Today's Take - Parallel Conversations - Page 2

Originally posted by: capricorn2006

Great take Diya !

Copying what i wrote in Guinea's thread:

I didn't like some of CC's dialogues in her conversation with Kaumudi . I thought CC would try to explain to Kaumudi how she needs to understand that she is a wife too..not just a bahu and mother. Maybe it was too early and will come later...hoping for that.
I think it's a little early for that ... I hope it does come later. But I think the first thing to do was to reassure a very scared Kaumudi who was terrified that her husband would leave her with her kids, and she feels she has nowhere to go, and can't mange on her own. I did feel that she could have avoided the 'Mayuri is nothing compared to you' part ... because she will have to explain to Kaumudi in the future where she went wrong in dealing with Mukut. Kaumudi is from a level of society where she accepts almost any wrongs done by her husband, because of her own low self-esteem ... as long as they don't endanger her marriage and her kids. She will feel - she already did - that there is something lacking in her, which is why Mukut strayed. So the first thing to do was to reassure her that there is nothing wrong with her.

On the other hand, i liked how Mukut's POV was presented. And some really good acting by the actor. Manav could understand where he was coming from. Of course nothing justifies an EMA, but the incompatibility is definitely there.
Yes, that scene was VERY well done ... Mukut's arguments were all coherent, he pointed out specific instances to show how let down he felt with Kaumudi ... the actor was very good. And I liked the fact that Manav listened quietly ... trying to get to the root of the problem, rather than just bluster that Mukut was committing a sin and should be ashamed of himself. Of course nothing justifies an EMA, but it takes two hands to clap - if Mukut feels let down as a husband, he needs to introspect as to his own shortcomings in giving her the stature of a wife rather than just a bahu.

Also did anyone else feel Kaumudi's reaction was quite mild..not the actress...just that they moved over to the next scenes very fast.
I did feel that - but then anger would be from a person like you and me ... from a woman like Kaumudi, who has been brought up to be only wife and mother, and that it is her duty to keep her husband from straying, they were okay. Her biggest fear is not that her husband is straying, she feels inadequate enough to think that is justified ... her major fear is what if she is thrown out, where will she go with her daughters. And there are a lot of women who feel that way, both wives and MILs 😕 ... who feel that is a man strays it is completely either his wife's fault, or the other woman's. The man is spotless in all this. Am betting Umaben will blame only the other woman, and will say that it is all the other woman's fault. Her choice of DIL can never be wrong.

Express speed if you ask me...any other show they would have spent 5 mins in showing Kaumudi's reaction and breakdown. They just moved on to the next scene as if hearing of her husband's EMA is no big deal for a woman.

If news of extension till March is true then why 😕

Honestly, if they are just planning to go the cliched daily soap route of the husband accepting his wife because of mangalsutra, marriage vows, kids and are going to skim over all the issues involved here, then this track has no purpose.
VERY TRUE!!! My feelings exactly! That's why I didn't like Chhanchhan's dialogues ... they seemed to be heading that way. The Manav-Mukut scene was much better in that at least they showed Mukut's grievances. I hope they take them up - after all, this show is supposed to show new age problems in a different light. And if the show has really got extension till March and is safe, they should have the confidence to show things their own way, not like all stereotypical saas bahu soaps.

The PH has to decide where they are going with this show. The TRPs are at their lowest and they are clearly not following the melodramatic way of story telling so might as well show something different.

There are so many things here..UB's manner of ruling the family and forcing her sons, Kaumudi's low self esteem, Incompatibility between Mukut- Kaumudi, a woman like Mayuri falling for a married man...so much potential to show the complexity of relationships.

Again agree completely. They have a chance to really appeal to the urban viewers with this track ..let's hope they do it properly.

Originally posted by: Msfrootie

Hey! Interesting take..

Wat i could not understand was why Chhanchhan was still advising Kaumudi to try to impress Mukut with her cooking etc, if she does want to retain him, shouldnt she be trying to spend more time with him n try to understand why he strayed.. Advising her to again make dhokla for him seemed absurd..

Manav did hear out the whole of Mukut's grievances, and the concert bit may be was justified in some way, but surely he cant blame her for taking care of the kids. Not only is he not bothering to spend time with kids but resents Kaumudi for doing that..

Tomorrow is going to be another dhamaka.. Poor CC is yet to recover from CC-UB dhamaka n the next one is here already.. What's the hurry???