Originally posted by: charminggenie
Sigh. Word with everything.
Lets talk S1 Nandini, hot topic and the common thread of the two seasons.
Nandini before the so-called special 70 epiodes was nothing but a Y/A heroine meant to show us a window to feb5 and Manik's world. We had no insight to her emotions , heck we didn't even see her POV about her love till musicana.
People talk about science and music dilemma which btw her own grandmother cleared in those episodes and Nandini picked music on her own.
She was the moral righteous girl who was meant to lecture the guy all the time and he had to listen and open up.
It was only during Musicana that she picked up. They wrote those layers and nuances . Especially when she cried about her heart-break alone and Manik for the first time became our window to her.
Her first punch was generic , it was her second punch that echoed more because it spoke of herself, her "I".
I loved when she walked out on them because of toxic relationship, you know why because rarely you see that - she was overwhelmed , she spoke about her fears about them .
Friendship phase- again, Nandini being rational about her relationship and laying down the foundation.
Usually what people crib about her court thing, I loved it- because it should never be absolute trust. Manik's definition was that but hers was solving problems together. It brought in the anger, trust conflict.
i don't know why people call Nandini naive for Pandit thing- she wasn't. Nobody including Pandit had an idea how bad he had it. She never bought his promises, never his words nor trusted him beyond the teacher boundaries.
PTSD- In a world full of FLs where they get attacked and then immediately have to act out as superheroine , Nandini was broken down, vulnerable .
She is the first FL to be given a voice about her sexual desires , her wants .
Yes, they struggled at times, because her initial sketch was weak.
Not Nandini's fault that the friends she had couldn't sell their character or act properly.
She didn't need tangibles too but her words.
This story was promised to us as fairy-tale and they delivered that love story.
Were there flaws, yes, could more be done there - sure. But Nandini still and wiill always be iconic. RY's Nandini.
Nandini was never jagat mata or the noisy moral compass out to correct the world.
Heck, it's too obvious that Nandu became huge on her own- coz writing.
Now S2
You get a loved character and you suffocate her. Just because you think an off-screen friendship works, you inculcate that to sell a friendship without explaining- the why.
You strip Nandini off her basic traits, push her doing things which she never were up for , making her as the usual generic FL who always was busy cleaning other people's shit- yeah thats her.
White blank canvas willing for another love triangle but this even her "I" s taken away.
S2- sucks because none of the female characters are respected, they are annoying, irritating and heck off-screen is more entertaining,
Story is essential. Parth and Niti can draw up the initial crowd but to hold the show, you need pen, borrow some from Richa.
240+ of a journey with RY's Nandu might have had it's share of ups and downs. But this new Nandini with her freshness and writing couldn't even capitalize on the pity card thrown at her.
How many of us are criticizing S2 on the content but nope the current team be deaf on them , RY listened and respected us.
I still cannot forget how Karishma promoted that intense scene using a hastag and when it aired. 🥱
Anupamaa
