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The problem with QH is that it was conceived as the story of two brothers ..their bonding and their ultimate clash but by casting KSG as one of the brothers the scales were tilted right from the start.KSG is a potent force and will overpower anyone else on screen with his amazing talent.This was evident in his earlier Armaan avatar as his fans from there are still pleading for another season.When he returned to the small screen after a two year break all these delirious fans followed him to QH ...so from the first episode itself QH had a captive audience hooting for Asad.And true to his commitment to his fans KSG did not let them down!He was the lode star that brought the fans in initially and just as he had nurtured great chemistry with his three leads in DMG it was the same in QH ..the Asya chemistry will be remembered forever.This resulted in an imbalance between the two brothers from the start.When Ayaan declared"Bhaijaan hamare beech koi ladki hi ayegi",it was apparent that the brothers would clash over Zoya!Unfortunately KSG's sterling performance outshone Ayaan,sending him to the back benches.An effort was made to revive the balance between the two actors/ brothers by replacing Rishab and introducing Vikrant,fresh from his laurels in Lootera.(then too rumours maligned Rishab and his lack of commitment and his yearning for a film role...that seems to be the byline for any actor who quits)
KSG meanwhile continued to charm all his old fans plus added many more with his perfect interpretation of Asad.
All this while QH was nothing short of a regressive show.The sparkle was only in KV where KSG dominated with his beloved Ammi,Tamatar and Zoya.The foursome brought some of the most wonderful moments on ITV till the Creatives shattered it all with the appearance of Tanveer and her dirty bag of tricks ...an infiltrator from SM to KV to spoil everything that was good about QH.After that QH has always been on a ventilator kept alive by KSG/Asad and his alter ego Zoya along with Dilshaad and Tamatar.The tracks that followed veered on the ludicrous... the several Tanveer attempts to kill Zoya and then convince Asad that he had fathered a child with her on his way to his nikah!! Absolutely inconceivable:(
Meanwhile SM was on its own crazy path...jadu tona,BadiBi being dragged all over the mansion by Razia,Nikhat's marriage proposals..all were expendable.
The only thing that worked and kept the viewers glued to their TV screens was the awesome presence of KSG as Asad.To a legion of his fans the story did not matter ..they just wanted to see KSG on screen every day!They had waited two years for this and were not going to lose him again however illogical and regressive the story was.
Then GK remembered the original concept of the brother's clash! To tilt the scale back in Ayaan's favour she tried the most idiotic twist..the MKK track will always be remembered as one of the most weird not only in QH but on TV.If not for KSG's presence most viewers would have departed then.But KSG fans will stay as long as he will,whatever is happening on screen in the hope that he will fix it...and fix it he did with the MKJ track.
The channel and the makers somehow had a death wish...every time he fixed it they put it asunder.Since then it has been a tug of war..not between the brothers(as Vikrant left unable to accept Zoya going back to Asad) and signs of the famous brother's clash sinking by the day!
The onus to keep QH afloat was as always on KSG's shoulders! His was the overpowering presence that brought in loads of fans ..many had abandoned the sinking ship during the Zoyaan track and only returned when Zoya was back with Asad!
With the next ridiculous twist on the way..Dilshaad moving to SM,I feel Asad/KSG had had his fill...he tried to escape to the US but the falling TRPs created the Dargah track and brought him back.Since the MS with KHHAM it is Asad who has been playing aankh micholi with the audience..in and out of SM and now finally out of QH !
The moral of the story is that you can not have a multi-cast serial where several characters are to share space evenly and include KSG.It was a casting coup that backfired for the CH/PH. Karan has that towering presence on screen that out-shadows the best.
They should have taken two actors of the same calibre to maintain their concept...eg Imran and Farhan are equals.
It is not fair to cast aspersions on KSG and denigrate him so viciously because he is absolutely brilliant!This did not bother the CH when they flew him out to dance his way into the hearts of the South Africans or when he walked barefoot in the burning sands of Pushkar ...even as late as ZRA when he awed the audience along with SJ in that shikara act!
