Contrary to (perhaps) everyone, I'm actually loving this track. It's painful to watch but at least, they are addressing the issue which no one does.
No matter how much we hate Anupamaa for prioritising others over her child, this is what many kids' fate is. Many children have to go through this and parents don't make it a big deal.
"Kids are to be heard and not seen" is what happens in most families. Parents side with outsiders over their own kids, their child's self respect is none of their concern, they only want an obedient, samajhdaar kid, that's it. This is why adults love to show off before others how obedient and mature their kids are.
It's bold of the makers to give Anuj dialogues such as "I don't want my child to be mature beyond her years" because that's exactly what many parents aspire for in their children. Anupamaa represents those parents.
Having brought up in an environment such as this where a child's self respect and desires don't matter much for the parents, kids grow up much before becoming adult but the truth is they never grow up. Ironically they never grow up to be self-reliant, decisive adults who can make and maintain boundaries, decide for themselves. They grow up only physically, internally they remain those love craving children, favouring others over themselves, prioritising others over themselves.
I cried when Anuj made a big deal of it because parents usually do behave as if it's not. A child's self respect, wishes and self esteem are the last things on their parents' mind.
I'm happy they chose to showcase it. I just hope, Anu gets to live her childhood and doesn't mature before her years.
Anupama didn't say a genuine sorry to her child for once. Why? Because she didn't think it was that important. For her, Anuj snatching his hand from hers was more important, not Anu's tears. In this case she's just like Leela. Leela just said it openly. Anupamaa said it through her actions. I'm not saying she's a bad person. But this is how many parents are. They actually care for and focus on their stubborn, angry child more than the understanding one. It's realistic. And then these children grow up making everyone happy but themselves, caring for everybody but themselves and get taken advantage of the most by everybody, because they grow up believing they aren't important.
I would love to see a different adulthood for Anu, though💔
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