. (they are human & flawed so shouldn't be compared to religious deities).

I fully agree with most of what you've written. I see nothing except toxicity, abuse, and degradation in this so-called epic saga.

ML must be forgiven for every shit he does once he plays a lame victim card. However, the FL must maintain her sanctity and it's usually ensured by creeping into private spaces. Gross!

Always found the misuse of Maa Durga highly insulting. 😷🤒

Originally posted by: Wistfulness

BANG ON!

I fully agree with most of what you've written. I see nothing except toxicity, abuse, and degradation in this so-called epic saga.

ML must be forgiven for every shit he does once he plays a lame victim card. However, the FL must maintain her sanctity and it's usually ensured by creeping into private spaces. Gross!

Always found the misuse of Maa Durga highly insulting. 😷🤒

I can't stand the outrageous usage of Maa Durga for such ppl it's like as if the characters have nothing to offer without Durga maa reference despite their toxic qualities with lies and deceit

here Durga maa is used more of a prop to push forward the narrative of their toxic love filled with lies and betrayal, there by mocking everything related to one's faith and beliefs in Maa Durga

Originally posted by: munnihyderabad

I can't stand the outrageous usage of Maa Durga for such ppl it's like as if the characters have nothing to offer without Durga maa reference despite their toxic qualities with lies and deceit

here Durga maa is used more of a prop to push forward the narrative of their toxic love filled with lies and betrayal, there by mocking everything related to one's faith and beliefs in Maa Durga

i totally agree with you. Religion & religious sentiments should never be insulted for the purposes of entertainment but sadly it's something common across EK's shows... the ones I've seen in the UK at least. she promotes all the religious festivals... which i believe she should especially if the characters are Hindu. Religious festivals & Indian culture should be promoted but not like this.

Originally posted by: munnihyderabad

I can't stand the outrageous usage of Maa Durga for such ppl it's like as if the characters have nothing to offer without Durga maa reference despite their toxic qualities with lies and deceit

here Durga maa is used more of a prop to push forward the narrative of their toxic love filled with lies and betrayal, there by mocking everything related to one's faith and beliefs in Maa Durga

Originally posted by: oa2019

KZK is supposed to be an epic love saga of A & P but AnuPre are written as the most stupid & toxic relationship I've ever seen. eventhough I'm not a hindu even i find the heavy religious tones given to such a couple very insutling. (they are human & flawed so shouldn't be compared to religious deities).

I'm an atheist but I find it really disturbing. like said above, deity is here only to support the claim of a epic love which is nothing bt toxic and destructive.

^ When shows on deities are marred by distortions, this one still deals with mere mortals. 😷

Kzk is no different from other shows of ekta like bhagya and others in term of writing.But they r successful but kzk is not and the reason is baggage of its previous season.u r right first 2 track were successful as those tracks were different from S1 .the moment they took S1 route,trp audience outrightly reject that particular track.

Ekta once said in between logic and drama,it's drama prevalent in her shows as this is the taste of audience.Drama is so heavy in kzk but it's past baggage has turned it into a failure project of ekta.

PS-. This is my thoughts for as I felt this is the main reason for failure of kzk.

1. I've never really posted anything on IF or really commented because of the tendency for every topic to turn toxic.
2. the shitty writing is the main reason. Every show consists of the male & female lead getting together & separating then reuniting. no matter what the male lead does the female is expected to still love him years later & isn't allowed to move on (the ML doesn't even apologise or even show remorse). That is very regressive.
3. also characters are separated into HEROS & VILLIANS. people evolve & change in real life but here they're not allowed to. 1 dimensional characters are boring & affect the story being told. people make mistakes & learn from them or fail, that's what makes it interesting.
   
4. coming back to KZK, the show has so many interesting characters that could have served as good sub-plots but the story is reduced to the couple of AnuPre.
5. i found it more interesting to watch Anurag & Bajaj's tashan filled scenes, they had so much more chemistry then the actual couples did 😆. all the characters are written inconsistently except Mohini. when a show is reduced to a couple & no story it won't fetch interest, TRP's or anything.
   
6. another thing I've noticed is that when the show has fetched good TRP's is when the writers had a firm story plot in mind (however small). The trio of Anu, Pre & Kom worked because it was 2 WIFES fighting for their HUSBAND (P was always shown as A's wife during these plots) I've realised the audience is willing to accept this more then 2 MEN fighting for a WOMAN especially when the woman in question is MARRIED to 1 of these MEN. again i don't know whether the audience expects this or all the shows just show that & that's why it's expected???
7. the reality is that the majority of the audience watches on tv & they expect the dutiful wife who's good, submissive, only loves the hero, is willing to fight for him, forgives all his mistakes etc etc...
   
8. what's so frustrating is that the makers had all the ingredients to make this a great show but still managed to screw up _____________________________

Omg what a Worthy post....On point totally

Eps the underlined ....yes I hve bin thinking on the same lines too...👏

One Man with 2 woman Aspiring for him is idealised but 2 men falling in love with one woman is demoralised...👍🏼

That way 2001 was sure more progressive than 2020 ....

Biggest reason for kzk2 failure.

Kzk was made hit By Rishab bajaj and many of us got hooked to kzk2 wid the hope that Bajaj track would be graphed jus as well. This was because when the show was launched makers stated the essence and characters would remain the same. However makers failed to handle the dynamics of their most Iconic character.

400 plus odd episodes but apart from komo overdose no track has been justified..

One week it's Anupre /Next week the lollipop is for PreRish.....that's how it has crawled all thru.

Yeh toh hona hi tha 👍🏼

Well said. loved your post agree on all points, All I can hope and pray for is it's end