At the station , I kept seeing "Gurmeet" instead of the "Maan"
And inspite of Drashti doing her bit , I couldn't feel the Manneet world or get into it....
I am not saying the Maan's character was or was not changed by CV's , not referring to his softening or kneeling etc. I am saying that usually Gurmeet gets INTO character so well that we all get lost in his portrayal of Maan ,and we may like or dislike what CV's write for Maan, but Maan appears real. On the station , often that was not happening the way it used to happen earlier.
I wonder what made me feel so... I dont WANT to feel this way, believe me
Was it the T-shirt that made him look soo Gurmeet ? I dont know..
Was it the SBB/SBS segments where he looked so pre-occupied with his phone at the station that remained with me and spoilt it for me ?
Was it the thought that he is right now probably not here but on a holiday with Debina?
Was it because in few scenes he looked totally out of depth , like searching with Geet behind him , he seemed to know she was there and looked as though he was himself not comfortable about the scene ..etc
or was it the hustle-bustle of the station and the unnecessary Rajasthani group etc that interefered in my reaching the "Maneet heaven" and the "Maan experience"... I dont know.
And I am not referring to mushiness missing or hugs missing or Maan personality changing etc....I think Drashti was very much into the role, the flashbacks of both Maan and Geet were beautiful...and I didnt like the station , but I know if Guru wanted , he would have made the same scenes so memorable and beautiful...
It may be because of Gurmeet's ill-health , it may be because of some other nagging pre-occupation and I dont blame him , he is human, he has been good to us and brought us Maan , I wish him well and I know he will get into the role again and "Maan " will resurface.
I will wait..I wish him well..and I trust him to resurface with his convincing portrayal....
I wonder if any of you felt this in some way ? Eager to to know how you felt
If you felt otherwise, I would be happy to share your joy and wait for it to come to me also!
Cheers!
VJ
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