Do not Disturb! Creative Team brainstorming session is on!!
"We need to do something or this show is going to crash and burn!"
"Why? What happened? Viewers love separation tracks, don't they? So much pain, so many tears and we've even added a triangle to the angle. It should send our TRPs zooming up like rockets." CV2 was bewildered.
"Yes but the viewers are calling Dev a cry-baby, a stalker, a weakling, spineless hero of the century!" Both of them were aghast! Kya socha tha aur kya horaha hain! "And that's not all. I just peeped into the forum. Some are saying Sonakshi will be happier with Ritwik. He is just too perfect."
"How can they be so dumb? We're showing Dev crying buckets for Sonakshi and she crying buckets for him! Very realistic."
"Yes but they're saying he's only sitting and crying. Can you imagine they are calling him SPINELESS! I am telling you we need to act. And act fast."
"Fine. Let's end the separation track."
"Fantastic! Let's do that. He has been crying. We can't make him suddenly strong and decisive. I'll write a scene where he has a nervous breakdown. Ishwari will see her son fall apart and..."
"Are you kidding? Heroes don't have nervous breakdowns. Plus, people don't know what a breakdown is. They'll be confused. Who will go around explaining to them the psychiatric aspects of it? Not me, certainly! Let's just get him drunk. He's started to drink anyway."
"OK. He will get drunk and declare his feelings to the whole world in the engagement. Fantastic. Dev is not going to be Devdas!"
Promo is out!
"No wait. That's too typical. Our show is different. He is not going to declare anything. He is maa ka achcha beta. Don't lose focus of that. Just make him collapse. Sonakshi can run to him. Engagement cancel."
"To a drunkard? Leaving her engagement?"
"Yes. She loves him. Now go."
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"Now look what you've done! You've made Sonakshi too strong. We can't do a patch-up if she refuses to forgive him."
"But that's how she's always been. Remember, how she held his collar during the break-up?"
"Yes but now what? Ishwari has accepted. But there is still no patch up. Why did you have to make Bijoy so opposing?"
"It would look unnatural if Bijoy says yes. You were the one who wrote all those Bijoy - Ishwari scenes! Now I can't suddenly make him all smiling and accepting."
"OK fine. Then he was a man. Now make him a father who loves his daughter. Wants the daughter to be happy. Daughter loves Dev so he says go. Reach out to your happiness. We need the patch up before this week is out."
"OK. Dev can come apologize and that would make Bijoy..."
"Apologize? What for? Why are you dragging the scenes? All that will take too long. Bijoy will agree for his daughter and..." They looked at their boss. "Shall we insert a kiss here? As a part of patch up?"
"A kiss? Why?"
"You'd asked the viewers some time back if they wanted a DevAkshi kiss, remember?"
"Good God! You haven't forgotten that? I had just asked a question. What can a kiss achieve, anyway?"
"Fine. A flying hug."
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"Phew! Great! The wedding is on! Bengali girl weds UP Brahmin boy! Lots of scope to bring in cultural differences. Ishwari's insecurities too when Dev starts accepting Sonakshi's family as his own. Agrees to Bengali wedding. Agrees to non veg food..."
"Not enough! We need more drama!"
"Costumes! Ishwari gives a lehenga but Sonakshi wears Bengali sari!"
"Still not enough!"
"More drama? Hmmm OK. Dev is rich. Sonakshi is middle class. Let's bring in a pre-nup."
"Is pre-nup valid in India? I think the couples have the right to nullify it or something...?"
"Who cares? Ishwari would want Dev to sign. He would refuse. She will get the signature dhoke se. Lots of drama."
"OK but don't drag it. And don't you dare to write a scene where the pre-nup reaches Sonakshi and she has to sign. That will lead to another argument. Viewers want happy stuff. So get the signature and shove it aside for now."
"We can do that. But then the drama quotient won't be enough."
"Our show is unique. So let's bring in an infertility track."
"Dev is infertile?" Oh boy! That was taking bold to the next level.
"Are you nuts? Of course not. Sonakshi would be infertile. But she doesn't know about it. Only Dev knows."
"How can the concept of infertility pop up before marriage? Are we going to show some passionate scenes before the wedding? Both of them in rain, stuck somewhere...and it's after patch up so he can get passionate."
"Stop talking nonsense. Ours is a sanskaari show. Dev is achcha beta. Plus, you didn't hear what the big man said? What would a kiss achieve? So what would passion achieve? Get her to have a tummy ache. Just start on that track. But remember, no sad Sonakshi, no fights, no postponing of wedding."
"Dev ki deewanis are going to kill us for showing a sad Dev."
"That's OK. He will decide to set the future aside and live in the present. Add a happy dance after the sad dance."
"Shall I end the happy dance with a hug? Oh yes, I remember. What would a hug achieve! Oh wait a minute. Why are we bringing in buasaas? I thought RR was enough to add fuel to fire."
"Ishwari is being considered too negative, especially after the pre-nup. Viewers need to know that Ishwari is mild and loving and caring too. So we need to give them something to compare."
"Got it. I'll make sure Ishwari is looking forward to her grandkids. She's always wanted grandkids. Ever since Dev was eight years old. And Sonakshi loves kids. She should always talk about Tiny Obhodro and Tiny Sonakshi."
"Before they get married?"
"Yes. Adds to the drama. And make sure everyone who blesses them in sangeet will talk about kids. Especially Ishwari. Ishwari should already be seeing those grandkids in front her eyes."
"Wait! I thought this story was about Ishwari's insecurities. She is not comfortable with Dev having a wife. And we'd decided there is no consummation because Ishwari faints and these two will spend the night taking care of her."
"Yes. But she wants grandkids. Why are you thinking so much?"
"OK. So there are two tracks. One Ishwari wants grandkids. Two is she doesn't want Dev to have a wife."
"How can she have grandkids when these two don't do that?"
Viewers:
"We'll figure it out later. For now, let's focus on the wedding. A beautiful, memorable wedding!"
"With lots of drama."
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