I came to know that Rajeev Khandelwal(who plays Sujal) left Kahiin to Hoga. At first I was a bit staggered, but when I came to know that Sujal was to rape Charu, I felt that he had made a really good decision by refusing to commit himself to the heinous crap that Ekta Kapoor seems to be very proud of showing on TV.
Sujal is a very much a typical human, not a saint to forgive and forget everytime, and not definitely some devilish creep like Ansh of Kyunki. You may mind, but I genuinely feel that Ekta has lost her sense of mind.
The thing that I always liked about Kahiin To Hoga was that both men and women were shown to be wrong and right at times, unlike other serials were the womenfolk are always cool and the men are but bloody fool. After a long time, television saw a strong man after those female dominated serials, a man who could think without a wife, a sister, a mother to guide him.
But Ekta likes only that her women team should win (see how she changed Tulsi?s track in Kyunki by making her support Karan). I am a girl myself, but I still feel so.
And now Sujal, who was Ekta?s brainchild, a character one couldn?t help getting attached too, is shown to behave in such a reckless and shameful manner. Does this show that one can punish any other person by behaving in such a way? And more so, a highly sensitive and overburdened person like Sujal, who has to suffer everytime, and made to fall in the eyes of Kashish, her family, Piyush, his family, the society, his own father, and now even in the eyes of the audience.
There could have been so many other sensible and more understood, touching ways of showing Sujal?s grief cum anger and yet making the story proceed in a realistic and enjoyable manner.
Sujal could have left Kashish, run away, divorced her, committed suicide (I hope not, but there?s no choice), gone into depression, brain haemorrhaege, coma or shock, or if possible, declared to her that he needed her no more and proved her wrong by finding out the truth behind Piyush?s accident, and thus proved to the haughty and idiotic Kashish the righteousness of his love and her own fault in misunderstanding him always.
There could have been two ends to this wonderful story- 1) Kashish realizes her fault and they live happily ever after , OR 2)Kashish realizes her fault and wants to return, but Sujal declares that they must get separated forever as she has never truly loved him. (My preferred end).
But NO!! All Ekta wants to show is that there?s always a goddess woman like Parvati or rather Kashish, or a totally bitchy one like Mandira or Archie. She can never show a complete woman, one who makes a mistake, realizes it and tries to correct it. And when we at last got a perfect character like Sujal, she is hell bent upon destroying it too.
Just to make her TRP?s rise!! Couldn?t she, for a change, have made a sensible, touching serial that ended in a period of about three years WITH A LOGICAL END, WITHOUT PLASTIC SURGERIES, WITHOUT THE MAN ALWAYS BEING WRONG and WITHOUT THE PRINCIPAL CHARACTER MARRIED AT LEAST THRICE????
I thought with KTH, she had succeeded. Guess I was wrong. But I prophesy, her TRP?s ARE NOT GOING TO RISE WITH SUCH A GOOD ACTOR WALKING OUT ON HER SHOW, WHO WAS THE ONLY PRIME ATTRACTION AND WITHOUT WHOM, KAHIIN TO HOGA IS JUST ANOTHER WEEPY SOAP.
As for Rajeev, I read his interview once where he was asked how close he was to Sujal, and he said, ''Quite close'', I think he was right then, for the character of Sujal, as I have understood, could not have lived up with restricted and stagnant ideas. He has displayed that the director he once was still lives within him, for a director puts his soul in his work, and if not allowed, takes the work out of his soul.
There's respect in the art and in the eyes of the person for creativity, which Ekta now measures only in terms of TRP and popularity. I at least, am proud that at least someone had the audacity to refuse Ekta for something unthinkable and disgusting one could not consent to, even in rage. Three cheers for you Rajeev, and don?t you worry, there are never opportunities less for the brave!
PS:- I wrote all this because I felt someone should have the voice to say all this after a rape in Kkoi Dil Mein Hai, three in Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki, two in Kyunki, one in Kutumb and god knows how many more! (I don?t watch all Balaji soaps, you know). This message and my thoughts won?t change even it Ekta changes her mind and no rape takes place in Kahiin To Hoga, although from what I know, it will take place. Lord help Ekta to change her decision, or if not that, to cope with the difficult time for Kahiin to Hoga ahead.
Edited section :This review is one based on a hot topic. Please comment on it. As for knowing what happened to the Rajeev- Ekta story and did the intended rape take place, please read comment no. 5 written by me in the comments section.
Do comment on what you think about Ekta's handling of such issues.
