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There is an interesting juxtaposition in relationships here. Shivam raised in a large family...in some ways it's a joint family what with Sarla's continuous drama to get Shanti Devi to fork over more of Raghav's earnings to her. He has been raised in a household where his mother is a pawn in the hands of his grandma who has terrorized her for 25 years. He wants to walk in the footsteps of his father..an man who continues to gives priority to his mother and sister over his own wife and children but can on occasion override his mother's decision. i.e. return the Rs. 5 lakhs to Riya's dad and get Nimmi the money to design wedding outfits.
Shivam had been the silent, suffering son who has watched his mother treated like a free maid/cook and punching bag for Shanti Devi and at times for Sarla. He wants to give his mother a break from toiling for the family after all these years. He himself is confused about how to juggle between wife and mother when the family relationships are always in flux and complicated by unending drama.
Cowsalya sadly enough for the love of her husband never learned to stand up to these two women just to keep the peace in the family. Surprisingly, there are women of the previous generations who have lived life this way...CVs are portraying the realistic dynamics of such relationships of decades gone by...maybe outdated by still lingers in some parts of India.
Riya on the other comes from a family where she's been coddled and pampered by her doting father without having to really lift a finger. Relationships are basically simple with no real issues to work through. She's like a fish out of water and can't understand the drama that goes on at Shanti Sadan about everything. She sees a few things happening but doesn't seem to grasp the cunning ways of Shanti Devi. She is gullible and having been the center of her father's world doesn't really know how to handle the women in the household. To her Raghav is like Anupam and so has the better relationship with him than the rest of the family.
Bottom line, Riya has been in a happier environment but doesn't have a clue on how to navigate within an extended family. Shivam has been in a complicated, drama ridden family all his life and is baffled by Riya's lack of understanding of family relationships. Wonder when this couple will find common ground and deal with the family together.
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