Madhu

Somewhere in all that noise about R.K., Madhu takes a back seat.

I don't watch Indian soaps because I find most of them idiotic and the heroine's weird caricatures that I can neither identify nor empathise with.

Madhu, however, before she was butchered, is one of the few Indian daily soap female characters that I love.

When she first appeared on the bridge, clapping, I went "She's nuts", but then like RK, I went "Ahaan! I like it".

Some of the sweetest episodes in this serial are where Madhu slowly starts falling for R.K. You're are awed by both this person's vulnerability, and capacity to love.

And that's what made the heartbreak so much more brutal.

Some where along the line poor Madhu was butchered. Her craziness, which made so much sense when allied with RK's paagalpan, was distorted to make her seem almost retarded. Somewhere in the writing misogyny took over. It was almost like the writer's were taking the frusturation of the Sultan track out on poor Madhu.

Anyway here's to Madhu! While I could never identify with her, before she was butchered, I could always empathise with her.

U see friend, Madhu's vulnerability n capacity to love only made her character beautiful. I do agree that her character did take a backseat at times in front of RK, but only because of that could such a wonderful n timeless love tale be etched...of Madhu's 'ishq' n RK's 'junoon'.
RK's crisp character could only be complemented wid d sweetness of Madhu.
And in d course of their story, we saw many shades of both their characters. 😛

Madhu was a person who could never see the bad in a person. She was such a serene soul. This made her love for RK more pure n unconditional. Her Ishq n RK's junoon is what made MEIEJ unforgettable. It was a beautiful love story of two pagals. Agreed, her character took the back seat in front of RK's craziness but she was the only one who could tame the lion in his den. The makers lost track of everything during the sultan phase. They never knew how to take the story after that. They butchered her character, RK's character just to glorify a gangster. Loved her during the falling in love phase. That was beautiful😳

a wonderful perspective on the character Madhu...before as u put it "she was butchered"in the name of creative liberty 👍🏼

Thanks guys for the responses.And agree to all of it.

i think the sultan phase butchered both rishbala

Madhu was a girl of trustworthy nature,and who see good in everyone,that's why she could see Rk's pain and could see real Rk,behind the egostic superstar.She was a multilayered char. and has her own set of rules.And when she met Rk,who was equal crazy as her,a unique tale of ishq and junoon is written,which we cherish forever. Nice post.😃