Analysing the rise and fall of EHT.

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dey.bh

@dey.bh

Rocker

Posted: 11 years ago

WHY IT WAS A GOOD THRILLER

1. A good thriller should have a gripping storyline that should compel you to watch it. THe audience should always expect the unexpected

EHT had one...SCORE=+1

2. A good thriller should run on a pre decided theme. Treasure hunt, Chasing a villian, a ghost story or even revenge.

EHT had a perfect revenge angle. SCORE=+1

3. Limitation of characters is not required but each character should be beautifully crafted. For example: If you show a chaiwala as a witness his background should be properly explained. Like where was he standing when the crime was committed? what actually did he see ?

EHT had some brliiant characters.. Sakshi, Rajnath, Shaurya, Durga and Dayal. Even Mathur and Aakash.SCORE= +1

4. A good story teller should have the ability to make his audience believe even the unbelievable

EHT made us believe that plastic surgery can change faces .. SCORE= +1

5. A perfect thriller should never let its audience guess the next move

EHT was a good thriller in the sense that we never knew what is going to happen next SCORE=+1

6. The pace of the story. No rushing but no dragging either

Initially take downs were back to back. SCORE+1

7. A good thriller wil always make you ask questions. If it doesn't activate your brain cells , its no thriller at all.

EHT made us ask questions everyday. Even WHO IS DURGA was a big question. SCORE=+1

8. A thriller often has a insignificant character who later turns out to be the real mastermind.

EHT could easily use Suchitra in this regard. Considering the land for the cancer project was in her name. She could have been used as a trump card. We can say the same thing for Kangana ,Aakash and even Dayal. SInce the provision is still open at least for Aakash I give them a plus point SCORE= +1

Total score: +8

WHY IT IS NO MORE A THRILLER

1. No screen space to the real victim and the other three rapists. No character growth even after such a long period. The real victim is suppose to make weird faces in the rehab and the other three rapists are treated with humanistic approach while only Shaurya has been highlighted. Rape is a rape .They raped them first or they raped them later . HOw does it matter?

Useless characters like Suchitra and Kangana who are good for nothing. SCORE= -1

2. Obscure background of the male lead and deliberate change in the characters and the storyline to bring a love story . Unnecessary flashbacks which fit nowhere in the story. SCORE=-1

3. Unnecessary dragging and obvious moves. No suspense at all.SCORE= -1

4. Focus shifted from revenge and justice to love story and ego fight . I can't even remember who were the witnesses in the court case. It should never happen in a thriller. How can we afford to forget those faces which play the most important role in the revenge story ? SCORE= -1

5. Too many mysteries built which reached nowhere. How did Durga die ? Who is Aakash ? How did Sakshi become MRs. Goenka ? How did Arnav Goenka die ? Did the Mitras really commit suicde ? what about the advocate who has the video clip? Wasn't he suppose to blackmail the Goenkas ? . No solution so far. SCORE= -1

Total score= -5

Final total score= 8-5=3😕

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dey.bh

@dey.bh

Rocker

Posted: 11 years ago

WHY IT IS A SAAS BAHU STORY

requirements:

1. One evil saas >>>>>>>>>>>>> Sakshi

2. One female lead

strong but emotional

and sanskari >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Durga

3. One male lead

who runs multimillionaire >>>>>>>>>> Dev

projects with literally no

brains at all. Also educated

from foreign universities.

4. One villian.Typically >>>>>>>>>> Shaurya

the brother/cousin of the

male lead who will lust

every girl he meets

5. One nanad who has to be

a bubbly little girl irrespective >>>>> Kangana

of her age. No idea about the

world outside. Too eager to marry

6. One chachi/mami/ dadi/nani/bua to >>>> Suchitra

balance the negativity of the evil saas

7. EK MAJBOOR BAAP >>>>>> Dayal

8. comical relief>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Karan

Also a few side characters like Raima who will appear occasionally to drag the storyline.

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anael24

@anael24

Dazzler

Posted: 11 years ago

basically i was overwhlmd whn EHT launched..it is a new brand of entertainment for many i think..the storyline immediately striked to me like a hollywood kind serial than bollywood and most importantly it is not like a typical saas bahu ki sazish drama...let me clarify that EHT has never been among the 5 top shows and it is still confusing for me as for the hows and whys...its good you pointed out what makes a good thriller serial really thrilling and i myself regularly was thrilled by this show..now concerning its downfall i dont think it was among the top either...has EHT been like DABH OR SAATHYA i assure you today EKT would be reignin the trp charts..
however i will like to know which is that serial that did always well and never deceived the viewers..ill be glad to know about its name..
and in which serial we didnt see the actors/actresses better for posing in a corner of our screen than taking too much place and invading the protagonists areas only to stretch the story?? so same thing is happening with EHT..
its my pure thought but ill like you to give me your view on it too..so here it is:
Indian television has always been a successful business. if you can count the number and kind of people glueing to their tv evry night to watch a specific kind of serial then it is none other than the typical saas bahu ones..now when you said that EHT is a saas bahu show im still questionning myslef why it is down the trp charts. if u compare DABH and EHT you can clearly see a difference right..a big one which even the aunties nanis dadis widows etc etc can see..they have always loved their initial drama so why change now?? and EHT is 1 in its kind..only the new generation and opened minded people have been seduced by its beauty..i dont think the aging population really enjoy the show because they can see it will never suit them..its modernity and freshness in all terms...
and yes its stretchin and cvs are chewing the tracks like chewing gums but i think this show was done to charm the new generation..has this show been done in U.S or U.S.A i can guarantee you 100% EHT would be a blockbuster by now

