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For all love stories to follow...
For fables today and tomorrow...
Shantanu...Khanak...ShaNak...
Fictional characters, they are no more...
How did they come to mean so much to us...When did they so irrevocably invade our psyche...What is it that they did so exceedingly well that they redefined chemistry...
Friends, this is my tribute of sorts to a show and two actors/characters who have filled my life with so much happiness...so much really, that as I stand today, unsure of whether or not, history will repeat itself...my heart is overwhelmed with the simple thought that there are memories abound...one, that can truly last a lifetime...
The Odhani Experience...Unplugged!!
Vision!!
The intent was clear...to create something out of the box...within the confines of popular storytelling...to be anything, but run of the mill...and, the sincerity of that purposeful mission touched our hearts...
Yashji, Swapnaji, and their creative team created the perfect platform to unfold perfectly...the perfect love story...
Odhani would not have been what it was without the creativity and the back-up for the same...
"Golden" RBO is golden in every sense of the word...it is actually legendary!!⭐️⭐️⭐️
Even the promos spoke volumes...the "Iktara" one...one amongst many...
April to November, 2010
What content...What dialogues...What lilting BG scores with only some superlative emoting for company...What ablity to tell a tale without a word uttered!
An epic tale...An eternal love story!!
The Support System!!
From Dhulwadi to Khandelwal House...everybody contributed...and is irreplacable in his/her individual space...
From Suraj to Natasha...
From Ada to Dad turned Ada...😆From Ba to Mummyji...
From Hetalbhabhi to Khusboobhabhi...
From Mangalbha to Akshaybha...
From SarpanchAda to Mr. Agarwal...
From Dharam (bha)😆 to Harilal (?bha)😆😆
Heck! Even the 'multifaceted' Gaurav Gera!!😆
Each and every character is so close to our hearts...they were well thought out...brilliantly scripted...and supported our awesome twosome in the truest sense...
The Odhani journey would not have been a 'journey' without them...
They were, hence Odhani was...Odhani was, hence ShaNak was...
Sigh!
The Perfect Pair!!
Surreal isnt it??
When life isnt exactly perfect, we were blessed to encounter the perfect pair!!😊
Kudos to Yashji and Swapnaji for zeroing in on KT and Yashu to portray Shantanu and Khanak 👏👏👏
Two extremely competent actors, individually...and, with each other...are pure DYNAMITE!!⭐️
A concoction so combustible, wouldnt be surprised if their chemistry is THE answer to our fuel saving measures!😆
Ok! On a more serious note...To answer the original question...When/What/How did ShaNak transform into "Legacy ShaNak"...to come to mean so much to us...that our lacrimal glands exhausted even their reserves on the night of 22nd July, 2011...
For starters, Shantanu and Khanak are amongst the finest characters to be conceptualised and etched...EVER!!
Taking a cue from Shaan and Khanak's 'colour schemes' from the classic "Tum party organise kar rahi ho ya pravachan"🤣...here goes...
Self-centered yet Sensitive...
Sensitive yet Stoic
Vulnerable yet Resilient...
Resilient yet Vulnerable
Fun-loving yet Insightful...
Insightful yet Fun-loving
Individualistic yet Thoughtful...
Thoughtful yet Individualistic
So, were Shaan and Khanak the classic case of "Opposites Attract??""...IMO, No!😊
Gosh! Even their dichotomy was dichotomous! 😆
Was peppered with similarities!!
And, scratch a little beneath the surface...there were umpteen attributes that bound them together...
Completely layered to the T!!👍🏼
Their Simplicity for starters...Khanak epitomised it, together with her adorable budhthal...
Their Honesty...Their Respect...towards each other...and thereby, to their realtionship...
Their Unadulterated Love...not just for each other...but their families, too...
Their Intelligence...Khanak let Shaan be, let him come into his own...Shaan stood by Khanak when it mattered the most, without ever once letting it be known...
And, most importantly...their Value System...their Outlook towards life...the essence of the same, beautifully captured as Shaan says "Itna sab kuch ho gaya...par phir bhi, hum ek doosre ke saath hain"...
BEAUTIFUL...to say the least!!!⭐️
Now, over to the gifted duo...who breathed ShaNak...who lived ShaNak...and thereby, transformed it into "Legacy ShaNak"...
Karan Tacker and Yashashri Masurkar
Two young actors who gave the show their absolute BEST!!⭐️
Who never once floundered through the roller coaster ride...Who anchored the sometimes unsteady ship, even through the mightiest of storms...
Who ALWAYS brought something new to the table...
Who sucked us into a state of near catatonic frenzy, every time they appeared on screen together!😳😃
Who, by the sheer merit of their histrionic oeuvre...made us believe...in the PERFECT PAIR!!!
KT and Yashu...you guys bring out the BEST in each other...
You absolutely deserve a standing ovation...Hats Off, you two!!
For creating "Legacy ShaNak"...
THE BENCHMARK for all love stories to follow!!!
⭐️👏⭐️👏⭐️👏⭐️
As, ShaNak bid us goodbye...with the "Kodak Moment" in tow...the perfect farewell gift by the perfect pair...
Even there, KT-Yashu brought in their 'value-add'...
Khanak's trademark ebullience, conveyed simply through those sparkling eyes...Shaan consumed by a sense of absolute contentment, portrayed by a simple sigh...
The unspoken moment spoke a thousand words...This journey has been more rewarding than any destination can ever be...
Not that we're complaining...with a picture-perfect 'destination', couldn't have asked for more!😃
Until our paths cross again...
Some place else...another time...KT-Yashu...another epic tale...
Here's to ShaNak...A Legacy...A Benchmark!!!
Cheers!!
Dyotona!😃
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