11/11/10 - Ria Ka Adda: Serendipity

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Tu Janey na……..😳

Oye mujhe to laga "yeh log khud hi janey na"…😆..anyways let me be sequential and focus on the "high points" (= the points that grabbed my dwindling attention) 😉

Duniya Mein Logon ko Dhoka Kabhi ho Jata Hai…

The Charity Ball begins with the studs strutting in one by one…I love masquerade balls (not that I've ever been to one)…the element of mystery and "darkness" and all….

Comments:

1) Arohi looked the best in the flowing red dress

2) arjun looked dapper…lekin banda has developed a new habit (apart from continuing with his erstwhile pendulum act) of fiddling with his coat ka button – button khul ke haath mein aa jayega…tab dekhna !!!!

3) The masks looked pretty cheap though…all of them

4) Chikoo is a buffoon…and he doesn't even look funny !! 🤔

5) Why is Mikhail after gauri? I am sure I missed something so girls elucidate me on this part please! – is he up to something to show "chachu" down? must be

Upmarket-Downmarket and Miss Bhashan

Just when some weird girls in cheap perfume and imitation jewelery started their downmarket rant against chota don's friends…up came arohi to their rescue…oh she just had to..did she not ! and kick started the bhashan in the lines of "look who's talking"! brings out how arohi is not an "affected' personality which of-course catches chota don's attention…who himself is like that😃…and when FINALLY she asked.."aur kisiko kuch kehna hai?"…I'm sure everyone was thinking…"arre baap re nahin…baksh do humein mata ji"

Comments:

1) how did she know that the girls had taken spoken English courses? 🤔

2) Arohi spoke a li'l too much…but guess that was in-keeping with her talkative character

Tu Janey Na……..haye sach mein I don't know!! 😕

The song has a particular pathos in it…I personally don't see why arjun and arohi should be feeling that pathos at this point in time…they have hardly met…have hardly talked and even better...have hardly fallen in love. it should have been something which expresses the strange attraction they might be feeling towards each other !!!...i would have been over the moon with the background score playing in the background at the least….they could have used the "Jee Le" song used in arjuhi's salsa sequence…that was a stunner !!! anyways, this particular sequence did nothing to elate me, personally !! 😒

Points to ponder: 🤓

1) How come Arohi is in such a romantic mood when she comes out? I thought she was expecting Chikoo and she was definitely not having any romantic feelings for him…is it not?

Episode rating – Average

Karan – Good but still as Arjun Punj…..I still cannot or rather do not see Arjun Singhania – the DON in you Karan….khali glaring se kaam nahi chalta

Kritika – beautiful but she needs to slow down while she speaks…half the time my tired brain fails to classify most of her dialogues

Story – Alas…koi mystery nahi !! reading a known story is not fun CV-ji 😳

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RKAians fans & foes: Anjana's Perspective

Let me be absolutely clear this is MY Perspective not that of RKA.

Yes – I am hurt at the distasteful comments on Facebook trying to pull down RKA.

Let me tell you a story about Girl Power! When we learnt about KMH 1 ka end some of us wanted to fight and some were content for it to end. I think you all know where I stood on that front=)) I wanted to FIGHT! Y? Becoz I believed in KMH ka original concept, hated NDTV's lack of vision and underestimation of the show's fanbase, and for RKA – our virtual adda.

Many of you are aware of the KMH2 letter, iPetitions, and FB campaign. But, it was way more than that. I especially want to say thank u to some comrades as CRAZY as ME – Aditi(tibs09), Sanjukta, Sweety, Jyoti (Gagori), Natz, Kat, Tullika, and Pavs. We did not always agree and it sometimes took us time to figure the best strategy, but there was nothing we were not willing to try to get KMH back despite being called "stupid" and insane by many including some of our "buddies". Here is a quick gist of what we did:

1. Two initial ipetitions (before KMH ended & one immediately after it ended) – drafted and browbeated everyone including BT Creative Heads to sign it.

2. Searched extensively for Ekta Kapoor, Sameer Nair (CEO of NDTV Imagine), and other key players at the production house and channel. We then wrote a letters to Mr. Nair and Ms. Kapoor before the show went of air. We not only requested that KMH not be cancelled but, explained why their business analysis was flawed with facts and figures.

3. We contacted the media for assistance including our darling Tellybuzz, which were all too busy to listen to fans. However, later pretended they were always supportive of the KMH 2 campaign and when KMH2 was announced copy pasted portions of our article write-ups with no due credit to us. Same attitude was exhibited by a few RKAians, who never supported the KMH2 campaign, but were the first ones to halla machao when KMH2 was announced.

