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Disclaimer: You may get disappointed as you read ahead so proceed at your own risk 😉😆
Ever since the whole concept of IPK Ek Jashn came to fore it seemed like each and everyone of us was somehow resurrected. No, we weren't dead (how obvious) but we can't deny that three years back, when ArShi left our TV screens, it left a void, a void so deep that no other show could fulfil.
I agree that just to see Sanaya or Barun, I would look into their new projects with keen interest, but I won't hold myself from saying that yes, I was happy for all their new endeavours, but as a true SaRun and ArShi fan, I was totally disappointed, because without the duo, it all seemed insipid.
Coming back to the present, every project, every story comes with its own share of ups and downs, appreciators and criticisers and while I do agree that everybody has the right to register their opinion and so they did, when many pointed out how Arnav was totally out of his character in IPK-Ek Jashn, how it seemed more Barun-ly than ASR, so on and so forth.
I was always the positive one (I still am) because I have seen people change, and for the better; get mellowed down and do things, CRAZY things, which one would have never even dreamt of in their own wildest nightmare!
Love does that to you, possessiveness does that to you, attachment does that to you!
So I have no complaint for that. Like someone made a post few days back, that Arnav really doesn't have a reason to be the ruthless ASR now, so why should he just put on a facade?
And that's totally legit! He's in love, he's rich, he's got his family, what else does any human need?
But that's not the point of the post.
After all this banter, now as a true fan I want to register my opinion on what's making me so downtrodden!
When it comes to daily soaps, I agree it is humanly impossible to give consistently good episodes, back to back twists and high points. We also understand that it is impossible for actors to give their 100% when they are working day in and day out, round the clock!
That's why I have always preferred watching shows like TVD, SPN, TO, etc. They come with a limited schedule, last a season and come back again six months later, and the cycle continues.
This gives writers ample scope to come up with good story lines, plot twists, etc, and actors get a much needed break and also the opportunity to exercise and explore other options.
NOW, we all knew Hotstar came up with the idea of IPK Ek Jashn for a limited span of only eight episodes.
My complaint here is, DUDE! You have got SaRun in one frame! The pair that is literally WORSHIPPED by millions of people worldwide! So much, that even after 3 years that your show ended, they are still all over the internet-- in fan fictions, in creative pictures, VMs, even in interviews that fans would watch like there's no tomorrow!
When you had EVERYTHING, then what makes you give us episodes where 50% of the story is over and STILL Arnav and Khushi didn't even share one second of screen space together, other than the plethora of flashback scenes, which every ArShian has already byhearted by now?!
I swear, I don't understand these writers. Being a journalist myself as well as a creative writer, my mind is always buzzing with ideas, especially when it comes to any favorite couple of the masses (not just ArShi), there are fan fiction writers all over the web, who have beautifully created stories, one shots, short stories and so much more-- I wish these TV writers could get some inspiration from them and do something worthwhile! My hopes are thrashed since out of 8, 5 episodes are already over!
I'm sorry if I sound rude, my intention is not to offend ANYONE, not even the writers, because I totally appreciate the fact that at least we are getting to SEE something IPK related after all these years. My only issue is, when you had Barun and Sanaya TOGETHER, who are always ready to give their best, then why not put it to proper use and give us episodes where we can see THEIR (ArShi's) life together after a gap of three years?
Do feel free to express what you guys feel! 😊
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