Originally posted by: Pink-Spy
I'm aware of that, maybe I didn't write it clearly.
What I meant was, that educated & rich women who are ill-treated by their family-in-laws do not say a word (fight for justice) is unrealistic. Jyoti is a great example of the opposite - she stood up for herself.
Actually, no. She stood up for everyone else
but herself. She stood up for Sudha against her parents & Dadi, she stood up for Sushma against Brij, she stood up for Asha against Sumer, Reshmi against Vikrant, but she
never stood up for herself - either against Bhairavi, nor Pankaj, nor Harmukhi. Sandhya, by contrast, is not only avenging her father's death and trying to prevent anything from happening to her sisters, she's also out to avenge the deception against herself. That's a refreshing contrast to all the lead characters in each show, be it Santo, Jyoti, Swara, Suman, Preeti, et al.
That's what's so refreshing about this serial. (Shradhya was the only doormat among the 5 sisters - Sakshi rebels openly, Sandhya is now on a retaliation campaign, Savita enjoys an equal relationship w/ Jayesh & Shreya is treated like a queen in her sasural - how many sasurs/saas's has one seen massaging the bahu's legs? And that was the only irritating track in the otherwise excellent serial, but b'cos it was by a minor player, it wasn't so bad)
On the original contention, rich and educated doesn't make so much difference as much as their upbringing. Usually, girls who come from families that put a high premium on marriage, sasural and the like are more likely to indulge in doormat like behavior than girls who are taught self esteem by their parents, regardless of income level or education.