I don't hate RG, infact have been a huge fan since SvS.
But the problem is with how serials usually progress in ITV. They start on a high note, extreme attention to detail, no loud dialogues, bg music chosen as per the situation.
When this show started there were so many nuanced portrayals. A simple scene where Anupamaa talks about the loss of her own father and how it caused her hasty marriage made us feel so bad. We got all those understated scenes in lockdown where there were no technical privileges and loud bg music, and the actors solely relied on good performance. We even understood Vanraj's achhe pita take.
But all went downhill when the makers got repetitive with the seva-insult-kickout-return-seva cycle. Anupamaa tried to still be a daughter to ex-parents-in-law and mother to her kids, FINE.
Then she got insulted, big drama, high TRPs, okay lesson learnt.
So the show should have moved forward with either retribution of the offenders or Anupamaa progressing in life right???
But NO, the makers treated this as an opportunity and kept repeating the pattern so that each insult drama scene gets high TRPs. This cycle has been repeated atleast 7 times now, three times after MaAn marriage. Hence the character is heavily trolled for lack of self-respect
Think about it, how will you feel if MaAn eventually reunites and a stale script of Anupamaa returning to SH to fix someone's problem by ignoring Anuj happens again.
Coming to RG now, think about any actor you like. The said actor does something unique and you applaud. They repeat the same kind of performance in another scene, you still clap. But after 5th or 6th repeat it gets boring.
When RG started off with Anupamaa, she was hailed as a unique performance, wearing simple clothing, no loud makeup, carrying that cheap fabric bag and wallet and basic phone with Achyutam Keshavam. She sounded relatable to so many being exploited as housewives. But those relating to her want their times to change too, right. If after 3 years we are seeing her in the exact same garb, it gets frustrating and also disappointing for viewers who were actually looking forward to be inspired from her.
Hence we troll her for things like lack of hygeine by constantly wiping her nose in her pallu while crying. It looked relatable as Anupamaa Shah who was so busy she couldn't take care of herself, it doesn't look remotely nice as Dance teacher Anupamaa or as Anupamaa Kapadia.
RG is not a bad actress. But if a show is claiming to be more than just masala junk entertainment and to be a social gamechange, they should stick to their promise. But again, she has bills to pay and as a careerwoman myself l cannot blame her much.
Can only blame the people who are appreciating such a portrayal which is encouraging makers to do more. Baaki aap khud samajhdar ho
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