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nobodyelsethinksso · 6 years

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Why I love Shrenu Parikh as GKS?!?

Had posted this on Indiaforums two days back on occasion of Shrenu’s birthday. Thanks to @sitaaronkepaar, my Saathiya in the Tumblr world, for suggesting me to post it here as well. <3

Playing the character of Gauri is very difficult because it’s very easy to dismiss Gauri as a typical, sanskaari’ character without any substance. The only reason why the audience understands Gauri’s motivations is because of how Shrenu plays her, and literally elevates the inconsistent and patchy script, to make Gauri likable. Here are some of the scenes which I loved:

1. The breakup scene

This has to be the best scene written for Gauri till date. First off, credit goes to the scriptwriters and directors, because this scene was scripted and directed really well. Coming to Shrenu’s performance, it’s no secret that emotional scenes are Shrenu’s forte. The sequence was aired in two parts. In the first part, the focus was more on Om. However, there were little things that I noticed in this scene. There is this tiny movement where Gauri touches her ear as if she can’t bear to listen to what Om is saying. These slight movements do make a difference to the whole scene because it shows just how hurtful Om’s words are, that Gauri is not able to bear them anymore and also can’t believe what is happening. Shrenu always does these small movements, which add depth to the scene. The closing shot of the first scene where Om stomps out, the camera focuses on Gauri’s face, and Shrenu clearly portrays Gauri’s rage, disgust, and how she is done with the accusations.

Act 2 of the break-up scene focuses completely on Gauri. Here, as expected Shrenu excels. The whole confession scene has been praised enough for how Shrenu conveyed her feelings in English as a person who has newly learnt the language and made the diction believable. Again the small movements are important here as well, how Gauri pulls up Om’s face to look at the proofs she’s throwing at him, how Gauri shows her frustration by slightly stomping her feet, and the physical uneasiness displayed to show the contained rage and disappointment; Shrenu got it all correct.

Coming to expressions, there was everything from disappointment, rage, hurt, love, frustration, and a feeling of finality that she is done with everything. I don’t need to go into more detail about how Shrenu portrayed all the emotions and switched effortlessly to make it a superlative performance.

The fact that this whole sequence was shot while she was still recovering from dengue shows how much of an experienced and nuanced performer she is.

2. Thakurain Gauri

Though of course the break-up scene was the most powerful scene written for Gauri, my favorite scene in terms of Shrenu’s acting prowess remains Thakurain Gauri. Shrenu was marvelous in this scene. First things first, what I immediately noticed was the voice modulation. I feel Shrenu tweaked her voice a bit, to make it sound more mature. Also, the authoritative tone can’t be missed. Right from where she enters, and comments on who’s making so much noise, there is a change in her voice.

Major part of this scene was portrayed through Shrenu’s eyes. She did a perfect job of getting the arrogance and mockery just right for Thakurain. Thakurain Gauri had a commanding presence, and Shrenu was actually given heavier eye make up and heavier clothes to justify that. Of course, her acting had a lot of weight, which is why it did not look out of place when Om actually followed her command and agreed for the tika.

I loved how Shrenu switched really fast between Thakurain Gauri who mocked Omkara as opposed to Gauri who was scared for Omkara as well as herself. When Om mentions Chulbul, Shrenu actually conveys Gauri’s pain and somewhat pride at their friendship only through her eyes, because at the mention of Chulbul her gaze softens. That one second eye movement, is difficult to miss and yet too quick. Shrenu superbly did it.

Shrenu had to show a lot of restraint as Thakurain Gauri who is cold and completely opposite to Gauri in nature. Also, in the scene where Om manhandles Gauri, Shrenu had to portray dual fear: Thakurain Gauri’s fear that Om is getting violent so this fear had to be superficial and materialistic fitting into Thakurain Gauri’s personality as someone who only cares for herself, and Gauri’s fear that Om hates her so much and she might get him into more trouble.

I think through this scene Shrenu proved her potential to take up a negative role in future or even the role of a matriarch who lords over everyone else. Shrenu was brilliant in this scene.

3. Dangal scene

Again in this sequence, the direction was flawless and needs to be complimented. This scene saw Shrenu portraying a different aspect of Gauri, which can be dubbed as cold rage. Thankfully, the script was crisp and did not demand any over-the-top dialogues, which would have ruined the effect. Shrenu gave a pretty measured performance in this scene, where Gauri’s rage can be felt but its more calm in the sense that she is trying to prove a point.

