Originally posted by: MuteButton
What in God’s name was that Imlie ne phir se kuch tamasha kiya kya nonsense? Room padhna aata bhi hai ki nahin? It is as though Malini is waiting for her to trip and falter at the smallest instance
LOL that actually just made me laugh....she was trying to say it with her "cute" wala face accompanied with her usual giggles like it's oh so cute to laugh over Imlie ke "tamaashe"😆.....Malini and reading the room? Aap kuch zyada nahin expect kar rahi Didi se?😆
Malini definitely tries in her subtle ways to relegate Imlie either to naukar status or to an object of ridicule.....isse nahin bardaasht hota that Imlie becomes the object of admiration vis a vis being praised for her confidence/poise. She can praise Imlie but only within the parameters that are acceptable to her....that Imlie is some childish crackpot who solves ghar ke random issues.....anything more than that which inches towards the perception that Imlie can praised on an "equal" scale as her, toh Malini's face falls....as was obvious with her reaction to the family praising Imlie for the PC.
Education is a great equalizer na....and as Imlie climbs the ladder of education, acquires the polish that comes with it, she will come into her own full potential...which will not just pull her up to the levels of Malini in terms of education/appearance, but move her much beyond that cuz she is a much more naturally dynamic personality destined to draw awe from people. I feel like Malini subtly senses all of this and is acting out because of that also....right now, no matter how much everyone praises Imlie in the family, her social standing remains below that of Malini na, so Malini is ok with participating along in that praise since it never feels like Imlie can be considered equal to her/better than her....but as Imlie is crossing milestones in her education - first with this exam, now moving onto college, Malini is feeling that sense of superiority slipping away from her subconsciously.....and it's revealing an unpleasant side to her personality of envy, pettiness towards a girl who has unconditionally given her adoration.
All of this is seperate from her resentment of Adi giving Imlie importance.....I think even without that, Malini is growing resentful of Imlie being viewed as anything other than a jhalli clown.....it is comfortable for her that Imlie be viewed as a joke...not something to take seriously....but that press conference challenged that perception as Imlie impressed everyone....and it gave Malini pause ki aise kaise ho sakta hai😆.