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Posted: 10 years ago

#21

Originally posted by: NorthNode

Is that what the institution of marriage is referred to as these days? (just kidding, I know you didn't mean it that way)

I don't think daadi gave much thought to Pragya's dreams and desires . All she wanted was to snag a seedhi saadi susheel ladki for her bighdaa hua baccha.

Some of us are lucky enough to have the intellect to recognize that KKB is only fiction but unfortunately there are a lot of people from the TRP audience who take these things seriously.
I am a social worker and come across lots of cases where well meaning elders from decent families arrange marriages for their good-for-nothing boys with decent unsuspecting girls hoping that the boy will turn over a new leaf once he is settled. But most of those stories don't turn out to be love stories like KKB and end disastrously for both families involved. Many of those girls run away, the bolder ones end up filing complaints against their in-laws.

Pragya didn't marry Abhi so she could be of service to daadi and make him a better person. She had dreams and aspirations of her own like any other newly married girl but all she got was pain. Fine, they wove a dreamy love story out of that bizarre situation. Considering it is a soap I'll go along with that but it is so wrong of daadi to say that Pragya has let her down. It is her own upbringing that is responsible for her less-than-perfect grandkids. She needs to salvage this mess herself instead of shooting from Pragya's shoulder.

I didn't expect dadi to seek revenge and make Taliya Pragya's problem! Of course we know this is how it works in soaps, but it surprised me.

KKB focuses on the "family unit" more than the "institution of marriage." Single women are running both Arora and Mehra families. There's talk about kumkum, etc, but very interesting dadi didn't tell Pragya you worry about your marriage and I'll worry about the Mehra clan!

Good entertainment doesn't mean anything goes! There are viewers who think what's shown on tv is acceptable behavior. A lot of anger and physical violence issues in families is due to this. I've worked in non-profit groups where we had to help women get visas/jobs and find shelters. Kids have been removed from parents and placed in foster families.

An award winning show like KKB produced under a famous banner like Balaji telefilms needs to think through their social message and impact. Sorry if this is was too negative or offensive to anyone.

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