Originally posted by: contentdriven
As someone who has followed Jasmin since TEI it is a bit confusing as why she is staying in such a badly written show which makes it cringeworthy. I am not judging whether what is being shown is morally right or not. From what I have read of her, her interviews , offscreen clips and what her former coactors say about her she is a very bubbly vivacious childlike quirky person She is also very emotional and sensitive and hardworking. She has a big heart as her former coactors have said. She can also be very blunt and outspoken and is a risk taker. She is also short tempered.
I find some posts on this forum in addition to judging the character of Teni are also directly or indirectly judging Jasmin which is unacceptable. Please don't mix reel with real. Some people say she must be a favourite of the producers or she knows them personally as her character has become the central character on the show. I don't think this is the case. She is new to the industry . This is only her second show after TEI and she said she was approached for this show because the producers saw her play the bubbly fiesty character of Twinkle in TEI and thought she would be good to play Teni as Teni also possesses some of these qualities. Jasmin also possesses these qualities in real life. Indian soap opera producers generally seem obsessed with negative grey or troublesome characters as it makes for more drama and allows them to stretch a weak and superficial story. In her previous show the fandom complained for months when her character of Twinkle and the male lead were sidelined in favour of show the negative lead Yuvi literally taking over the show
Jasmin comes from an upper middle class family but she appears fiscally responsible and seems to think sticking with a show till the end is a good work ethic. She stuck with Tei right till the end although the storyline was butchered in the last few months She is also aware she is new in the industey and does not want to break professional relationships. She is also a risk taker as she hersrlf has said who likes doing challenging unconventional roles These may be roles that other actors might not take up to protect their image or not offend their fanbase. She did mention that other more experienced actresses were approached to play Teni but did not take it up. So maybe for all these reasons she is still with this badly written show though frankly these are not good enough reasons to stay. However I do admire that as an actor she looks for roles that are challenging and unconventional. She played the positive lead role of Twinkle in TEI who was a modern fiesty girl initially. Teni is a completely different character with grey shades and was not even a lead initially but a third angle/third lead. She also had no problem carrying a child onscreen. Even in TEI she was pregnant before the writers wrote it so she lost the baby I don't admire actors actresses who just want positive roles, glamourous or pretty roles, don't want to age onscreen or become parents onscreen. Short of the issue of being type cast or if it crosses limits you have set for yourself or you just really like and are good at portraying a certain type of character, you are artistes who should be able to inhabit or portray any character if the script is good and the character is interesting It will only help you develop your skills and connect with a wider cross section of people
The problem isn't about the portrayed of negative or positive role. Rashmi Desai played negative role in Uttaran (I never like the series) but her acting was always praised and was very powerful. Her screen presence often overshadowed other actors. There are many iconic negative charectors and people relate to them. But here,Teni is not a negative charector as per story. She is shown as a goddess of sacrifice and true values. And whole family was shown buried under her ehsan of surrogacy. The surrogacy thing is portrayed so wrongly. Ipshita is called Parth and Teni daughter, this isn't what surrogacy is. It's shown ipshita is like Teni which is biologically wrong too, this show is one of the most badly written shows on Indian tv. That's what make it unwatchable and people who loved it initially feel cheated.
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