Originally posted by: Phir_Mohabbat
There is an ongoing show on dangal channel. The title is something like brahmachari ki biwi
There the dude is obviously brahmachari. His wife idk how they got married but she's from rich family. She's meek submissive, every epi her mother in law tries to throw her out but she has no expression other than sad one and just "mummy ji aisa mat kijiye". Only her sasur supports her. His one dialogue "bechari ko kya galti hai"
And this fls brother in yesterday's epi accused his wife of having an affair and their baby as illegitimate baby. The wife was like I did ivf- like she didn't bother to infront him wtf. And also after accusations she was begging him to understand her, touched the husband repeatedly with one single tear in her eyes
Apart from the fact that they butchered something like brahmachari in that show, the fact that a victim has to defend her "crime" was disgusting. Like pretty sure majority wives will show middle finger to their husbands and leave them to die if they accuse them of affair - atlst I want to think desi women aren't that weak and weirdo
Also of course serials made for women has to show men are the savior and only defender against all the evil women. Wtf is this misogyny
Well said. Indian TV serials have been perpetuating the misogynist structures that we live in! From being immemorially caught up in the saas bahu drama depicting women as essentially docile and submissive, taking up the double burden of having a career as well as running a family, daily serials have been cementing gender roles.
Nowadays, the dominant theme of these soaps is anchored on the patriarchally established myth – “aurat hi aurat ki sabse badi dushman” (a woman’s greatest enemy is another woman herself). The tv shows gaining the highest TRP like Anupama, Gum Hai Kisi k Pyaar mei, Udaariya, and Imile to name a few, have all been following the same pattern.
As we can see, the plot of most prime time daily serials remain rooted in the animosity between two women, most often over a man. Of the two women, one is always the present wife of the man, and the other mostly remains an extra marital lover or a former flame.
The wife is portrayed as homely, carrying the burdens of parampara, pratishtha, and anushasan, (tradition, customs, discipline) along with izzat, and sharam (chastity, honour). The other woman is caricatured as evil – the housebreaker, playing all sorts of gimmicks to woo the man [ normally a good-for-nothing type!] create trouble and insult his wife, take revenge on her for being in his life, and to morally degrade her.
This way, the women in these serials remain dependent on a man as well as prioritise the man by fighting one another to have more space and say in his life. This ensures that the male characters remain paramount in power as well as decisive stature. That is the fundamental issue in the life of an Indian TV serial woman character, and the creators would never let her get out of this misogynistic tendency's acceptance!
Edited by Viswasruti - 2 months ago
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