RY's MaNan ❤️

5 episodes are out already and we can't get enough of them ❤️

So lets talk , share our thoughts , our feelings !

I'm eager to read some really longass essays on MaNan and the show .

3...2...1 ...Discuss !

😃 😆 😃

Only these two and one woman , can get me back to these pages and inspire me to ramble some more.

I'm so excited I'd even eat chachi's noodle paratha without complaints
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Originally posted by: charminggenie

Only these two and one woman , can get me back to these pages and inspire me to ramble some more.

S1 for me was a blast because not only were we entertained and respected as an audience but these show started lot of friendships all bonded over shared love for this show and their individual perspectives.one thing that kept me hooked to a desi show, as I have never really been on a desi show bandwagon for long, is simply my trust in Richa. I think, I appreciated and understood her struggles during S1 beyond the obvious, it is very easy for me as an viewer to expect certain standards and characterisations, rightly so, but a part of realised the boundaries of desi tv and audience.

MaNan were created delicate and are a labour of love , not just Richa, Parth, Niti but by fans too, I think , we all rode the wave of something spectacular. A fairy tale was born, where we believed in stars, fireflies and hameshas of two teens.

Kudos to the twitter crowd for all the trending that we now have S3. I will be honest a part of me was very nervous and wary , only till, I realised RY is going to be involved with them because in her, I have my full trust because I don't think any one of us can love them like she does nor can I understand them as she does.

And boy, has she delivered.

She could have gone the easier route, given us a story reiterating the hameshas, The fairy flies, breaks, stars, hands etc but here she is deconstructing the very fairytale that spell-binded an audience for years.Frankly, I have no piatence for shows, it's not my medium of entertainment but these character and the sheer love of the performers and the maker just never seem to leave me.

I am so glad she is trying to deconstruct the characters and the tropes. Both of them are flawed and human.They are not 19 or 17 , where they were untouched by the adult life, world and life decisions.Hamesha is a vow many couples make during marriage or courtship but very few end up living through it.Because hamesha is a work in progress, it means making irrational choices, regrets , mistakes and then working their way through them for each other, with each.

Manik- for me , he has undergone a sense of maturity yet he is seeped in a bubble which Shettled him over the last 6 years.He is a privileged character in many ways, especially now.He is successful, has his forever love, a family who adores him and a legions of adulation,He is untouched by the darkness which influenced many of his earlier life choices. These same attributes make him a very privileged character because he has always been from a different social structure , while he is aware of real life darkness, his position in social sphere gave him a sense of freedom until he fell for Nandini. Yet the scars of his past especially when it comes to trigger points like marriages form the basis of his understanding of the world.Nandini took away the darkness but scars and the fear will always be there, because like RY showed, he has that little kid in him still who slept with a soft toy to ward off the long nights.Here, the conversations with him family, some mistakes on his part, a desperate attempt to fall back to his old self and then realizing that he is far too in love to through away everything, perhaps himself.He would have to realize that the happiness he strives for Nandini can only come from him and he is capable of giving her all that and more.I think ,marriage, is a trigger that needs to show us why Manik Malhotra became Monster Manik and why he has to confront his past if he at all wants to fight for his future and I hope this time the fight ,even for Nandu, comes from within him,

Nandini- I am kinda proud of RY.Her biggest gamble after trying to peel off MaNan from their idealised tropes was crafting this Nandini.Because people would want the same innocent, ever understanding Nandu who never puts one wrong foot etc etc but here RY respected Nandini enough specially after 6 years to let her behave in a way not many desi tv heroines will.She is irrational, which explains why she wanted to follow through Mukti's advice because her ego was hurt too when she put her all there. She probably is tired too of waiting hence her need to take that break.Yet she doesn't want to give up on them, nope, she just wants them to fight, him to react and realize that if things continue they might not have each other.Because this Nandini Moorthy while will fight through hamesha yet she is also aware that she is amazing and deserves to be treated better. I am also glad , there is a bit of insecurity too, which should be there, Hell I want Nandini to be pissed angry and be jealous or question their relationship because she is in a relationship with a superstar whose fans will scrutinise her every step, the gossip about him with others, that all should affect her.It should also put pressure on her that people might talk about the living arrangement and her own social background where live-in and a six year dating means wedding is the next step. I am glad that this Nandini is telling him that nobody will see her hurt because she is not bleeding. Oh did I tell you I loved her transformation over the years, the innocence is still there, what made Nandu is still there but this Nandu is now a functioning in a world where Manik is not physically around her everyday and the feelings she is going through are very, very universal.

