Pragalbha,
I dont know if my views are welcome and you can choose to ignore it if you want.
But since my limited past interaction with you has demonstrated that you are intelligent and a person who uses some level of thought....here it is.
A) Petition
There is nothing wrong in sending a petition.
But in the larger scheme of things .....if we are to make petitions, we can do that about more imortant issues in life. For example, the case of AIDs discrimination in India/ or child labour. Now thats a petition that is worthy or your and a few of us and our intellectual time. 😳
Not actors and actresses who perhaps do not bother about what we think.😳
B) Media coverage
I dont know how many reality shows you watch.....But if you do...you will know that the media manipulates information....
We heard what Karan said....
Now did we hear what the reporter asked him? Did we hear the earlier questions that were asked to him? Did we hear what the reporter asked him later.
No, we did not hear any of that.😳
We just heard a voice over asking the question or rather a voice over giving thier own commentary.
And we just heard snippets of his response....
So what if....what if there is more to it.😳
C) Karan Patel
Karan could be all that the media reports are claiming him to be.....And maybe he indeed is unpleasant in his remarks and behaviour. But there is one thing about him. He has been straightforward to the extent he can.... On the basis of what is reported...up until now....he has never "under the garb of so called nice behaviour" said nice things only to then backtrack.
Yes, if all that is reported is true, then even I feel that Karan is being very petty and unprofessional about this issue. But that is about it......
I am therefore not sure whether I want to correct him....because I am not so sure whether my opinion matters. 😳
Then again a point to ponder is that a production house that prides itself for not tolerating slack behaviour (they reportedly just sacked the lead actrees of one of their top 10 shows) would not have tolerated him if he is what the media is calling him.
D) Who are we to give judgement?
That said we are forgetting one basic thing here.
I needn't tell you the experiences we have had as individuals. Surely we have both been victims of someone or the other's petty behaviour.😳....So before we as members make posts about the lack of virtues of Karan Patel's behaviour....maybe we should look in our own backyard and see whether we are ourselves pure as snow.
E) Fan base
Who are these fans who are getting affected?...You, me, the handful of teens and women here.........
Or the million plus viewership in India that has kept Kasturi in top TRP 10 and voted for Karan in KJGBKT and Shubhangi in SPA 2008.😳 The object of our discussion is currently going great guns in KJGBKT.
I think before we comment on the fact that his fan base is reducing or that the ROKA fan base is reducing we should appreciate one simple fact....We are a speck in the multitude of people who watch ROKA and therefore Karan and Shubhangi....😳....Therefore a few excited posts by only active members here about how Karan and Shubhangi are loosing fans is not a representative of thier respective fanbase.😳
F) Rumor
Let me give you a shocking rumor or inside information I have heard.
Rumors claim that Shubhangi won the awards because they wanted to ensure that the Bidaai girls .....who by the way ruled SPA....will not gather all the votes.
Let us ask ourselves a question........are Sara, Parul, Mouli Ganguly (who played the complex characterisation of KT who gets raped), Mihika Verma, Astha (girl in Babul ka Aangan), Suhasi, Divyanka, the teenage girl who played Sanyogita, Shalini (who played the complex traumatised Maithili who was a victim of marital rape in KGGK.)....not worthy of new talent or favorite patnis.....or fresh face awards.😳
The above are all actresses in the smash hits Bidaai, Viruddh (Mihika was part of this that had achieved the rare critical acclaim, she playes Smriti's stister who had grey shades), Prithviraj Chauhan, Babul Ka Aangan, KSBKBT, KGGK, and of course the one and only Banu Mein Meri Dulhan ........😳
Now you will ask why I never wrote about it.....Simply because it is a rumor😳 ....Its value is to be disregarded and not played attention to.😳
Yesterday I wrote in response to a post about inside information......and my point was simply this.
Criticise Karan Patel if he is wrong...no problems with that. 😳Critisise Robbie if you dont like him...Again no problem with that.😳
Constructive critcism is welcome....After all this is a site where we are all sharing perspectives......and perspectives cannot be wrong.😳
But don't make posts that give so called inside information and bash the actor........Because then its a free for all. I too can create an ID and give so called inside info.
And before we make a post lets all keep in mind that behind the fictional character is a real living person😳.....At the end of the day are we comfortable with talking ill of a real person.😳
Lastly Pragalbha ,if you are to make a petition then my humble suggestion is this......
Make a petition to IF Kasturi forum members to let this pass
Though our past forceful views we have already lost members who used to like a particular jodi.....I am not blaming anyone here😳 ...coz we all contributed to it in one way or the other.
Let us not repeat the same coz neither Robbie's nor Kasturi's fans should feel so suffocated here that they want to leave the place.
And for fans like me who like both of them in some ways....there is no where to go.
This and above is not meant for just you and me but for all of us😳
This is a social networking site where we come to share a good laugh and a few happy moments. 😳If things affect us then why read them...and contribute to further ill will.
This has been my philosophy which I am sure some of you know......Up until yesterday I was quiet about it....But felt like writing today.
Those of you have read my views in the past know that even in earlier so called arguments over jodis I have always maintained this stand..."Jiyo aur Jeene do" and if you dont like someting...channel your energy somewhere ...unless it is a matter of life and death....which Karan Patel's behaviour is not.😳
There are many talented people here ...who give us videos, siggys, fanfics and games😳.👏....And there are the Moderators who give us contests and quizzess from time to time😳👏....Why not devote our energies to that.😳
I hope I was able to translate my views...........
Thank you for your patience
JW
Edited to give Mouli's & Mihika's facts and spell check
Edited by JWMRK - 17 years ago