ChhanChhan - typical Saas Bahu show? - Page 2

there is a saas, there is a bahu, they are locking horns = saas bahu serial.
and don't tell me cc is not married and so technically the label is wrong..

diya, i love the way that you emphasized that uma ben is not black.. i agree.
uma ben is not the typical black character with evil in her heart..
in my opinion, she is a worldly wise woman... like you said, she knows..and uses... the power that her position has. just like about 80% of all people who have the power to influence things.

there is more i want to write, but sorry, no time. maybe i will come back later when i have time.

Thanks Diya-- not saas bahu but two protagonists on the opposite sides of the spectrum with different ideas at the moment who amy become saas/bahu later.

Originally posted by: princessunara

res urs na will read later going out for now😳

EDITED

A standing ovation to u!! 👏👏👏

Reading part of it took me back to the Satyamev Jayate episodes i watched on Dowry and female foeticide..

Indeed it might be a saas bahu show. But a saas bahu show which's backdrop is as u clearly pointed out is not a regressive, uneducated village untouched by the modernization of the 21st century. But instead it is about the story next door..

And that issue on what u said about a scenario where a girl and a guy fall in love and at the last minute he says that he can't go against his parents' dowry (in the guise of gifts of course) demands is what was showcased in the movie Lajja by Ajay Devgan, Madhuri, Maheema, Maneesha..

As the title of the name suggested these things done under the parda of customs and traditions that mark women as second class citizens is indeed a 'lajja' to the society we live in!

So indeed as those statistics in Satyamev Jayate clearly stated it is indeed educated, urban crowds who seemed to openly practice the dowry taking as well as the other things u mentioned.

Sigh,.. isn't it weird that when a son is a doctor his wife has to bring a bugger dowry. but what if the girl is a doctor? shouldn't the guy bring an equally bigger dowry then?

anyway wonderful post..it clearly differentiates CC from the rest as this is a different reality that is most likely much closer to home than those regressive shows..cz this could probably be the story of the house next to yours..

Hey Sunara 🤗

Like a lot of people here have said, I need to also figure out what exactly is the definition of saas bahu show 😛 Is it strict saas vs crying silently suffering bahu ... is it evil vs good ... is it tradition vs modernity - bearing in mind that modernity is usually taken as the evil in Indian telly, and tradition is taken as good 😆 so modern being good is in itself quite a revolutionary thought. Not too many bahus have brought revolution by dropping their pallus ... as Chhanchhan seems all set to do 😆

I didn't remember the Lajja story till you reminded me ... for dowry, there is a real life example of Nisha Sharma who called the police to her wedding mandap and got her in-laws arrested for their last minute dowry demands ... after her many girls got the courage to stand against dowry demands ...

So yes, here the characters are pretty true to life ... including Uma Ben, who represents a many people who misuse their power and their money ... not necessarily to commit major crimes ... but a lot of wrongdoing all under the umbrella of "tradition". And it's not easy to change such people.

Whatever it is so beautiful to watch😊

Originally posted by: GodhuliLogon

@bold ... THIS...


I have to search the definition of Saas bahu show .. CC still did not show any kitchen politics and as such .. but still some ppl r imposing this on CC.. dont know why ..

I found they are touching the regressive mentality which still exits in educated and well off family

Yep, exactly ... there are no kitchen politics here, or women plotting against each other ... which I always thought was the basis of labelling saas bahu shows ... maybe I haven't watched too many, so am not sure what they involve 😛 This seemed more about the regressive side of Indian traditions which still exist today even among the so-called educated classes.

