Kool Di, Great that you did write the commentary. If you remember my first comment to your post- it was that you give out a perspective and a whole new dimension to the one i perceive as an audience...it helps...everybody may not agree but it allows one for a deeper analysis. I really await for your commentary to be posted like many others. So never stop….jab tak yeh pavitra rishta kayam hai……
Not watching the show these days.......too much weirdness…unpalatable. WU good for now and ofcourse your commentary….will switch back only when the story moves a little forward. Trust me its better to watch shows in and out…life remains saner. I have till now agreed to all your commentaries…it is no different this time. Compared to what they are showing these days, Arman's foo foo scenes were far superior coz when they were foo-fooing atleast their respective partners were not in the same room. If I would have been in place of Jaywant or Shravani…..i would have either walked off or whacked on both their heads. On a serious note….the reason I am not liking the show these days is that the two people I love so much are doing everything wrong. The divorce really ruined the show…..the hope that I held in my heart was then valid and fair and now it has become a question mark.
I do not post so much coz I am not much of a writer…neither do I put my thoughts across well and since I am just 20 I do not even have great understanding of complexities of relationships and human nature and but I hold my own opinion and perspectives of these characters. And since I feel like writing today….i ll go about analysing and defending the characters that are the crux of the show.
I know, no one looks at Manav as a hero anymore and I do not disagree either but I also feel that all of us have a set of notions about what we term as the word "hero". I have mentioned upteemth times that in order to glorify the female protagonist the male lead is often butchered. But it is this very fact that makes the male lead more realistic in nature. Do not look at manav as a hero but as a lower middle class boy who had to shoulder responsibilities since the age of 16. Taking responsibilities and fulfilling them has become his second nature. Don't you think at 16 he didn't want to go and play cricket or have fun with friends, complete his education…..these all were his heart's desires but he killed them the way he has killed his desire to have archana. This attribute of his nature is hard to understand until one really experiences the same circumstances. About the question of him not being able to take good care of lil Sachin….although not shown it was implied that it was manav who ran the house….and he never compromised on bro sachin's and vandu's education. He may not be ambitious but he is hardworking and has always tried to fulfill the needs of his loved ones…which are equal in quality to being ambitious. To a lot of extent I agree he has been unfair to both the ladies, he neither did let go of archana from his heart and neither did he allow shravani any space in his heart. What is more unfair is that he voiced it out to both of them….making neither archana move on nor shravani have mental peace. But again, it is human flaw and I would also say that the conflict of trying to be a good son, a good husband and a man of his promise was never potrayed well by the cvs. Introspection would have really helped in understanding the character better...his conflicts were far more interesting than savita's greed. But it is these flaws that make him more real than being a hero. One more thing I would like to mention, manav putting the shart in front of archana was wrong….he should have tried to convince her to the point that she was herself willing and not forced her. But everything aside, his intention was to allow archana to move forward in life and be happy. About him checking about Jaywant's background, one shouldn't forget that a year has passed and manav has worked under jaywant for that long. Manav knows Jaywant as much as Dharmesh does…infact he knows jay far better in character. A superior may not know everything about his inferior but inferiors do know lot more about their superiors. Manav has judged Jaywant not only how he treats Dharmesh but has also seen how he treats the workers. The litmus test for one's character is often said to be how one treats his inferiors and for manav, jaywant has passed that since all we have seen of manav-jay scenes….jay has always treated him well. If Dharmesh's judgement can be accepted so should manav's. Wouldn't comment after Thursday's episode….because its since then I m really pissed off. The pavitrata dialogue….one can term it as a class problem….he does come from the background where he believes it's a great virtue for a woman and that is also why he is so enthusiastic about marrying shravani and saving her from the shame….he just wanted jaywant to know archana was flawless in all respects....but I would not endorse it. I would have liked it better if he just had stopped at asking jaywant to give archana the happiness he never could. I really believe it is hard to accept manav as a hero hugely because he is flawed…but it is what I personally find endearing because you constantly believe that one day he will fight out his complexities and rise.
About Archana…I agree to almost everything that has been mentioned till now. She's got an obsession problem….first she had obsession to sulo aai, then to savita aai, then to shravani and now she has it for manav. It's a disorder with her. It was never just manav…it has been a progression from one person to another so I don't think it is manav-stuck theory….it is more of her need to rely on a person to make her decisions…abide by their rules. She gains strength by others….it is her weakness but she isn't weak person. She may be going into another relationship through weakness but she has the strength to crossover as she always has done. She infact is much stronger than manav….if anybody will breakdown first….it will be manav….move on in life first…..archana…..resurrect her life back to normalcy….archana. And if ar-jay marriage ever happens….she will start relying on jaywant….relying is not only her weakness but also her character. Archana is epitome of goodness so inspite of her flaws one would just love her. It also her weakness that makes her endearing to the audience….one feels protective of her….it is sure-shot trick that is used many-a-times for the audience to love a character.
Never had as much an issue with the character Shravani as much with the actress….i hold acting skills very important….Pooja P. fails miserably. Lot of analysis done on the character….i just want to say it is not always the personality traits of the character or the matter of right and wrong. What matters how people perceive that character to be specially in the medium of film. It is like even though Ravan had many praise worthy qualities…but he will always be looked upon as the villain never get appreciated for his good qualities because he was everything opposite to Ram. Similarly Shravani is everything opposite to archana who epitomes best of virtues. She is also perceived as the biggest obstacle in the love of archana and manav….something that audience has most desired and thereby is perceived as a greater evil than manjusha which she isn't. Infact the same holds for manav too…why do you think we all are hitting bullets on manav these days….simply because he is not doing what we audience want him to do. Audience psyche holds more important than what these characters potray personality wise. Jaywant today is everything opposite of what manav is….he is smooth, smart, sauve, rich and ambitious and I wouldn't be surprised if people start accepting him as a better life partner for archana. But that love story wouldn't be any different from others. My point is love happens even with a flawed man….why does a woman always have to look for a hero in the man she has to love why can't she be the heroine for the guy. Have always said manav needs archana more than archana will ever need manav. With time one realizes the flaws in one's partner…but one doesn't stop loving but together overcome the flaws. I still would have preferred the south Indian version of PR….where the lower middle class couple struggle to come up in life. It would have shown love blooms even in struggles of life. PR could have been the lotus in the roses of love stories.
Do comment if you disagree….i wouldn't mind….neither do I hold the characters so close to heart that I will feel offended…..i actually am so bored typing all this that I don't even have the strength to defend….woof…..sorry for the long post….i fail big time in being precise and also i feel like writing only sometimes....
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