Disclaimer : This post is my view on the current track and how it is being executed. I do not want this to be a thread for debating if Anirudh/Bondita is right or wrong. This is all about, whether we should ACCEPT such tracks or not ?
I was trying my best to give this track a second chance, but now it has crossed all limits. I am pained not just as a loyal viewer of the show, but also a girl and a human being! Again, I am not talking about Anirudh or Bondita here.. I am talking about what they are showing ?
What made me upset :
1) Anirudh's Love Confession scene
I have a major issue with the way they carried it out!
Till Tuesday I felt Anirudh's anger was not influenced by Manorama, and it was because of his concern for Bondita's future, but makers proved me wrong
Instead of showing that Anirudh's feeling for Manorama was simply attraction / infatuation, that scene seemed to make us 'sympathize' with him They portrayed it as a 'tragedy' in Anirudh's life that he is in REAL 'Love' with Manorama and now he has to choose between LOVE and RESPONSIBILITY
So they are clearly showing that a girl (Bondita) who has been there for him for so long, cares for him, loves him, respects him, confides in him, can do anything for him, is simply his RESPONSIBILITY They are showing that 'love' is what Ani feels for Manorama, that too in just 2 days ?This is simply degrading the meaning of love in the name of DRAMA
Now if he chooses Bondita over his so-called love, does he become Mahaan ???? Why ? What if his marriage was a normal ARRANGED MARRIAGE? Would he not have fallen for Manorama then ?
Now, if he had not married her as per his choice and did not want to be bound by this relationship, why did he not apply it on Bondita as well ? Why did he let her wear sindoor, saadiyaan, choodi , etc. and let her do all other things which a wife does for her husband? Because of society? Then where did this sense go now when he publicly declared that she is NOT HIS WIFE ? π
Love is all about acceptance! It is important to understand that even after being committed to your wife/girlfriend, you will still meet so many people in life and it is obvious to get attracted to someone's personality, but what makes you stay in the relationship is realizing the difference and not mistaking your feeling with love or demeaning the relation with your partner ππΌ If you are doing that, it is still cheating ππΌ
I have a question - What if this was the other way round? What if Ani had always been loyal to Bondita, considered her his wife (platonic) and later on when Bon grew up, she met a man of her own age and fell in 'love' with him ? Would it be justified even then ? Would Bon be called mahaan in that case if she left the other guy for Anirudh ?
2) Bondita's character assassination
During this whole track, I felt they will show how wrong it is to get distracted at this age ... but yesterday, the way Bondita gave her monologue She is 12 for God's sake ! How is it even possible for her to understand what exactly these people are talking about when they say PATI ka RISHTA ? π² She is swearing to save her relationship at this tender age ?
This is what these so-called woman empowerment TV shows do not understand ππΌ They glorify a girl like Bondita, who simply cried at the humiliation she faced from her husband publicly and later swears to mend her relationship and fight for the love which he is simply not ready to give?
What difference is there between her and Mini ?ππΌ Yes Bon was influenced by Kaka and society but what is the point of glorifying such scenes as they did in today's episode ? If they had to show that Bon is under wrong influence then there was no point hyping that scene with so much glory
They have made a 12 year old Bon into aa Nibbi ITV heroine who is there to snatch her Pati's love ππΌ Her pati is in love with another woman bechari does not even know that yet and trying to mend their relationship and make it deeper
This show instead of empowering woman has constantly degraded every women character, be it Mini, Sampoorna or Bondita ... This is highly unacceptable! I am not saying Bon should have simply left the house, but at least she should have had some self respect! does FL have only this job of crying and swearing to protect their marriage ?
3) Anirudh humiliating Bondita in Public ππΌ: It is high time we stop supporting such tracks where Male Lead is allowed to humiliate Female Lead publicly in the name of DRAMA π€’
We all are humans and we are flawed, I understand, but what makes a good person different from a bad person? - Our choices!
Yes, Bondita was behaving like a teenager and Ani is just 22. But the way he shouted at her in Tuesday's episode is not something which we expect from a man who respects other human beings ππΌ
As humans, we all have a past troubling us all the time and when someone triggers it, we all get hyper.. but if all of us started loosing our self control and unleashing our wrath on our loved ones, then this whole world would become a mess!
ARC was always shown to be a man of solid principles, but what made him publicly shout and humiliate Bondita ? Who gave him that right ? Yes, he is a parental figure to her, But even a parent is careful not to humiliate their kids in public because it can have a huge impact on the kid's mind.
A person's true values come into light in these situation only and I am disappointed that Anirudh came out to be a hot head, loosing his mind and failing to understand that Bon was not at fault in all this ! And a person who would not think twice before mortifying his own 'Zimmedari' if he is angry ππΌ Sorry but I cannot support such a character in the show and for me ARC was never this guy!
About making mistakes and learning from them, haven't Anirudh made enough mistakes till now? How many times have they shown him asking for an apology for his actions?
In the end, this show is over for me after today's episode! I just wanted to jot down all the points somewhere π Now I am relieved ! Sorry for the long read π€£ I really don't care what they show in future anymore π
So the question is not about who is right and who is wrong, it's whether we should accept such tracks in a women empowerment show or not?
PS: Sorry if I reply late to your comments here... I read at kachhua speed ..π