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Posted: 14 years ago
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Originally posted by: slmu

Hey Anu, missed reading your posts last couple of days. Glad to see your back.

I agree with all the things you mentioned. My hubby and I were also commenting on Soumya's acting. It does deter from the scene and the fact that they stretched out the episode did not help. And frankly, the precap made me laugh. I found it funny, that he had all this time to say things and finally mustered courage to do so, just when the others turned up.
Anyway, I going the woman's lib way and would like Navya to ask why he did not think of his family, values etc. beforehand. She is the one being dumped and has a right to do so. Her upbringing is not so very different from his values wise, yet she is not pulling back. And as this show is supposed to be about today's generation, surely today's youngsters do not just accept that I cant bcos of my family etc.
All said and done, the show is keeping me hooked at the moment.

hi, i just cud not stop myself from replying to this post after reading what u said abt going the womens lib way...
me too was thinking on the same lines ever since ananth began realising the seriousness of things hes getting into... but am a bit annoyed y he is putting family on one side n navya on the other side...y is it that hes feeling she might not be accepted, whats so spl abt his family sanskaar n parvarish that she does not have??? that no one in his family ever dared to fall in love...or keeping away from moh-maya like hitler baba??
i wish he wud explain things in a more subtler way today than telling her that shes on one side n his family on another...as ranbir said, navya is sensitive n cud be hurt even more...as it is, when shes does this self talk, she keeps telling herself ...no one did this for stupid navya...n things like that...so when he tells her its she or family, its not going to be easy on her..knowing her, she cud shut herself off completely from him...
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Posted: 14 years ago
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Originally posted by: supria

hi, i just cud not stop myself from replying to this post after reading what u said abt going the womens lib way...
me too was thinking on the same lines ever since ananth began realising the seriousness of things hes getting into... but am a bit annoyed y he is putting family on one side n navya on the other side...y is it that hes feeling she might not be accepted, whats so spl abt his family sanskaar n parvarish that she does not have??? that no one in his family ever dared to fall in love...or keeping away from moh-maya like hitler baba??
i wish he wud explain things in a more subtler way today than telling her that shes on one side n his family on another...as ranbir said, navya is sensitive n cud be hurt even more...as it is, when shes does this self talk, she keeps telling herself ...no one did this for stupid navya...n things like that...so when he tells her its she or family, its not going to be easy on her..knowing her, she cud shut herself off completely from him...

Hey Supria, thanks for agreeing.
I think what makes it worse, is that even though her initial attraction was the fact that she liked him, as pointed out by Ranbir and Harry, every advance was initiated by him. He has to do more than just say family.
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Posted: 14 years ago
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Originally posted by: slmu

Hey Supria, thanks for agreeing.
I think what makes it worse, is that even though her initial attraction was the fact that she liked him, as pointed out by Ranbir and Harry, every advance was initiated by him. He has to do more than just say family.
really simu, she was lost but happy in her own world of ananths dreams, but never took a step towards him nor told anyone...never dreamed of anything from his side, leave alone expect!! n this guy knew she had some spl feelings for him after ranbir n harry told him...so bad that he didnt remember his parvarish (which is worrying him so much now) before doing things like giving her special treatment after getting her to his sisters engagement, doing his best to get her to the picnic, giving her the chit asking her to meet him at night (when he knew that shes already gone too far by going to the guys dorm at midnite)
...wish he wud have remembered his parvarish n stuff before going to the picnic than hurting her so much...agreed he is realising things now n is equally hurt, but hope he will not hurt her further by balancing her with family...navya being what she is, wud hold herself responsible for all his problems more than hers...
anways u have a nice day n hope things wud be less painful for navi...

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Posted: 14 years ago
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Hi Anu...good u r back with ur 'things i liked' post...was missing the mfor the past couple of days...its like waiting for dessert after a nice meal...anyways u said it all so well...loved the last part...shaheer at his best ...but hope he does not go too far today with this parvarish n family values stuff...poor navi wud sink completely after hearing all that...also gud for navi that ritz n co will be finding out...hope the possesive ritz will do soem talking for navi...which will get him off his thinking and analysis from the 'sant' mode!!!
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Posted: 14 years ago
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Originally posted by: nureat01

@KripaRajput: I won't say that Soumya only has one expression...she does have some range...she is at her best in the bubbly, effervescent scenes with her family cuz she's naturally charming there...but when they put Navya in slow motion mode and show her with one constant worried/crying expression, that's when her acting gets odd...with the way she moves her eyes around and stuff...but otherwise she suits the character...today was an off day for her acting.

