Rupa is, IMO, a better actress than Pooja. Too bad they didn't give her a decent characterization. Actually, they didn't give Pooja a decent sketch either, but her chemistry with Saurabh was off the charts.
Somehow, creative types feel the need to cut Panchali down to size to prop up the men.
In BRC, Krishna reprimands both Arjuna and Panchali about how great Karna is whereas the real Krishna swore he'd kill Karna. Not to mention the andhe ka putr and suthaputr comments.
In Star, Panchali was lectured by Krishna on how common man would be treated if SHE, the empress, could be assaulted. In text, it was Panchali doing the lecturing. In Star, Panchali mouthed those inanities about destiny. Dhrishtadyumna reprimands her! In text, she was so pragmatic she was accused of being an atheist by Yudhishtira. In Star, she made huge speeches on how she could not marry a sutha and equated them to demons and monkeys and such. In text, suthaputr comment was not simply an interpolation, even the interpolated comment was limited to her not wanting to marry one.
Neither show portrayed her as the working empress she was.
Edited by HearMeRoar - 4 years ago
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