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Hey everyone .. hi
Thank you all for your replies - Aaditti, pridaholic (sorry, don't know your name it is sidhaarth. but everyone calls me sid), Khushi, Jhan, Shweths, Sid2121, Soni, Mru, Krupsie, Rachel, Rads, Samira, Carie, Aparajhita, Achu .. I appreciate all your comments and POV's 🤗 🤗I understand what all of you are saying .. and I agree with everything you guys say. I understand the anger and disappointment with Prithvi, Sameer & Varun .. and its even justified. I don't deny that .. as I myself am disappointed at some level. But now .. come to think of it .. there has been a reason behind all this. I have only one explanation .. and to me, it makes more sense than ever before!Firstly .. we have to accept that post Ila's death .. the CV's/makers turned the show around to a complete saas-bahuish drama. For whatever reasons .. whether it was TRP's or the channel's decision to revamp .. the effect of it all was seen in LNMDJ. I believe the plan to change the track came about in Oct-Nov .. after which they started making changes to the story. And once the decision was taken .. they went ALL OUT changing the show's premise from a romantic thriller .. to saas-bahu drama. Soon, the revenge track was revealed, and one after the other, Inder was exposed, Ila died .. and PTC entered their lives. Following PTC's entry .. everything was a CLICHE & it all became PREDICTABLE!Coming to Prithvi, Sameer and Varun .. I'm not surprised they reacted the way they did. To be honest .. I was sorta expecting it. If Prithvi would have reacted any different .. it would be a miracle! After PTC's entry .. nothing about LNMDJ was "different" anymore.I see only ONE reason behind all this .. something that is a norm in Indian television .. in all saas-bahu dramas - and that is to highlight the female lead/protagonist!Indian television's main viewership consists of women .. mainly housewives. And that is the audience most serials cater to. When LNMDJ was revamped to saas-bahuish .. the CV's strived to highlight Damini - going from being the perfect housewive & bahu .. to the one suffering .. and subsequently, when the truth comes out .. and she realises the security of her family is threatened .. she stands up against all odds and fights her battles! Take any soap female lead over the years .. be it Tulsi, Parvati, Kumkum, Prerna, Sadhna, Ragini, Akshara .. and the list goes on - this has all been their story!Female leads in Indian TV serials are of prime importance .. and writers/makers/CV work towards showing them above the rest. Women in Indian television are the epitome of love, epitome of sacrifices, epitome of forgiveness, epitome of strength and courage .. etc .. etc! That is exactly what happened in LNMDJ too! And today .. with Damini's turnaround .. and the fact that the sisters first found out about PTC .. my point is somewhat proved!!Like all of you .. I too wish that Prithvi had supported and believed Damini. I would have loved to have seen the brothers find out about PTC .. rather all together, find out the truth and fight it all out together.The PriDaholics/SaVnians/VaRnians in us would have loved to see the jodi's battle it out together .. but fact is, the heroes & pati's in most serials are there for the romance and dialogues .. but when it comes to action .. its the women who go all out! And I've given enough examples of female leads above. And funny thing na .. all of them .. super popular!!! What does this say about the mindset of the television viewing audience?? The audience that gets in the TRP's .. love to see the female protagonists rise from the ashes!! Like its happening with Damini now .. and together, the 3 sisters fighting their battle!Its sad that in Indian television the male leads are, most often, relegated to the background in saas-bahu dramas 😕 ... while the female leads become the Jhansi Ki Rani's 😳 Its sad to see the men not do much .. but the feminist in all of us should be proud that women in Indian television have that stature .. while it is, in most cases, the men who get most of the due in the movies!Ofcourse .. had the CV's stuck to their original plan of keeping the show "different", then the story would have been something else altogether. But unfortunately, they went into the predictable zone .. and messed it all up! Honestly .. I won't be surprised, if the last week of LNMDJ garners the max TRP's! But then .. its too late nowagree with every point up there. great post atleast we are seeing both the sides of the coin now