My issues with Marathi serials - Page 5

Originally posted by: pri_b

I have always felt that .the entertainment industry as a community has a certain amount of onus upon them to spread a social message or an awakening among the society through their medium,,,

Is it right to say that just to satisfy or rather fulfil their chauvinist male desires..they come up with such story lines where the woman (good or bad),,are always at the receiving end,,

Take a Monica from KKK...she had a one night fling BEFORE marriage and got pregnant,,when Vikrant came to know abt this ..he did not accept nor gave her the status of a wife,,and the makers infact went on to show a subtle romance harbouring between him and his SIL,,

Now take a GURU from MNB,,inspite of being in a wedlock ..he went on to have a realationship with another woman..and was shown sharing the same flat right under his wife's nose,,

Now legally..Radhika ,,could have sued him on the grounds of adultery,,,but instead she accepted him back nonchalantly...

Isn't this hypocracy to show a woman who lost her virginity before marriage as a vamp..whereas is a man who is openly been shown sharing a bed with another woman inspite of being in a marriage being potrayed as a villain???

If a man has desires so does a woman,,,

Originally posted by: kamalsh56

Well put Pri_b. That again brings me back to the same question more emphatically. MNB is top of the charts and KKK has sunk. But the major audience for the serials are women. So how come they are happy with such portrayals. It is a mystery to me.

But as far as Monica issue goes, the fact that she hid her condition from Vikrant before marriage goes against her, IMO.

Originally posted by: dlip

A common concern about my post was how is it related to major audience (women) of regressive serials. I was wondering if like me woman also carry only a image of modern, liberal, independent and self-made Lady.

Since her upbringing is same as mine, whether she also scretly believes in male chavanist thoughts and if she fills guilty at back of her mind for being modern, for not following rituals, for not submissive.

I was wondering if because of this hidden guilty she finds solace in regressive fictional chracters who follow all rituals, who live for family, who sacrify self desires.

But I was not sure if this can be correct. Because I can not read mind of women around.

Today's act of Dr Medha Khole made me think if women have truly became strong, independent and free from the regressive thoughts being imposed on them or they are still torchbearers of such outdated thinking

PS - Nothing personally against any forum friend here. Period

Originally posted by: ilovecrepes

Hi. Aashima!

Yes. There is too much focus on the neg character.

Moving on to my next issue

The look of the characters.

I know it is changing now . There are 2-3 shows where middle class looks realistic.

But a majority of shows portray the daughter in law dressed up as if she's going for a wedding!

Why so overdressed?

Why can't they be in jeans and Kurta!

All time Sari and daagine madhech astat ka baika?