4. After KMH ended we did even multiple types of reports and letters trying to convince the Channel and Production House about why they should air KMH2 including:

(a) Information about RKA viewership and the popularity of the KMH Forum on India Forums (IF);

(b) Comparative of u-tube viewership of KMH vis a vis other NDTV Imagine shows, BT shows, and other youth shows like DMG and MJHT;

(c) Analyzed data of KMH 1 promotion vis a vis other shows;

(d) Gathered and analyzed the TRP of KMH1 to those of other BT, NDTV Imagine serials, etc.

(e) Researched their corporate financial documents of BT and NDTV Imagine and made the business case for KMH2 incorporating their vision as a PH or GEC;

(f) Did thorough SWOT analysis of KMH 1 and provided concrete story ideas for season 2.

(g) Connected with Telly Tadka and got them to do a much appreciated fan interview making the public case for KMH 2.

(h) A final iPetition when we learned they were contemplating bringing the show back through our "birdies"

What did we get in return for all this? Discouragement from Karan Kundra saying KMH2 would never happen. YUP! We believed in KMH 2 when Karan, his Angels, and even a few of our "buddies" did not. To add salt to injury, we were personally attacked by NDTV Imagine chamchas who disparaged our character and alleged we were being paid by Balaji Telefilms. Guess what we never got a CENT for our "stupidity"! And now we are being attacked once again for giving our honest feedback about KMH 2, the project we worked our virtual asses off for at the expense of our own real life. Note: we were in 4 different countries and 7 different cities. Imagine the co-ordination our efforts involved.

CALL ME RUDE! So, r those who should have been thankful for our efforts and are yet to thank us properly. Not that we every needed thank you. What we did, we did selfishly for ourselves. Because we were told that we could not do it! Becoz we believed in US, KMH, and RKA when nobody else did.

As for RKA and posting here – I have "moved on"! SUE ME! I LOVE Geet and I have a life! So, have a lot of others. If the product KMH 2 becomes worth my time, I will certainly post and am always willing to chill in adda with my RKA buddies. But, if I post it won't be for ungrateful souls and a soulless show where there is no story, "old" acting not in keeping with "character", over the top dialogue delivery, and non-appreciation of "honest" feedback (which is the trademark of RKA). I will do it just for my RKA buddies. As for analysis, I know there are many good writers who will step into the breach, appreciate the show, and hopefully carry on the legacy of RKA.

Mehr and Karishma asked everyone to volunteer for the new season including myself, Ria, and Anu. None of us stepped up. I thank those of our buddies who did for the past 2 weeks despite the rudeness of some "ill-informed" and "ill-mannered" people. And also those who volunteer to open going forward. If the show lives upto expectations then it will be the success we always wanted it to be. RKA was always for KMH and will hopefully remain so.

Am soooooooooooo glad to see the best writers of rka, sanju and anj back where they belong.😃 Without further ado, me posting my pointers::

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EDITED

WHAT WAS THAT??...so many expectations and all the down the drain. This episode was like one those fire crackers you light expecting some dhamal and all you get is a diffused...out of order crappy fire cracker.

This is episode was a diffused fire cracker for me, but thats not to say it did not shine at all. It had some moments and then others were just....uhmmmmmmm have no words!

Okay first Arohii jii app toh rocking ho, standing up for people you don't know...just goes to show how beautiful a person is from inside. she is true definiton of beautiful..not to say she didn't look any less than a princess today. Loved her outfit....and her mask matched perfectly she was the bell of the balll in all definitions.😍

While Arjun on the other hand...hmm looked awsome but wouldn't call him "Prince" something just lacked...can't pinpoint it but when i saw him today...my heart didn't say "oh my prince"😆 which it does usually...But never the less ...seems like kuch kuch ho raha hai appko..haina!!😉😆😳.....Even though i couldn't see you smexy face behind that mask...i saw your eyes which i must say didn't leave site of arohi for a second!😆😳 Adorable....

Next we have gauri jii - always getting herself into trouble when will this girl learn?😡....accepting drinks from strangers? even my younger is more wiser than you🤔...She looked Okay today!😛

CHiruuu jiii bad bad...playing with fate & destiny! and why have you not left yet? Ekta mahiya please show him the exist his stay is overdone in this show......time to give him the boot🤓

Okay Now the biggest point which dissappointed me..." TU JANE NA?" this song did not suit the dance at all...and i fail to understand why use a sad song about one sided love...when neither have fallen for other yet? CVS wake up...think alittle PLEASE and now the dance....where is the passion ..fire? all i got was a "YAWN"🥱🥱...who choreographed it???...seriously either get a new choreographer or i don't know... but don't such a dance ever again....because this dance was the suppose to be the highlight of today's episode....but because it wasn't ....gauri and mickel part was more interesting than the dance😃

Okay NOw BESTT part of this epi....destiny and its games...see chiru jii never play with destiny because all you'll be left with is NOTHING. So finally Arohi found her jeevan saathi...i found that scene to be perfect..the BG ...the feelings and the aura...everything was Perfect. But Zalim CVs ended at such a crucial point....WHYY??😡😡

I'm guessing tommorrow...Arjun will try to help gauri out of the situation she landed herself in and thats when Arohi will enter...and misunderstand the whole thing..i think...

