Episode 188 Discussion: 6th Feb 2013 - Page 16

Originally posted by: 0-SD-0

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Thanks for the article. Read it. Liked this portion.

>>>>>On the contrary, from what I understand from the interaction so far, you positively relish needling and provoking, and if nobody had a problem with what you were doing for a fortnight, you would positively miss the flak and the drama.

Ouch! You got me there... It's bizarre - but yes, it's true.

Remember I always say, for any drama and dramatist, one of the biggest character of the drama is the AUDIENCE, The viewer ? This is the rule of Indian Natyashastra and also the Greek drama. I did not bother to remember tenets from other dramas.

So Our reaction is the most important one to the dramatist. Its known as feedback. That feedback tells him if he is on the right track. And thing is, it is never about one kind of emotional reaction he wants. He creates something...which is going to invoke any one of the Navarasa in us. For ex: Dips gives me barf attacks. And that Bibhatsa (grotesque) rasa. And I am sure the dramatist likes my reaction. Because he wants to feel that. So it is mutual. He creates, we see and react and it gives him pleasure when it is expected reaction as per him, it gives him pain when reaction is not the same as expected by him. Sometimes, the viewer catharis becomes so emotional for him as well, he is willing to change his own story for our sake.

I was saying ST's Tweet was all about him talking with his audience. At this time from last three episodes, the story is not at all about Rishbala, or RK or Madhu, it is all about US and ST & his creative team. So daily I talk to him while watching the show...I refuse to see his characters and I see his story...and this is where he wanted to build the bridge with us...he was like you love the characters so much that you have forgotten about me...you are not letting me tell my story...they are my characters and they cannot run me, I have to run them...so allow me to tell. He has been very forceful this time with us...and from three days like obdurate, hurt children, we have fought with him ...but we have fallen and we have found our nook and corner and willing to see his story telling, how it is going to playout.

Ultimately the dramatist might say...you don't like my art, you can leave and which we have the choice...and sometimes not.