Mannat Har Khushi Paane Ki: Episode Discussion Thread - 41 - Page 25

I might be thinking too much, but they might have plans to address the difference between how society treats middle class people vs high class. I don't know what circumstances were there for Mannat Dua but there have been few hints dropped by Mannat and Ronnie in between that DK has taken alot of heat, he stood in between Mannat and society. See, its also quite glaring that all these years, nobody has questioned Malla that on what basis she lives with Vikrant? Where is her family? They both say we are family friends and that's it. She even gets counted as a Saluja. If Mannat DK end up saying this, I'm sure there will be alot of gossip in neighbourhood. Plus we are also forgetting that they also had Rotu with them so they made an arrangement to make things easier for Dua.

I'm not trying to whitewash things but I do feel they might address this by showing some more flashbacks from Indore side because I remember Dua's birth certificate has Dehradun written on it.

Originally posted by: Daman17

Yea that could be done since Malla narrated the abandoned story. She was in love with a guy who left her at alter and Vik supported her. In Mannat case, according to her she and dua was abandoned by Vik and Dk supported her but she has given him father rights and added his name on the birth certificate. Question: for Yuvi fathers name wasn’t required but for dua it does??? Whatever flashback we got why dk name was added on certificate didn’t justify the action. This will create more mess. Makers did this planning long back, Malla too living a single mom life and yuvi is aware of his relationship status with everyone then why they choose other way for dua as Mannat is single too and could have lead life with her parents and khichdi wasn’t needed but then how they will show the creative writing and extensions of episodes🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ khud hi parallel create kiya for Vamp and FL..The other way to bring out Malla’s truth out that kid is rented and she faked everything but that didn’t justify dk rights as a father…

Malla ka kabhi clearly show hi nai Kia that she was preggy and if she faced issues. The plot was all of a sudden introduced.

So we are to assume that when she was faking her preggy she had lesser interaction with people outside SM so lesser chances of getting character assassinated.

But Mannat's case was completely different, she discovered her pregnancy the day her marriage broke + she lost Shruti in a deadly way. Here also we are to assume that DK might had taken extreme care of her as we had seen that scene were Mannat looks visibly lost in hospital room and DK holds Dua in his arms (probably post partum depression)...

We are also to assume that due to imense trauma & Shruti's death they might had immediately left for Indore..wahaa jaake ab baby bump visible hua hoga and people might had asked so they pretended to be fake hubby wifey. If they had lied or she lived as single mother then again the same circle of pain, trauma and character assassination.

While Ronnie & Mannat’s scenes seemed to be an instantaneous decision of making DK as Dua's father I dont feel it was sudden.

After all what she went through I believe this decision of her would always been at back of her mind.

All these Vikrant will understand when the entire truth comes out...

Originally posted by: Daman17

Malla and Aish’s pre-leap conversation showed them creating a fake story in front of Vikrant that Malla’s boyfriend abandoned her and the child. Malla also mentioned that the baby was delivered in the UK and that Aish helped arrange the child. In contrast, Dua was born in Dehradun as per the birth certificate. The issue is that, from Vikrant’s point of view till Yuvi’s truth is out Malla went through similar trauma as Mannat. But the show never showed proper flashbacks explaining how Yuvi became so important to him or what exact story Malla told him. The explanation given works emotionally, but the writing has clear gaps. Most of it is based on assumptions rather than what was actually shown. For such a big decision giving DK legal fatherhood and adding his name to the birth certificate the show needed clear justification. Also, if trauma or societal pressure was the reason, it should apply to both characters. Malla is shown as a single mother without needing a father’s identity for Yuvi, while Mannat’s track is made complicated without proper explanation. That’s where the inconsistency lies. Adding DK as the father is not just emotional support; it’s a major legal and identity decision. But the show treated it very casually without showing the full thought process. If societal pressure was the reason, the show should have clearly shown that struggle. Since it didn’t, the decision feels more like a plot device than a natural progression. The problem is not with the characters, but with the writing and execution. Important plots are introduced and then left incomplete. For example, Mannat and Vikrant’s childhood connection was dropped, and Vikrant’s terrace trauma track was removed to make shift in storyline. Even now, the story is shifting in a way that puts responsibility back on Mannat, which again shows inconsistency in writing.. I hope makers address this with sensitivity and sensibly as narrative changes and showing negativity is what they usually focused on. As an audience we know Malla faking it and got rented kid whereas characters doesn’t know anything yet, if custody battle is on card yuvi truth will be out almost at the end…Like this track essence shouldn’t go away with such delays…

Yes agreed that makers should either maintain consistency or they have further plans to address hence deliberate loops holes were left.

But my point is like Kidult's post that such sensitive matters are treated differently as per class basis.

Mannat might had to face lot of situations after reaching Indore hence the plan to become fake husband wife and post Dua's birth extending Dhairya's role as father (& in process DK becoming completely attached to her which is quite natural).

When it comes to Malla, we as audience have been narrated just in bits and pieces via ARS the truth about Yuvi and to Vikrant some other sob story (Malla being dumped by a guy & left pregnant). But those 7 years have never been shown to us that how Malla dealt with the entire unplanned pregnancy (or indeed if she even had to - faking baby bump etc, also if she had to face same societal pressure etc considering ARS obviously wouldn't have allowed her to take a chance albeit people getting to know her truth)

So above factors also need to considered.

For Vikrant both the scenarios might look similar cases but for us audience it isn't.

Originally posted by: Daman17

I agree that these factors can be considered, but my concern is still more about how the story is shown, not what can be assumed. In Mannat’s case, the explanation of societal pressure, trauma, and the need to present a family setup is being built largely on assumptions. The show didn’t clearly depict those situations in detail like what exactly she faced in Indore or what led to making DK the legal father. Because of that, such a big decision feels under explained on screen. At the same time, with Malla, the makers have also not shown those 7 years how she managed the fake pregnancy, societal pressure, or her situation overall. So both tracks actually suffer from lack of proper depiction. The difference is that Malla’s track remains simple single mother narrative for characters while Mannat’s track involves a much bigger legal and emotional shift, which ideally required stronger justification. That’s why, even if Vikrant sees both situations as similar, for the audience they don’t feel the same. One is kept straightforward, while the other is made complex without showing the full journey behind it. So the issue isn’t whether these explanations can fit it’s that the show is leaving too much to interpretation instead of clearly establishing key moments. That’s what creates the inconsistency and confusion.

They might address later on - all the ordeals Mannat went through, Malla & ARS's plan with Yuvi, then difference in both the scenarios being dealt based on class bias etc....

All these sub-plots are connected to each other so the makers should show otherwise it would be difficult for audience to further interpret.

Sensitivity and sensibility from Mannat makers....

Originally posted by: nutmeg7

why don’t you want villains?

This show was 4 too many. Tolerating a dumb ML is bad enough