So few posts on this thread.. I guess most people are exhausted beyond repair and don't have the energy to comment on this sorry state of affairs.
How wonderful was Minnie's acting.. especially in her room, when she finally breaks down. Most actresses twice or thrice her age will not be able to emote half as well as she did. She was just superb.
Babita always made everything about her ever since she got her wings. Her feelings. her status, her expectations.. even today she made the letter from a dad to his daughter all about her. Babita felt abandoned and cheated in her marriage but no one asked how Minnie felt when their family broke up. Abandonment issues in children is one of the major triggers for mental distress. Minnie was yearning for answers .. but no one saw her as a separate entity from Babita. Whatever was held true for Babita had to be true for her daughter too. She was not allowed to have her own feelings and issues that needed to be addressed
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