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dey.bh

@dey.bh

Rocker

Posted: 11 years ago

Point 1: It didn't rule the TRP charts because it was not a saas-bahu show but a thriller. Only becaue nana/nani /chachi and all other TRP audience ask for saas bahu doesn't mean the audience like us can be taken for granted. The change in track and the story line is to ensure good TRP's

The first mistake the makers did was to air it daily. It should have aired only on weekends.

Point 2 :now when you said that EHT is a saas bahu show im still questionning myslef why it is down the trp charts. if u compare DABH and EHT you can clearly see a difference right

Wait for a couple of days and you will see the similarities instead of the said differences. With due respect to the IF rules and to the moderators, DABH was not suppose to be saas-bahu ether. It was suppose to be a love story and more than a love story it was about mutual understanding of a married couple. At least the promos said so. The original theme took a hell lot of time while Saas- bahu element was uselessly encouraged.

Point 3: US or UK or anywhere else in the world. The point is the story should stick to its original flavour and end in the stipulated time instead of moving here and there.

Point 4: Which show didn't deceive the viewers ? I never said only EHT is doing it. Since it is EHT forum , I am discussing EHT alone. Besides, because everyone is doing it doesn't imply EHT has to do it too. This Chalta hai attitude is the root cause of all problem

Point 5 and the most important one: When I said downfall I didn't mean monetary success the show have made or how much was the TRP before and what it is now. I am only concentrating on the quality of the thriller.

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anael24

@anael24

Dazzler

Posted: 11 years ago

1) i dont think it would make any difference.Just have a look at Fear Files also aired on weekrnds but not successful..
2)i still dont think theres any similarities between EHT and DaBH. I cant remmember when we were given promos which turned out to be fake later..as far as im concerned though they stretched some parts..they respected what they showed us in promos.I still see Durga making her steps towards revenge cautiously.If cvs are trying to drag the script we can however not ignore it remains a thriller serial in all terms.
3)So you mean Eht has deviated from its original story line??
Maybe Durga is shown weaker but shr has her objectives fresh and is really concerned to complete her work.Had it been a man , i would have understood that he should maintain a certain posture but regarding Durga i think we have seen much of her shakti.She has been the Heroine till now and being weak and waking up to rise doesnt mean shes weak..anyways showing some weaknesses doesnt mean she will abandon what she is there for..
4)i agree with you for your above thoughts.Wherever you will go now,no other serial will satisfy its viewers queries.Now when you say that EHT is not implied to do it,well its a trend now for cvs to amuse their fans in this way
5)Neither did i meant monetary success!
"I can guarante you 100% EhT would be a blockbuster by now..",i said.
I dont see where i mentionned about money.What i mean is that all hollywood's thriller serial have received huge amounts of fans despite stretching and all,so for me,it is a matter of the type of viewers which affects the show.
one more thing ill like to discusd with you as you seem very engrossed in the topic..well EHT is the 3rd expensive show of small screen .When the production house makes calculation that inspite of their hard work,the show isnt satisfying their budget,does it mean they should end it ?? Hundreds lives depend on this serial,so for only satisfying the minor viewers,they have to give us what they think can rise at least some fame right?and if they directly showed durga unveiling her strategy and exposing shaurya at 1 instant i dont think they would have fulfiled what they have used as budget

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dey.bh

@dey.bh

Rocker

Posted: 11 years ago

Adalaat, Arjun, CID , Aahat telecasted on weekends had pretty good popularity.

The EHT promos promised us a thriller and not a love story. It indeed has deviated from its original plot. The original story had no scope for the character of Dev.

I still see Durga making her steps towards revenge cautiously.If cvs are trying to drag the script we can however not ignore it remains a thriller serial in all terms.

I am glad you are satisfied with the script. As a thriller fan I find nothing much thrilling in this useless track. A thriller is not a thriller if the audience knows what will happen next. We all knew Dev will marry Durga. What so thrilling about it ?

Durga making steps cautiously has to be some joke. First Payal is traumatised and she remains clueless and next Dev took Payal away and she has no idea. She leaves the chunri in her temple and doesn't bother to hide it. She gives away the diary to Dev after tearing the pages that arouses the suspicion of the latter. Even this time when Sakshi openly challenged her she didn't bother to fathom what possibly could be her next step. Don't tell me she is slowly making her steps towards revenge for Gods sake. Watch Vidya Balan's Kahani to know what moving towards revnge actually mean. That is what we call a thriller.

