Brinda's characterisation - Page 2

Originally posted by: k_sarala

Hey a good topic. Even I felt a bit of what realtybites ahs written. But when U analyse it apepars all this is to make her more stronger. She might emerge as a winenr and maybe the one who would be pivotal in getting Ansari.

Originally posted by: luv_guru

I still find her character very realistic ....firstly she does not have any background in crime and allied activities .......she just an inoccent girl who has joined NCB to fight against crime....and now she is in process of learning.......she is making her mistakes.......all do them ...but she is kinda girl who wont repeat them......a fast learner for sure .....there is no doubt she is strong but at the end of the day she is a GIRL.....and Men at work do know to bully them easily

but Usmaan sir is to be balmed for it equally cause ....her is thier mentor...and on cases like this one....mentor should give thier subordinates clear instructions....like here i would have prefered if Usman sir had clearly told Brinda not to let out the name of thier Target to any one ....then she would not compromised with that DRI guy in Delhi...plus how could Usman not tell Brinda about NCB DRI Dushmani?

Originally posted by: realitybites

Powder is a different show with a relatively new concept and it has always shown characters to be quite real to life, the research done is commendable, story track is good, direction is fine, photography is good in short everything is appreciated. The only thing I find flawed is characterisation of Brinda-she is shown to be a strong well determined girl but lately her presentation is of a negligent and irrational girl. Intially when they showed her trying to fit in the male domain it was fine but now after trying to fit in with some amount of success, showing her making blunders, taking the bait , feeling threatened and not analysing is not only taking the shine off her earlier well built charac but being member of NCB is put to test too. Her charac is being weakened by stererotypical portrayal something which she earlier set to remove. I hope the makers take note and give her charac some merit. In this sense the best characterisation has been of Usman and Ansari with their flaws and strengths.

Brinda is a symbolization for all the women in India struggling not only in the criminal field, but in the work force.Powder also shows how women are a minority in the work force of India, espceially in this field(as she is the only lady officer in NCB, and we haven't come across any more lady officers in DRI, AMC etc..) It also shows how determined workers they are. Brinda is a newcomer and doesn't know the loopholes of the system, no matter how alert of an officer she is. She is now in the learning stage. Do you think Mahindra didn't face such problems?He sure did, and Mahindra learnt from his mistakes and now he has become a very diligent officer. Yes, Brinda is shown too be a but indecisive, but I think that is how her character is portrayed, I guess. I don't think that her character is being weakened by any means, it is, on the contrary, being strengthened, as she is learning from her own mistakes. She has had her share of fame too, let us not forget that, when she raided Pinto's drug deal and when she leapt on to the truck in I think the 5th episode. She is also very quick in taking decisions, which maybe good or bad, as has been seen in many instances

[quote]I stated that in my post that the serial does appeal to be real but contradicting to what the lead aimed to fight out is demoralising. The NCB officers are well trained mostly police officers and they know not only abt crime but also abt Drugs and Psychotropic Substances . Some fields allow for less mistakes or demand higher consequences. Learning from mistakes is fine but acting unplanned is unacceptabe. Being a mentor doesnt mean holding a finger and leading a expected to be responsible & capable officer. Brinda is not a kid but a trained and responsible officer who shd know simple things which are self explanatory. She is fighting drug trafficking and not a gossip tale.

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I agree some fields do allow for less mistakes…..but cases like this one no maps and plans work……..its all based on one's instinct ….some times you get it right while some times you fail

Fine a mentor does not have to hold figure and lead their subordinates….but its not a theory paper too where lessons are given for self study and all things are not self explanatory…….like for in this case is the DRI NCB clash …cant be self explanatory …….some important points have to be conveyed in specific….such things wont be thought in the training

Yes this is not a gossip tale and that's the only reason she is making those mistakes for it was a gossip tale then all these would have been a cake walk for her.

