Howz Balika Vadhu different from any other soap? - Page 2

Originally posted by: kshreya2002

methinks the main difference b/w this show and others is the tone. the makers tone here is 'see this is what all anandi, gehna or suguna is missing...dont let this happen to ur child'. whereas the tone in other shows is glorification of doormat behavior in women. when sadhna in bidaai tolerates her mother's or aunt's taunts without uttering a word it is supposed to show the patience of an indian woman. same for radhika in choti bahu whose whole life is dedicated to sacrificing for her near and dear ones. that is supposed to her greatness. so in other words a woman should tolerate all sorts of insults heaped on her for no fault of hers and eventually one day the lord will take pity and make things right for her

Excellent point you've made!👍🏼

For me personally....BV is a cut above for this reason as well as the overall treatment of the show.....the actors are all top notch and they elevate the already well written scenes even more....the direction is fantastic as well....I don't think I can really say that for any other show on air currently.

Regarding the message of this show....I think MonMad said it perfectly....one shouldn't realistically expect this show to be a documentary on abolishing child marriage....it basically provides food for though to the viewers on this subject while maintaining the entertainment aspect that a show needs to as well.....the issues are touched upon but not in an 'in your face' manner....it's done subtly....to give ppl something to think about without necessarily preaching to them....as for the 'solutions' to the various problems faced by the female protagonists in this show like Anandi, Sugna, Gehna....I do agree that they could do a better job of showing those rather than making their problems more convoluted.....but overall I love the treatment of this show.

Originally posted by: kshreya2002

methinks the main difference b/w this show and others is the tone. the makers tone here is 'see this is what all anandi, gehna or suguna is missing...dont let this happen to ur child'. whereas the tone in other shows is glorification of doormat behavior in women. when sadhna in bidaai tolerates her mother's or aunt's taunts without uttering a word it is supposed to show the patience of an indian woman. same for radhika in choti bahu whose whole life is dedicated to sacrificing for her near and dear ones. that is supposed to her greatness. so in other words a woman should tolerate all sorts of insults heaped on her for no fault of hers and eventually one day the lord will take pity and make things right for her(which in serials lasts for one day before problems start again). then there is akshara whose sole aim in life is to get married. nothing wrong with that...many women are like that and even BV had suguna who was similar but lets see what fate awaits akshara post marriage. im guessing her inlaws will blame her for all their problems but she will quietly bear it since thats what her sanskar says.
of all the shows i'd vote for BV and agle janam which atleast have gutsy women protagonists. mind u in BV anandi, suguna and gehna...all 3 are protagonists. anandi had and still has her share of problems but she also has her happy moments. same goes for gehna. but yes when it comes to suguna i feel the makers have erred. though her problems are real the solution to her problems has too many flaws.

Originally posted by: aish_punk

Yeah..its true tat she's enjoyin...😆..but der r times wen she misses her parents n feel's sorta lonely...n maybe she's trying 2 adjust to the family..n so maybe she's hvn fun..!

Yeah..they're showing a lot of realistic stories..n i think they did focus on child marriage..only tyn is tat it wasnt on Jaan..like the Phuli case was also an example of child marriage..!..n even Sugna's...but the focus is nt only on Jaan..tats wt i wanna say..but the concept of child marriage is still present..😊

Originally posted by: Varni4LiFe

I used to watch this serial when the focus was on Anandi-Jagya, but now I have stopped watching as i find the Sugna-Shyam track very boring..

Actually i am not look ing forward t gehna track either!! I mean how can a girl accept a person as her husband who is her fathers age..eeks!

BANG ON!! ..I totally agree with you..this Sugna-Shyam track is highly boring..its not any less than those bollywood tracks..wherein a girl is finding it hard to accept her new husband and blah! ..Sugna's character is very irritating..the pregnancy track shouldn't have been brought in..and even if they did..they shouldn't have killed Sugna's character..what the hell man..!!..she doesnt smile anymore..its not normal..not even for a pregnant widow!..tis like overdoing the track..and trying to create a sympathy wave..very boring..

and yes..Gehna..for God's sakes..I keep forgetting shez pregnant..a woman whose been anaemic from the beginning..how can she suddenly become all good and march about the place? ..no complications? ..nothing? ..funny thing! ..Anandi and Jagya would always be kids..its time the writers let in the subtle transformation and concentrate on them and the ills of child marriage rather than extra stuff..