This is why I love Dhadkan Zindagi Ki so much, which btw has RoPu (Rohit Purohit) in it (and damn he looks so f*cking hot, no glasses, great hair).
(This is from a post from reddit on IndiaTellyTalks, which explains it in great detail)
Dipika (Additi Gupta) is such an amazing FL, Genuinely real, talking about misogyny (including internalized), double standards, and just having to push the barriers to even get a basic amount of respect.
It's also so refreshing to see an unmarried woman as a protagonist, who doesn't apologize for not being married, it's not considered a fault, even if she's shamed for it She's not your typical FL, she's doesn't shy away from putting people in their place nor does she settle just because she feels alone (which she does feel). Being disowned by her parents, but they never make it her fault, because sometimes, it's necessary to not back down and to not apologize for the choices she makes.
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It's great. She takes no shits even until the last episode, I think they really could take Abhira in this direction, since they've set up for it. It would be amazing to have a progressive daily soap, and not something that just shows us all the ways to demean a woman (think Anupama).
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