Okay my two cents on the ongoing discussion regarding Madhu being picked as heroine
RK would have never suggested Madhu as his costar for several reasons...
1) He is too close to her to see her as his costar...to him she is his lover and wife. Also to him, she is epitome of truth and innocence...I doubt he can see her acting potential...she is too honest and upfront in his mind to pull it off
2)He is aware that Madhu is not particularly interested in the showbiz..In fact she had mentioned to him that she is use cry as a child when she went to studio. If he asks her to act in a movie then he comes across as selfish and self-centered which he is not when it comes to Madhu. He will never pitch it to Madhu unless he feels she is interested in it. Essentially he will support her because he will think that is what she wants and she will do it because she will think that is what he wants. It is beginning of communication gap or not depending on how CVs spin it.
Now for RK agreeing to act in a movie heroine- centric movie. CVs overdid it ...the power lies with one who holds the purse strings. The fact that so far RK has not had any control on any creative aspect of the movie (from script to picking the team) despite paying for it all and Madhu has been actively involved in pushing him for compromise and Mehul is one with the power does not come out looking good from logical perspective. Having said that to me CVs are moving to a more Madhu based track with RK supporting her. No issues with that storyline but they will kill what is unique about the show ...a balance between the leads plus once again RK has to be dumbed down to make Madhu shine.
The way I see it ...the track they are shooting for is a girl who takes a job to protect her husband but her traditional family creates problem...so she trudges along to support her husband while getting abused at home. RK can support her or he can be jealous or become victim of MU and kitchen politics. Regardless of the route they take ...it has been done before. It is the most common plot with glamour and Bollywood backdrop thrown in. Rk will be caught between choosing his Pabo and his Madhu. It might push RK into background eventually with worst case scenario being him spending his time indulging in alcohol and random women while yearning for Madhu.
Will it appeal to masses?...maybe...You are looking at DABH like plot except here the girl has no ambition except to wash feets of strangers and she is forced into professional life because of her husband.
Am I happy about it ?...No because to me that is like dragging the show down from its logical pedestal and not using cast's skillset but TRP might be a completely different story.