Originally posted by: libran90
Yes, as a viewer, I feel Bani is a weak character. She has no shades. None of her shades have been explored. Her strengths haven't been explored. What she can and cannot do as Adi Naagin hasn't been explored. She is the heroine. In ITV, people always connect with the heroine. Because that is how it works. Uske kahaani se emotions ko joda jaata hai, uske liye achcha lagna, uske liye bura lagna, uske liye dukhi hona, uske liye khush hona. People invest their emotions with heroines. Heroes have never been given that value or haven't been as important as the heroine. And going by recent trends, very few male characters are written well. Be it a Shivraj Shekhar of Baalika Vadhu, be it Ishaan Kashyap of Sasural Genda Phool, be it Hanuman Singh of Patiala Babes. Very rarely we have seen a good portrayal of men. Because we always connect with the heroine.
But I don't feel any connection for the heroine. I don't feel emotions for Bani, I don't feel bad or sad, or happy or anything for her. And that is bad writing. The time these people have invested in creating a layered grey shaded character like Veeranshu, they haven't done that for Bani. They haven't done justice to the supporting cast either, which is much better than other seasons.
Bani is a monotone, one shaded character because she has been written that way. I am no Naagin expert, but I have followed Season 1 and Shivanya was an amazing and convincing Naagin. And this isn't the cast or the actor's fault, it's the maker's fault. Bani looks good with Veeranshu no doubt, but individually, I am sorry she doesn't. And the Cheels and Veeranshu together are very entertaining, and I don't need Bani to see them, I can see them as they are. But they too have been kept underutilized.
This is my opinion. You are open to critique it. We can agree to disagree, I don't mind. But I stand by it as well.
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