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Watching the past quarters episodes and then going back to the DMG1 episodes. There is a difference in almost everything. As a friend mentioned in some forum the DMG production team was the best 2 years back. I agree. What is more important is the present. You may have been #1 2 years back and today you stand #10 (hypothetically speaking), so you are what you are NOW. The excellent teamwork, production, script/story and acting are what kept the show alive and highly successful and pulled it through the years with high TRPs and fan following. Since the last quarter with re-entry of Dr. Riddhima the story has been given a new turn which has ended in the current scenario. If we disregard the secondary track of new interns and their dialogues and acting which in my opinion is much below the DMG previous standards in fact looks more like amateur home-made video, Jennifer Winget and Karan Wahi have actually held the show on their shoulders. Her scenes where she shows her hatred for Sid (how she is blinded by it) and then her desperation in searching for Armaan (where she is completely lost and loses her mind) and then after her marriage she is on the receiving end from Sid and suffers quietly; her performance was outstanding and she maintained her continuity with her expressions and tone of her voice. She is definitely better than most of her contemporaries even in the bollywood. (No! I am not related to her or dating her!!!) Karan Wahi through this time also improved himself and can actually be seen as growing up with the story. He is quite successful in portraying the role of a young intern who is young and inexperienced but has stepped into complex relationship, just to help someone out of trouble, and although he is confused but still does not lose his values for being good natured person - The crux of love is GIVING and not TAKING.
No doubt the credit also goes to the DMG production team for handling this track so nicely. Now comes the re-entry of Armaan. Sorry guys, someone blew it badly. The character of Armaan was not revisited keeping in view of the incidents which took place in the his life in the last 6 months. He was brought in as a saviour for TRPs. He initially acted in the old way which made him popular without actually any sync to the situation. He is acting as a nonchalant, care-free student who has no worries and takes life easily. His body language, dialogue delivery does not indicate what he tells Riddhima living his life without her (26th Mar 10). Then using the whole hospital as his prop for apologising to Riddhima shows him as a non-sensitive person who does not care about other person's reputation. The role of the interns who are totally confused and play pranks on Armaan who for a person who is dying to meet the love of his life can so immaturely be distracted into a skating match and then driven to a nearby village. KSG has not been able to show his acting skills. The DMG production team took all the necessary measures to make sure that Armaan does not get to know about Riddhima's marriage. They made it sure by Riddhima removing her mangal-sutar as a reaction to Sid's whining mother in earlier episode. No one in the hospital bothered to tell him i.e. Dr. Kirti being a close friend, Sid's friends and on top they even bribed the loud mouth sister Stella not to taunt him the message. And Riddhima, why is she hiding it? This was really putting off even kids as the story is very obviously being dragged. This where the DMG team lost it. Bring the story to new track after an intense interaction between Riddhima and Sid, are they now trying to drag it by bringing in Armaan. They are trying to show the interaction between Armaan and Riddhima (promos) which may revive the relationship or make it worse. Undoing Sid and Riddhima's relationship and or making this entire triangle tense. Guys where is the lighter / romantic side of life??? the interns??? Where are you heading? if this SOAP is to run for next few years would you not think of something new?
In my opinion DMG production team needs to review their show completely. The storyline, the production and especially the actors (other than Jennifer Winget and Karan Wahi). What once was the success factor can easily become a failure. How many times you can laugh on the same funny scene? Feel good about same two people romantically hugging for the thousandth time. Get a fresh team of writers, spin off into new threads of love stories. Don't keep beating the old story line of Armaan and Riddhima (even if you change faces). For how long can you chew a chewing gum?
The SOAPs being produced by different channels, inspite of their story lines, are really good in their presentations and acting and are attracting lot of viewership. They may be family oriented shows and not for the younsters but atleast mantain focus on your USP!
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