Originally posted by: debayon

Brinda is a symbolization for all the women in India struggling not only in the criminal field, but in the work force.Powder also shows how women are a minority in the work force of India, espceially in this field(as she is the only lady officer in NCB, and we haven't come across any more lady officers in DRI, AMC etc..) It also shows how determined workers they are. Brinda is a newcomer and doesn't know the loopholes of the system, no matter how alert of an officer she is. She is now in the learning stage. Do you think Mahindra didn't face such problems?He sure did, and Mahindra learnt from his mistakes and now he has become a very diligent officer. Yes, Brinda is shown too be a but indecisive, but I think that is how her character is portrayed, I guess. I don't think that her character is being weakened by any means, it is, on the contrary, being strengthened, as she is learning from her own mistakes. She has had her share of fame too, let us not forget that, when she raided Pinto's drug deal and when she leapt on to the truck in I think the 5th episode. She is also very quick in taking decisions, which maybe good or bad, as has been seen in many instances

Originally posted by: luv_guru

[quote]I stated that in my post that the serial does appeal to be real but contradicting to what the lead aimed to fight out is demoralising. The NCB officers are well trained mostly police officers and they know not only abt crime but also abt Drugs and Psychotropic Substances . Some fields allow for less mistakes or demand higher consequences. Learning from mistakes is fine but acting unplanned is unacceptabe. Being a mentor doesnt mean holding a finger and leading a expected to be responsible & capable officer. Brinda is not a kid but a trained and responsible officer who shd know simple things which are self explanatory. She is fighting drug trafficking and not a gossip tale.

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I agree some fields do allow for less mistakes'..but cases like this one no maps and plans work''..its all based on one's instinct '.some times you get it right while some times you fail

You are right that instinct plays a vital role but it comes into pic only when planned action is being executed and in some crunch sitn u are trying to take a particular course. Instinct becomes stronger and gives desired result with experience.

Fine a mentor does not have to hold figure and lead their subordinates'.but its not a theory paper too where lessons are given for self study and all things are not self explanatory''.like for in this case is the DRI NCB clash 'cant be self explanatory ''.some important points have to be conveyed in specific'.such things wont be thought in the training

Yes this is not a gossip tale and that's the only reason she is making those mistakes for it was a gossip tale then all these would have been a cake walk for her.

As the serial started off with verisimilar to real life sitns, it build high expectations and hence demand of more credibility. Thats why I was disappointed when they started to take off the brilliance of Brinda's charac😭, it is fine if she fails but dont make her less intelligent or less analytical than others. Being a well trained officeer she shd have fundamental idea of working of crime world , how they function or how info is validated, how cross-checking is done etc.

On Dept rivalries well once u start working in an organisation, these things become clear on their own, no one needs to state them😆😆😆

Let me rephrase what I am trying to say is that the writers are somehow contradicting to what they earlier set out Brinda's charac to fight, thats what I found dissapointing. It wld have been brilliant had they shown her showing charac having success or failure but just with more credence. It wld maintain that sheen it started off with. I want the previous credibility be given back to her charac.😳

Yaa she seems to be a differnt perosn than waht she was portrayed but I think thts just a phase of life..We all go thru it...Sometimes we seem to forget what we wanted to do..SO i think its a phase which will fade away n we will get our Brinda back..

@Shul
I completely agree wid u..Each n every word u said is sooo true😊

Originally posted by: debayon

Brinda is a symbolization for all the women in India struggling not only in the criminal field, but in the work force.Powder also shows how women are a minority in the work force of India, espceially in this field(as she is the only lady officer in NCB, and we haven't come across any more lady officers in DRI, AMC etc..) It also shows how determined workers they are. Brinda is a newcomer and doesn't know the loopholes of the system, no matter how alert of an officer she is. She is now in the learning stage. Do you think Mahindra didn't face such problems?He sure did, and Mahindra learnt from his mistakes and now he has become a very diligent officer. Yes, Brinda is shown too be a but indecisive, but I think that is how her character is portrayed, I guess. I don't think that her character is being weakened by any means, it is, on the contrary, being strengthened, as she is learning from her own mistakes. She has had her share of fame too, let us not forget that, when she raided Pinto's drug deal and when she leapt on to the truck in I think the 5th episode. She is also very quick in taking decisions, which maybe good or bad, as has been seen in many instances

Yeah, I guess you're right, but look at it this way, a baby starts walking slowly and steadily by crawling and feeling its way...it's the same case with Brinda. And I think she is given enough credence when she does something good but the criticism is too much when she does something wrong. But I guess, that is what you face in a patriarchial society with one chauvinist already in the team(although he seems to be mending his ways)

i think Brinda is a good officer but the only thing she don't know is office politics

Originally posted by: debayon

Yeah, I guess you're right, but look at it this way, a baby starts walking slowly and steadily by crawling and feeling its way...it's the same case with Brinda. And I think she is given enough credence when she does something good but the criticism is too much when she does something wrong. But I guess, that is what you face in a patriarchial society with one chauvinist already in the team(although he seems to be mending his ways)