Originally posted by: DivAniTanni
The main point is Divyanka is successful in making Ishita overact. Cos, in serious situations, she never overacts with nor Raman not Ruhi. In fun situations, she does naugtanky with Raman...that's it. And, for this I salute Divyanka as it is difficult to overact when you don't overact naturallyđ.
With all due respect, I'm not quite understanding what you are trying to say here? Are you saying that Divyanka does over-act when it's warranted but doesn't when it's not? To me, there is no such thing as over-acting being required or necessary to make a scene work, no matter the nature of the scene. Over-acting is exactly that-- over-acting-- with the essence of the 'acting' becoming diluted due to an actor's inability or choice to correctly emote and express. The responsibility of an actor is to interpret the scene they're given as they see fit and emote and express accordingly, of course also under the close direction of the director and creatives. However, how an actor chooses to interpret scenes is ultimately up to them, and if that actor has been playing a certain character for a certain length of time, choosing how to emote in a way that's aligned with their character will often come even easier,
Using the example of the Toshi-Madhu clashes, what they do often times (or at least did a lot more in the beginning but have since toned down), is over-act, in that in an effort to up the entertainment factor of their fights, they'll go a little over-board when in such scenes together. Is over-acting required here to make such scenes entertaining? Not at all. Just because the scene is of a certain nature, does not mean they should change their acting style in a way they think will match that scene, because it doesn't; it does instead the opposite. The essence of the 'acting' gets lost and instead the audience is left with feeling anything but entertained (in their cases, anyway).
Using now the example of Divyanka, I do feel she sometimes misses the correct emotions and expressions she's supposed to portray, along with her dialogue delivery also not quite matching the nature of the scene. The nautanki scene with Raman where Ishita was pretending to have lost her memory: Was she over-acting there? No, not at all. She got that scene down perfectly, so I don't agree with you there that she was over-acting (even though, as you say, it's okay in such a scene because you can get away with it). What was actually surprising to me was the over-acting in the anesthesia scene. I couldn't quite connect with her acting choices there (and I am separating the content of the scene with the acting quality). Now, if we go by your argument that in certain scenes over-acting can be okay, let's look at these two scenes. Both scenes are of a similar nature, ie, their purpose was to entertain the audience through some light comedy. If, going by your argument, these scenes require over-acting, why did Divyanka choose to only act a certain way in one scene and not the other? This is why I can't agree with your argument that over-acting is required in some situations, because here we have similar situations but very different styles, which only makes me further believe that one scene lacked (or in this case, was a little excessive) while the other did not in terms of acting.
Further, I also believe that Divyanka doesn't quite grasp the right emotions and expressions, using the most recent examples of the saree scene and Ishita in the kitchen with her sisters preparing food. In the first scene, while Raman was fixing her saree, DT gave an an almost pained and disgusted expression. Did I miss something there? Was Raman hurting her while fixing/was she uncomfortable with his touch? These are things we can't answer and even if we attempted, the answers wouldn't make sense because they are not aligned with the current status of the Raman-Ishita dynamic. Her choice in expression was misplaced and docked a point off from an otherwise wonderful scene. The second scene I mention is from this week, and one I couldn't quite connect with because of the choice in dialogue delivery. Divyanka is a very seasoned and versatile actress, and her role as Ishita is where her versatility is explored even more as she plays the role of a mother. However, while I understand that sometimes in scenes with Ruhi/Ruhanika speaking in a softer and more childish tone might be more fitting and apt, I don't agree with using that tone in scenes with others, especially in a scene with two other grown women (which she did in that scene). Sometimes I find her using that tone with Ruhi/Ruhanika a little much, because while she is speaking to a child, that child is old enough to have and understand proper conversations with other children and even adults in a non-child like tone. I therefore find this acting choice a little unnecessary.
Overall, I think we have a fabulous cast who all have strengths and weaknesses. I do no think over-acting is warranted or required at all, and thankfully, we don't see it that much on our show. YHM is still fresh with a lot of cast back in the acting arena after varied lengths away, so I can only see our cast and show progressing from here.
Edited by Isma_A - 11 years ago
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