Originally posted by: Cordelia
👏 now going back to read again and comment!
*****
whew!! 😕 took me a while but i'm finally back to give you my rambling comments once again!! 😆
Central characters, one by one...
Pushkar
Well done on turning him into a mature character MT!! the useless Pooch has finally been given something interesting to do!! 😆
I do believe that if your FF came true, this is what I would expect of Pushkar. Considering how he has been loved and taken care of by JW all his life (not that that stopped him from running off with JW's fiance 🤢 ), without being related to him blood, i would expect that he could do the same in a similiar situation.
Pia
Well since she did the right thing for once in her life I have to use milder words dont i?! 😕
Having said that, i do think this is a realistic twist for her character. Out of all the KS characters that have suffered at the hands of the krappy kreatives - i do think hers has suffered the worst!!
She has gone from being a self-centred but happy-go-lucky modern girl, fiercely protective of her sisters and healthily competitive... to being a freakish psycho with no motive for her actions and the epitome of pure evil! In the process, she is left with no possible way to 100% redemption!! 😕
At least the way you have dealt with her in your ff has given her her humanity back!! 👏
Bani
Before posting my comments I had a look through to see the points others had made, and unsurprisingly a few say that Bani has been unfairly represented and her POV isn't explored.
Ok technically that is the case, this story has been told from JW's POV - but that does not mean Bani has been unfairly represented i think. I think you have stayed quite true to her character. I say this because of the way you have dealt with her attitude towards Pia's baby.
Though sometimes misguided, Bani is inherently a sensitive and kind person, and this treatment of an innocent child is exactly what I would have expected!! And the fact that she even begs Pushkar to allow JW to keep the child shows how much she loves him - another indisputable fact!! 😳
In response to someone's comments you have said how difficult it is to write from Bani's POV - and from experience I will wholeheartedly agree with you!! 😕 Her reaction to the truth about the ONS has been so confusing even unreasonable and silly at times - but the fault of this lies purely at the feet of the Krappy Kreatives!! 😡
I want my old-style Bani back, the one that made you want to root for her! Back in the old days when she called JW khadoos and we applauded her, or when she returned home from her mother's barsi and gave him hell for insulting her unreasonably and we all had tears in our eyes for the horrible situation they were both stuck in!! 😭
Until the Kreatives decide how she is supposed to react, we, the viewer can do nothing but try and make excuses for each aspect of our confusion with her!! They need to rectify this ridiculous mix of Perpetrator, Victim and Bani Bond, and imbibe her with some consistency, before we start wondering why we loved her in the first place!! 🤢
Jai
Just for your treatment of his character you get a biiiiiiiiig 🤗 !!
THIS is the JW we all want back, this is the character we fell in love - tortured but stoic, arrogant but fair!! well done MT 👏 love you for this!!!
In particular I LOVED what he said to St. Billo after the truth comes out! "Woh toh aap ki beti hai, aapko pata hona chaahiye"!! 👏 I don't think you realise how much I would be willing to pay to hear him say that to her!!!! 😡
His behaviour with Bani when the truth comes out, is in my opinion, completely deserved!! Even on KC night the same happened! "As long as she's happy with the situation, then everyone should be happy" kind of attitude... I am so glad he turned around and refused to bite this time!!!! 👏
And after that you so beautifully start back at square-1 with their relationship. Bani is the peaceful, patient, demure and strong woman, and Jai is the cold, smart, calculating, but so painfully vulnerable man!!
I really really hope the Kreatives read your story and take some pointers!!!! 😃
J-B
And the two of them together - absolutely mind-blowing!!! 😳
The doctor's appointments, the kaju ki barfi, his assumption in Tarun's wedding, the divorce papers, the kiss, the way he lies his head in her lap - angry at her Banigiri, but destroyed at the thought of losing her!! 😭 it was perfect rekha, absolutely perfect!!!
And finally, the birth of little Krishna!!
Labour, childbirth, pre- and post-natal scenes, brilliantly written!!! 😆 👏
For some reason, JW's antsy-ness reminded me of Ross in Friends, when Rachael gives birth... hmmm... i'm not sure that's what I'm supposed to be thinking of is it?!! 😆
Both of them were just so endearing throughout the entire situation!!! 😳
Last but not least, Krishna Sahay - wonderful character!! 😆 She's just so funny and so kick-ass cool!!! Loved her!!
All in all Re, an absolutely rocking effort!! It definitely competes for the top spot in my all-time favourite FF's list.
Now I will stop my rambling and just say, well done, keep it up, lots of love,
Cordy xxxxxxx
hmmm... i think i double-posted!! 😕
Wow....Your review has left me speechless to comment back, hence I wrote you a PM!😃
Really glad that the story was liked by all of you, with its faults and failings!
Cordy, I loved your definiton of Bani and Jai's character that you have stated above! Yes, these were the two people whom we loved so much! Now when I watch KS, I am really not able to synchronize the current Bani with the one we knew earlier😕 There was so much of innate sensitivity and intelligence in the Pre-PR Raaz Bani that it was impossible not to love her! Even when she had done the supremely heartbreaking act of getting Pia and Pushkar married at WM, I still did not diss her out, cause I felt that even in doing so, she was thinking about the welfare of not just her sister and friend but also her husband, as it will be the only way, he would be able to move on with his life! But now, even when she puts dressing on JW's injured hands, there is something totally missing in her!😕 I so wish to have the old Bani back!
JW? Oh, what to talk about him! It is hard to fathom whether it is RK or his now legendary onscreen character, JW who are failing the audience! Earlier, even if JW faltered on screen, RK used to cover it up, but now it seems, that both the actor and the character are going South! Can't blame them really!
J&B - Whatever happens to KS now, one thing is clear, I will never be as passionate about any other onscreen couple as J&B now! I have been an avid TV Watcher for ages and am a sucker for romances, but I am still to think about a TV Couple who even come near the magic created by J&B! For that, I will always be thankful to Ekta and her Cronies, even though they messed up later on, they did give us one of the most engimatic and endearing screen couple of Tellydom!
Thanks a lot for taking time out and reviewing the story! And a huge thanks to all of you guys for reading and enjoying the FF!😃 It is truly very encouraging!
Cheers,
MT
Anupamaa