Originally posted by: -Drishti-

Well, I wouldn't call it a bhashan per say but long it is! 😆

What does everyone mean by a typical saas bahu show? Is it showing the saas as always being the evil one, is it a suppressed victimized bahu who will ultimately rise or is it a combination of both? With Chhanchhan, Umaben may or may not become completely black .. But Chhanchhan will NOT become a victimized bahu. As we have seen till now, she does always put forth her pov and stands up for what she believes is right. This will not change when she goes into that house as a bahu .. Atleast, that's what the whole base of the story is about! So if a typical saas bahu show is one where is both a suppressed bahu and an evil saas, then no.. Chhanchhan is not, and will not be a typical saas bahu show because not just CC, Uma ben too, as you've written is till now, a very very real character!

You've written it beautifully.. All the real-life issues that they've touched upon extremely well in the first 2 weeks of the show.. Here's hoping that they continue to send these social messages which if nothing else, atleast creates some sort of awareness regarding these issues!

"Long" is my bad habit, as you know, Drish ... maybe another social evil that needs to be changed 😛

That's what I liked in the first two weeks ... the issues are real, and they are issues which not many people feel the drive to fight about because they seem too small at first glance, and are so deeply entrenched ... even the standard practice of greasing some palms to get your work done ... "chai paani ke liye" ...

The best part is that Chhanchhan will not be meek and silent ... she will try to change things in her own way ... though how she will change that pallu wearing tradition, I have no clue, it seems to be carved in stone as of now!!! But that's the problem ... we all tend to accept certain customs even if we don't like them, because it seems not worth fighting over ... but that acceptance is what makes them progressively more difficult to change. And that's what will be interesting to watch ... how she handles herself, stays true to her own values and tries to bring about that change.

Originally posted by: Dr.Zombie

Res!

First of all I need to clear my concept of a typical saas-bhahu drama! Nt getting why CC is termed as a Typical Saas-Bhau show!😛

Hehe ... that's my doubt too ... I thought achar making was a must for a saas bahu show ... apparently I was mistaken 😛

Originally posted by: DiyaS

Hehe ... that's my doubt too ... I thought achar making was a must for a saas bahu show ... apparently I was mistaken 😛

D! did you forget umaben instructing her badi bahu about achar?

Originally posted by: -Aps-

must say that you have indeed given an interesting bhashan...I will not delve too much on the real social issues as they seem too deeply rooted in our culture...and one really needs to shake up lots of people to get it out of the system, even the mind sets of people need too change...like sunara points out...I remember feeling sooo sad and even crying in the dowry wala episode of satyamev jayate...

waise...the first answer that comes to my mind to your post title...let it be a saas-bahu show..for it do well with the TRP aunties...I want it to be the saas bahu show they want...cause I want to see Sanaya's show topping the TRP chart I don't consider myself the majority TV viewing audience of India at all...but for the show and its makers to get the money they have put it...let it please the majority audience...

on a personal note...if the show gives me some comic moments and has some good story going...I can watch it 😊 and of course watching Sanaya back on TV and light up my screen is a definite plus😃

edit: totally forgot to say...so nice to see your post on IF🤗🤗...have missed your TWTW (BBC types😆) big time...I remember waiting for them eagerly and even mega spamming at one of them ...

Appy, you're calling it a bhashan too 😭😭😭 Next you will be calling me a TRP auntie 😆

I know ... the real life incidents of people who have suffered dowry issues and trying to save their daughters are far more spine-chilling and disturbing than any fictional ones ... fictional ones don't go anywhere near the actual evil of these practices! That's why I feel the more they are brought to attention, the better ... the more social stigma is attached to them, the better ... nothing else will help to uproot them ...

As for your second and third points ... me am in total agreement with you ... if saas bahu appeals to the masses and brings Chhanchhan to the top of the TRP charts, let it be a saas bahu show ... as long as I get to see Sanaya on screen every day, I don't much care 😆

You miss TWTW ... aww, thank you 🤗 I do want to start it again for Chhanchhan once the show settles down. Probably after the first month.

Originally posted by: pink.lotus

D! did you forget umaben instructing her badi bahu about achar?

Hawww ... *making O face* I phorgot 😆😆😆 Achar making ... done!! This is officially a saas bahu show! 🤣