Today I realized why KRPKAB is the best. 😃 😃.I know I wrote my thoughts about Dev's calling of Sonakshi as 'feminist, but somehow it did not completely gel. Then I became aware that this is a serial which targets the common notions, norms and definitions of society.
I would like to add a disclaimer that I am not against Sonakshi and not intended to hurt anyone. But really wanted to express my thoughts.
In season 1, it was said both by Sonakshi herself and Dev and Elena that Sonakshi spent more times with books. Even during her holidays when her friends were playing she focused on books. I think Sonakshi learned the definitions of words, but never really understood the meaning of them.
A Definition is a statement of the exact meaning of a word, especially in a dictionary and Meaning is what is meant by a word, text, concept, or action. A Definition is a statement of the exact meaning of a word, especially in a dictionary and Meaning is what is meant by a word, text, concept, or action. In English two words may sound similar, but when one looks closely, there is huge difference in their meanings. The best example is the words "Price" and "Value". On the face of it, both seem to have similar meanings. But something that has low price may not have similar value to a person. For the person who received that item, it might be invaluable. Similarly, an item of high price may not mean anything to a person in terms of value. The meaning of "Price" and Value" is based on the person and his thoughts.
Most of Sonakshi's smartness is bookish and she was the topper as Indian(our) education system centers around definitions rather than meaning of what the kids learn. This was also reinforced by Bijoy as that is how he is too(for most part). Here he got lucky to have Asha as his life partner who guided him and helped him overcome his inefficiency to a large extent.
Sonakshi even before registering that she loved Dev, she used to dream of love and prince charming based on what she read in books. For her prince charming was someone who comes to the rescue of the damsel in distress. A suitor who fulfills the dreams of his beloved; also : a man of often specious charm toward women. He is handsome and romantic and makes all girls go swoon. Someone who is an ideal male lover who is both handsome and of admirable character. In other words he is someone who is "Perfect and faultless".
But there is no such thing as a "perfect person". In season 1, Sonakshi saw how Dev saved her when she had the accident,went through great lengths to save her, got a sugarless cake in 4 hours when it would usually take almost a day otherwise, got her to accept the phone by following her even after she refused and started equating him to the princes she had read about and created an image of him.
Even her love for him was bookish and based on the the definition of love. I feel even now, she has not understood the real meaning of love. She felt an intense feeling of deep affection towards him. But for Dev it was the meaning of love. For him Love meant -- what you want is never important. But what the other person needs and wants is always paramount.
Sonakshi always wanted an ideal everything which matched the definitions provided in books. From her perspective Ishwari's ideal bahu was Natasha. During that track, she had seen that Ishwari had no problems with her. She had also seen Ishwari say good things about her. Sonakshi had also heard from Dev how Ishwari thought Natasha suited him(during the gardsn scene in Sonakshi's house). She never really comprehended the reality of Ishwari's acceptance of Natasha.
So when Dev told her that he loved her, she thought he was being magnanimous. That he was loving her even though she did not match him in like in status. She started to consciously make effort to overcome this gap between them by being generous and understanding.
When Ishwari came with proposal and the wedding happened, she thought she had got her fairy tale after all and it would be "happily ever after" for her. But immediately following the wedding she found it was not so. She was disappointed, but she decided to write her own love story as she thought it should be.
Even now she is heavily clouded by her idea of perfection that she has not really grasped where it is leading her and Soha. In recent episodes she has referred to herself has perfect, both as a woman and mother, Soha as the perfect daughter and Bijoy as the perfect father.
I feel that as much as Soha is questioning Dev and will question Ishwari, she will end up questioning Sonakshi and Bijoy too. Soha is going to doubt how right this perfection actually is and is going to debate that with Sonakshi and maybe even with Bijoy.
I know it is very long, but wanted to pen down my thoughts... Sorry for the long rant...😃
Edited by Shaavi - 8 years ago
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