I loved the old dulhann track because it wasn't one of the typical sas-bahu stories. It had a ton of shortcomings but it was unique. This uneducated girl from a really small town who is the epitome of truthfulness and innocence is thrown into this cruel situation in an unknown environment and city where her husband is mentally challenged and his family members were constantly plotting and scheming against her and her husband. She never gave up. She fought against all odds. Cured her husband, won his love and almost nullified all the evil plans of the most conniving villain in the history of the tellyworld. In her journey, her strength was her faith in truth, her unconditional and unshakable love and her uncompromising will to save her loved ones. Somewhere we all could see ourselves in Vidya. In our lives we fight against odds, try to achieve the impossible. She was our inspiration. We believe in pure unconditional love and truthfulness. She symbolized all that. I think we loved SV because they represented all of our struggles, reminded us how important love is and taught us that simple little gestures can bring all the happiness in world.
I just saw today's episode after SV's death. Couldn't for some reason bring myself to watch BMTD without SV. Now they are back in a new getup and their aim would be to gain what is truthfully theirs, peace and love, which was snatched from them and in the process they will destroy the evil. I am sure SD will do complete justice to their roles and their chemistry will rock again.
But I feel this new track wouldn't connect to us like before. This would be a fun story to watch, a story or love and revenge. But it wouldn't be a story of struggle, wouldn't be a story of achieving the impossible. You can argue Sindura is more powerful than ever. They have to try really hard. But Vidya not only fought against Sindura but also against her own shortcomings. This time she is accomplished enough!
I don't mean to sadden your moods, or dent your enthusiasm. Just a thought that was bugging me. May be I don't make any sense at all…J