The woman of Jinn have only right to love...
First off i want to applaud the cast & crew 👏🏻 for smarty managing the episodes around the pandemic. Thanks to that we viewers got a chance to watch Jinn an extra week. The second thing was i was marvelling at the actors performances in the flashbacks. Wordlessly in just a few frames they told a poignant tale.
At the same time those flashbacks drew my ire. It struck me it’s not just Roshni the women in Jinn too are badly misrepresented. The don’t have the right to financial freedom.
Prime example is Rubina after marriage she lost her family, her property, her company, her house. The very same house that the Khan family have taken possession of. Aman standing in that very same home managing the company gotten through bloodshed , condemned Rubina all these years as that 'dusri aurat'. It’s not like Parveen & rest of family didn’t know the truth. Sitting in the lap of luxury they felt comfortable with continuing their 'dusri aurat' drama while Rubina struggled as a single mother in a small home. Hypocrisy doesn’t get any richer than this.
And Rubina does she evict them from her home or stake a claim on her properties. No she silently bows her head to condemnation & works to save Aman from the shadows.
Parveen ( though we came to know later she’s a Jinn) after learning of her husband’s infidelities couldn’t leave because she was financially dependent on her husband.
Roshni this serial is determined to have her completely at the mercy of her husband’s whims. When he wants she can have the bakery, when he wants she can have a home. If he’s displeased with her he can kick her out of his home. She can’t claim her husband’s home or money, otherwise that would make her a gold digger. Never mind she’s the rightful heir. Oh and he decides when they are separated & when they are reconciled. Should she decide to opt out of the marriage she will lose custody rights of her kids. I’m betting they will copy Nazar to bring about a trp driven leap.
Does our intrepid heroine mind ? No she happily relinquishes her right to her agency while mouthing feminist dialogues like “ I’m not a doormat... I have my self-respect” to her husband. After all she has a farishta ka dil no. A far cry from Nikaah (1982) where Salma Aga’s Nilofer protested she’s not a possession to be handed out to the men. A film ahead of it’s time.
No the women of Jinn don’t have right to financial freedom not even on their own bodies. The women of Jinn have only the right to love. Heaving bosoms they softly coo "AMAN !" in the background whenever something happens to our hero.
Roshni forgives Aman’s tantrums every time in the name of love. Aman the man child thinks it’s his right to abuse Roshni because she belongs to him. And we all gush at this immortal love story. I ask you guys do we really want a love story at the expense of women’s empowerment ? Don’t we want to see stories where women are independent before she falls in love.
In the west there is a growing awareness of feminism in shows like Charmed or Supergirl. The audience there want to see a strong & independent woman instead of a love story. Even their love interests need to pass certain standards before being accepted. Why can’t we have something like this here on TV. I should add this show is made by a women for predominantly female audiences not men !
This was my issue with Jinn what did you all dislike about Jinn ?
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