"What Role Has CID played in Your life..?
Watching CID started as an accident,metamorphosised into a
habit and eventually became a burgeoning passion
When CID started 13 years ago,I was around 2 to 3 years
old,so, I do not have any recollection of whether my family ever watched it or
not.Later, when I asked them they told that they only had a notion about its
existence.It was not before June 2009 that me and my family became regular
viewers of CID and that to by accident.I had,recently began recovering after
going through a bad phase in my life.It was on a boring Sunday that my dad
tuned in to Sony channel and began watching CID.I, finding nothing better
decided to follow suit.For the first time in months, I found my attention being
captured by something else other than my gloomy thoughts.They were at that time
airing one of the cases of the "WATER CRIME" series.I was fascinated by the
story as well as the sequence of investigative events ranging from the forensic
lab scenes to the outdoor sleuthing which led to the eventual unveiling of the
culprit.I looked forward to the next day with more vigour and alacrity.
I became a regular viewer of the CID re-runs as well as the
fresh cases aired on Friday. I loved their concept of various kinds of crimes
namely-"WATER CRIME","BRIDES AND MURDERS", "BEGUNAAH QATIL" etc. One of my
friends at school told me about the older cases and India Forums.I began to act
in earnest and after finding the CID case archives at Goanwap.com went through
them.I loved the older cases from the "Golden Era".I became a member of IF
initially only to gain access to the CID cases' links.Around that time,the
older cases began to be aired on the TV as well. Initially, I watched CID for
the fascinating stories only. But after watching certain cases from both the
older and newer times, I began to connect with the TRIO.I discovered that from
all the characters, I learnt something or the other.
ACP Pradyuman-When I first saw ACP Pradyuman in a certain
case, I felt as if he was shouting too much without reason and found him to be
a it irascible. But as I watched him more and more, I revised my opinion about
him. I gradually discovered what a powerhouse of talent he is.I realized that
he is the chosen leader not randomly but by careful selection.He is
paternalistic but not condescending in any way.He treats his subordinates more
like a family and yet never compromises with his professional duties.I find an
aura of protectiveness and assurance emanating from his persona.He proved to me
as to everyone else in the series of episodes where he became blind that one
can remain dignified in their darkest hours as well. That he considers his
principles as the most important part of his life was proved when he made the
hard choice of killing his diabolical son. This choice was made with a lot of
difficulty as we could see a deep-etched pain in his eyes both during and after
the episode.He has predominantly been portrayed as an aggressive character but
his other facets are also worth noticing.When he chooses to be soft, he is at
his best He has also a good sense of humour as is evident from the rejoinders
he shares with Dr Salunkhe. From ACP Pradyuman, I learnt that one must hold on
to one's principles come what may, how one must never mix one's professional
and personal life and always portray a strong exterior even if going through an
emotional upheaval.
Inspector abhijeet- although am not breaking with the
protocol of mentioning about the various members seniority-wise, but Inspector
Abhijeet is a character after my own heart.I have a soft corner for him. I
always have had a penchant for dark-skinned intense men. I fell in love with
him but don't know exactly when I realized this. It is an established fact that
other than being ACP Pradyuman's right hand man, he is the impulsive yet the shrewd sleuth and perpetrator of dangerous
missions guy along with being the pastmaster of disguises. As I gathered from the older episodes, he was portrayed as a
serious guy with a slightly suspicious nature because of having a murky past
due to his memory loss.But, instead of giving up, he decided to start afresh,of
course, it was ACP pradyuman's confidence in him that helped him a lot.I
personally felt his agony and frustration due to his memory loss and also when
he was falsely accused in two cases-"THE CASE OF THE ACCUSED OFFICER" and "THE
CASE OF THE IMPOSSIBLE MURDER". In "THE CASE OF THE DEADLY FRAME-UP", he is
shown to be a bit too harsh on Sudhakar, but still I remained undeterred in my
belief that he is good at heart. I found ample evidence for my belief, when I
viewed all facets of his persona. That he is a good friend and confidante is
proved by the good rapport he shares with daya and also the emotional bond that
holds him to daya.He is also very obedient, deferential and deeply attached to
ACP Pradyuman. His paternal side was revealed in the case"NANHI GAWAH", where
he deals so lovingly with the little girl as if she were his own daughter. He
also has had a raw-deal where women are concerned which has always made my
heart go out to him. The best example of it was the abhi-shruti story. I have
watched the cases ensuing during shruti's stay so many times and yet I do not
tire of watching them for I love to see the emotions of love, joy, hope and
eventually of sad resignation flitting across abhijeet's countenance. Then came
the time of abhi-tarika flirtations, I have always had a mixed feeling about
this. I always feel that had the flirtations not been so outrageous and had
tarika been a better actor, it could have developed into something better. In
the end, I would like to say that from ins abhijeet I learnt that its never too late to
start afresh and one should always continue to be positive even if faced with a
lot of disappointments.
Inspector daya- daya is the best example
of the gentle giant. Although, portrayed as the "truncheon-bearer" of CID i.e.
he Is the one who physically afflicts the miscreants when the need arises, he
is actually a person with a lot of depth. I have always envied abhijeet for
having such a loyal friend as daya. Daya is the zenith of reliability and perseverance. Daya is the brains-with-brawn guy who goes with a fine toothed
comb to catch a criminal. I had an
apprehension against men crying but whenI saw daya crying in appropriate
situations, I didn't find it awkward at all. I was moved to see him attempting
suicide by using dr salunkhe's gun when he was suspended due to dr anjalika's
false accusations of killing someone during interrogation for he considered CID
as his only family. From daya, I learnt that one can be firm without being
arrogant and perseverance is the key to success.
Freddy and Vivek- Freddy was initially a
mute observer and later provided comic relief although at times his tom-foolery
did make me feel irate, but he at times surprises everyone by having
brainwaves. Vivek is the diligent youth with an ever-learning hunger,he despite
being cute and chocolaty doesn't look misfit when portrayed as a tough cop, I
love vivek and freddy's jesting relationship.
There's one thing that has always made
CID special for me.they have proved that women are equal adept at sleuthing and
combating. Among the lady officers, Asha is my favourite not because she had
the longest reign in CID as a lady officer but because she had a really good rapport
with our trio and till date her performance as a lady officer is yet to be
bettered. Currently, I feel Tasha has the prospective of developing even more
Among the forensic doctors, Dr Salunkhe
is my favourite because of his portrayal as a geeky genius, I also like the
love-hate relationship he shares with ACP Pradyuman. It is an established fact
that many of the cases have been solved due to salunkhe's ingenuity. My second
favourite Doc is dr niyati pradhan
I will wind up by saying that I have
never been tenacious where watching tv programs are concerned, but in case of
CID am irrevocably addicted. I have watched programs better than CID but never
has any of them been so close to my heart as CID.
Edited by aadikela - 13 years ago
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