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over the last few days, i had spent some time going back to the beginning of this beautiful show, KRPKAB, looked at all the promos, the interviews, the unveiling of the show.. and what each had to say. I found something truthfully simple and this truth seems to have got lost somewhere along the way.
At the outset, Shaheer, said that it was a very simple story, not unique at all, infact shown many times earlier but with a different and refreshing touch. Therefore, I guess the story line was going to be something that we may have experienced before, but with new actors, a new backdrop and a different kind of narrative. Even Supriya spoke about the possibilities of it being fundamentally a story of a mother, a son and a daughter-in-law. She also spoke of a "love story" between the son and the DIL.. and the progression of the MIL-DIL relationship. Then we had the three uniquely different promos.. very innovative but which could be interpreted in different ways.. literal and symbolic. The promos created a different kind of inquisitiveness in the audience who are always hungry to see something different.
The initial narratives were simple, easy on the eyes, ears, mind and heart. Characters were so practical and easily relatable to. The audience lapped up this fare whole heartedly, and the show became extremely popular, and with good reason.
Somewhere along the way, i think the stars overpowered the makers and the audience by their charisma and chemistry. So overwhelming was this that the main story line was pushed to the background, the makers lost sight of the story, the actors took centre stage and the audience craved for more. It is not at all easy to sustain the high levels of interest that once was. it was only a matter of time for the audience to begin to be critical and dissect every character, situation, scene.. any which way possible. Today, to some it continues to be enjoyable, to some it has lost its charm, to some it has been a roller coaster journey.. to some it is even over, etc..
I belong to the category where i think it has been a roller coaster.. i have enjoyed the show, been dejected, frustrated, angry, but all along, deep down, always in love with the show, primarily due to the actors. i cannot envisage life without this show, at least not yet. It has become a part of my travel and my life ( and probably there are many out in this forum who feel so too).
While i think the makers have floundered in the narration, probably even carried away with the belief that the audience is forgiving and will overlook errors in the narration, i also believe the audience too has floundered in its expectations. Unlike a movie, soaps do not have a fixed time for narration. it can be 3 months, to 6 to 12 or even abrupt. it is extremely difficult to balance the narration with expectations. Add to this the limitations of money, canvas, time, resources, business pressures.. Unfortunately, there is such constraints for the audience! i wish the audience is less cruel, less vicious, and more kind, forgiving and accommodating.
I loved the episodes this week. I felt that they were again back to the basics, of keeping story telling simple, uncomplicated. I loved today's episode. Keeping aside the flow of events, it is clear that they are trying to bring things back on track. it was supposed to be about 3 lead characters and it is indeed just that today. I loved the fact that there was no undue drama or theatrics of a breakdown (as the twitter world seems to be seeking), just the right mix of emotions, pain, remorse, misunderstanding, anger. Even Ishwari's was a natural reaction to a third party fueling a misunderstanding and circumstancial evidence, that in most cases, is always wrong. Dev's awareness of this wrong doing and the brutal honesty with which he told Sona that she cannot conceive.. was so beautifully done..Few minutes / potions of emotion are enough to touch the heart and the mind. It did so for me.
I look forward to the future episodes in the faith that simplicity will be retained. There is enormous power in simplicity. This should be the strength of KRPKAB.
At the outset, Shaheer, said that it was a very simple story, not unique at all, infact shown many times earlier but with a different and refreshing touch. Therefore, I guess the story line was going to be something that we may have experienced before, but with new actors, a new backdrop and a different kind of narrative. Even Supriya spoke about the possibilities of it being fundamentally a story of a mother, a son and a daughter-in-law. She also spoke of a "love story" between the son and the DIL.. and the progression of the MIL-DIL relationship. Then we had the three uniquely different promos.. very innovative but which could be interpreted in different ways.. literal and symbolic. The promos created a different kind of inquisitiveness in the audience who are always hungry to see something different.
The initial narratives were simple, easy on the eyes, ears, mind and heart. Characters were so practical and easily relatable to. The audience lapped up this fare whole heartedly, and the show became extremely popular, and with good reason.
Somewhere along the way, i think the stars overpowered the makers and the audience by their charisma and chemistry. So overwhelming was this that the main story line was pushed to the background, the makers lost sight of the story, the actors took centre stage and the audience craved for more. It is not at all easy to sustain the high levels of interest that once was. it was only a matter of time for the audience to begin to be critical and dissect every character, situation, scene.. any which way possible. Today, to some it continues to be enjoyable, to some it has lost its charm, to some it has been a roller coaster journey.. to some it is even over, etc..
I belong to the category where i think it has been a roller coaster.. i have enjoyed the show, been dejected, frustrated, angry, but all along, deep down, always in love with the show, primarily due to the actors. i cannot envisage life without this show, at least not yet. It has become a part of my travel and my life ( and probably there are many out in this forum who feel so too).
While i think the makers have floundered in the narration, probably even carried away with the belief that the audience is forgiving and will overlook errors in the narration, i also believe the audience too has floundered in its expectations. Unlike a movie, soaps do not have a fixed time for narration. it can be 3 months, to 6 to 12 or even abrupt. it is extremely difficult to balance the narration with expectations. Add to this the limitations of money, canvas, time, resources, business pressures.. Unfortunately, there is such constraints for the audience! i wish the audience is less cruel, less vicious, and more kind, forgiving and accommodating.
I loved the episodes this week. I felt that they were again back to the basics, of keeping story telling simple, uncomplicated. I loved today's episode. Keeping aside the flow of events, it is clear that they are trying to bring things back on track. it was supposed to be about 3 lead characters and it is indeed just that today. I loved the fact that there was no undue drama or theatrics of a breakdown (as the twitter world seems to be seeking), just the right mix of emotions, pain, remorse, misunderstanding, anger. Even Ishwari's was a natural reaction to a third party fueling a misunderstanding and circumstancial evidence, that in most cases, is always wrong. Dev's awareness of this wrong doing and the brutal honesty with which he told Sona that she cannot conceive.. was so beautifully done..Few minutes / potions of emotion are enough to touch the heart and the mind. It did so for me.
I look forward to the future episodes in the faith that simplicity will be retained. There is enormous power in simplicity. This should be the strength of KRPKAB.
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