Khushi - A critical analysis.

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Rockerchic

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Posted: 12 years ago

You may read things you don't like. You are forewarned.

So sometime ago I made a post about Khushi being an underdeveloped character. And i've always felt that. Not just now. Since everyone seems to think i hate on only ASR (psh i beg to differ)in reality RC just likes to call a spade a spade.

ASR is damaged yes, but Khuhsi too.

She hides behind this curtain of self righteousness and a tangled web of lies.Yet, her character is often portrayed as being impeccable to the point of being a fault - A Mary Sue if one may go so far as to call it that.

Her character is based on some far fetched notions of a perfect Indian Nari. (her -ji- after every name, the traditional Indian clothes, her religions views etc) And often times that is really hard to relate to. (Being a modern 21st century girl)

There is also the fact that for someone so fixated on the 'parmpara' and Indian culture, this fact is often stressed as the thing that separates Khuhsi from ASR, she broke her stance pretty quickly when she had sex with ASR before her marriage.

Yes there was love, and the pull was magnetic, i get all of that, i assure you, but when she's portrayed as a preacher that is perhaps the biggest f*** up (literately) the CVs could do.

By doing so the actual effect of the marriage was a lot less. The entire reasoning for the marriage was defeated and it became a lot shallow, a show for the world.

Was it a show of love, as some might argue, i disagree. If it was merely about love, was the pomp required then? Would she have broken her vow for virginity?(which is a necessary criteria for the the perfect indian wedding)

I assure you i am not medieval, but the hypocrisy is blatant.

Even from the beginning (not just now) Khuhsi has had many character traits that i find rather difficult to relate to. I simply don't believe that people have to be a certain way to accepted as a proper Indian girl. And Khuhsi condones this rather vehemently.

Crass and tom-foolery doesn't equal innocence. And this is exploited to the point where i feel like turning of my telly.

She doesn't need to strut in a two spice suit like ASR and babble off in English, but i would like to see a fairly relatable character with a semblance of class. Who has enough discretion to draw the line between crass and innocence.

Thoughts? A debate?

PS-Let's keep the debate clean guys and avoid bringing actors into it. All views are welcome but please do remember to be politically correct. Much thanks.

Edited by Rockerchic - 12 years ago

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Posted: 12 years ago

1) That farm house i fond it completely mis - placed - that should have been used for the suhag raat instead

i think it was a lame attempt to increase the pathetic state of trps & to balance the tension atmosphere which went even more pathetic 2.0 according to Nisha's star plus chart

i was shocked that there was no promo & they just did the Farm house scene 😲

2) Khushi has been twisted was too much so that they could justify ASR & Anjali unfortunately for them & fortunately for us it completely backfired !!

Khushi sometimes i cant relate with though i really adore her what ever she may due to an extent due to Sanaya

specially the trait of forgiving everyone who did wrong - i would never do such a thing

i dont like her Ji business at all

3) the pomp was to prove to the audience that despite the "tension" situation the marriage will happen

4) the episodes till the marriage i found it contradicting itself too much

5) I really feel they used the Indian Culture part of Khushi's character way too much & completely cut the fighting Khushi off - there is no balance in this which is leading to some serious problems

All three ASR, Khushi & Anjali are not at all realistic characters - in real life some sort of logic is used

Khushi & Anjali can be realistic before the entire MU started though

Edited by Harshitha - 12 years ago

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tvbuf

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Posted: 12 years ago

There are certain points in your analysis I don't agree with - and I have spent many years in India.

Her ji is entirely cultural.

Her pre-marital sex was undigestable to me.

Her self-independence is a common quirk.

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aashi_

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Posted: 12 years ago

Khushi is definitely an under-developed character. They have never shown any personal growth for her. She never learns from her mistakes but keeps making them (i.e. trusting the same idiot again and again, trying to 'help' everyone).

She is un-relatable in the sense that i have never found someone so self-less and self-sacrificing as she is. Compared to her, I am a son of shyam i think because I lash out like anything when someone steps on my toes deliberately and frequently.

She kind of reminded me of my childhood fascination with Nancy Drew. I was irresistibly drawn to her stories even though she was a 'goody good two shoes'.

While I dont relate to her ideals and convictions (most recently that indian films are better) i do respect her for believing in and having a viewpoint. most girls these days just ape what is around them and follow the herd. in that sense, i am a khushi supporter because she has bigger balls than all the teenage girls.

And while i find it hard to relate to her goodness as its so rare these days, i honor her for it because as unrealistic as it is, it is better and more admirable than the hypocrisy and selfishness every other character is mired knee-deep in (think Di). Besides, since when were indian shows real? Who goes to a movie the day after they find out their son-in-law was a cheat and a would-be-murderer?

