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@kahiliginger - yeah even I saw that. I never wanted Mastani to be shown as a desperate woman or a husband snatcher. I would happily accept it even if she was glorified but I was hoping Kashi wouldn't be vilified. I have never researched on history myself unlike u or many other history lovers. But Kashi struck a chord with me ever since I watched BM. Not because her husband fell for another woman but the dignity with which she handled the whole scenario. She was so inspiring. The show disappointed me on many levels [/QUOTE
Hey, you got it spot on! I could not have put it better myself! How could we blame Mastani for all that she was? Her beauty and her charm must have drawn Bajirao like a moth to a flame. They were very much in love with each other but such love stories are not perfect because those like Kashi often live in their shadows.
As much as I feel Kashi's pain I don't believe Mastani was a homebreaker. She was probably gifted to Bajirao and had no option in this matter. On the other hand when Bajirao fell for her he made a choice. This may not have augured well for Kashi but that was her fate, not Mastani's fault. All writers and filmmakers try to make a tragic love story seem larger than life. And in doing so they take the easy way out, by trying to vilify the opposite camp, in this case Kashi, Radhabai and Chimaji. This sort of negativity keeps viewers agitated and they invariably return to see which way the story proceeds. No wonder Saas Bahu soaps garner maximum viewers. It is all a TRP game.