Some might argue that this contriving, some might say, here we go Manik taking another choice from Nandu which I am sorry, is wrong, they both are f**king it up because of their struggle in handling their lives and communication in a world where for them to be physically close to each other and the constantly changing social environment around them is making it very difficult.They are bound to f**k up, piss each other off and us, lash out the tropes they themselves created ..all this deconstruction is necessary to make them realize that hamesha is not a fairytale but it is a lifelong job committed by their mutual love and these two will transition towards being better individuals and a couple.

Oh before I forget, Manik's fear of Nandu turning into another Nyo is very palpable, not a comparison but even lovers can turn to bitter old partners under various situations,He fears himself repeating what his dad did to his mother.The very subtle social and economical difference was well done.It started off with Nandu mentioning how Manik had things handed out which may or may not be true, but he did have privilege of being a Malhotra , while Manik mentioned what happened to a middle class Nyo after marrying a rich lover.Interesting, this is something that RY deliberated never touched during S1 and not many shows do without making the girl hella insecure and typical bahu who suddenly forgets basic civic sense.You get the drift.

In all, this is a story for MaNan and RY rather than turning it into a simple ode of shout-outs to the past and resting on the laurels is exploring this relationship under the social microscope.Hence, kids, you trust, Richa, always and she can claim her pound of flesh from my heart anytime.

Shout-out to Parth and Niti for living these charcters so well, transition to web series is never easy but they seem to get the phase of this MaNan ridiculously well.That chemistry though, glad they respect and cherish what they seem to have.I never mess with things that make me money, respect and love, hope the same for them too.

All the new characters are good, RY, you have me hating Daddy Malhotra more than Nyo .Love Jeff.Holding out a bit for Mukti and Zubi.Innaya is sterotypical but needed, I mean, a little look around entertainment world can see where the inspiration was from.

I am here for a season of deconstructing and reconstructing of MaNan.

take a bow, RY, and be very proud of this story, you are taking a gamble when you could have done a fan-service but then that won't be you and we won't be here.

P.S. You had me tweeting about this show because that's what cool kids do these days. Heh.

I have so much to rant ..😆

RY, this one's for you...and for your MaNan whom you so selflessly handed over to us, to love and to cherish. To believe in the fairytale, to believe in the power of hope and light...to believe that fairytales do exist in the real world. But this season we salute and respect you, for the risks you are taking, for it's not easy to tamper' with your own fairytale, to show that it's very easy to hope and dream but very difficult to keep holding onto it, to protect the promises and the fairytale. Heck, our entire fandom knows how difficult it is to hold onto hope. But that, ultimately, is life. Thankyou for showing that starting a fairytale may be easy, but it takes efforts to protect it and lead it towards it's humesha. Once upon a time I dreamed and imagined for MaNan to go through these very issues-distance, career, balancing relationship..and here you are, giving me exactly that. I don't even know how to thank you!

Parth and Niti, this one's for you too. I have shared a love/hate relationship with you...you have given me several reasons to hate you in the past, but this season, against my best judgement I am left in awe and respect for the way you guys have managed to come together, against (what I believed were) all odds...and not just come, but conquer my heart yet again. The way you have owned MaNan now, the way you gotten this phase so ridiculously on-point, is just simply commendable.

It's very easy to promise humesha at 18...it's when you have to hold onto the promise, that's when a fairytale turns into a reality. When a relationship is starting out, more often than not, one tends to let their partner have his/her way for fear of not jinxing what they have, especially for two people like MaNan, who had to fight so much just to want to be together. The relationship then becomes so precious than at times you value it above your own self, forgetting that one of the essential components is I' and if that is not completely happy, the relationship cannot go on. It's this struggle that most lovers face, some survive, some don't and we see this all around us. RY, what you are dealing with here, maybe not everyone will understand, because things are not spelled out clearly, about the issues, about their feelings, the confusion .. because there is not one single thing. If it was simply a case of Innaya breaking them apart, or Chacha plotting to kick Manik out-while MaNan fight these externals, maybe the confused souls wouldn't be running around with "MaNan is ruined. But you decided to not go the typical way and risk your own carefully crafted couple, show to the world that they are human and flawed humans after all. That externals wouldn't ruin them as much as their own issues would.

