Was Nakul at fault? (Badhaai ho) - Page 5

Originally posted by: JaggatJug

Okay, I say my passion is to eat food, I eat McDonalds, KFC, Burger King etc everyday and get fat and in process get life threatening diseases like Diabetes, Heart disease etc but everyone who says that I should lose weight is wrong and I am right just because its my personal life. Right?

Originally posted by: return_to_hades

Renee's mom was having a private conversation with her daughter. She was expressing genuine concerns. Yes, she had her own prejudices and assumptions. But she wasn't completely wrong. Pregnancy in your forties is complicated and risky. Then as a middle-class family with very limited income and space, it is not easy to make room for and afford to raise another husband. Then if Renee marries Nakul, how will she adjust. How will she fit into everything? These are all very legitimate concerns.

Any parent will want their child to think through all these issues before marriage. Love isn't a magic pill like the movies show. If you don't think through challenges and differences before making the commitment you can be in for a rude awakening.

Nakul eavesdropped a private conversation when he could have easily taken his phone and left. That's where he went wrong. But he was not wrong to get upset. After all, this is his family that was being criticized. He loves his family immensely. They maybe middle class but they work together to make their family work. They don't have as much, but they love and support each other. And this woman was questioning and criticizing them. Naturally, Nakul lost his temper and had to defend his family.

Ultimately both were wrong and both were right at the same time. Life isn't black or white. Some situations don't have one right or wrong person/side. Eventually, they both worked out their differences. Thats what matters.

Originally posted by: Paachaa

^ By giving in, I meant the way Nakul behaved with Renee's mother, like a tit for tat shaming. I shouldn't have used the word bullying since after your post I realize it gives a completely different meaning to the word. I was only talking about the whole an-bann happening in the film.

Originally posted by: JaggatJug

I didn't find it realistic at all. Pregnancy for women even after the age of 35 is life threatening whereas in this movie, A woman in her 60s(?) gives birth without any hassle and it's not just detrimental to health but also financial status. I remember there was a thread few days ago in which TM asked which movie couples won't work after the ending of movie, I think Nakul and Renee should be the first name on that list. Imagine being a privileged kid and then marrying someone who's not even half rich as you and then to create more issues you have a toddler nand who you have to babysit even right after the marriage.