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In response to Gautam Hegde's Note - Creatives Cornered
Gautam's Note : http://www.facebook.com/ipkkndfp
Viewers Unplugged
Congratulations on the fantastic concept of this show. You have a show that is teetering at the border of greatness but needs to go that extra mile to achieve it. That said, as a writer of a popular show, you know you will have to learn to take accolades and brickbats. Before I start, this is not a warm fuzzies note.
Let me ask you a question. Pick the name of an Oscar winning Hollywood movie you loved, I mean absolutely loved. Tell me the name of the actors - Good you know them
Now tell me who the writer of the story was or the editor or the screenplay writer or the make-up man or the DOP or the music director was? No? See my point?
The popular accolades go to the faces that bring the show to public. And the critical accolades certainly go to the writers who make the show a masterpiece.
If you are forming your opinion based on the feedback/"bashing" from this forum, let me tell you right now - you are subjecting yourself to serious MISUNDERSTANDING - No I am not Joking. You are subjecting yourself to what in Cognitive Psychology they call Adverse Selection Bias (google it). This forum has opinions that do not always reflect the attitude of your core TRP audience. So take it with a pinch of salt.
Forums take out their frustration by trashing the CVs, you know - Dil Ki Bhadas nikalna. Ask poor Shyam aka Abhaas Mehta how many brickbats he receives from this forum every day. (And to his credit - he stays unfazed!). Barun and Sanaya do not write the story, CVs/creatives/writers do. So when the viewers feel that the story does not work, they call you out on it.
We understand your entire team works hard and puts in long hours to bring this show to us. However, like any good business, you must evaluate your results, regroup, strategize and implement changes in response to poor results. There is no denying that the TRPs have fallen, the rankings have fallen, over the top comedy does not work, addition of characters needs to be better fleshed out, and Barun's hiatus was not planned well.
this is market place. Please do not create more PR mess for your team. We are your customers. Instead of antagonizing your customers, why don't you reach out to us with goodwill and humility and see how we open our hearts.
This sort of public reprimand of your viewers is highly puerile and uncalled for. (edit, it sounded like one, whether you intended it is a different matter)
Sorry man, I really like your sense of humor on most days but its not professional to complain to your customers about your woes EVER!! Its not how business is done.
So my sincere advise to you:-
1. Stop worrying about what this forum or any forum says about CVs.
2. Take the good ideas from various forums, use them to your advantage and create a good product and story line.
3. Reach out to your viewers with humility, build a good relationship with them. Don't antagonize them, don't patronize them and don't be condescending to them.
4. Lastly, worry about the TRPs not what people think of you.
Rest will fall in place
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