RK, Madhu, jealousy and the latest third angle

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Posted: 12 years ago
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'RK-Madhu, jealousy and the latest third angle (jealousy vis-a-vis RK and a third angle vis-a-vis Madhu)'.

Admitting at the outset that I loved Avinesh as 'Kabir' in "Chhal".😳😆 It's a different matter that the story there went way offkilter towards the end.😕

But I do *not* want him around the RK-Madhu pairing in any shade, positive or negative. I would also not have wanted any actor I *liked* in such a role vis-a-vis the Kabir-Aditi pairing.

Pairings we love should not have actors we like as third angle. It makes for unpleasantness - because there's no scope for conflict. I want the pairing preserved. The actor can always get another role.

Third angles - at least in Hindi serials - are generally never good for any pairing. However differently or well it's handled, everything soon descends into the absolute realm of cliche. TRPs never permit anything else.

And one keeps reading about jealousy helping RK and Madhu draw closer.

But RK's character does not seem to be the type to draw closer through jealousy or displeasure.

He tends to distance himself if he feels he is being made insecure, whether or not it was intended by the other person.

If he feels the other person is prioritizing someone else, he estranges himself or strikes out to hurt or both.

This is not going to be an ego battle that Madhu will win if she tries to play hard-to-get.

If her attention strays or he starts to feel jealousy, his past experience with Dips will be the spectre at his side eating away at his trust in Madhu.

The more Madhu gives in absolutely to her feelings, the more RK is completely immersed in their relationship.

There are so many points that would be playful or sweetly teasing between a couple in marriage and/or romance, and almost all of those are potential landmines for Madhu in establishing her relationship with RK, given the number of bad memories and absolute erosion of regard for most aspects of marriage and relationships that Radha and Dipali have caused in him.

If RK feels a third angle is making advances towards Madhu (even without her reciprocating), the indeterminate effect it will have on his tenderness towards Madhu is a horrid downside so early in the relationship.

This is not the sort of story in which Madhu would get an ego-boost from her guy going wild with jealousy.

RK's mild version of jealousy was at the party, when he thought Madhu had come to the party at Radha's telling rather than his own.

It reduced Madhu from his 'beautiful wife' that he proudly went around introducing to each guest directly to waitress.

That was his jealousy with his *mother* as the third angle.

I do not want to see what his reaction will be if his jealousy is provoked with a potentially - even remotely - romantic third angle, negative or not, antagonist or not.

Madhu's loyalty and devotion get her the right to bully him, scold him, be irate or tease him.

Madhu as someone else's focus would destroy the growing tenderness of RK's focus on her.

And as someone who was depressed with the waitress stint, I do *not* want to see the hurt she may suffer from any fresh bout of jealousy he may feel about her with another guy in the picture.

This is a relationship in which jealousy is likely to be a corrosive rather than a building agent, and wish to God the CVs had not decided to bring up a third angle when the two basic angles of the relationship are still a long way from being stably bonded to each other.

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Posted: 12 years ago
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Well written. I think u made a point. May be this new guy is here just as another super star who is a rival of RK. He may not going to involve with Madhu. If so as you said its going to create problems to her. I hope he is not going to team up with dipali in her dirty tricks.
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Well put leela9. I think this is a forced hand by the creatives. None of the other characters besides RK, Madhu and Bittu really work. And for how long can a show survive on just three characters. For the sake of the show i hope this move works. And there will have to be upheaval in the lives of madhu and rk, we know the trps won't come otherwise. The ishq is at the doorstep... the junoon is winding its way to the door. All we have seen upto now is very good romantic banter of the leads, along with cheap kitchen politics... This is a real test for the creatives and the show. Somehow they have to rise from the ashes.
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Posted: 12 years ago
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Originally posted by: leelaa9

'RK-Madhu, jealousy and the latest third angle (jealousy vis-a-vis RK and a third angle vis-a-vis Madhu)'.

Admitting at the outset that I loved Avinesh as 'Kabir' in "Chhal".😳😆 It's a different matter that the story there went way offkilter towards the end.😕

But I do *not* want him around the RK-Madhu pairing in any shade, positive or negative. I would also not have wanted any actor I *liked* in such a role vis-a-vis the Kabir-Aditi pairing.

Pairings we love should not have actors we like as third angle. It makes for unpleasantness - because there's no scope for conflict. I want the pairing preserved. The actor can always get another role.

Third angles - at least in Hindi serials - are generally never good for any pairing. However differently or well it's handled, everything soon descends into the absolute realm of cliche. TRPs never permit anything else.