Lastly as for the sex before marriage, i think the CVs faraked that up on purpose - i was astounded that khushi would do it (although i was rooting for it 😉). But they have never confirmed or denied it either way, have they? All things point to it being sex but they have left it up in the air for us to get confused over. If she did it, then its the biggest f**k up ever. Literally. The whole remarriage was shot to hell actually - she kept wearing sindoor and her mangulsutra all through out. Was she or wasnt she married? How imp are pheras really? I dont get it.

The khushi pre-marriage was innocent and she goofed up. The khushi post-marriage is often OTT and crass (she is just like mami at times who before the marriage was clearly differentiated to being someone hailing from a low societal background). Let me clarify - yes they both have hearts of gold (mami a lot less frequently). But the CVs have really butchered khushi cuz they couldnt come up with a better idea to fill the 6 mth marriage contract period.

Edited by aashi_82 - 12 years ago

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Rockerchic

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Posted: 12 years ago

Originally posted by: BigIPKKNDFan
There are certain points in your analysis I don't agree with - and I have spent many years in India.

Her ji is entirely cultural.

Her pre-marital sex was undigestable to me.

Her self-independence is a common quirk.

It was her still calling Shyam-ji that annoyed me.

Agreed. The ji is understandable on some levels.

Self- independence? An elaboration, if you will?

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DKS

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Posted: 12 years ago

Khushi is not a well written character I totally agree..I have always stated and will state..my reasoning for it is different here...I have no issues with parampara, preaching and ji thing it is much more than that...

The character was going great till the deal was stuck with the negotiation mata and the tracks were changed..I never had problem with either ASR or Khushi till then, I know you are talking about Khushi but one cannot leave the other characters as it has a direct bearing...

Khushi was buthchered for a lack of redemption, she was again butchered for the way contract issue was handled and PH wanted to show ASR as his former self so blackmail tactics used instead of wooing...After the mother of all butchering happened during the Anjali track...starting from the ASR outburst that she was responsible for the miseries of Raizada...

So when the writer has shifted focus overnight from a love story to a brother sister story there are bound to be causalities and Khushi is the major one..though ASR is not far behind..I will not discuss as it is not the theme of the post...

Edited by Didikisaut - 12 years ago

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Rockerchic

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Posted: 12 years ago

Originally posted by: Didikisaut
RES

Unres when Barun confirms😉

So in 11/14/40/45 days/minutes/seconds? 😆

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DKS

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Posted: 12 years ago

Originally posted by: Rockerchic

So in 11/14/40/45 days/minutes/seconds? 😆

11/28/40/45 Days later...let me have my UK trip...😆

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Breeeezy

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Posted: 12 years ago

I started to watch the show for Khushi ... an innocent girl trying to fight off a ruthless man made every sense to me ... she was humorous yet sensible though there was a overdose of sanskar preaching from her end ... but then thats it , there is no growth in this character whatsoever , she is more or less the same or should I say it went down the hill ... she has become a substance of OTT with little brains which works only on certain occasions ...

With respect to the hypocrisy I agree there were occasions when she contradicted herself... she talked about wearing dresses which cover up all yet her dress on sangeet was a little too much for her taste... She was not aware that saat phere was very important to complete the wedding though she was hired at some point to teach values and rasams to La... And ofcourse the SR before wedding was a shocker from Khushi who had denied SR the first time citing their marriage is incomplete...

Her actions are all driven by good selfless intentions which makes it an overdose of goodness from a human... Her incessant lying has always irritated me to no bounds...she interferes too much in other's life ... be it ASR - La relationship , Shyam and RM equation , Payal - Akash relationship etc etc... and I honestly dislike her messing up things and later crying her heart out and uttering dialogues like 'Di hamara vishwas kijiye' , 'Arnavji hamara woh matlab nahin tha' etc etc ...

Khushi is an undercooked character who started off on a right track but ended up being neither a spunky woman with substance nor a SP bahu... I can't relate to her logically be it her extreme over goody intentions and actions or her inconsistent behaviour ... She is tagged a child woman!! ...I honestly sympathize with ASR , he is burdened with a child woman - Khushi and a woman child - Anjali! ...

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tvbuf

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Posted: 12 years ago

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Originally posted by: Rockerchic

It was her still calling Shyam-ji that annoyed me.

Agreed. The ji is understandable on some levels.

Self- independence? An elaboration, if you will?

For example, I am also a very independent person. So if I were to think like Khushi, I would think - I will not let anyone help - its my ability to do things myself, that gives me pleasure in an environment where I am not really independent, as in not really living by myself and supporting myself.

As far as calling Shyam also with a ji - its still her culture to address everyone respectfully - no need to dirty your mouth if the person you are addressing is filth. Sort of the old English way of calling your opponent Sir - even though you want to kill them.

BTW - have you lived in India ?

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