Zee cuts a sorry figure for treating its actors like bonded labour! At the smallest signs of a revolt they bite back viciously and try to ruin the actor who dares ...drunken appearances,nonprofessional, unpunctual etc etc.But things are bound to change soon...the winds of change will be brought in by the courage of actors like KSG who can walk the talk.IF the CH does not have the resources to handle their talents they( the channel) will be dropped ...the actor will remain with the fans! It is the fans who bring in the TRPS.
Next time there is a brother's clash in the pipeline over a girl chose actors of equal ability. Leave KSG for the big stage! Where he will be back soon! Because whoever casts him will get a captive audience from episode one !
KSG meanwhile continued to charm all his old fans plus added many more with his perfect interpretation of Asad.
All this while QH was nothing short of a regressive show.The sparkle was only in KV where KSG dominated with his beloved Ammi,Tamatar and Zoya.The foursome brought some of the most wonderful moments on ITV till the Creatives shattered it all with the appearance of Tanveer and her dirty bag of tricks ...an infiltrator from SM to KV to spoil everything that was good about QH.After that QH has always been on a ventilator kept alive by KSG/Asad and his alter ego Zoya along with Dilshaad and Tamatar.The tracks that followed veered on the ludicrous... the several Tanveer attempts to kill Zoya and then convince Asad that he had fathered a child with her on his way to his nikah!! Absolutely inconceivable:(
Meanwhile SM was on its own crazy path...jadu tona,BadiBi being dragged all over the mansion by Razia,Nikhat's marriage proposals..all were expendable.
The only thing that worked and kept the viewers glued to their TV screens was the awesome presence of KSG as Asad.To a legion of his fans the story did not matter ..they just wanted to see KSG on screen every day!They had waited two years for this and were not going to lose him again however illogical and regressive the story was.
Then GK remembered the original concept of the brother's clash! To tilt the scale back in Ayaan's favour she tried the most idiotic twist..the MKK track will always be remembered as one of the most weird not only in QH but on TV.If not for KSG's presence most viewers would have departed then.But KSG fans will stay as long as he will,whatever is happening on screen in the hope that he will fix it...and fix it he did with the MKJ track.
The channel and the makers somehow had a death wish...every time he fixed it they put it asunder.Since then it has been a tug of war..not between the brothers(as Vikrant left unable to accept Zoya going back to Asad) and signs of the famous brother's clash sinking by the day!
The onus to keep QH afloat was as always on KSG's shoulders! His was the overpowering presence that brought in loads of fans ..many had abandoned the sinking ship during the Zoyaan track and only returned when Zoya was back with Asad!
With the next ridiculous twist on the way..Dilshaad moving to SM,I feel Asad/KSG had had his fill...he tried to escape to the US but the falling TRPs created the Dargah track and brought him back.Since the MS with KHHAM it is Asad who has been playing aankh micholi with the audience..in and out of SM and now finally out of QH !
The moral of the story is that you can not have a multi-cast serial where several characters are to share space evenly and include KSG.It was a casting coup that backfired for the CH/PH. Karan has that towering presence on screen that out-shadows the best.
They should have taken two actors of the same calibre to maintain their concept...eg Imran and Farhan are equals.
It is not fair to cast aspersions on KSG and denigrate him so viciously because he is absolutely brilliant!This did not bother the CH when they flew him out to dance his way into the hearts of the South Africans or when he walked barefoot in the burning sands of Pushkar ...even as late as ZRA when he awed the audience along with SJ in that shikara act!
Zee cuts a sorry figure for treating its actors like bonded labour! At the smallest signs of a revolt they bite back viciously and try to ruin the actor who dares ...drunken appearances,nonprofessional, unpunctual etc etc.But things are bound to change soon...the winds of change will be brought in by the courage of actors like KSG who can walk the talk.IF the CH does not have the resources to handle their talents they( the channel) will be dropped ...the actor will remain with the fans! It is the fans who bring in the TRPS.
Next time there is a brother's clash in the pipeline over a girl chose actors of equal ability. Leave KSG for the big stage! Where he will be back soon! Because whoever casts him will get a captive audience from episode one !
Anupamaa
Kumkum Bhagya
