A minority opinion - Page 5

I don't know whether I have any right to write in a minority post...

Though agreeing to some  things many of you have said here, I politely wish to express my final view point about all that in just one question.

Got my question??

Yes, the  philosophical question....Is the glass half empty or half full? 

 Perception is unique to every individual and is simply one's interpretation of reality.Any situation may be seen in different ways depending on one's point of view and that there may be opportunity in the situation as well as trouble.

Nevertheless we all have one thing in common..our LOVE for this show.

THANKS...and Love to All...

Sita.

p.s 

Originally posted by: Nidaal

Maybe after such an uproar over her behavior in the past few days, the writers panicked and decided to have her directly and quickly confess to herself LOL. Arrey bhai we were objecting to her uni-dimensional outlook, her cold dismissal of the possibility of any feelings for Mohan, her seemingly selfish and frozen ways etc. It was the lack of clarity in the depiction of the exact nature of her thoughts that we had an issue with. It was not that we were demanding for an immediate realization on her part. Thoda toh logically build up karke dikhane tha. But anyways, I am happy that Mohan is NOT going to run around her anymore!! That is such a BIG relief! At least his humiliation phase is over! Couldn't bear to see all that

Originally posted by: without-fathom

Don't wait me up if you're feeling hopeful about this though. I might just end up lamenting the waste of those far and few nice bits between. 

Side notes - With every new scene I watch Ak in, her disconnect cannot be more apparent. I don't blame her so much - that was an ass of a scene, with some asinine dialogues  Megha's solo I mean. 

Kunal - There were bits I just marveled his staying so truly under the skin of the character 👏 to only a negligible advantage script wise, over Megha/Ak - given they tried to mark return of sensibility in him. The opening scene just made me so sad - sadder still that Kunal pulled it off like an ace - I want to personally hunt out people who cut such a sorry figure for a cult character who went by the name of Mohan Bhatnagar. How could they!!! No, change that. How DARE they!!! *string of swear words inappropriate for the PG readership of IF*

Writing - I don't have words left anymore to lament this loss. The greatest, from how I view things. 

Anyway, like I said, I will try to snub away the "sentimentalist" in me and come back to address the few things I liked. (Liked seems like such a misplaced word right now, but anyway). I do not see any hope track wise. Taking one episode at a time - well, there occasionally lingers an illusion of Mohan, cynic, and the NBT I loved... Right now, I've got my guards VERY HIGH up to avoid being deceived by any such, while still allowing myself fleeting moments of cherishing remnants... 

Originally posted by: S.Stephy

So looks like even I'm in the minority.

 

Actually today's epi made me all the more confused. I do not understand Megha these days. I'm really wondering... does she or does she not have feelings for Mohan? I mean.. when Mohan came with the mangalsutra, she said she doesn't want to marry him and just because he did a favour for her, it does not mean she would love him. And after Mohan left, she cried and said things like she had the courage to let him go, etc... and all these dialogues seemed like as though she might have feelings for him but nothing was clear. 

 

So I'm now wondering why is it that Megha refused to marrry Mohan. Is it because: (a) She has no feelings for Mohan and would want to marry someone else or (b) She has feelings for Mohan but she thinks a marriage with Mohan won't work or maybe due to Indu's words 

 

Anyways, my point is that I found it all this really confusing.

Originally posted by: naboletum

Hi Anu,

I have never posted on your thread before. But it's become a habit to read your take on this forum.

You have been venting out over the past week how the show has gone downhill. But to me today was probably the nadir of this show. I was so looking forward to the slow evolution of Megha realising what Mohan has come to mean to her. But no... we just got that cryptic set of dialogues abruptly out of nowhere.

Personally, I think Akanksha is a good crier (and not good at laughing "khul ke")...the way she cried in the first episode.  So, my guess is Akanksha herself is not able to connect with Megha and it shows in a stark way...come to think of it, one day she slaps Mohan, then she thinks it would be convenient  for everyone else if she marries him but no she SHOULD NOT marry him, and now she thinks she loves him... blame it on the writer or the screenplay or the director or the channel. Actors can only do so much if their character is being butchered for TRPs or whatever other god-damned reason. Like you said, Anu, maybe she is too honest an actor to pull of the ridiculous.

I don't know what I rue more... that the show had such a good opportunity to tell a story of a woman who rediscovers life because of Mohan...or the fact that they have such good actors to pull of the most subtle of interpersonal dynamics and they are now put through such abrupt narrative shifts... or the fact that the show had such a good thing going for it and  now it has gotten to a point where it cannot be redeeemed.

That said, I think I will watch this show. With all its faults, it CURRENTLY still appeals to me more than the other shows. Let's see.

Originally posted by: --Hope--

If the Old NBT is to come back

a)    Megha's character is what needs to be salvaged. 

b)    the dialogues needs to lose their IN THE FACE hardhitting nature and demonstrate that gentle sensitivity, logic and haunting quality that made them so memorable and meaningful

Old NBT will not come back until Jayesh and Deepak are gone and Maan and Sonal are back in the driver's seat

I hope for the old flavour to be back in graduated doses next week😃

Originally posted by: AreYaar

Hey Hope...was it a paisa vasool epi for you then? Mohan bits must have been paisa vasool for sure, nahin? Even I liked those toh.

Anu. I have to say yes. it was totally paisa vasool for me except for the Megha breaking down and crying scene.  It did not move me.  Not because her emotions were not genuine or I feel she does not love him.  I might be in the minority opinion here but I felt that she did realize a special unique feeling for him a connection the night he was shot.  that incident served its pupose.  She refused to accept it and was unhappy with her own decision.  whether it was indu or still a sense of loyalty to amar I dont know and the CVs did not clarify but whatever it was I saw her post incident reaction as obstinancy which I am not a fan of faltu mein.  Today the reason she did not move me was because her logic was faulty.  She was not crying because of what she had foolishly done.  She was crying out of self pity.  self pity not because she rejected the one person she has come to hold true but self pity because Mohan will never know the worth of her supreme sacrifice.  Which is why even though she cried and admitted she loved him I was not moved at all.  infact that was the only scene I fast worded during my action replay moments and this is why I do not feel old NBT is back.  they need to restore the self respecting introspective Megha.  this ekta version is repelling and is killing the magic.  they need to show her selfish for some happiness and reasonable again as opposed to selfless to the point of being destructive to self and loved ones.  Until they fix this Old NBT is not back and I will continue to derive pleasue only from Monu's choice of Biology over pshyco therapy😃

I don't think Mr. Sharma intends to let go of his new fav. writer or director...I would be pleasantly surprised if he did...the sensitivity of the show has deffo taken a major hit sadly...is it really the same show? I miss the sensitivity of scenes/convos like these

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i27cou6zgjU&feature=plcp

If he does not let go of the duo he will gradually lose his core viewer base.  he will be digging his own grave.

Where are the Mohan-Megha who could speak to each other so eloquently through just their eyes? Can anyone HONESTLY still say that the scenes today had that?  The direction is pathetic...the new director is incapable of creating that atmosphere, of extracting those moments b/w these characters...wherein they had convos that didn't even require words or dialogues sometimes...where is that sensitivity?