ChanChan & Offscreen Drama - An Objective View

I don't normally post on the ChanChan forum, although I do read off and on. I was/am a huge fan of IPKKND and used to post on that forum. But, since the end of IPKKND, I haven't had the desire to really post much on IF.

However, with ALL this drama happening around ChanChan... I wanted to share some of my viewpoints - which I think are pretty objective.

# 1 - Regarding Sanaya - I love Sanaya as an actress. She is simply superb! ⭐️ In fact, I think my initial love for IPKKND was because of Khushi, not Arnav (that came later of course!). Meanwhile, off-screen, Sanaya has always been really fun to watch too. She is very candid, loves her work, and loves to have a good time. It was always fun to watch the behind the scenes videos of IPKKND though because the WHOLE cast was amazing and shared such a great camraderie. It's actually been sad to see the off-screen segments of CC, because Sanaya has not been herself at all.

# 2 - Regarding "ChanChan" - the actual show. Let's be honest, CC is not a very good show. This is an honest opinion from someone who desperately wanted to like the show for Sanaya's sake. Let's put aside Farhan Khan for a minute (I'll get to that). Regardless of the lead chemistry or lack of chemistry, CC is a boring show. It has a very basic plot. The characters are not very well-written. It is your typical, run-of-the-mill, indian soap. And, frankly, I still don't understand why Sanaya chose this show. Personally, I feel that deep inside, she probably regrets it. IPKKND was in a different league entirely. This show is not even 2% of what IPKKND was. Let's be honest, I'm sure that the majority of us watch for Sanaya alone. And, an entire show can not be successful based on a single actor - no matter how great they are.

# 3 - Regarding Farhan Khan - the "actor". Objectively, FK is a non-actor as far as I am concerned. He was not good. Period. BUT, in my opinion, he was also put in an impossible and unfair situation. The production house should have never cast him in the first place. This whole thing could have been avoided if the PH had used their 'television minds'. Sanaya was just coming off an incredible run on IPKKND. Her chemistry with Barun was epic. They HAD to have known that anything sub-par would be torn apart. And, yet, they cast a complete newbie opposite Sanaya. Why? It stumped me when the casting was first made, and it still stumps me. There is no way that Farhan could have succeeded, being the non-actor that he is. Noone is good in their first show. Not even Sanaya. Not even Barun. For this reason, I cut FK some slack. Honestly, he should have never taken a lead on a show as his first role. He should have done a smaller character first and worked his way up - just like Sanaya initially did. I think it was stupid of the PH to be so short-sighted and not realize the impacts of their choice. Sanaya deserved a great, and seasoned actor opposite her right from the start (where was Anuj 4 months ago?). Had that happened, we would not be in a situation where Sanaya's reputation is being scathed now. It's really frustrating.

# 4 - Regarding Farhan Khan - the person. Listen - he is obviously delusional. 😆 He seems to have a big ego, and his ego is obviously bruised. I think, based on what I have seen of Sanaya, she was probably rubbed the wrong way by FK's personality, and kept away from him. To an extent, it's possible that what FK said is true - maybe Sanaya did not interact with him much (it seemed that way in off-screen segments - no interaction). But, I'm sure that Sanaya had her reasons. She probably was not comfortable with him. Hota hai. I am sure that she was a thorough professional, but she did not get personal with him. And, NO, not because she had any vendetta or because she wanted Mohit with her (which is a stupid thing for FK to say). I've been in work situations where I've not had a personal rapport with a co-worker, and it is never a good feeling. It doesn't mean each person is a "bad" person. It just means they are different people. It was wrong of FK to say Sanaya had any personal and unprofessional intentions against him. That was not cool. But, I also get that he's upset. At the end of day though, if FK wants to work in the industry, he needs to learn some diplomacy. And, he needs to learn how to check his ego at the door.

# 5 - The future of ChanChan. I am glad that Anuj is now on the show. It is apparent that he has some acting chops. He also seems to have a good personality, and has good screen presence. All of these things will be helpful to the show. Do I think it will make a huge difference though? Honestly, not really. I think the only way the show will improve is if the story, script, etc... improves. Otherwise, I see ChanChan going the same way as most SONY tv shows - being cancelled within the next 6 months. Which, to be honest, wouldn't be such a bad thing. Maybe then Sanaya can actually wait for something really spectacular and worthy of her acting skills.

Okay, I know that was long! But, I had so many thoughts to share after all the crazy articles that came out today. All of the above is just my opinion and I'm not on anyone's "side" (or "pala"... haha). I just wish the best for Sanaya - she really deserves it.

Very well written post!

Only thing I would like to say is Sanaya must have had her reasons for choosing Chanchan. Sometimes the narration and the script and concept on paper looks great but the execution does not match it. I think that is what probably happened here. No one sets themselves up for failure and neither the fear of failure should deter one from trying out different things. She had the conviction to try something different...at the moment it looks its not working well but I would still like to applaud her for her trying.

but he was dumb to blame the ipk fan base!!! now nobody blamed monaya when ipk trps were down!! that was tooo stupid on his part to drag them in!!! had he been good he could have created an identity for himself!! he just messed it more!!

i just hop he ralises what he did!!! well may be the ph were nto right in puttin him in but def he is not right to give such an interview pulling in stars and fans of another show!!

1. Sanaya offscreen : well she seems to be getting along well with srman , simple and the girls , supriyaji ...even anuj in such a short time. is it as epic as her ipk team , no but its early days , its a 2 month show ...

2. The show is a typical indian show , with some redeemable features and some typical cliched ones .. Ppl keep saying sanaya should have waited for a better / spectacular show ...post ipk closure , which show have you seen on tv / are going to see in the next one month or so which you feel sanaya should have done ?

3. I personally liked aabhas's new show badlte rishe a lot , it has a strong story line with excellent bunch of actors but do you know what it is shutting down this month ...I guess was too experimental for indian audience.

What I am trying to say here is that sanaya is a real pragmatic girl who knows how the tele industry works , what are the offers etc and she picked up the best of the lot. It is an author based role with an interesting story line ...yes the execution is average ..but seriously the only show where I like the execution of scenes is QH and even that is floundering now ( i only watch 2 soaps so maybe I am wrong here ...)

4. Like a lot of us I wish sanaya the very best and I want this show to do well for her but that is all I can do ...it is her destiny , hopefully if not this show , something else in future will take her career to new heights .

5. Regarding farhan , I have said enough and I am disgusted ...sanaya did not deserve this , the show may flop etc but this mudslinging especially by bringing her personal life into it is teribble. Mark my words , he will get feedback from his interview ...i don't mean the fans but the industry ...lets see where he goes from here.