Shaheer is obviously the better actor also cuz he's been acting for a while...this is Soumya's first show.

Anant and Navya are very genuine characters...realistic...they are both good at heart but going through the confusions, impulses and upheavals of a newfound attachment...and I feel these scenes expressed that well...the conflicts that they are both dealing with emotionally...Anant obviously never intended to mislead her...he is also grappling with something he has never felt before and is now trying to back off after feeling like he got carried away...at the same time, he is unable to stay away from Navya fully either cuz he is unable to bear the sight of her crying so brokenly...The interactions and bonding b/w them are well written and nicely executed.

well said, well written, like it all the way, u have echoed our thoughts well. I really appreciate u r ability to convert thoughts to letters. Agree that shaheer is a better actor, probably due to experience. But sowmya has so far been able to match him to some extent. And she has improved by leaps and bounds compared to the first episode. Anyways she will still grow, I hope so.
In many scenes, u have spoken the creative talk, means u have explained what the creative team has tried to put forward, it seems u understand them well.
There is one point I noticed when I rewatched 31st may episode, baba is busy shaking his finger and saying 'NO', to think positively I think baba does not agree for the shagun alliance, hence its taking so much time for them to discuss. Thats obvious, if shagun is the mirror image of rama, not body would want her in the house.Well fingers crossed for that.
Inorder to give the lead actors some shooting breaks u need characters like rama and shagun to fill the episode.
In a more positive note, hope shaheers positive acting skills, rub on sawmya soon.
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Posted: 14 years ago
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I missed your posts.. Superbly written as always..👏
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Posted: 14 years ago
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Aww i was wondering where is yr posts...
I agree with u loved those things in it...
Brilliantly written..!!!
Thx for sharing...!!!!







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Posted: 14 years ago
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aha...i was w8ing 4 ur post nd here u came...as olwayz nyc post dear...nd i agree wid u totaly...
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Posted: 14 years ago
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Originally posted by: slmu

Hey Anu, missed reading your posts last couple of days. Glad to see your back.

I agree with all the things you mentioned. My hubby and I were also commenting on Soumya's acting. It does deter from the scene and the fact that they stretched out the episode did not help. And frankly, the precap made me laugh. I found it funny, that he had all this time to say things and finally mustered courage to do so, just when the others turned up.
Anyway, I going the woman's lib way and would like Navya to ask why he did not think of his family, values etc. beforehand. She is the one being dumped and has a right to do so. Her upbringing is not so very different from his values wise, yet she is not pulling back. And as this show is supposed to be about today's generation, surely today's youngsters do not just accept that I cant bcos of my family etc.
All said and done, the show is keeping me hooked at the moment.



Hey Shanthi...thanks yaar :-)

I was really busy last weekend and didn't really have much time to make the post so only got to it now...lol...there was some meat in the epi worth discussing too despite the dragfest.

I think it would be great if Navya asked him what you are saying she should cuz those are all very valid questions.

But I don't think she will...seems like she will just end up crying through the whole thing...lol...and conceptually I can understand why...they are both SO confused emotionally if you think about it...very naive too...Navya is very naive...and so is Anant in a different way...Anant's naivete was entangled with his impulsiveness about the way he pursued Navya without really putting any thought into it...but he never did it with any calculated intentions..."bas ho gaya" as they've both mentioned from time to time...For Navya, it's been quite a roller coaster...she's always liked Anant...it was just her little secret crush at one time...Anant changed everything with what he did in the past few weeks after he came to know of her feelings...it's like they were both catalysts for each other...The knowledge that Navya likes him in a sense awakened Anant's subconscious liking for her further and provided the impetus for something to unlock inside him it seems and then he just went with the flow...as if he couldn't help it...falling in deeper and deeper into something he couldn't comprehend...and for Navya, what was at one point just a sweet crush grew into something deeper with all the interacting and bonding that increased b/w them...their actions were the catalysts that made all this happen...and every catalyst had an effect on the next catalyst consequently...

