SPM~ MyMusings~ 4.7.19 Fall to pieces!
Although the episode is laced with betrayal, deceit, backstabbing, mudslinging and blowing things out of proportion. For me the two most wronged people by their own people are Saltanat and Mainjaan. Mainjaan literally shows signs of distraught at the manner in which his family name is slurred publicly. Zaroon’s and Saltanat’s bold step and then the pregnancy news makes him fall from power! He looks to be losing his own authority and power, within his community .
Saltanat suffers the pain of falling from grace. Despite clarifying the misunderstanding of her pregnancy report, seconded by Preeti she feels she declines in her virtuous character. Saltanat’s clarification holds no significance before Mainjaan. Her words to Mainjaan are poignant, as she pleads that he seems to have lost faith in all his own teachings he gave her. It means a lot to her, that she has lost all faith and trust in his eyes..
It’s clear they fall out with each other. Her truth makes no difference to him.. she loses credibility in his eyes. In the recent past, both Zaroon and Saltanat have failed to come clean with Mainjaan , so no matter how they defend themselves, or have people to defend them. Mainjaan only sees them both, more so Saltanat, as one who has fallen out of line with his teachings. To me, now he has serious doubts even when she speaks the truth.. It’s sad to see that Mainjaan, fails to dispense forgiveness to them… losing face means so much to him.
Mainjaan is bitter at their love shenanigans .. it’s cost him a rude fall in his power that he holds in the family and the community at large. It’s not just saving his good name, it’s the clout his ancestors held in and around the dargah. Saltanat and Zaroon disgraced him. now it seems he has his fallen on his face.
Saltanat, falls from grace before all the public present. Shows how fragile a woman’s reputation is, one step out of line and all jump on the band wagon to pull her character to pieces. As a woman she appears vulnerable. Mamoon too blames Saltanat for her promiscuity and conveniently ignores his son’s input.its like being a man Zaroon he gets away with..it
I found the episode morally discouraging. Zaroon and Saltanat both try to protect Mainjaan’s respectability and revered name. Both could have used Mainjaan’s influential name and sought themselves some small favours to get by. Right from the beginning of the episode, Zaroon comes clean about their monetary situation. Preeti and Ashok,relate to their elopement with their own past action. Saltanat and Zaroon learn, that total strangers accept them with their predicaments , in fact give their defence to clear Saltanat’s pregnancy misgiving..
But I’ts their very own head of the family. Mainjaan who breaks their trust into pieces! and orders them to be literally thrown out of the precincts of his Shah territory. He wants to distance the family from them..
I feel Dadi making mockery and public humiliation of Mainjaan , turns him furious!! enough to expel them from the area! His take of both living together without being married as being totally unacceptable! In his faith, values and traditions.
Mainjaan only sees what his community at large sees! His ancestors name being smeared by the mud ! at their living arrangements. Saltanat in particular ,as Kainat puts it, makes away with her sister’s would be husband Zaroon . Abominable !
What he fails to see is the plotting , conniving and deception Sabina and Kainat, Dadi undertake to make both Mainjaan and Saltanat lose face before the community!
There is a sly, uneasy , under cover, mutiny going on within Mainjaan’s family. Its like a house of cards ready to fall any minute, by her mistaken pregnancy, and her leaving the family house with zaroom .
Dadi spares no moment at taunting and scoffing her other side foes, Rubina and Nadeem!Mainjaan’s paternal connections. She is jealous and covets Mainjaan’s power and legacy!
The irony of her so called pregnancy is that even before the report was negated Zaroon had complete trust in Saltanat’s purity. But Mainjaan knowing her since childhood,completely dismisses her truth, as her excuse to win back his favour. Without a doubt Mainjaan in the wake of recent events is so badly shaken, that he turns rigid to show the community that hedoes not support defilement of the sanctity of marriage .That people have to follow norms set up by faith and traditional values. Members of his family are no exception.As a man of credibility he has to be stern and fair.
Mainjaan though, might be too dictatorial ; even when Zaroon announces before all, that in upholding the traditional and faith values, Saltanat and him will be having a court marriage..
Will all mothers appeal to Mainjaan to give them his blessings for a traditional marriage between Zaroon and Saltanat? Will MainJaan give his blessings?
Kainat was all smiles at adding oil to the fuel of burning Saltanat’s good name.. although her fun is cut short by Saltanat clariyting the error. Still Kainat has her fun ! It’s the fact that Zaroon and Saltanat are having a court marriage that shocsk will go ahead in the court without Mainjaan ? Is Kainat likely to sabotage their marriage ceremony?
Overall it’s the wicked getting away with their misdeeds under cover. And the virtuous going through pain..
ThanksLonelythots, Irshita for your engagingthoughts.. love hammie
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