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Lekha

@Echo.of.Hope

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Posted: 10 years ago

#31

after yesterday's epi...especially rana's costume i got confused as to which time the show is potrayed in...for a momemnt i thought modern.

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DirtyMartini

@Grumpydwarf24

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Posted: 10 years ago

#32

@Topic Maker

I read the article! These are things CVs should take note from!

We led a different life - we learnt the alphabet with slate and chalk (slates were cleaned with multani mitti).
My mother wore ghararas at home and my father, who worked in the Municipal Committee, wore a khaki hat to work and a felt hat for special occasions.
Though we had electricity at home since the late 1920s, we only had a few pedestal fans. Ceiling fans were not available in the market.
The old-fashioned, big hand-pulled pankhas mounted on the walls and khus-khus pardahs kept the heat out. Kerosene lamps lit up the evenings.
Tongas were the preferred mode of transport since buses and cars were very few.
Women hardly ventured out, and even if they had to go across the street, a doli was called for.
However, this changed post-Independence as dolis disappeared overnight, and my mother visited the market in a hand-pulled rickshaw.
Cooking was a different ritual. You had to blow at the fire to start the chulha, and all the masalas were ground by hand.
There was meat every day - made with vegetables or in the form of mouth-watering nihari.
On Fridays, when the butcher shops would be shut, there would be khichdi for lunch, which made all the kids upset.
The radio was a source of entertainment. However, we were more interested in playing hide and seek and gilli danda than cinema or music.
A plane passing overhead was the highlight of the day for all children!
Paper money in the 1940s, printed at the Currency Note Press in Nasik, featured the face of King George VI.
It was exactly $1 = Re 1. You read right; one rupee was equal to one US dollar in value as at Independence, there were no external borrowings on India's balance sheet. Devaluation began with the first five-year plan. Today one US dollar is close to Rs 61.
The average yearly inflation for 1948-2013 is 6.55 per cent. So what cost Re 1 in 1947, now costs about Rs 59.27, an increase of 5827.00 per cent.
Shaving blade: 7 o'clock slotted blades, double edged, were priced at 12 annas for a packet of 10
Book: Tenali Rama by ASP Ayyar, Rs 2
Rain Coat: Rainy Coat (water-proof) from Cooch Behar Industries Rs 4
Radio: Emerson Radio (Model 517) Rs 175
Tobacco: Ogden's Coolie Cut Plug tobacco (Rs 3/4 per 4oz tin)
the contemporary urban style, or the five-and-a-half-metre drape in which the pallu goes front to back across the left shoulder, became the standard for working women across India after Independence
At that time, the local Bengali style wasn't considered elegant for outdoor wear
She recalls how the elite and the royalty wore chiffons and nylons and the aam aadmi donned mill-made dhotis. Saris could have been sourced from mills or from local weavers
But with the chiffon classes, the urge to ape Europe was apparent. "Saris looked like curtains since the patterns were filched from wallpapers and bathroom tiles," she says.
The adult literacy rate in 1941 was 16.1 per cen (ITS SHOCKING THAT GAYATRI CAN READ AND WRITE. BUT I REALLY LIKE ACTUALLY LOVE THIS IDEA. I lOVE HOW SHE IS DIFFERENT FROM TYPICAL REPRESSED WOMEN AT THE TIME)

And there is more. It was a good article!

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Lekha

@Echo.of.Hope

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Posted: 10 years ago

#33

I love gayatri's freedom and her bond with her dad...but i feel her situation is next to impossible in the time when this story is going on.

she's so lucky

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VellaGirl

@VellaGirl

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Posted: 10 years ago

#34

Originally posted by: Jes.
Are you watching the show or just avayain entry mar li ...Gayatri's family using candles not electricity if you watch she was reading books through candle light ...Gayatri's hairstyle ,saree,make up all 1940's and they are speaking only Hindi ...she said pustak to book

No offence but I think u did not read the TM's post carefully. The costumes and set is real. But other than that the show definitely does not feel like it is set in the 1940s. Their way of speaking and mannerisms especially is very obviously modern. And I am someone from that era who was brought up in Rajasthan.

If the show took the bold step to set in that era basic details can be taken care of. And there is nothing wrong with criticising. Everyone is entitled to their opinion just like you are entitled to yours. The show has potential to be better which is why people are commenting.

Edited by VellaGirl - 10 years ago

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Samridhi

@BinKuchKahe.

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Posted: 10 years ago

#35

Originally posted by: Jes.
Are you watching the show or just avayain entry mar li ...Gayatri's family using candles not electricity if you watch she was reading books through candle light ...Gayatri's hairstyle ,saree,make up all 1940's and they are speaking only Hindi ...she said pustak to book

Just because I share a different view it doesnt mean I am not watching the same show. And also read the entire thread carefully.

