Originally posted by: sneha0601
They have seen the first day of DMG, always portrayed a very "desi" feel to the character of riddhima... I am not saying here that she is orthodox... We seen her jogging and playing basketball, dancing (even on raat ka nasha) etc... like a very modern girl... But I just feel somewhere down the line they've always try to contrast her with Anjali, to make her the more lovelier, salwar kameez one... She's the one after maybe Sapna, who's like any indian girl.... dreaming of perfection... therein lies her beauty... thus it was neccessary for them to show her shy when armaan tries to kiss her.. Also I feel that's one reason Armaan actually loves her... Girls have always run behind him... It was high time he found someone who actually refused him things! Someone unique... Someone named riddhima...
Cheers!
That's a very fair comment.. I agree with you that in a way, by portraying Riddhima as being so shy that she refuses to kiss her own boyfriend does make her the more lovelier one and relates to her desi salwaar kameez image.
However, if the creatives are using this technique to establish her character, isn't that putting kissing in a bad light? Aren't they implying that if a seedhi saadhi girl who always wears salwaar kameez kisses her boyfriend, she is not seedhi saadhi anymore? I think it's unfair because I don't think Riddhima kissing Armaan would assasinate her character. In fact, this whole "I'm too bholi bhaali to kiss you" image is what's assasinating her character. On one side she loves him passionately, talks to his picture, cries when he is away from him etc. And on the other hand she refrains from showing any physical affection apart from hugging/holding hands. In a way it looks as if she doesn't trust Armaan enough to kiss him...
And regarding the fact that girls have always run behind Armaan, Riddhima is not just an ordinary girl, she is his girlfriend. True, maybe in the beginning of their relationship it was necessary for her to play hard to get just to ensure that Armaan stays tied, but this is well into their relationship yaar..it is crystal clear that Armaan is crazy about her..so why this constant nakhra?
Edited by sonali13 - 17 years ago
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