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Seriously tho, Madhubala is such a bold forward tale for Indian television, specially Indian soaps - Madhu's mom while pregnant with her runs away from her abusive husband taking his daughter from his 1st marriage with her. She raises both Madhu and her step daughter with a man she lives together for 20 years without marriage. That's unheard of in India. In fact, Madhu gets mad at RK when he suggests that her parents should get married. RK lives with his Mom, stepfather and step brother since his Dad committed suicide when he was a teen. His relationship with his mom is so bad that he calls her "the woman who gave birth to me" A bad relationship with the mother is almost taboo for men in Indian soaps. His mother treats Madhu like her own daughter and cheers her when she wants to move on after RK hurts her too bad. Another first for soap serial mom-in-laws. All the while, Madhu and RK live together openly (Another taboo in soaps in India). And it's not potrayed as bad or in a way that compromises her integrity. A very delicate balance in Indian TV.. And now the whole dark path they're taking with RK's character arc.

This serial really is taking bold steps. Kudos to the production team.