Thursday, 11 September 2014

Its been a tough year


Its been an year now since NBT went off air, a show that was a lot different in many terms from  the regular saas-bahu sagas that ruled TV screens then.. A show that was like a breath of fresh air for several reasons.  
It was the one show that was not only different in terms of  storyline but also the presentation, it brought the concept of “simplicity mai hi sundarata hai” in the television world with the concept of "its all about glamour" ; where  the female leads are clad in heavy sarees, and loaded with heavy makeup, literally 24X7 , where main focus is on the wardrobe of 'actors'  than the acting, where huge sets matters more than the storyline, etc.

NBT not only brought freshness by showing a "Dilchasp Love Story of Mrs. Vyas and Mohan Bhatnagar" but also had some  beautiful relations like Mohan- Nanhi, Mohan- Guru, Jiji- Megha and more.. And not to forget , inspite of being a majorly female centric show, the male character was not a mere show piece, he had his views, he had his voice, he had brains to think and reach conclusions and not just agree or disagree with what his mother or wife/ girlfriend said.
Post NBT there have been a significant change in television shows, many production houses have attempted in recreating the magic of NBT, using some what similar concepts, but no one could succeed. 
BUT among all reasons,  for me the main reason  to follow the show was Spiderman-Chawanni bond, a unique friendship, an entirely different bond. It was not only written well but Kunal and Ashnoor brought life to that onscreen relation by their stupendous performances.
BUT that bond was no more there in season 2, so actually there was no reason for me to stick to the show but I still continued watching NBT in spite of hopeless story line, butchering of beloved character- Mohan Bhatnagar,  unnecessary twists and turns and some really annoying parallel leads, the only reason I followed the show till end, was KUNAL KARAN KAPOOR, he made even the poorly written character of Mohan Bhatnagar of season2 watchable.  His flawless acting gave me strength to bear the unwanted characters of the show. Though in few episodes his appearance was as less as 5 mins, but his power packed, flawless performance  in those 5mins, overshadowed the not so good performance of rest of the actors in rest 15mins.
It won’t be wrong if we said that he carried season2 on his shoulders solely (esp. before revamp). 
Kunal K Kapoor is an actor with immense potential, who can bring life to any character he is given. And he had proved his talent over and over again with every new character he has taken. 
After seeing him perform in NBT season1 & 2 one can say with certainty that the talent, the performance we have come across till date is just the tip of the iceberg of his talent, there is a lot more of cpotential that remains unexplored yet. 
All that is needed is another show, another challenging character to explore his capabilities, BUT unfortunately that is hardest part in current TRP driven, television world.
Though he has proved that his acting skills are unbeatable, and no one in television industry is deserves to be called "THE KING OF EXPRESSIONS" more than him, we wait for him to come back... Even after 365days of him bidding  ‘good bye’ to our television screens, we still wait for news of his comeback , still every time while logging in to facebook/twitter we wish for an update about his comeback.... 
Hope this never ending wait comes to an end soon.  :)

5 comments:

  1. So very well written Tanvi ☺....Kunal is such a treat to watch!!! TV is no more enjoyable without Kunal....All we have done in the past 1 year is talk about him, miss him, watch NBT again & again & again, watch his videos, watch other shows of Kunal..and above all wait patiently for his return to our screens...& we all will continue doing that ☺ Hope we see him back soon with another beautiful performance! Love him loads!

    P.S-U shud write more often!

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  2. Wonderful write up and its true.yes no can deserve "THE KING OF EXPRESSION" rather than him.He can only break this record.of course its been one year that show has went off air and still no new shows of our rockstar but hopes are not expired..on this day let's all wish him to come back and am sure he will bang soon..wish you all the best Kunal.love u loads..

    Tanvi keep writing and love u my dear.

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  3. loved it Tanvi!! :)

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  4. Awesome once again.. I just hope we get to see a little more of kunals endless talent soon on screen.. Very soon I shall say. Hopefully someone will come up with a meaningful story with some close to reality character which Kunal could breathe life into.. Fingers crossed.
    Loved ur write up as always Tanvi

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