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SANJH

@Snowy_Secret

Stunner

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Posted: 10 years ago

#36

I had no idea about that era but my mom and grandmother watching the show with me and as far till now they never point out about all this things...They r the one enjoying the show along with me and sometimes my grandmother said while watching they do the same hairdo when they r small and yes she able to related with the house where gayatri living in, even in north Kolkata still many Jamindar houses and rajbarirs r there as they shown in the show and about language I m happy with the language as its easy to relate...all actors r doing awesome and I agree with DDs acting little OTT in very first episode particularly in library scene but from 2nd episode she is bang on.I can easily notice difference between geet,Madhu with gayatri [I have watched geet and Madhubala already 3 times and still watch it whenever get time].Her way of talking is also very different than geet and Madhu. love her reply to sipahi her expression and yesterday book reading scene.u can easily make difference between her way of talk and wordings they used while book reading.As for now its only 3 episode actors also need time to get into the character. For now I m enjoying the show and its freshness with my family without much analysing it...Thanks for ur view point ,keep makiny post in future too:)

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Samridhi

@BinKuchKahe.

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Posted: 10 years ago

#37

Originally posted by: Snow_Angel
I had no idea about that era but my mom and grandmother watching the show with me and as far till now they never point out about all this things...They r the one enjoying the show along with me and sometimes my grandmother said while watching they do the same hairdo when they r small and yes she able to related with the house where gayatri living in, even in north Kolkata still many Jamindar houses and rajbarirs r there as they shown in the show and about language I m happy with the language as its easy to relate...all actors r doing awesome and I agree with DDs acting little OTT in very first episode particularly in library scene but from 2nd episode she is bang on.I can easily notice difference between geet,Madhu with gayatri [I have watched geet and Madhubala already 3 times and still watch it whenever get time].Her way of talking is also very different than geet and Madhu. love her reply to sipahi her expression and yesterday book reading scene.u can easily make difference between her way of talk and wordings they used while book reading.As for now its only 3 episode actors also need time to get into the character. For now I m enjoying the show and its freshness with my family without much analysing it...Thanks for ur view point ,keep makiny post in future too:)

To each his own. My parents actually felt quite the opposite. They felt that the premise wasn't set up well. But since your grandparents actually got nostalgic watching the show, I guess everyone has different viewpoints on this issue.

It is only 3 episodes & maybe we shouldn't be too quick to judge. Thank you for your respectful reply. We need more people like you on the forum who can agree to disagree😃

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Rohit Monga

@TheGreenArrow

Voyager

Posted: 10 years ago

#38

In 1940's communication skills were more cultured then today's time so i seems pretty fine to me

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medha

@medha16

Rocker

+ 2

Posted: 10 years ago

#39

Hi there!

For me, the show seems alright but definitely not worth all the hype.

It seems like old wine in a new bottle, honestly.

I actually like Sid's and Rajmata's character and I really do agree with you that Gayatri's boldness/frankness is a bit out-of-sorts with the era they are trying to portray.

The sets and costumes look regal but the mannerisms definitely do not.

There was an episode analysis thread and right after the first episode, i had mentioned how unauthentic and absurd it seems Gayatri prancing around and then talking in that tone to the sipahis. Women those days, especially from middle class families, would never be allowed to interact so freely with the opposite sex.

Rajmaata's photoshoot also seems really unlikely in this regard.

I'm willing to give the actors some time. Drashti is one of my favourites from the current crop and not without reason but i do think she goes a tad bit OTT when she has to portray chirpy/bubbly scenes. I guess it will come to the director or her soon enough that as Gayatri, even those scenes would need to be toned down owing to the time, place and setting. Geet could afford to behave in a certain way but Gayatri cannot, it would be frowned upon by society.

And I also hope that the makers do their research thoroughly before showin anything. One cannot mess with history. They are very ambitious it seems, planning to incorporate the Quit India Movement and the second world War, etc etc and they do have a lot of ammunition, unlike other PHs , so I expect them to pull up their socks and show us something credible.

Otherwise, the show is nice enough for the likes of indian TV. It doesn't do much to have too much expectation, i have realized over the years.

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582445

Hibernated

Posted: 10 years ago

#40

Originally posted by: Echo.of.Hope
I love gayatri's freedom and her bond with her dad...but i feel her situation is next to impossible in the time when this story is going on.
she's so lucky

I will differ a little. It is 1940s we are talking when the society was changing drastically. If you read Rabindranath Tagore's stories you will see women much educated and independent and most of his stories were written before 40s. Bengal has already gone through the renaissance and many upper-class and middle-class Bengali families were getting progressive. It was much before 40s so we can assume in 40s the progressiveness was spreading in all over India, especially in business class as they were the new upper-class in India then. Gayatri was definitely lucky but not an impossible case .. anyway it's my take on the matter .. no offence 😊

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