Thank you! 😳 I'm sending that compliment right back your way because I feel the same about your writing! 😉
Ah, I know! Same pinch, haha. Swagata (Shagota) or Shugota are both perfectly acceptable Bengali names. Mishmash of both is what we've got in the show...Maybe Surili wanted to be "different" while naming her darling daughter...The only thing I've liked about Shogu so far is her IM lingo. And that's really not saying much in her favor. Her snobbish attitude far surpasses Surili's - and here I thought having Surili, Maggi, and Sharmila around was too much! The best thing about Shogu is how Shaan totally snubs her again and again! 😆 Man, I LOVE sarcastic Shaan! And also Dev is such an adorable guy, trying to stand up to her in his bumbling way!
I really wish they replace Shogu scenes with her more often! I'd take Dev-Aishwarya scenes over Shoguta and her sisters-in-law any day!
I really don't understand what her main problem with Rajni is. It's been shown time and again that she knows her two bahus are nikamma and quite dumb, yet she doesn't get as angry with them?? Is it just the fact that Shaan chose her himself and didn't consult her? Or that she prefers to be a housewife than work (as if M&S do anything themselves).
I think it might also be because Amrish is so smitten by Rajni - maybe Surili feels that if this goes on, Rajni might usurp her position in the household! Like you said, hope she realises that the two of them are better off working together.
I'd appreciate clarity on this, too. Surili is proud of her Bengali heritage...Fine. But her Bengali bahu Sharmila is petulant and acts like a spoiled 5-year-old brat all the time - and that's okay? Maggi/Sharmila are supposed to be working women, right? Then why are they never shown working and always shown arguing and trying to plot against Rajni? Sigh. Rajni may not be Bengali, but she listens to people and doesn't waste time when it comes to actually doing the things that are demanded of her. I also feel that Surili is partially miffed because Shaan had a girlfriend/fiancee that she didn't know about...which is ironic because in the early episodes, Surili was the one who wanted Shaan to have a love life!
Surili definitely feels threatened by Rajni's rapport with all of the men in the Kant household. Such a pity that ALL of the women in that house dislike or outright loathe the poor girl! I really, really hope things get better - if Rajni wasn't a robot, she probably would've felt suffocated in that house already!
Amrish is amazing! I'm glad that he takes Rajni's side on most matters - and that the brothers are supportive of Shajni. Their wives can try to take issue with Rajni but they're mostly petty things that doesn't bother Rajni, so it's good that she has support from them too.
Amrish is a wonderful example of a balanced human being. He's logical but sensitive, and he's actually the most sane person out of the lot. I want a father figure like him in my life! Dil khush kar ditta! 😆
You took the words out of my mouth!😳😳
I completely agree with you about husband-wife dynamics and a woman's role. I think this show portrays very different scenes - where you have a confident working woman (Surili) who probably expects similar ideals from her daughters-in-law. Instead, she has a DIL who is strives to work at home. It should not undermine her intelligence and her hard work simply because she stays at home rather than goes out. Also, I really loved that Rajni pointed out that she is smarter than Shaan. One of Shaan's biggest flaws in the show is his massive ego, which comes out everytime he talks about Rajni (I'm so proud of myself!, reminding Dev and others that he is very smart). While Rajni is his creation, if she is smarter than himself then he cannot always put down what she says. Hopefully as time goes, she makes him more humble and understand her worth.
Very nicely put! 👏 I like the rather ambivalent approach that is being taken here, as far as I can tell...On one hand, it's great that there are working women who are very career-driven, like Surili Kant, who feel that women should be out there in the business world. But the flip-side to that is that the house can dissolve into complete chaos when there's no one to take care of those duties. Housewives should not be dismissed or looked down upon simply because they don't have a regular 9-5 job. Technically speaking, they have the most important job, one that is 24/7 and almost always is taken for granted! Ideally, I feel that there should be a balance between work and home life - because women are the ones who really bind the family together!
So much word to the bit about Shaan's ego and Rajni hopefully bringing that down a few notches! I never thought about Shaan's catchphrase being a sort of manifestation of his ego...But wow. That reminds me, I think Karan mentioned that Shaan is actually rather robotic in terms of his thought processes...He misses out on emotional nuances sometimes. Very interesting, that. Yeah, I adore Shaan but a bit more humility won't hurt him. If anything, it'll make me appreciate his personality even more than I already do. There have already been at least a few key Shaan-Rajni moments where he's had that sort of realization, so cheers to more of that!
Curious question: if Rajni takes over household chores (I think that was Shaan's original aim in the first place because he did not like how Aishwariya dominated the house), what happens to Aish??😕😕
I have a feeling Aishwarya is going to stick around till the bitter end! 😆 She said she'd be the last one to die in that house, remember? I think Shaan was mega frustrated by how unbelievably USELESS his family was in terms of household chores/maintenance...Everything went for a toss when Aishwarya went out for a break. Enter Rajni, the perfect solution to this problem...Or so Shaan thought.
I was initially scared that he would be angry with Rajni, but it turned out better than expected. Dhyaan is quite a nice guy who is dominated by his wife on one end and probably his mother on the other. Hopefully she gives him the courage to stand up for himself.I like that the show constantly uses Rajni to make socially aware messages👏👏
I feel so bad for Dhyaan! He's a darling! But he is quite a pushover even though he has plenty of sass...If he learns to stand up for himself and put an end to Sharmila's kiddish tantrums, I will be proud of him. I hope both Shaan and Rajni are able to help Dhyaan out. They both seem to have a good relationship with him and I'm keeping my fingers crossed for more development on that front.
Same here! And even if she does a mini info-dump to explain something, it doesn't sound ridiculous because Rajni is a robot! She has data banks and a logic board!
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