Originally posted by: arshi_asya
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No where in my post have I talked about actors but characters named Ishani, Sid & Asha, Shashank, Anjali, Vardaan.
But check your thread well into what it turned into. It was more a trolling than normal discussion.
Anyone who has seen residents closely knows how this field & people in this field work.
Characterization matters to me & many others here & a great actor is one who makes you immerse yourself in the character, forget the actor, relate to it, click in the very first note. Many watch the show for content & characters & not actors and Sanjivani promised content & characters of that field. I can mention my first impressions in my review.
Characterisation matters to me and many others too, that's why none of new viewers even connect as such to the senior characters irrespective of who is playing it. Still we aren't trolling them and giving them time to make their own place.
Sid's act was an attempt to glorify malpractices of some doctors & it needs to be called out.
I didn't even justify his acts anywhere. I agree with you on this.
Creative liberties & immature drama should not trump the nuances of the field in a genre like this, something they did unabashedly. Why should Indian makers not make a world-class show & always be averaged down by arguments like it's an Indian TV show. Medical dramas have to maintain a standard to be revered & respected in all corners.
Trps will determine mostly as you are well aware. But I believe that you shouldn't forget above 90% of viewers are from non-medical background. So a compromise must be made in between. Otherwise in end doctors will connect to show, but for others it will end to be a documentary a bit. Besides they are trying. You can DM to the producer on IG for your views on this too.
Sanjivani isn't a clinic where all you have to do is consultation. It's a multi-speciality hospital premise where residents practice almost all the cases for the whole day. Open hair for female doctors & nurses is a strict No in hospital premises during professional hours, unless you hail from management or legal dept who are mostly restricted to their office chambers. Even male doctors have reasonable restrictions on the beard they can keep. Hospitals have strict rules forbidding any sort of hand jwellery. Look closely, they avoid wearing their wedding rings as well during work hours. Even long nails & nailpaints are strict No. Even the jwellery they wear should be minimal- earings & what not. A male doctor in his shirt half opened during his working hours isn't normal from any angle, neither is doctors shouting in the middle of the hall or corridor. These are basic, fundamental rules of the field. Visit Fortis, Medanta or any other high profile hospital, these rules are followed everywhere, even in India. A show like this should upgrade & stick to these things instead of giving into glamor just for the sake of it. And no, it wouldn't turn a documentary just because they focus on these things, it will still remain a TV show like countless great medical dramas made all around the world where they pay attention to these things.
I mostly visit fortis. I understand they change when doing surgeries. Rest normal rounds or consultations is ok. Again I'm speaking from what i observe only. Anyway its been just 2 episodes to make a good review before completely discrediting them.