Meet and Meet - Page 2

Originally posted by: sumaishu

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this scene was beautiful

So Meet met Gaurav and he didn't recognize that this is the thief. They are cousins and he will be at the wedding.

We are moving towards the cricket match where Meet and meet will be playing as a team.

Meet did give an amazing surprise to Marushi but use diamond necklace ke alawa kuch nazar nahin aata. Why am I having a feeling that Marushi married to Gaurav will end up living with Ahlawat family only.

Onto the cricket match

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The start of a beautiful relationship

Originally posted by: A4Anjie

I really like this gradual build up - only complain is - I wish makers did not show meet hooda tom boyis... .

IMHO - I meant with short hair is ok -but should be normal. A girl who is having all responsibilities do not need to be boyinsh - she can look a real girl and do all the chores - even with short hair !

Meet is NOT a tom boy. Tagging someone as a boy/girl just because they chose to have a hairstyle is sexist. And Meet choose to dress this way and have this haircut is because its comfortable for her as she said in episode 2.

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Originally posted by: A4Anjie

I meant I would love to watch more if Meet hooda was much of like susheela (or even garima) of katelaal & sons.... ! Bold and courageous by nature not look wise !

The way Meet looks is her choice. There is nothing called a girlish look or a tomboyish look. And I think its exactly the thought that woman need to have a certain look that's being addressed in the show :)

Originally posted by: A4Anjie

I meant I would love to watch more if Meet hooda was much of like susheela (or even garima) of katelaal & sons.... ! Bold and courageous by nature not look wise !

I see no difference. All three that you mentioned changed their look to be allowed to be their authentic selves and earn their livelihoods. Yes, Garima and Susheela did that as a disguise, and Meet lives like that 24x7, so what? The person inside never changed, and it is refreshing to see that this is also being deemed acceptable to showcase now, how these are girls who are both emotional and practical, taking life headlong and CHOOSING their responsibilities! Proud of all of them ❤️

If Meet is to be labelled a tomboy because of the way she behaves, then even your mentioned characters would be pushed into that category basis their thoughts or courage to challenge the norms, which is unfair to all of them tbh. This show is also focussed on the message of how it is more important to acknowledge girls as humans, rather than by gendered expectations.

The primary thing here to prove that is that the person being presented as fitting the convention of how a girl 'looks' ~ Manushi literally does not fit the gendered expectation of a bahu either ~ she does no chores at all, does not help out financially or otherwise, wishes to only think about her own future without any regard/emotions/concern for others and beyond appearances, is literally only a mirage.

Gone as well !

Originally posted by: A4Anjie

IMHO - I wish they showed instead - to do works like a man would do in general, you do NOT need to look like man !!!!!

You can still be yourself and do the work men would do - no need to change your look for that !

In katelal &sons - that's they were showing to...explaining to... dharmpal and society...... girls can be girls and still can handle men business.

Fair enough. But that's exactly the role of Meet Ahlawat is needed here. He will be the catalyst to help Meet Hooda understand that is is fine to be vulnerable and cater to her own emotions too, instead of trying to be the son of the family. This was proved when he showed concern for her fasting and playing and trying to be everything all at once. She will make him think differently and so will he. That will be the basis of her journey on the show, where she becomes more comfortable in her skin.

If the show started off with her being confident and looking, acting like the 'gendered expectation', then there would be no conflict/issue to address or resolve, because everyone here including the ML is shown passing a judgement not just on profession but moreso on her looks. Comparing Pramod with Meet A also would be incorrect too, because they come from two different schools of thought, and it is interesting to see shows back to back with so much of a contrast. These ones are shown to be more rigid and traditional. Also, there are a lot of girls who have grown up with this pressure of having to be the son of the family, because given the traditional Indian society where to date there is a preference for sons, girls never get their freedom to pursue their own aspirations outside of the house without certain concessions. This show reflects their struggle for those and with how they live with what is a double edged sword, that they are not even allowed to escape.

IMHO The same applies other way round too. To be a woman, you do not have to have long hair or dress in salwars, sarees or short dresses, suppress your thoughts or try to become some watered down version of Maa Durga or show constant interest in makeup, boys and looks ~ all of those constitute orthodox gendered expectations. You can be allowed to dress a certain way and yet get the respect that should be accorded as a human being. If all FLs are shown to be the same, what is the point of watching different shows? :)