The channel and writers have entered this domain.
Mili develops feelings for her BIL Abhi.
Abhi tells Simi that all her behaviour is due to the mental trauma that she underwent. In fact partly it is true. Its possible.
Mili suffered a lot:
Attempted rape
Cancellation of Roka with Vishal whom she had actually started liking
Vishal leaving the decision to her and leaving her alone
The FIR issue and Nakul defaming her in front of her friends and her family asking her to think about Neetu-Omi's wedding/divorce
Neighbours taunting her on the road
Nakul kidnapping her and forcing to give a statement by torturing Abhi and Simi in front of her eyes.
Sudden shock of her surprise Roka with Vishal whom she does not approve.
Inability to cope with the fact that she has to leave to London and forever be away from her only support and companion which she has found in Abhi.
But the channel/writers have just brought this in for the sake of curiosity and TRP. It has taken this turn. There is still a chance to revive the show by touching upon the aspects of seeking professional pychiatric help in spite of the fear of the society which will brand a young girl as being insane or on more clear terms to label her as MAD.
An understanding, educated and loving sister and BIL(Simi and Abhi) should not push for her marriage by paying the dowry demanded. They very well see how adamant she is. They cant do the same mistake they did with Neetu. It send a wrong message again that its okay to have feelings, its okay to pay dowry, its okay to force her into marriage.
In fact, they should have given her time to heal.
Mili should have been taken to the doctor on the first signs of absurd behaviour. In fact Mili was shown to wake up sweating profusely when she had nightmares about how nakul manhandled her, about how Omi attacked her with the gun. It is not that easy for a girl to overcome this torture. She appeared normal.
But her first signs of her inclination toward Abhi should have been handled more maturely by her Simidi. As long as Milil was free to seek Abhi whenever needed for a talk, comfort(she had yelled at Abhi when he did not turn up as promised), she was fine.
But when that only support from Abhi was being denied to her by her sister, her irritation started. When Simi clearly did not approve the way Mili held Abhi's shoulder, it was a second time she was denied . To top it all, they did not talk it over with her if she still approved of Vishal after all that happened.The engagement came as the final threat to her that she has to forever lose Abhi who has been her strength, saviour and support.
She was seeking more time out with Abhi, just to spend more time with him, she did not like the fact that Abhi left without telling her because she felt she was not a priority for Abhi or for that matter any responsibility at all. Simi confronting her again has added to her problems. She does not like Abhi and Simi being close, she wants to assert her love by making Kheer, she cares less if Simi is hurt,she tears up their picture and keeps Abhi's with her.
The first signs of abnormal behaviour has been ignored. Parents have to understand this. Abhi at 22 and even Simi at 30 is still not clear how to handle her. In actual situations, elderly/parental assistance is sought to deal with such problems. But in this story for whatever reasons to show Mili this way, the elders here; RS and Manju dont seem to care. Manju is busy worrying over Anuj and using Abhi and Simi as punch bags. RS keeps mouthing priciples and stuff but does not seem to shoulder the burden because Simi and now Abhi has taken over managing the family.He utilises every oppurtunity to romance his cute little"Manjuji"
Mili's situation may be farfetched, but it can be a possibility. Now do they really intend to address this complicated issue of post-traumatic stress issues and give us a positive end to this storyline is yet to be seen.
It would be nice to watch here again Abhi and Simi trying to get her psychiatric counseling and help her tide over this emotional disturbance minus the issues of doubt from RS, blame game from Manju, blank expression of Omi, unclear expression of Neetu, always dumb and confused look of Anuj and a constant smirk of Anita as though she has inhaled some nitrous oxide(laughing gas, thats how the edges of ones mouth twitches when you inhale this gas)
They have entered this useless misplaced feelings storyline. Wish they really intend to educate masses. Why do I have high hopes. After all, the show is made for "HOUSEWIVES" to enjoy their snack time. Which housewife in India will want to be in a classroom learning about misplaced feelings, post traumatic stress following attempted rape(by Nakul) and attempted murder(by Omi)?????????
Am I day dreaming or what???
I just thought or dreamt about a salvage from the pit they have fallen into..................................................BUT THEY WONT.
Because who cares if people learn, they will get the necessary TRPs for few weeks with this story. The ratings will go down and they bring a more unrealistic situation to raise the curiosity factor. At the end of it, channel gets their share of money, they end the storyline/drama abruptly since new shows always remain in the pipeline(I guess the PVC company has their share with them, the ones who make PVC pipes for sewerage), producers are happy(by consoling themselves as to be carving a niche...sorry I did not mean anyone particular), all of the crew behave strange, and the ACTORS are helpless and try and give their 100 or rather 200% of their potential.
SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS
Edited by mesimi - 15 years ago
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