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I wanted to make this post last week but was too busy with my exams. I know she has quit the show already but I really wanted to make this post as I had been thinking about it a lot. This is my opinion and there aren't really any right or wrong opinions. I am only talking about acting abilities here. I am not here to criticize Geet, Madhubala, or any show of DD for that matter. I am not a DD "hater" and didn't become one because of this show either. I had always been critical of her acting abilities and this show allowed the voices to be finally heard.
I am so glad this show gave neutral audiences a chance to voice their opinions. In shows where people are emotionally attached to the leads, they become too blind in their appreciation for a character and despise any criticism targeted towards the actor. When I used to watch DMG, I thought Drashti and Sunaina (Dr. Anjali) were the weakest actors. I loved the character of Muskaan and the jodi of Muskaan-Rahul but I could still see the weak points in her acting. While I have not watched Geet, I would see it on the TV all the time when my older sister would watch it. She was one of those die-hard Maneet shippers and if you said anything about their acting skills, she would start spouting "you don't know anything about good acting skills," "all of their emotions are perfect" etc. Hilariously, she had similar criticisms about actresses very much like Drashti but in the case of Drashti, her vision was blinded by her love for Geet/Maneet.
Most of Drashti's characters are this "bubbly, happy-go-lucky" girl where she is loud and cheerful. The acting never appealed to me as realistic but I made sure to keep my mouth shut as she was apparently the "Queen of Emotions." It made it wonder: "Hmm, if Drashti is such a perfect actress, then how come people didn't recognize her exceptional acting abilities in DMG? It's almost like she became the 'best actress' just because she played everyone's favorite character..."
The rest of the post is talking about the TV industry broadly:
In general, blind fans are one of the reasons there is a lack of talent in ITV; most female actresses of serials are not talented. What happens is: newcomers come, play a bechari bahu, and gain immense fan following for being a "mahaanta ki murat." People like them ONLY because they played that particular character and then later claim they are watching the show because of the actress. In reality, if anyone else had played that particular character, they would like the show just as much and would just have been a fan of that other artist! It's the show makes the artist, the artist doesn't make the show. Then they keep on landing other shows due to that "fan following" who will claim their idol is a perfect actress, just because the actress played their favorite character. You are not able to criticize the actress anymore due to the overly emotional fan bases and the voice of genuine critics get lost. Rarely are there serial actresses who are genuinely talented to gain a fan following because of their acting skills and not because of the characters they played: i.e. Tejasswi Prakash, Rashmi Desai, Rati Pandey, etc.
In serials, guys don't get to play a "bechara damaad" who can get sympathy of the audience. Therefore, they have to put it effort and actually ACT in order to get a fan following. You will find that actors in tv serials are far more talented than their female counterparts. Actresses get fans by playing a bechari bahu but actors have to be talented to stay relevant.
I yearn for the day when people will be able to differentiate between actors and characters. Only then will we see artists being cast on their acting abilities and not because they have played people's favorite characters before.
P.S. - I see many personal attacks on my post and can guess it is to get this thread shut down. Don't worry, if it gets shut down because of others breaking forum rules, I am just going to reopen the topic with the same talking points and continue my discussion there 😛
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