For a Nandini, who gave up a lot for Manik at a very young age in life, being hurt and angry and may be irrational abt him not agreeing to her wishes is allowed. For a Manik, who has given as much as his broken self could, who had learnt to hope again only because of her, being sucked into the darkness is allowed too.

RY, the parallels you try to draw here, between Nyo and Nandu is a huge risk and we admire you for that because not many would tread down this path. In the whole of season one, the narrative painted her as a villain but now we see that she could also have been a girl wronged. We get a deeper insight into why he became our monster Manik-it was not just because of his parents' failed marriage but because he could see why it failed. He could see his mother turning into a dark mess that he had come to hate, a mother that knew no boundaries, that would stop at nothing. He believes that it was a result of his mother loving his father too much and his father not returning that love. A love that he sees in Nandini too, the humesha waala Love that he's promised her too but is unsure of delivering. His fear of Nandu turning into Nyo is something that is difficult to grasp for many whi are used to paint Nyo as the ultimate villain. Comparing her to Nandu-my God, the blasphemy! But what you are trying to show here is that every person no matter who they are dreams for a humesha but it's how you learn to protect it till the end, that's what matters. Nandu and Nyo are two sides of the same coin, they're all around us, struggling to find their ways in life.

RY, the Nandu you are trying to show, not the ever understanding sacrificial lamb, but an assertive girl who demands answers. This Nandu is flawed, she makes terrible decisions and follows them through because she is not perfect even though Manik believes she is. She is exactly and unreasonable and irrational as one can be when they're overwhelmed with too many issues and we can darn well see she is. Let's recap back to the first episode when she accuses Manik of having a readymade career- was she totally wrong? Manik has been singing with Fab5 since years, he has already an idea of how that world is like, the only difference is that he's going solo now. Nandu had to start learning astrophysics from scratch and research is no joke (trust the words of someone who's been there, done that). Even it you love the subject, it's difficult to find continuous motivation that can lead you to the thoughts of "is my work really important? The pressures one faces in the lab are quite different from what she has faced before in life, something that she was totally unprepared for. If she lashes out at him in sheer jealousy that he has had it easy so far because of his experience I think it's not really something one should hold against her. Moving on, she is also answerable to her Chacha-Chachi and people who they're answerable too. Chacha-Chachi have already gone way out of their comfort zone too accomodate this new age relationship, and Nandu recognizes this. Marriage must've been a dining table topic of discussion since months now, especially since their return to India. Can't really blame her for giving in to the pressure at some point, yes, she too wants marriage but if you would remove Chacha-Chachi from the equation the question wouldn't have popped up now probably and Nandu would've been more patient.

But guess what, I am so glad the question did pop up, it just accelerated the entire process of making Manik too introspect about his issues. If they had gone on in a limbo, without this roadblock, they would have turned exactly as dark as Manik fears they would, and he would have sucked in Nandu along with him into the darkness. By breaking up, they're giving their humesha another chance.

So, I don't know about others, but I am going to sit back and enjoy this roller coaster ride .. it will not be easy, but they know it more than anybody else- it's not over till it's really over!

Originally posted by: mads

RY, this one's for you...and for your MaNan whom you so selflessly handed over to us, to love and to cherish. To believe in the fairytale, to believe in the power of hope and light...to believe that fairytales do exist in the real world. But this season we salute and respect you, for the risks you are taking, for it's not easy to tamper' with your own fairytale, to show that it's very easy to hope and dream but very difficult to keep holding onto it, to protect the promises and the fairytale. Heck, our entire fandom knows how difficult it is to hold onto hope. But that, ultimately, is life. Thankyou for showing that starting a fairytale may be easy, but it takes efforts to protect it and lead it towards it's humesha. Once upon a time I dreamed and imagined for MaNan to go through these very issues-distance, career, balancing relationship..and here you are, giving me exactly that. I don't even know how to thank you!

Parth and Niti, this one's for you too. I have shared a love/hate relationship with you...you have given me several reasons to hate you in the past, but this season, against my best judgement I am left in awe and respect for the way you guys have managed to come together, against (what I believed were) all odds...and not just come, but conquer my heart yet again. The way you have owned MaNan now, the way you gotten this phase so ridiculously on-point, is just simply commendable.