As an actress, Shrenu needs to be commended for doing something rarely done in Indian television. Also, this was a greater challenge for her as she is petite for this kind of sequence. Again the action director needs to be congratulated for getting the action moves just right to make the scene believable.

Shrenu had to act in a way to make her screen presence feel weightier as she crossed off with a wrestler. This she managed to do pretty well as her expressions was calculative as well exuding confidence. Also, the last moment where Gauri is cornered and struggling, was done really well.

4. Rage scenes

Starting with the second episode itself, i.e. the bulldozer scene, which is a favorite of many. One peculiar trait of Gauri is how the tears flow out when she is angry, and Shrenu mastered that really well. The “aansu nahi angaarey hain line fits perfectly here. Again, Shrenu portrays the anger through her eyes. The expression “eyes blazing” literally fits the bill for Shrenu in those scenes. When she bulldozes over Om’s car, and the expression of contentment after the job is well done, which is equivalent to letting out all the anger, is pretty subtly portrayed by Shrenu.

Other scenes where I noticed the expressions of rage were in Gauri’s confrontations with Kali. An example is one Kali is pulling her to the mandap the second time and she has a broken bottle in hand, there is an expression of calculated rage and determination, which makes the whole scene believable. It’s difficult to portray a puny woman getting better of a villainous character without any defense skill sets, but Shrenu brings a certain heavy presence to her acting in those scenes, which make it not only believable and highly enjoyable to watch.

5. Emotional scenes

There are several other scenes, which I liked a lot, but a blow-by-blow analysis will make it repetitive. One of the most powerful scenes we got to see recently was Omkara’s confession. The best shot of Shrenu in that scene is when Gauri laughs off Omkara’s sudden reminder that she is married to him. Shrenu’s immediate change of expression from mirthless, hysterical laughter to rage, and how she punctuated that rage by shoving Omkara away, was very well done. Throughout this scene, there was specific emphasis on particular words and in general the intonation of dialogues in that scene was very well done. Scenes like the Goodbye scene in the staircase, both the exhibition scenes where in the first one she meets Om after leaving and flees and the second one where the fiasco happened, the Finale scene of DBO, the confrontation after the inspiration scene, the scene where Gauri is asking about the princess’ future while Om is narrating a story to Pari, etc were beautifully done, and Shrenu’s acting is so heartbreaking, that I literally needed to brave up myself to watch it. Shrenu always gets it right balance between over-the-top (TRP-audience-pleasing) crying and bawling. The slight gulping or reaching for air or sniffing (with her nose going red) or hesitation, depending on the scene, adds to the quality of the scenes. I’ve said this before, but Shrenu cries beautifully and emotional scenes are her forte.

6. Chulbul track

Coming to something that I’ve seen on Indian TV after a long time, the infamous or famous (depending on who’s watching) Chulbul track. The thing with cross-dressing plot is that it can go horribly wrong. The audience knows it’s a girl, so the trick is not how to make it believable (because the suspension of belief is already at work), but how to make it funny without making people cringe. I liked how Shrenu portrayed the dichotomy of two characters. Chulbul’s awkward gait, hand gestures, and overall personality were very well done. The point here was not only to make it look comic for a girl pretending to be a boy, but also to keep in mind that its small town girl with traditional values, who is impersonating a boy, so Chulbul had to be extra shy. Shrenu caught that bit really well. There were quite a few funny scenes in this track but some of my favorites were the one night stand scene, the leaf skirt scene, and the ”hum chirota nahi, chiraiyaa hai” bit. I just wish the track wasn’t stretched so much, and we had more funny moments. As an actor I think, Shrenu pulled off this track pretty well.

7. Comic timing

One cannot end this post without mentioning Shrenu’s excellent comic timing. Every comic scene is like perfection itself. The best part about the comic scenes is Shrenu’s expressions. She is without doubt the expression queen in the entire IB cast. She manages the balance with over-the-top comic antics and understated comedy so effortlessly. Whether it’s the ‘bhooot’ in the car or the ‘bhaujaaiii’ in the motorbike, Shrenu’s expressions are unbeatable. Also, the whole bhang ladoo scene, and the expressions which she is making, what is even her face! Also, the scenes where Shrenu has to emote expressions when Gauri is talking in her mind, like the scene with Ragini, or in the car with Om, those scenes were superbly done. Just the right amount of drama for the television screen without making it over-the-top.

