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So yeah, I started watching this show as it was said to be an adaptation of Anuja Chauhan's book, Those Pricey Thakur Girls, which was a very engaging read.
At first, I was - yes, frankly- a little disappointed with certain things that weren't like the book at all. But then I read a review of Those Pricey Thakur Girls, comparing it to Jane Austen's classic, Pride and Prejudice, and suddenly, everything began to make sense.
Everything from Aseem to Mamtaji to Dylan being a hot-shot newsanchor, and here's my take on it!!
The similarities from Those Pricey Thakur Girls which the makers retained :
The names.
The five sisters theme.
The journalism backdrop ( a certain bit of it anyway.)
Dabbu's animal love and love for losers.
Dylan Singh Shekhawat's chivalry with respect to women. Also that he's had several girlfriends.
Debjani had agreed to see a boy which Binny had selected for her, but she turned him down later. (It wasn't Binny's dewar, though.)
And now, the similarities with Pride and Prejudice.
Mamtaji- If you know Mrs Bennet, you know Mamta ji. Imagine Mrs Bennet in an Indian role. You'll see it.
Aseem = Wickham! From the beginning, the way Aseem and Dylan meet coldly, the way Aseem says he doesnt want to talk about Dylan BUT maligns his character anyway- is it not completely Wickham?
Remember, Elizabeth also believed Wickham completely, the way Debjani believes Aseem now!
Debjani and Dylan initial fights : He's often arrogant, if not downright mean, she's accusing him of things without proof ( like the gents bathroom scene. And now, obviously. ) Elizabeth accused Darcy of ruining her sister's prospects of marriage and destroying Wickham's career. The latter accusation was wrong.
See the similarities?
Elizabeth and Wickham = Debjani and Aseem, and why? Because initially in Pride and Prejudice, Wickham paid extra attention to Elizabeth. She never liked him and only ever considered him a friend. (However, they have added this marriage track in DWTG because, well, it's an Indian soap.😆)
LN is always supporting Dabbu in everything. Mr.Bennet considered Elizabeth his favourite daughter.
So that's all I can think of right now, anyone willing to add their views?
PS. I am NOT COMPARING any of the three. I consider Pride and Prejudice one of my favourite books, and Anuja Chauhan is one of my favourite Indian writers. DWTG is not, as of now, my favourite show, though I do like it.
Books should never be judged by TV shows and vice versa, because the storyline is seldom similar anyway. So far, to me, the makers are doing a decent job. My greatest fear was that Debjani would be a weak, adarsh nari type, but so far, she hasn't shown me that, so I am hopeful that the CVs won't make her weak in the future to gain TRPs.
Ye Hai Mohabbatein
Anupamaa
Dr Aarambhi
