Originally posted by: joliefemme
Please can someone explain to me what you guys mean when you say Imlie is being mahan. This word is often used to describe FLs and having just looked up meaning I don’t think it applies to Imlie in the same way it does to other FLs I have seen in the past. What she does is not for herself but for others without any self gains (the money deal is different) and she herself has no sense of being great, wanting to be right or better than anyone else like other FLs, she just stands for the truth for others and for herself but hides her own which is her only downside for me.
I would translate Mahan as someone who is self sacrificial. Most ITV female leads care about others more than themselves. The issue is that this sets a wrong standard or expectations from women in general in real life. We have seen many instances of such behavior from Imlie - when she came to save Agastya from the goons risking her own safety, agreeing to Amrit blackmail to save Agastya, coming back home for chacha chachi and doing all bahu duties when the whole family was cursing her instead of doing the bare minimum and standing at the sides, keeping the secret to protect Sonali, agreeing to disappear from wedding functions so the marriage can happen, keeping quiet today for Karan or whatever.She is self sacrificial but that’s not the same as being great.
The issue isn't just these actions, the issue is the repurcussion it has on Imlie and her relationship with Agastya. She's not married to Agastya for real so there shouldn't be so much concern for people who threw her out of the house. Who can be so giving practically? It makes no sense. These people are not her family. She can do the bare minimum and be the daughter in law rather than doing everything and raise expectations. Isn't she going to leave after 6 months? If you saw yesterday's episode she asks Agastya to trust her blindly (when she hasn't given her one reason to). He still supported her before everyone even after she was proved to be a liar (when Bulbul denied knowing Karan). He was so hurt after hearing Mami try to trap his cousin for her own greed and Imlie part of that conspiracy. He still came running to ensure she's safe and he asked her to explain.
If Imlie is expecting Agastya to trust her why not she trust him for once and tell her majboori. She knows everything about his past and supported him through his pain. Why not give him a chance to do the same. Atleast Ashu ka truth or something. He doesn't know her from years that there's scope for him to blindly trust her. Just to protect her sister, she sacrificed her budding relationship with Agastya. This has happened everything she went above and beyond to help others. The family don’t know that their relationship is not real so they will all have some kind of expectations of her but you are right she should do bare minimum. However we know the way these stories will be written that won’t happen. On the trust front yes she needs to start trusting him like he has but neither can really trust each other on a fake foundation with the constant reminder of things ending and all they will be left with is their own families. She fears for Ashu hence she has sent him away so there is no way she would share that however she did start sharing a little about her past when talking about Bulbul the other day.
She hasn’t sacrificed anything with Agastya don’t worry, those two are stuck together with glue!
The way she goes about doing things is not great but then most the characters are going about things in illogical ways as that’s standard I am learning to keep us all on our toes with the drama but boy do I get confused, one minute proposal then next divorce. What a turnaround I was still on a high from yesterdays feature song!!
Imlie is a kind and giving person and no one is denying that but there are some things she lacks which are essential skills. While she can go preach about things, matters that are sensitive need to be dealt with different. Agastya is more tactful and diplomatic in comparison. We see this in how she's dealing with Karan matter as well as Bulbul suicide matter. Not everyone deals with things in the same way yet when a female deals with things it’s always referred to as preachy. She did say repeatedly she wanted to speak to Karan on his own but in typical fashion everyone gathered round. Why did they not leave them to it? This is another thing that totally amuses me, no one can have a conversation in the house without everyone being part of it. This I know happens in every serial but why?
Anyway, where I am women like Imlie 3 are not given labels like mahan and preachy they are just seen as women wanting to do the right thing by people and as women who fight for their loved ones whether it be family, friends or just supporting neighbours, other women etc. Granted the serials here are not as super dramatic nor do they have super crazy storylines lol.
When Imlie is good yes she is the best ever let’s keep her in the family, when she is bad , that’s it let’s get rid of her - she is the yo-yo of the show!!😔 Listen, she's blaming the child of the house they've seen for 30 years. Imlie has literally no proof of what she's saying after Bulbul denied it. Also all of them heard from Mami ka own mouth about trapping Karan. What are you expecting the family to do? I don't think anyone is wrong. Agastya despite all this gave her the benefit of the doubt before he heard Mami and even after that asked her to explain before he judges her. Agar Imlie proof deti and then still people don't believe it, tab aise lagta they are being matlabi. But that's not the case. I made this statement in reference to everything that has happened so far because depending on what is going on she is either thrown out or brought back. I have no interest in Bulbul and Karan storyline as you know however I do feel Agastya may suspect something is not right.
Do we need a separate thread for Imlie? I was hesitant to put this in here but it is in response to previous Imlie comments. You don't need to hesitate to put across the points on the AT. I believe most members here are fair in their thoughts on Imlie and Agastya. Ofcourse not everyone cant think on the same lines which is why both of us differ in our thoughts. In case you do end up making a post or thread, please feel free to tag me, I'd love to join. That’s ok I just didn’t want I be posting Imlie specific comments on the AT. Thanks.