Gunjan-Character Development? - Page 2

Originally posted by: DiyaS

Eloquent (harsha ?) great post! you, mads and naz have said most of what I feel 😊

Funny, I never liked Gunjan when the show started - she was typical cry baby which I most detested. (Before you start throwing shoes, let me clarify - I saw exactly two episodes and stopped watching). I didn't watch MJHT for ages and what brought me back was the same Gunjan and how the most cliched, hackneyed love story of stud boy meets timid shy girl had changed into a such a different and poignant love story which actually felt real. What hooked me to Gunjan were the scenes where Dia tells gunjan about the bet, Gunjan, hurt to the core, hides her feelings, carries on with the exams and with helping Samrat because she will not break her promise and the best - the way she breaks their friendship after the exams. No shouting, screaming, sobbing - that Gunjan was amazing - quiet, yet strong, unbearably hurt by someone she had learned slowly to trust, yet dignified to the core even after what she saw as his betrayal.

I think we lost that Gunjan completely during the disastrous Sheena track and that's the Gunjan I want to see back. She had a strength of character at that time, which the creatives completely forgot when they turned her into a weeping willow. I think that Gunjan is slowly coming back, I loved the last few episodes including the date episodes where she initiates all their talks, be it about remaining friends or the family talk, and the little bits of teasing and masti. She always had low confidence, and the months and months of the 'being in love but it's not returned' destroyed it further - hopefully now her confidence levels should go up and it would be a great way to bring about a gradual change in character.

She is starting off a bit now - most of their hugs have been initiated by her, if you notice and they've all being meaningful and within a context of some strong emotions - they haven't just been random. But yeah, I want her now to start being more confident with the rest of the gang now as well and showing more of her intelligence and maturity there as well.

have I been rambling? 😉 Oh well ... 😆 really do love this girl! shall stop now !!!

Originally posted by: mads

diya hav I ever told u that I LOVE ur posts ?? they are sooo awesome..that everything u say either abt gunjan aur samrat and SG in gerneral, makes me fall in love wit them ALLL over again ..

neways, now coming back to the character of gunjan..

no doubt it began as a cliche story..and the cliched character ever...YET, there is something abt her thats soo not cliche..her simplicity, her innnocence and her dignity stand out..and make her different from the rest of the crowd...

rem the scene wher sam said "tumhari responsibility mere kandhon pan rakh di hain.." very gently she reminds him 'main apni responsibility khud le sakti hoon samrat.." and she meant every word of that..because she really IS mature enuf to take care of herself, that she has always bee take care of by nupur is another story altogether!

the way she seeks promise from him..."jab bhi tumhe kuch batana hoga tum sabse pehle apni best friend ko aake bataoge.." was THE line for me..because that indicates that beneath the deep love that they feel for each other is still rooted an even deeper friendship and understanding, that will never ever get lost! and thats the besuty of their love story...it stems from friendship...and this has turned the absolutely cliche "cool dude meets shy girl" love story into a "SaJan" love story...

they are simple MAGICAL..in every which way !!!

Originally posted by: mads

nice post naveen...

however I do disagree on the point of gunjan's character NOT being destroyed during the sheena phase...and yes, this is say AFTER being in her shoes..because i hav experienced exactly what she has gone thru in her life..and I m jus as sensitive as she is.. !!! yes, even I used to love a guy who had been a very good friend of mine..and he didnt love me back..and I was depressed for a long time after that..BUT I was able to cope up wit tht..because I saw thru other aspects of my life..I realised that ther was prob more to life than what I didnt get..THIS helped me cope up wit my 'heartbreak'..if I wer to use tht term ( its too huge and melodramatic I dont like to use it ..) I feel thats jus life.. yes, she IS a lot more shy and reserved than me..but deep down, I can very well relate to her, coz jus like her..even I cant say no to ppl..eve I tend to help the wrong ppl a lot..and I cant change myself! hence I do agree tht prob the way she sacrificed her love for sheena was exactly what I wud hav done..yet, it wud hav been my responsibility to tell my best friend whe sheena went wrong tht she wasnt the right gilr for him...AND instead of crying over the fact tht I didnt get the guy i loved..i wud hav felt happy tht he got what he wanted...and went on in my life...had the CVs elaborated on gunjan's "life" beyond samrat at tht point, maybe the character wudnt hav been ruined soo much during tht phase...

also, she is shown to be such an intelligent person..why didnt she speak up more maturely during the court cases? agreed she was more worried abt him..but hasnt she learnt from him that she shud be confident..then she shud hav been able to giv him the strength..not cry for him..because deep down she was soo absolutely sure that he wasnt guilty..

anyways, in a way..all the 'samrat samrat' phase of hers made one things sure..n that was tht she behaved in a stupid manner and she herself admits it..that makes her a very real person who does commit mistakes once a while..however jus that - 'once a while'..being the thinking person she is, she will now think 1000 times before repeating what she did...

however, i wud like to thank CVs for potraying and developing both S and G's characters soo unbelievably beautifully...right from the first epis..till now, when they fall in love...they turned this story into a totally unique one !!!