And one keeps reading about jealousy helping RK and Madhu draw closer.

But RK's character does not seem to be the type to draw closer through jealousy or displeasure.

He tends to distance himself if he feels he is being made insecure, whether or not it was intended by the other person.

If he feels the other person is prioritizing someone else, he estranges himself or strikes out to hurt or both.

This is not going to be an ego battle that Madhu will win if she tries to play hard-to-get.

If her attention strays or he starts to feel jealousy, his past experience with Dips will be the spectre at his side eating away at his trust in Madhu.

The more Madhu gives in absolutely to her feelings, the more RK is completely immersed in their relationship.

There are so many points that would be playful or sweetly teasing between a couple in marriage and/or romance, and almost all of those are potential landmines for Madhu in establishing her relationship with RK, given the number of bad memories and absolute erosion of regard for most aspects of marriage and relationships that Radha and Dipali have caused in him.

If RK feels a third angle is making advances towards Madhu (even without her reciprocating), the indeterminate effect it will have on his tenderness towards Madhu is a horrid downside so early in the relationship.

This is not the sort of story in which Madhu would get an ego-boost from her guy going wild with jealousy.

RK's mild version of jealousy was at the party, when he thought Madhu had come to the party at Radha's telling rather than his own.

It reduced Madhu from his 'beautiful wife' that he proudly went around introducing to each guest directly to waitress.

That was his jealousy with his *mother* as the third angle.

I do not want to see what his reaction will be if his jealousy is provoked with a potentially - even remotely - romantic third angle, negative or not, antagonist or not.

Madhu's loyalty and devotion get her the right to bully him, scold him, be irate or tease him.

Madhu as someone else's focus would destroy the growing tenderness of RK's focus on her.

And as someone who was depressed with the waitress stint, I do *not* want to see the hurt she may suffer from any fresh bout of jealousy he may feel about her with another guy in the picture.

This is a relationship in which jealousy is likely to be a corrosive rather than a building agent, and wish to God the CVs had not decided to bring up a third angle when the two basic angles of the relationship are still a long way from being stably bonded to each other.

👏 Agree with all points. That said, I don't mind the new entry- the supporting characters on this show have been so underutilized that a new entrant might be what we need. In my opinion, the CV's can use this as a bonding opportunity for Rishbala if they have MB and RK stand together against this new antagonist- no jealously, no tricks, just a husband and wife taking on a villian.
like, if they go the Darr route, and this guy is obssesed with Madhubala to a degree of trying to possess her in a way that is actively and overtly harmful and crazy, then it can be that Madhu and RK's trust deepens as they confront this new threat. Like you, I wish that their growth together had been more organic, but what can we do? A daily soap is driven by TRp's. I do hope that the CV's don't do something cliche. But I have faith- for the most part they have taken cliches and turned them on their heads. Lets hope they keep up their record.
If nothing else, if the numbers don't come in, the guy will be of our screens.
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Posted: 12 years ago
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Originally posted by: arya.nair

Well written. I think u made a point. May be this new guy is here just as another super star who is a rival of RK. He may not going to involve with Madhu. If so as you said its going to create problems to her. I hope he is not going to team up with dipali in her dirty tricks.

Thanks, Arya.😳 The new guy may manage to anger RK or make him jealous, but the effects are likely to cause Madhu the most hurt and anguish.
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Posted: 12 years ago
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OMG !!! Ur post has given me a shock.
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Originally posted by: colorsluv

OMG !!! Ur post has given me a shock.

Why, dear?😕
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Posted: 12 years ago
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Leelaa I love you and here is 🤗 for writing this post!!! I feel exactly the same, I never thought RK and Madhu need a third party to make them realize their feelings for each other. I always felt that triangles taint the pure aspect of the original relationships. Plus I find them as a quick fix that is applied when the creators run into a writing block or lack of creativity. Jealousy doesn't work well here either, RK isn't an insecure weak person, so why turn him to one at this point??? He has started to love Madhu on his own terms and it is just perfect. The new dude can play an antagonist who is after RK's career, but not his BIWI (suggested by Preet), this will make more sense, at least to me.
Nice post darling 👏👏👏
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Posted: 12 years ago
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leela good post i would like to have him as RK rival from film industry bcso every supertsar has rival in indusstry, from many epis im expecting someone equal importance to RK in show as his rival, but yes even i dont want him to came btween rishbala and when their story has not build up and when their are two equal importance characetrs there are fights also. now lets see what cv,s has store.

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