Finally, though IB/DBO is not really a dramatic serial on par with others, Shrenu, at least, got to portray the most varied shades of a character on this show, for which as a fan, I’m grateful, because I got to see her superlative performance.

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nobodyelsethinksso · 6 years

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ishqbaaz 08.11.17 lb

ew that’s leenesh’s foot on nakuul’s ACTUAL IRL phone. hope you sanitized it before using it again, my man.

lmaoooooo i loveeee it whenever om has a panicky freakout. it’s so hilaaariousssss. 😂😂😂

throwback to this:

how helpful these two are, to make shower noises with their mouths to support shivaay’s lie. 🙄🙄🙄

“bhaabi, yahan par bas shivaay nahi, hum teeno bande-bande hai.”

pfffffffffffft. idiots.

ugh dinky’s back. fwding.

lo aaa gayi piya baaawriiii.

man, she’s a reaaaallly pretty girl, why are they dressing her in such crap tho?

oh great it’s a police case.

lol rudra safaaaaai se putting all the blame on shivay “this man, this man right there.”

haaan haan sharafat toh saaf saaf dikhaai de rahi hai tum sab ki. 😇😇😇

actually om, you have the right to a phone call only AFTER the arrest proceedings have been completed, not before. stop watching so much western tv, boo.

of course, it’s been a while since shivaay’s been a right pain in the ass of commissioner kadam, so he decides to rectify that situation asap.

how does a mumbai police commissioner have jurisdiction in goa though???

“mujhe toh bas yeh darr hai ki humne kahin kuch aisa nahi kar diya ho jisse humari biwiyon ka trust toot jaaye.”

oh really? no darr about the girl you ppl picked up and IS NOW MISSING according to the police????? nice. what NICE men.

svetlana putting allllll the moves on abhayyyyyy.

but apna abhay, he’s a sakht launda. aise aasaani se nahi pighalega.

didn’t even give up the window seat to her. #signsOfSakhtLaunda

good to see that at least ONE oberoi man has SOME integrity and can keep it in his pants, even if he’s haraami in other ways.

lol bhaiyyas are KILLING rudra with words.

“kya naam tha uska??? tia….?” “yeh dekho, humaari haalat ho rakhi hai, inko apni ex ki yaad aa rahi hai.”

snorrrrrrrrrt. 😆😆😆

why does shivaay have such michmichi about the word “pappi”??? karne mein sharam nahi aati, toh kehne mein kyun??

and they’re back. and patti padaaoing the wives. pfft.

lmao rudra, suchhhh a haraaami, blackmailing shivaay with the pappi ka nishaan secret to look like hero in front of bhaabis.

but bhavya’s on the case!

man these fuckersssss, all throwing each other under the bus. it be your own damn fam, yougaiz. it be your own damn fam. 😔😔😔

YEAH SON. YOU DONE FUCKED UP NOW.

i’d like to think this one’s horror is more @ his horrrrrrrible dancing than anything else. coz that’s MY face whenever he dances. 😟😟😟

isko kya problem hai? tu toh sober bhi aisi hi harkatein karta hai. at least she’s a consenting and willing participant in these proceedings, unlike when you LECH at her, you bloody kameena.

OMFG IS OM WEARING A KRRISH MASK 😬😬😬

ok no, it’s a masquerade mask. not that THAT’s any better but still…

JFC WHAT THE FUCK EVEN ARE YOU ASSHOLES DOING?!!?!?!?. KABHI KHUD KI BIWIYON PAR BHI ITNA EFFORT KIYA KARO HARAAMZAADO.

