I have to agree.. Itv has different bars to measure th ML and FL. But maybe that's because the audience is that way?
Since you've listed out the comparisons between the ML and FL, let me do the honors of listing out how the FL and supporting actor, or as some would argue the parallel ML are treated differently.
Prerna is expected to worship the ground he walks on. Even though her marriage to him happened in less than ideal situation she was bashed all the time because she didn't develop feelings for him, because she pined for the love she had lost. Prerna even making rotis for someone else in the middle of the night was disgusting, but Bajaj propositioning a woman half his age, who was pregnant and engaged at that time with a "deal" was cool, coz hey, she agreed. Mutual consent bro!
If kuki is dreaming about boys in india, chee, it's all prerna's upbringing..
If she bravely goes to save her mother, bajajs blood after all.
If prerna doesn't console kuki after she regains consciousness, instead asks about anurag, she is the worst mother. So much so that her own daughter is better off without her.
But Bajaj calls kuki only to talk to prerna, because he couldn't reach her phone, and doesn't have a single word to ask his daughter how she is,alone in a new country, is all OK. He's a man of few words.
Prerna has still not moved on from her past. In 8 years she has not fallen head over heels with this man who saved her. She was betrayed by one man so the solution, if she were a strong woman would be to move on with another. She hasn't done that. So She is hopeless, spineless, loser etc etc..
But Bajaj continues to love a woman who has neither led him on nor given any such hint is the greatest love of them all.
See. Hypocrisy exists everywhere. 🤷🏾♀️And since Bajaj is such an important part of kzk and prerna's life, we need to do this comparison too.
Oh well but that's hardly the point here.. This is nothing but the anurag bashing topic of the day. Carry on and have fun!
Great points hope! More than anything the bad parenting bit shocked me the most. Talk about feminism and put most of the blame on the mother(in this case the step mother). Its true that itv is sexist and we the educated urban viewers too are. This forum is itself a great example of that where the FL gets trashed by fans of both the ML and Parallel Lead depending on who she is with. If she makes roti/chai for her ex BF, she is trash and having an EMA. She doesn't fall in love with the character I stan , she is totally worthless..not worthy of my man at all. When and whether she wants to move on in life should be completely her choice..isn't it? Even if she is stuck in her past, do you think it is ok to shame her for that? She is a successful business woman today but all her success is attributed to the Parallel lead even when it was made clear that she did not use his contacts.She takes a business decision and everybody is sure she will dubao his money. She is nothing without his surname.I have been reading such posts on a daily basis here. Such blatant sexism 🤷♀️
This thread actually got me thinking. In a normal forum, this would have made for a great topic of discussion but this is kzk forum 🤔