Call EHT anything but a thriller.

Using lots of money do not ensure quality. Remember 'Mera Saaya' or ' Gumnan' ? Not loads of money were invested but it turned out to be a great films later. I am talking about quality all the time. Where is the quality we had in hte beginning? Where is the spark ? Ample of loopholes every where. Cat fight between two women while men are like mannequins.

If this is the mentality that minor viewers are not to be satisfied then lets not talk about quality anymore.

As for hundreds of lives making money and all. IF every show comes with a stipulated time there are more chances thy will make a good living for they can accept other offers simultaneously.

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642126

Hibernated

Posted: 11 years ago

EHT was not unpredictable.

Most of what was guessed always turned right.

No surprise or anything that turns story on its head and leaves viewer gobsmacked.

The withholding of proof, lack of investigation and family drama ruined it. Just clash between women.

BGM lacks thrill.

Earlier we used to wonder if waiter knew some mystery or Suchitra was indeed good or not. But most characters are flat. No mystery or depth to them.

There should be nothing meaningless in a thriller. Itsy bitsy things are also clues. EHT lived up to this only till first week of June.

Pace was fabulous earlier. But too much slackening and filler episodes from mid June.

I would say potential gone awry.

Potential does not always get realised. EHT proved it.

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severus1

@severus1

Voyager

Posted: 11 years ago

I will still say that the show has been going downhill ever since Dev's entry. In that very episode, there was that extended chase sequence when a thief stole his locket.

After that there's only one really good episode that I can remember- when Akash was revealed to be a Muslim.

I have missed all of this wedding. Let's see if it gets better. *fingers crossed*

Kahaani as you mentioned was just a brilliant flick. Sujoy Ghosh handled the plot deftly, Kolkata was portrayed well and Nawaz was mindblowing. Did you know that it's getting remade in hollywood.

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dey.bh

@dey.bh

Rocker

Posted: 11 years ago

Very uch so. Dev did kill EHT.

No offense but his Rakhi Gulzar styled dialogue delivery is equally annoying

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642126

Hibernated

Posted: 11 years ago

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Agreed severus!

Dev butchered EHT.

I remember that poll also got most votes where majority voted his entry ruined this show.

Polls or not, fact is that his entry was also filmy, silly and long drawn. A poor copy of Dabangg.

He might have been a gentleman and pious character which did impress intially but otherwise he uses little brain. A very poorly written character with no plausible justification of his past or present. In fact most bloopers in the script are related to him that has been discussed in many posts earlier on this forum by every member including those who were his fans.

Add to it that Bhuvnesh has not shown much improvement either. He is good only when he speaks slowly. Otherwise voice modulation and pronunciation are poor. And he gets breathless when he has to speak assertively at a stretch.

CVs altered Dayal and other characters and sidetracked clues, rich-poor divide, hypocrisy of high society, mockery of justice and even Payal-Durga bond just to accomodate Dev and his hopping to and fro between repetitive flashbacks. Only after Teena threatened to quit, they started showing Payal a bit again.

Story was so well paced earlier. But since June and that is Dev's entry it has been going down rapidly.

The last great episode was the takedown of Ganguly.

After that the only episode that mattered was Akash's revelation as a Muslim guy working for another mysterious boss.

Nothing matches the thrill of Mathur takedown! Media, business rivals and Goenkas themselves - all used by Durga in one stroke!👏 I remember that track got me hooked to this show.

This is just a low brow drama now where things happen by stroke of luck and it is all about dhaagas, lockets, teekas plus repetitive dialogues.

I remember earlier EHT was being discussed on every forum and being recommended even on Bollywood forum where people generally look down upon TV. That was what a refreshing change it was! In 2 months Sanjeeda and Simone made it to Rediff top tv actresses lists and Durga made it to Ormax list. But it all fizzled out so soon.

I wonder if Ayub Khan, Kishwer and other actors have any other job to do now except click selfies and promote EHT online! Their characters have no development now.🥱

They should have made characters strong and not doormats smothered in petty quarrels.

It's a case of oonchi dukaan pheeka pakwaan. Funny how Sakshi keeps threatening Karan who is a minister's son and he also fears her despite having a hot shot dad, Rajnath is powerful enough to manipulate US embassy but clueless in business and family matters now...it is endless blooper fest and nonsense.🤪

Producer had made huge promises earlier, calling it a different show, calling Durga strong and independent, mysteries, suspense and never seen before stuff. He had named films like Khoon bhari maang, Kahani also!😲

I say he misled and fooled audience bigtime!😡

Never trust Star Plus. Never trust producers who make huge claims about their own show. I knew it they just want to bait audience. But regret giving a chance to EHT.

This is just for aunty mandli now. Kiski shaadi kis se hogi blah blah.

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