“aap dono kitnaaaaaaa bekaaar dance karte ho.”

lol iske sau chutiyaa baaton mein yeh ek baat toh sach hai. 😂😂😂

om is still hella traumatized.

and you should be, asshole. dinky maasi was right about you.

yeah! lie to your wives! that’s the solution!!!!!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

ok daaadi, you don’t even know 1% of how kameeene these three are. just shush ok???????

ugh, look at this cuteasssss kameena tho. how to not love him???? stupid fucker.

lolololol rudra taking om’s case “kitniiii baar jhoot bol rahe ho? sach se phir breakup ho gaya kya??”

ghar ke bade all be like aaaj tak toh itna sanskaar nahi dekha? show ko jaldi waale timeslot mein shift kar diya kya???? 🤔🤔🤔🤔

piya is really cute when she’s not trying too hard to be sexy (as she is in the video.)

she looks hella familiar though, have we seen her in anything before????

realllllly dgaf about these fuckers. leeechad, saale. 😒😒😒

BUT THIS 👆🏽👆🏽👆🏽👆🏽, I AM ALLLLLLLLLLLLL ABOUT!!!!!!!!

#i lost it at 'khud ki biwiyon pe bhi itna effort kia karo haramzado'#tt making stupidass IB episodes better for me #ishqbaaz

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nobodyelsethinksso · 6 years

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I can’t believe I waited 8.5 months to be cheated out of a Rikara hug like this. Eight and a half damn months, 2 months of fuckin Chulbul, 84 years of Omkara misunderstanding Gauri and insulting her, an amazing breakup, endless tears and all I get in the name of a reconciliation is a lame hug where Omkara didn’t even hug Gauri back. Why did the cv’s do me dirty like this? Sitting all depressed in my room like Omkara, darkness covering me like a blanket is my current mood. 💔

#i feel this in my soul #gimme rikara sitting together and doing nothing i'll be happy #give my babies happiness #my trash son and my queen birdie #they deserve love #but we gotta love with what we get considering this show be trash and my babies been being sidelined for as you say -84 years-

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nobodyelsethinksso · 7 years

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*just gifs of two khoobsurat AF people*

#what husn!!!!#rikara

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nobodyelsethinksso · 7 years

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“ ab mere liye ishq aur ibaadat mein faraq nahin raha. ”

#omggg!!!!#killing it #honestly last week was so wonderful for the rikara fandom #kicking off this week with this gif!!!#meri khushiyon ko meri hi nazar na lag jaye :')#ma sha Allah what husn!!!!#babiesss

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nobodyelsethinksso · 7 years

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‘Palkon ki baand ko todd ke daaman par aa gira, ek aasun meri zabt ki tauheen kar gaya’.

(text : not mine)

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nobodyelsethinksso · 7 years

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I can't help but feel that this was not how it was supposed to happen. I think the DP track was supposed to be longer and it was randomly cut short. Anyways, I don't feel any intensity in Om's love, one moment he is celebrating with his family, and then he says 'he missed Gauri'. We fans have our own theories to console ourselves, but lets face it, by no logic is TV audience going to be convinced. There is no determination/depth in Om's love. I feel everything was rushed for communal SR. :/

…hain?

No determination and depth in Om’s love? He is going to go on his knees to tell her he loves her. He was desperately begging her to give him a chance. He legit confessed that love and prayers have become the same thing for him. The man who lost all his faith in God because of everything in his life was practically saying that if there was any supreme power he now believed in it’s love. Whose love? Her love. Aur kya kare wo? K2 se jump maar ke gire Gauri ke qadmon mein to prove that his love is real?

And what exact celebration did Omkara do with his family anyway? The Diwali pooja where he didn’t stand for a minute longer than necessary? Where he chased Gauri’s shadow and burned his fingers to save her from fire? Or the Truth or Dare game where he was trying to give his pitiful state a humorous touch to cope with it and failing miserably? If it was the stupid packet dhamaka of Bhavya toh we are watching a daily show on in Indian channel for HEAVEN’S sake! This is the kind of stuff audience likes to see! Little celebratory moments of their fav characters when festivities are going on in real life.

The only people who aren’t convinced about Omkara’s confession are the staunch Gauri stans. RiKara fans loved it. IB fans praised it. General TV audience got their most dramatic moment of the episode in that confession. Because they don’t over analyze anything. They believe what they see. And what they saw was a man desperate to fix his mistakes and take the first step towards getting his love back. But fine if you can’t see the “depth” or “determination” in it. Mera kya? Imma enjoy today khul ke because I know the best hasn’t happened yet.

#I'd like to thank God for giving us these amazing blogs #i am not worthy #love!!!!

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