Kyunki Saas Kabhi Bahu Thi 2: Episode Discussion Thread #9 - Page 52

Originally posted by: FlauntPessimism

that's not true, Muslims don't marry their uncles, on the contrary that used to happen in India. even now it happens among South Indian Hindus (only to their mama)

Muslims marry their cousins for sure though. maybe the video you saw would have had the groom being a cousin of bride's mother. many people call them mamu.

but yes child marriage does happen in Muslims. even in India, the Muslim personal law doesn't have a fixed minimum age for marriage. they just require the girl to have reached puberty. for every other religion in India minimum age for marriage is 18 for females and 21 for males.

The viral clip from Pakistan had that woman saying that he is her Mama. She didn’t clarify exactly how is her husband related to her mom for her to have addressed him as Mama prior to their marriage. Even the interviewer didn’t ask if he was her mom’s brother or cousin. So I don’t know the details beyond what she said. However even if he’s her mom’s cousin, he still remains her Mama.

I know this happens in South Indian communities but not in the rest of the country as far as I know.

Muslim personal laws are something that Chacha Nehru didn’t want to disturb. He had no such qualms when it came to practically every other community. Even now they remain untouched.

Trp day tomorrow

I liked the episode today and am so glad that they had Garu meeting Madhavi and Akshay.

Time really changes people. Pari acted so catty towards Vrinda post her marriage with Angad that one time she came to the chawl to meet Ran. Mittali had accompanied her then. Today her behaviour was so different from back then.

She respectfully addressed Vrinda as Bhabhi, was interacting with Akshay and didn’t make a face or anything when Vrinda fed Garu. Pari from 6 years ago wouldn’t have even liked her daughter meeting her cousins in a chawl let alone be fine with Garu eating anything made there and would’ve probably insulted Vrinda for even trying to feed her daughter.

I liked how Garu was shown as such a darling that she readily gave her doll to Madhavi and the two hugged. I wonder when they’ll have all the kids together.

Originally posted by: EkPaheli

The viral clip from Pakistan had that woman saying that he is her Mama. She didn’t clarify exactly how is her husband related to her mom for her to have addressed him as Mama prior to their marriage. Even the interviewer didn’t ask if he was her mom’s brother or cousin. So I don’t know the details beyond what she said. However even if he’s her mom’s cousin, he still remains her Mama.

I know this happens in South Indian communities but not in the rest of the country as far as I know.

Muslim personal laws are something that Chacha Nehru didn’t want to disturb. He had no such qualms when it came to practically every other community. Even now they remain untouched.

doesn't happen in North India anymore AFAIK, but earlier it used to happen. One of the biggest example that I cite is from Gupta dynasty.

Munda, the daughter of Prabhavathi Gupta who in turn was the daughter of Chandragupta Vikramaditya was married to Ghatotkach Gupta. the younger brother of Prabhavathi.

In fact the inscription mentions that when Ghatochkach first saw the infant daughter of Prabhavathi, he was sure that she is the incarnation of Lakshmi for him. although this could be an exaggeration to show how lovely Munda was since infancy...

Cousin marriage was all the more common. Krishna ji Arjun etc. married cousins..

About that mom's cousin being mama, we do call them so, but Muslims don't take cousins as brothers and marry them, so definitely for them mom's cousin isn't a real uncle ...

I had a Pakistani friend on IF who told me it's very often there that a girl who has taken her cousin as a brother since childhood suddenly becomes her husband

Originally posted by: FlauntPessimism

that's not true, Muslims don't marry their uncles, on the contrary that used to happen in India. even now it happens among South Indian Hindus (only to their mama)

Muslims marry their cousins for sure though. maybe the video you saw would have had the groom being a cousin of bride's mother. many people call them mamu.

but yes child marriage does happen in Muslims. even in India, the Muslim personal law doesn't have a fixed minimum age for marriage. they just require the girl to have reached puberty. for every other religion in India minimum age for marriage is 18 for females and 21 for males.

No, technically it’ll be mostly Bua or Maasi’s son or daughter only. Sometimes Mami’s daughter or son also. South Indian Hindus don’t typically marry their uncles.
It used to be prevalent in India, but nowadays not so much.

Originally posted by: A_Star39

Kyunki is very eloquent in comparison of upma

Today upma ka episode was just noise pollution

I liked how grounded tulsi is

I stopped watching upma after Majboor and Upma adopted a child and what disturbed me deeply was how the adopted child who was clearly in emotional distress kept getting sidelined by upma, while she continued to prioritize her grown-up children. She was constantly running around to serve them chai, burgers, and emotional reassurance, as if their needs mattered more than those of a child who actually required presence, care, and stability. That contrast felt insensitive and poorly justified.