It's very easy to promise humesha at 18...it's when you have to hold onto the promise, that's when a fairytale turns into a reality. When a relationship is starting out, more often than not, one tends to let their partner have his/her way for fear of not jinxing what they have, especially for two people like MaNan, who had to fight so much just to want to be together. The relationship then becomes so precious than at times you value it above your own self, forgetting that one of the essential components is I' and if that is not completely happy, the relationship cannot go on. It's this struggle that most lovers face, some survive, some don't and we see this all around us. RY, what you are dealing with here, maybe not everyone will understand, because things are not spelled out clearly, about the issues, about their feelings, the confusion .. because there is not one single thing. If it was simply a case of Innaya breaking them apart, or Chacha plotting to kick Manik out-while MaNan fight these externals, maybe the confused souls wouldn't be running around with "MaNan is ruined. But you decided to not go the typical way and risk your own carefully crafted couple, show to the world that they are human and flawed humans after all. That externals wouldn't ruin them as much as their own issues would.

For a Nandini, who gave up a lot for Manik at a very young age in life, being hurt and angry and may be irrational abt him not agreeing to her wishes is allowed. For a Manik, who has given as much as his broken self could, who had learnt to hope again only because of her, being sucked into the darkness is allowed too.

RY, the parallels you try to draw here, between Nyo and Nandu is a huge risk and we admire you for that because not many would tread down this path. In the whole of season one, the narrative painted her as a villain but now we see that she could also have been a girl wronged. We get a deeper insight into why he became our monster Manik-it was not just because of his parents' failed marriage but because he could see why it failed. He could see his mother turning into a dark mess that he had come to hate, a mother that knew no boundaries, that would stop at nothing. He believes that it was a result of his mother loving his father too much and his father not returning that love. A love that he sees in Nandini too, the humesha waala Love that he's promised her too but is unsure of delivering. His fear of Nandu turning into Nyo is something that is difficult to grasp for many whi are used to paint Nyo as the ultimate villain. Comparing her to Nandu-my God, the blasphemy! But what you are trying to show here is that every person no matter who they are dreams for a humesha but it's how you learn to protect it till the end, that's what matters. Nandu and Nyo are two sides of the same coin, they're all around us, struggling to find their ways in life.

RY, the Nandu you are trying to show, not the ever understanding sacrificial lamb, but an assertive girl who demands answers. This Nandu is flawed, she makes terrible decisions and follows them through because she is not perfect even though Manik believes she is. She is exactly and unreasonable and irrational as one can be when they're overwhelmed with too many issues and we can darn well see she is. Let's recap back to the first episode when she accuses Manik of having a readymade career- was she totally wrong? Manik has been singing with Fab5 since years, he has already an idea of how that world is like, the only difference is that he's going solo now. Nandu had to start learning astrophysics from scratch and research is no joke (trust the words of someone who's been there, done that). Even it you love the subject, it's difficult to find continuous motivation that can lead you to the thoughts of "is my work really important? The pressures one faces in the lab are quite different from what she has faced before in life, something that she was totally unprepared for. If she lashes out at him in sheer jealousy that he has had it easy so far because of his experience I think it's not really something one should hold against her. Moving on, she is also answerable to her Chacha-Chachi and people who they're answerable too. Chacha-Chachi have already gone way out of their comfort zone too accomodate this new age relationship, and Nandu recognizes this. Marriage must've been a dining table topic of discussion since months now, especially since their return to India. Can't really blame her for giving in to the pressure at some point, yes, she too wants marriage but if you would remove Chacha-Chachi from the equation the question wouldn't have popped up now probably and Nandu would've been more patient.

But guess what, I am so glad the question did pop up, it just accelerated the entire process of making Manik too introspect about his issues. If they had gone on in a limbo, without this roadblock, they would have turned exactly as dark as Manik fears they would, and he would have sucked in Nandu along with him into the darkness. By breaking up, they're giving their humesha another chance.

So, I don't know about others, but I am going to sit back and enjoy this roller coaster ride .. it will not be easy, but they know it more than anybody else- it's not over till it's really over!

And This Time Its Time For Manik To Pick Up The Battles And Fight For Them. He Have To Let go of His Demons and fight for them to make it a humesha .

Reserved.