ichcha's track will dip the TRP'S:Mod's note PG2 - Page 6

Originally posted by: groucho

Well, TRP's must be at an all time high as Tapasya is in Jail.

For all of my esteemed forum members, I have been reading your comments with great interest, sometimes with amusement and sometimes sadly.

May I as someone who has worked with Television from the day it started in 1992 when we had only 4 channels (Metro, DD, Zee and Star) make an observation.

It is absolutely true that TRP's drive the serial and the producers add, change and do whatever is necessary to raise those TRP's because higher TRP's mean more advertising and that is more money for the channel

I can accept when most of you make remarks on the moral issues but not by addressing them to the characters, please please remember it is the producers, scriptwriters who have taken it upon themselves to make these issues and not the actor or the character that they play. The Uttaran creative team are the self appointed moral police and to be fair not all the issues are morally incorrect - they have righted all the wrongs.

I would like to classify the Uttaran team (like the others serial teams) as

PRODUCER/ SCRIPTWRITER - Responsible for the storyline (good or bad regardless of the original reason they started the show) and responsible for any moral issues that are involved in the show.

DIRECTOR - Responsible for the acting (he/she should bring out the best in the weaker actors or replace them if they can't) the pace of the serial (sometimes the camera pans to all the faces and the silences are so long that we lose 2 episodes)

ACTORS - Difficult as this is very subjective so I will give my own opinion.

Take the case of Jogi Thakur (I remember him as an actor with very small roles in Hindi films that did not have an impact on me). However here in Uttaran he is very good as his character and with the least amount of over-acting manages to convey his part.

Most of the others not just in this serial spend hours looking unhappy (which is fine with me as this must be what the role demands) but why can't they differ the expressions.

Ichcha - The director has done a very bad job with her. She has her 4 famous movements.
Bite lips - this means she is in pain.
Lower lip quiver - crying buckets.
Eyes suddenly open - Surprise or shock!!!
Sad face - This has become her trademark.

I am absolutely sure if directed properly she could do better or she might be fantastic in some other role. As an actor she should insist on doing her bit as does Jogi Thakur. I could go on and on about the others too but these are only examples.

Tappu is in Jail and the TRP's are soaring but I actually felt bad for a while for her because she looked terrified of being in jail. Now that is acting well because she deserved to go to jail for her misdemeanors as per the storyline. Regardless of whether viewers like Tappu or not it is more entertaining to watch her for a variety of reasons.

Look what they have done to Ichcha - stuck away again in one corner as the dutiful widow with no real attitude. Her character may be a good person but where is the fire.

Viewers watch programmes for a mix of all ingredients and with Ichcha the producers have reduced her to a sad sad figure. Whether I like her acting or not I feel very bad for her. If she can't stand up as Ichcha let her as Tina tell the producers - enough is enough.


Movie reviews are acceptable and some of the best stars have had terrible reviews written about them. I think it is time for TV serial reviews to be published so that we can see a marked improvement in storyline, direction and acting.
Thank you for your patience if you did read this. I will not be seeing the next 2 episodes so maybe someone in the Forum can give an update which I will read on Monday.

Hopefully things will begin to look up for Uttaran............

Once again this is my view and mine alone and not aimed at anyone personally.

Originally posted by: cjs369

groucho @...You have really written well the roles of the rest of the people involved in the making of UT... feel u shud have opened a separate thread for this ....

Yes the director is responsible to get the best out of his artists....specially a debutant such as ichcha...others like jogi n tapasya are experienced enough to add their own bit...
and I agree with you tina shud either stand up for her role as ichcha or tell the director enogh is enough n she shud quit....if there is nothing much for her to do in the show

Originally posted by: arunima_luvdsky

I always wonder they hav knowingly avoided focussin on her reactions, her sorrow , or her recalling n reliving her moments with Vansh..or mayb rretrospecting on her short married life🥱

Originally posted by: groucho

Thank you my fellow members.

It is indeed heartwarming to get so many positive responses. All of you have pointed out exactly what is needed in the serial and what is going wrong with it.

I am sure we will have some very interesting discussions on my return. I will miss reading your valued comments.

Regards,

Originally posted by: arrogantgirl

offo ur new 2 d uttaran forum so i think u dnt knw d rules here.anyone can bash taps charac and rashmi. no mod is gonna take any action in d name of sportiveness.if u say d truth abt iccha charac,veer charac/tina.people start bashing and mods close d topic.

so if u wanna b in thisforum better not 2 comment on iccha and veer ch6arac as mods are partial 2 iccha and veer charac and their fan groups too