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It's complicated,' is a relationship status that's no longer limited to social networking sites. In case of art imitating life, the romantic leads of prime time soaps, are also in a not so happy, complicated zone on screen. Picture this: you have an estranged couple pining for one another, (Pallavi Kulkarni) and Nachiket (Ronit Bose Roy) in 'Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyaar'; college sweethearts turned rivals Sanyukta (Harshita Gaur) and Randhir (Param Singh) in 'Sadda Haq', who still love each other; Manek (Parth Samthaan) and Nandini (Nity Tailor) of 'Kaisi Ye Yaarian' can indulge in loads of lip-locks but unsure of their relationship; in 'Yeh Hain Mohabbatein', in spite of the intense love that Raman (Karan Patel) and Ishita (Divyanka Tripathi) feel for each other, the misunderstandings mar their romance; in 'Jamai Raja' - lovebirds Siddharth (Ravi Dubey) and Roshni (Nia Sharma) are temporarily estranged but continue to be friends unwilling to reconcile; in 'Yaarian, Dostian... Manmarziyaan' - the equation between Samaaira (Kashmira Irani) and Arjun (Aham Sharma) and Radhika (Monica Sehgal) is unclear; in 'Nisha Aur Uske Cousins', Nisha (Aneri Vajani) is unsure of her real feelings for her husband Kabir (Mishkat Verma) and still loves Viraj (Taher Shabbir Mithaiwala).
So what do makers think about such 'complicated' phases of relationships? Says producer Yash Patnaik, "When one falls in love or refuses to acknowledge one's own feelings, it's a complicated situation anyway. Everyone has an individuality of his or her own and so are the expectations. And when expectations don't match with realities automatically it leads to unhappiness. Shows often incorporate realistic situations and audiences enjoy watching them, as at some point everyone's relationship has undergone turmoil when there's a battle between the mind and the heart over what to do."
Are the actors convinced about essaying a character whose love life is complicated? Ravi Dubey avers, "Relationships are complicated. In modern life, aspirations are high, so also exposure. Complicated relationships surely have a connect with audiences. It takes time to accept your love. Love is not like instant noodle, it takes time to grow and till it does, there's an element of uncertainty to it." Divyanka Tripathi agrees, "Most daily soaps try to be relistic. In real life, finding love is never easy. Every person takes time to understand his/her partner; and there are problems in every relationship too. So, daily soaps incorporating the same elements in the show."
And as long as these twistwala love stories come loaded with lots of high octane screen drama, rona-dhona, heartbreaking scenes and some clandestine mush moments, even remote control junkies will be tempted to hold on to their bowl of popcorn for an encore, which in turn is likely to help the numbers of the show! And in showbiz when the TRPs are more than healthy, a soap's shelf-life gets extended too!
So what do makers think about such 'complicated' phases of relationships? Says producer Yash Patnaik, "When one falls in love or refuses to acknowledge one's own feelings, it's a complicated situation anyway. Everyone has an individuality of his or her own and so are the expectations. And when expectations don't match with realities automatically it leads to unhappiness. Shows often incorporate realistic situations and audiences enjoy watching them, as at some point everyone's relationship has undergone turmoil when there's a battle between the mind and the heart over what to do."
Are the actors convinced about essaying a character whose love life is complicated? Ravi Dubey avers, "Relationships are complicated. In modern life, aspirations are high, so also exposure. Complicated relationships surely have a connect with audiences. It takes time to accept your love. Love is not like instant noodle, it takes time to grow and till it does, there's an element of uncertainty to it." Divyanka Tripathi agrees, "Most daily soaps try to be relistic. In real life, finding love is never easy. Every person takes time to understand his/her partner; and there are problems in every relationship too. So, daily soaps incorporating the same elements in the show."
And as long as these twistwala love stories come loaded with lots of high octane screen drama, rona-dhona, heartbreaking scenes and some clandestine mush moments, even remote control junkies will be tempted to hold on to their bowl of popcorn for an encore, which in turn is likely to help the numbers of the show! And in showbiz when the TRPs are more than healthy, a soap's shelf-life gets extended too!
Shruti Jambhekar,TNN | Jun 4, 2015, 12.00 AM IST
