I don't think Anupama learned anything from the Vanraj cheating fiasco at all.
All I am seeing Anupama is being selfish, ignorant and egoistic person tbh. She lacks empathy, self respect and basic semblance of the situation. She is a terrible mother. Let me explain..
So she is thinking she can make Kinjal stay with "Love". Sorry but love isn't something you can chain people with, din't she learn that from whatever happened between her and her husband. All the love she showered on him was basically nothing to him because we as humans don't only need love.
She is selfish because she is only thinking about Toshu's happiness but not Kinjal's well being at all. You think some rich girl can manage into a middle class household? especially her being OTT happy and trying to do all that kitchen drama and all. I would have been assured if she took a stand when Baa was taunting at Kinjal, but she goes and tries to normalize it. Doormat 2.0 in the making, but don't think Kinjal can take it for long.. for one, she isn't Anupama from a poor family to put up with that shit and she is infact educated and get on her feet. If Baa continues her behaviour and Anupama - Toshu doesn't really take a stand for her, she will leave. That being said, I can also see Baa favouring Toshu over Kinjal and doing the Vanraj- anupama thing all over again.
She is ignorant with her limited world view, not everything is about family and her priorities are not everyone's priorities. She doesn't understand her limits when imposing her views on others, like she emotionally manipulated Rakhi to accept Toshu-Kinjal relationship, by scaring her about their elopement and how her only daughter might abandon her.
She is egoistic about her ability to manage relationships, earlier it was husband and wife one, now it is able to keep Kinjal at her home and change Rakhi's mind into accepting them. Relationships don't work like that, It was so toxic that she was trying to make Rakhi accept this new relationship.
Anupama lacks empathy - Not once did she feel remorse or sadness over Rakhi's situation that her only daughter - only child was not only against her, hate her and think she is some manipulative bit*h who is always plotting but had the gall to stop her slap because she is now Kinjal's MIL. So, If you marry someone, your relationship with your parents become NIL or what??
I do think slapping Kinjal is not right, but who gave Anupama any right to basically throw Rakhi's rights as a mother over Kinjal just like that?
She doesn't have any idea about how life works, only because it fits your fancy fairyland view, doesn't mean it is good for others too.
Anupama lacks Self Respect, Oh god at times I felt she was some leech. Anupama can learn a thing or two from Arundhati (Marathi counterpart of Anupama), Arundhati did grovel around for her son's marriage and all but the moment it came onto her husband and her family and its values, she herself broke the alliance and Abhishek (Marathi Toshu) was heartbroken but SO MATURE ABOUT IT and accepted the decision.
Anupama is a terrible terrible mother who only mollycoddled her children and we can see that in Toshu, Samar and Pakhi. Toshu and Pakhi cannot take no as an answer, they just have to have it or they will throw a tantrum. Samar is better in this department, but his mom worship is not letting him see Anupama's flaws.
at the end, I would like to say in the last few days I felt if Anupama's family needed some light, she wouldn't think for a second to burn down the neighbourhood, as long as HER family is happy right? 🤪
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Feel free to disagree, you are entitled to your opinion and I am to mine.
And I am a regular watcher of the show also watch the Marathi version. Marathi one is more fleshed out and Character development is so good there. You are able to understand what characters do what they did. It is very realistic and Arundhati isn't a crybaby beating the drum about how she has the super power being a mom and home maker. Anupama is always crying and her actions at times baffle me.
Her son literally eloped with a girl and she is estatic about being a MIL and how great she will manage that, not about the mess they created in Rakhi's life. You cannot expect your life is all flowery, after destroying others. So instead of giving pep talk about marriage and all, I think it would be practical of her to talk to them about responsibilities and about getting a job. that said whatever Pakhi is learning for this all LOL. Remember her saying if my brothers and dad's female friends can come home, why not my male friend? what example are they setting as a family???
I just called her selfish because she wants HER family to be happy, her children to be happy and get whatever they want etc. About Kinjal, let's see how the story proceeds. Don't think any sane girl can take insults like "If the sweets from her mom are poisoned" and "her grand MIL calling her mom snake and taking her under her control etc etc"
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