Rangrasiya: Where it all went wrong.
Hi Everyone! Hope you're doing well and enjoying a good work week. So I've been thinking about this for a while and it's been on my mind. I've been contemplating where they show went from this passionate love story and in essence when it ceased to be such- it wasn't just Paro's death, but rather there has been a dissipation of action and drama throughout the show's 8 months thus far. I'm not trying to be a Debbie downer but I'm just getting this off and out to outline the issues the show has had via the writers and creative's that may have contributed to the lower TRPs, in essence they caused the lower TRPs by certain fallacies and inconsistencies and instead of fixing the small issues to solidify an already amazing story line and concept they decided to blow it all up: quite literally.
So, in that step here is what I'm breaking down and please feel free to tell me if you agree or disagree.
i. A Concept BEYOND their Understanding
Sometimes, being too good can be an issue unto itself. Where did Colors go wrong? Quite possibly overselling a product with not the appropriate writing team committed long term to the sustainability and longevity of the show; here are some of the following key aspects of the show which depict the common and uncommon factors of RR.
A. Dramatic Back drop (Fairly Common)
B. Political Connotation (Uncommon)
C. Passionate Love Story (Common)
D. National Pride (Uncommon)
E. ML & FL Extensive histories (Uncommon)*
F. Cinematic Feeling (Uncommon)
G. Violence/Action (Uncommon)
A. Dramatic Back Drop (Fairly Common)
TV Serials are designed to be dramatic, that's why they're called dramas however RR had a different aspect to it; it out right claimed to be intense, dramatic and life altering (I mean, just look at the promos) this wasn't selling itself as a sweet saas bahu drama, or sweet love story, there was not pretense of being an aam story- it was portrayed as dramatic in every sense of the word.
B. Political Connotation (Uncommon)
This is something that few shows outright get into, and RR is one of them- India- Pakistan relations; Arms trade; desh drohis etc are something that most traditional TRP aunties don't care for.
C. Passionate Love Story (Common)
This for all intensive purposes is something that all serials at one point or another show- a love story (passion is obviously up to interpretation) but in each story no matter what it's about there will be a main plot, or sub plot or even a parallel plot of romance. RR's Love story was it's only common ground with viewers from the get go- the basic premise of the love story- but the rest of the points (A-B-D-E-F-G) are what made the story so different and entertaining to watch- a cut above the rest.
D. National Pride (Uncommon)
Just like B, there are some shows that will occasionally venture into this- usually around August 15th and show some semblance of National Pride; RR was different because of the location of the show, political topic, and in some respect the love and sense of pride and honor Rudra felt in terms of being a BSD officer- the dialogues, lines, and acting in these scenes were potent and really gave off a feeling of National Pride which isn't at the forefront of numerous other shows.
E. ML & FL Extensive histories (Uncommon)*
I put an asterisk against this one because it's uncommon to an extent. We usually get an extensive background story of one lead compared to the other, one is introduced to us later than the other, but here in RR the leads are introduced in conjunction with each other- it is made abundantly clear from the get go that these two children will cross paths when they are older, that they will have a story for us- a story that involves them.
Beyond that we get a glimpse that BOTH of these characters will have key plot lines that will lead to other plot lines (I'll discuss this in Point ii. )
F. Cinematic Feeling (Uncommon)
Obviously not common in Tellywood, but RR initially (key word- INITIALLY) was very potent in it's editing, sound, direction, cut, and composition- I felt like I was watching a movie, the visuals were absolutely stunning- that however is not the case anymore.
G. Violence/Action (Uncommon)
This is something that not many serials will venture into from the get go; sure the hero may throw a punch to save his girl, but never is there overt action in a smartly choreographed way that was initially shown in RR with the BSD border sequences and with Rudra. That's a thing of the past now.
ii. Failing to do Justice
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If you refer back to i.E you'll note that I mention the ML and FL Extensive Histories; this is what I mean by that:
Parvati
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There's no mistaking that she's going to be a key part of the story- afterall she is going to be a catalyst for change, there's the surface level change we'll anticipate in terms of her making Rudra Human, but beyond that there is the change of her becoming stronger, being a protector, not just the protected.
Her discovering the injustices of Tejawat and all the girls before her that suffered a fate she was saved from- it was a story line that was beyond the understanding of the CVs and they completely failed to do justice to what should have been a 50/50 story of the FL and ML lead, it went from a love story to something else halfway through- more of a story of personal change for Rudra.
Rudra
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Rudra's character was always shown as being strong, a Grey Character that will evidently turn golden with the love and nurturing of Parvati- there is no mistaking that. However, his story became the center story, his daemons were shown as the show's daemons. What on earth was the point of this? Getting Fangirls? Garnering female viewers to fall in love with his plight? From the middle of the show the story shifted, and while that shift at the time seemed to be just a swing of movement, it seems that it never really came back to it's center. Even when this was the case, Rudra's story was still not executed with finesse and tact like the show initially was- sometimes excruciatingly slow, and at other times rushed to move on.
PaRud:
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We got PaRud, and the glimpses we got were visually stunning (Afterall SanIsh are gorgeous) but the reality is that PaRud never got their due in terms of being together. After all of the waiting for their moments of sincere affection and love being expressed, it was simply rushed and then put to an end.
An eternal love story cut short- Ironic? Possibly but what's even more painful is that the concepts laid out in the show were NEVER followed through on. Here's what I mean.
iii. Failure to Follow Through
After presenting interesting characters- positive and negative- here are just SOME of the points and story lines that the CVs failed to follow through on:
A. Nandani Jeeja: We never find out what happened to Paro's cousin. We don't know how she is, what her story is, and what will happen to her- they killed off her story way before they killed off Paro.
B. Mohini's Hand: We never find out what Mohini's involvement was in terms of ruining Dilsher and Mala's marriage, although it is CLEARLY implied throughout the show that Mohini had a very sinister hand in this all.
C. Tejawat: The most handsome villain in the history of TV just fell off of the face of the earth. No big Deal.
D. Laila: The typical vamp that is a staple for TRP Auntijis is gone. Yay but also Lame. There was no resolution.
E. BSD became a part time job: The Border became suddenly quite and the heart of Patriotic-ness was replaced with a very watered down version of everything.
F. Adoption: A great social and cultural story line that could have been a wonderful subplot of a childless couple finding their child through a means of adoption (Maithili & Samrat)
G. Eternal to short lived: The biggest bait and switch in TV history: Paro being killed (need I say more?)
ThiThis in essence is what I see caused the fall of RR:
Going beyond your means and talent in terms of being Creatives (overselling your story) followed by failing to justice to different concepts beyond your means, and finally when all is said and done simply ABANDONING the story lines you were unable to understand and develop completely.
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OK. Rant is done. LOL
Reeha
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