All in all....Not Impressed ...6/10

Arjun - become alittle more tougher/ get new suits that are not Black...i want to see some color on you😳

Chuki jii - ...talent being wasted.

Gauri - when will you learn?

Arohi - tone it down alittle and add some emotion in your talks...they sound somewhat bland!

Whenever Arjun-Arohi are not fighting' I guess no one can stop awwwwing' This literally happened to me today'. I just couldn't stop awwwing today' and couldn't help myself from saying' OMG' howwww cuttteeeee'.!!!....

From the moment the flute music went on and he said hi' Romance was filled in the air' It could be felt' Well done Karan-Kritika'. You two were born to love and create an atmosphere of romance'.!!!... Their entire interaction was just so adorable' " is party main aayi baki ladkio se ap alagh hai"'"ap bhi to is party main aayi baki ladko se alagh hai" ' uffff'. The scene was just too much'. You could see how both of them were just connected within a matter of moments, well this definitely shows Arjun-Arohi personifies love and romance ' The best scene of AA so far from my POV' I just loved it' But sigh' my happiness lasted only a few moments' the dance sequence between them was totally out of order' the song was ok but the choreography could have been way better' felt no spark or magic in that scene nor their were any butterflies in my stomach' and the scene was edited terribly' I mean first tu jaane na and that wheres da party tonight and then back to their sequence again' get the editing right please' it's a complete disgrace' but anyways the latter part of Arjun-Arohi was interesting' their expressions truly showed their interest and curiosity to know each' Again a great job Karan-Kritika' Must say you guys are doing an amazing job (in romantic scenes with each other that is)'!!!... And then came the moment of truth' Destiny can definitely be cheated as said brilliantly by Arohi' No matter what you do, destiny has its own plans and the decisions of destiny have already been made' Destiny brought them together in the beginning' Destiny brought them together on the dancing floor' Destiny definitely brought them both together at 12:00 am and destiny will do what needs to be done' Great way to end the show by KEkta Mai' She definitely knows how to build the suspense in the minds of the audience' Now I seriously can't wait for tomorrow's episode' Arohi obviously doesn't know its Arjun because she could only see his eyes' I just wonder what she will say to him' After all she is a chatterbox and Damn what will be her expression when Arjun will come into the light'!!!... Tomorrow will definitely be exciting'!!!... Can't wait'.

The rest of the episode ok' Liked when Arohi stood up for Arjun's friend' well this hardly happens in real life but well kya kiya jai' but it was nice how arohi proved the point that looks and style are not everything' What matters is being true to yourself' And whatever she said was well-written' And must I say, flea-market chappal, English speaking course' Couldn't stop myself from laughing'!!!...

Other tidbits of the show' Thank you KEkta Mai for listening to me and getting back the micro-minis but yeh kya tumne abhi bhi Chikoo ko bhagaya nahin' From the moment he made his annoying entry, I was going'. 🤢🤢🤢And must I say, Arjun's friend although irritating are so funny' They were entertaining to watch' Dole sholay' Saroj ji ki assistant, Hritikhik Roshan ki tarah dance, Aaj toh hum ek ladki se nach ke hi rahengi' Good going guys' In the future, I can just imagine them helping out Arjun and saying "Bhabhi" to Arohi' And must I say if Sanchit-Romit thinks by dancing this way they can actually beat each other' Well I am sorry guys' With those moves you're going down' and the chelas of XYZ is defo to take home the prize' as for gauri-mikail conection' well it just seemed pointless' KEkta is just looking for the scope to create more twists and turns'

Arohi aka Kritika looked stunning today' Simply beautiful and as she entered the party I just could't take my eyes of her' And I must admit, the entire atmosphere of the party was simply bang on'!!!...

Anyways' not highly impressed with todays show but hope they do tend to make it interesting tomorrow'.

PS. KEkta Mai... yesterday they went for the dinner at night and the party was at 11pm the same day... so you CANNOT show the clipping of the house during the day time... thats just not right... and please please get ur editing right... first arjun-arohi dance to tu jaane na... the next moment we have wheres da party tonight... and then we are back to arjun-arohi dancing away to tu jaane na... please tell ur editors to do a good job with the sequence and have a flow... not happy with how the episodes are shaping up in terms of directing, editing and screenplay...