Anant is basically trying to grapple with his grandfather's strict/scary code of ethics breathing down his neck and then dealing with his emotions for Navya which he probably never thought would be something that would affect him so much...and they are just kids...yes Anant did a lot in all his false bravado...but I won't fully fault him either cuz like I said, they are both just kids...they are yet to even realize themselves HOW deep their feelings have grown...or acknowledged it in any straight up fashion...they talk about it as an understanding b/w them...Anant really can't do much else at this point either given his character sketch and the heavy handed approach of his family...he is trying to be practical on a level and back off now while he's realized...He has to evolve further and so does their bond before it can reach a level about "taking a stand"...Navya sadly will have to go through the hurt at this point as a by product of that...they both will...but obviously you feel sorry for her cuz Anant in a sense pulled them both along into this headlong without them both being fully prepared for it...but then these are the imperfections, the mistakes these characters make that make them human and fascinating.

This is why the show has me hooked till this point too😆

Wow that turned out to be a bit of a long bhaashan...sorry😳😆
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Posted: 14 years ago
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Originally posted by: Abhi911

Good analysis Anu!👏

Though I feel the sequence of events regarding AN could have been better handled. Anant could have appointed a subtler approach, instead of snubbing her three times in one day. And Navya could also have waited for a while, cause technically the whole 'ignore' attitude lasted for only one and a half days. Not that I wanted it to stretch or something, but the CV's could have handled the whole situation in a more appealing way..also the entire class staring sat Navya while she was crying was a l'le OTT, dude you're not in kindergarden!
Anant getting emotional was emm, weird. Can someone explain WHEN did they get so emotionally attached? Though I kept staring at his baalon ki lat, uff, kya baal hain Lol!
Though I agree with Amy that they have been shown as two realistic college-goers, the emotional scene atleast uptil now has been bleh. Hopefully it goes better tomorrow!
Btw does nobody remember Anant's pic from the family portrait that Sagun was trying to insert herself in? I was ROFL! He looked like a five0year old who delights in cracking weird poses and getting them clicked 🤣



Thanks, Abhi.

I feel the downside of the scene was the dragfest which made it a bit taxing to watch...but I do feel conceptually it all made sense as to why Navya approached him...cuz when she realized that the note was not from him, his deliberate avoiding of her since the scene in the bus started to make more sense...and she only wanted to discuss it with him...which is valid I'd say seeing as how he was constantly pursuing her just a day before that...any girl has the right to ask this question in a valid manner then.

Anant COULD have used a subtler approach, sure...but he couldn't...for the same reason that this whole impulsive journey kicked into high gear over the last few weeks...these are very new emotions for him and he has no clue how to deal with them...he's just managing to grapple with them as much as he can...their romantic interlude was something he's never done before...and to be woken up from that the way he was in such a creepy way by his grandfather was the ultimate shock treatment...right now he's a scared kid unable to cope with how he's not able to control his feelings when it comes to Navya whenever she's around him or what his grandfather keeps telling him through his ominous sermons...we can't forget the part that Anant's upbringing has played in his life...it was all one basic rule to him until everything changed with the feelings he experienced for Navya.


@bold: You think they're NOT kindergarten kids?😆...I toh totally picture them like that only...they are both very naive, confused kids...and they've both always been sensitive...especially Navya...Her breakdown came after a build up from all the times Anant snubbed her...I wasn't surprised to see her crying at all...as for Anant, his being emotional also makes sense to me cuz of what he's dealing with regarding the emotional pressures from two sides...his family and then Navya...he IS a kid only...just 19...and he was never the fast, player types waise bhi who's all wordly wise...least of all about things like this...

As for emotional attachment...I've definitely seen the build up...bit by bit, they've understood some things about each other, in Anant's case, he grew to feel this right over her before he realized...it's all part of the growing attachment...if they are both crying now, it is because just a few days back they were both glowing with this new feeling that had them on such a high and now it's come to the point where Anant is backing off, cutting off...and that hurts...Navya is confused and hurt...she will cry obviously given her character...and Anant is emotional cuz he knows he's hurting her, he's hurting himself but he just doesn't know what to do given the other pressures in his life...this is not a "epic love saga" type of scene...it's just a scene b/w two naive teenagers going through the emotional upheavals of young love/attachment/whatever you can call it...they themselves don't have a label for it yet.

Re: Shagun...LOL yeah I saw that scene but then fast=forwarded as always😆
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