What is life without Melodrama?!
But I'll tell you what - For ages, women have been considered subordinate to men. In all societies. Their purpose? To keep home and hearth, a warm bed, bear children and raise them, cook and manage the house and at best be well groomed social consorts for their husbands. Few women have had the strength and character to raise above this in the past. And a few societies, because of some strong women, recognised and bestowed upon women the right to live. Did you know that Women in Britain were subjected to similar torture and their rights were first recognised in Britain in 1928, with women over 30 being allowed to vote only in 1918? What would you know?! Britain!
The general thinking is that a woman is incomplete without a man. Her life is a void without the broad shoulders of a capable male. Forgotten ofcourse is the fact that Women, being as capable as men, could find simple happiness and fulfilment in a vocation, and IF she is lonely, she is capable of finding a partner with or without help from friends and family. But that would be rather dry in an Indian Television show, wouldn't it ?- lets forget for awhile that if they DO show that, it may empower some young girls who need the encouragement to break free and lead personally fulfilling lives, with or without the brawn and bronze of a male companion.
So to answer your question minus my rather long rant - it is the formula of melodrama that keeps our Indian shows well oiled and always running (sometimes for 10 years)!. So, the greater the fuss you create the longer your show can run on prime time tele, giving tele watching aunties something to smile about while they lay their heads to rest on their pillows at night - the torture of a fellow woman at the hands of society in general and men in particular - their thinking; 'if my life sucks, let the woman on tele go through a more harsh trial by fire'!!!
No, she does not need the man with a moustache (or not) to hold her hand lead her through life. And his tears would not should not move her, as I am SURE the gang of loonies in the vashisth mansion plan and hope. But what I fear, having seen the episode, is that the POWER of fire, and the greater power of the very mangal (not) sutra, and the greatest power of institution of society and marriage AND (hold on), The monumental power of the man's tears and (well there can be NO greater power than the expectations of the loonies) will break Vividha's resolve and she will step back and decide to stay in the marriage. Phew!!! So the ulta pulta logic (or lack of) pheras will have worked and the aunties will sleep easy with less acidity (who needs hajmola?!). But my simple, dimpled question - what is to be of the eternal love purported for SO many months if Vividha does that?
I preference would ofcourse be that if the accessory is needed, then one of the loonies suffers a panic attack and the ceremony gets postponed. Would be the best outcome. Else, my watching this soap is a waste of time. Because today when Suman and Sujata spoke about Ulta phera, my only thought was 'what the hell am I watching?!'
Btw, are you acquainted with Bak Bak Chicken? No?
Rewind and watch Sujata - Bak bak chicken
Suman - Mother of all bak bak chickens.
Me?- headless chicken, dude! Especially after saat phere, vacchan,
MS-BS (bull shit), so on and so forth. What do I do for my acidity?!
Anupamaa
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