What made it worse was upma’s complete lack of self-respect when it came to the Shah house. Time and again, she kept going back to the same house of abusers even after being openly humiliated, insulted, and literally asked to leave. Despite being thrown out emotionally and verbally, she kept returning as if nothing had happened. There were no boundaries, no dignity, and no accountability. Watching her repeatedly walk back into the same toxic space made the show’s so called empowerment narrative feel hollow and contradictory.

The repeated “naya safar” announcements only add to the frustration. Every time upma claims she is moving forward, she eventually crash-lands right back at the feet of Baa and Bapuji - the very people who have belittled, controlled, and emotionally abused her for years. Instead of showing real growth, the show glorifies endurance and self erasure, dressing submission up as strength. Over time, this cycle kind of feels exhausting, regressive, and emotionally manipulative.

That said, there is no comparison between upma and Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi - both shows are different and good in their own ways. In my opinion, Season 1 of KSBKBT is exceptionally strong, and Season 2 is good as well.

What really works in KSBKBT’s favor is its narrative discipline. For the most part, the show knows when to move a track forward and when to give it closure. There is very little unnecessary chillam-chilli, and tracks aren’t stretched endlessly just to keep episodes running. Story lines progress with intent, reach emotional closure, and then move on.

The only clear exception is the last leap of Season 1, which felt slightly disconnected from the strong emotional build up that came before it.

Another major strength of KSBKBT is Tulsi’s characterization. She is strong without being preachy and isn’t constantly delivering four page moral lectures. Her strength comes through her actions and restraint, making her resilience feel authentic.

Overall, while upma feels stuck in a loop of recycled trauma and performative sacrifice, KSBKBT remains structured, emotionally grounded, and narratively disciplined.

Apologies for the comparison on the forum - I just felt like sharing my thoughts.

Originally posted by: missFiesty_69

No, technically it’ll be mostly Bua or Maasi’s son or daughter only. Sometimes Mami’s daughter or son also. South Indian Hindus don’t typically marry their uncles.
It used to be prevalent in India, but nowadays not so much.

yes it's mostly cousins and not uncles but I meant it can happen and there are cases of marrying Mamu without raising an eyebrow...

I don't think marriage happens between children of maasis. it happens between cross cousins not parallel cousins

Today's epi highlight was of course mihir ka dance 🙏🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 amar is enjoying this season too much, his inst posts on trp and this 🤣🤣🤣❤️ his yessss yesss tulsi jeet gYi 🤣🤣🤣❤️

Angad is so salty lol good someone needs to remind pari.

Tulsi ka dialogue garima ko ye nhi lagna chahiye shadi mein aurat ko maar khani padti hai was so eloquent

So who gave bail for rv? Was it mitali or suchu? Or dev?

Originally posted by: FlauntPessimism

they should have shown on exactly when they fell for real other. Else it was like they are fighting and suddenly we know they love each other

Or probably that was the intent they just fell for each other in every meet

These 2 didn't spend 10 mins of peace together lmao they didn't have any romantic or peaceful scenes to show audience 🤣🤣

So in fight they started to love each other so basically after 1-2 fights name calling was their love language

Originally posted by: FlauntPessimism

doesn't happen in North India anymore AFAIK, but earlier it used to happen. One of the biggest example that I cite is from Gupta dynasty.

Munda, the daughter of Prabhavathi Gupta who in turn was the daughter of Chandragupta Vikramaditya was married to Ghatotkach Gupta. the younger brother of Prabhavathi.

In fact the inscription mentions that when Ghatochkach first saw the infant daughter of Prabhavathi, he was sure that she is the incarnation of Lakshmi for him. although this could be an exaggeration to show how lovely Munda was since infancy...

Cousin marriage was all the more common. Krishna ji Arjun etc. married cousins..

About that mom's cousin being mama, we do call them so, but Muslims don't take cousins as brothers and marry them, so definitely for them mom's cousin isn't a real uncle ...

I had a Pakistani friend on IF who told me it's very often there that a girl who has taken her cousin as a brother since childhood suddenly becomes her husband

Yeah. In Mahabharata yug cousins did marry. But I think they made sure that the Gotras are different. Your father’s Gotra is yours too. For 2 people to marry their fathers couldn’t share the same Gotras. Arjun could marry Subhadra as they were maternal cousins but had she been born to Dhritrashtra and Gandhari, he couldn’t have ever married her.

I think no such exemptions exist in Muslims when it comes to marrying cousins. They can marry a paternal cousin as well as a maternal cousin without any restrictions.