I really like this show. Actually, it's the only one I really watch. For several reasons... One, it's a relief from all the other usual soaps.. there's no villain who's out to kill the protagonist, no plastic surgery done on the villain, no fake "deaths," no unusual, unnatural events, etc. this show's more realistic. Two, because it shows the regressive part of our culture and how hard it is for a modern day woman to adjust with that kind of mentality. Three, it shows how one can diplomatically change that situation the way Sneha is doing. Yeah, she rebelled, but when she realized she wasn't going anywhere, she decided to do it diplomatically by voicing her opinions quietly to the other women in the house... not by force, but in a very democratic way (I can't say the same for MLS).
Women are not treated equally. Who should we blame though? In our own religious books, there are injustices done to a Goddess like Sita who despite being innocent, quietly went away after being banished (definitely watch Lajja or listen to the old song "Kuch to log kahenge" from Amar Prem). Indian women at home don't get the respect that we deserve. Fine, now things are changing, but not by too much though. Somebody had written that just becuz there are discos, bf's, MTV in india, women in the workforce, doesnt change mentalities. Girls may be brought up independent, but then end up marrying in a family that have loads of expectations from their daughters-in-law (no matter how open-minded they are). I'm sure a lot of us have awesome in-laws, but i'll say there are a whole lot more who are not so lucky.
It doesn't help when in-laws watch all of these regressive Kyunki saas bhi's, Piya ka ghar, and Kkusum's and they see these sari-clad, sindoor, mangalsutra bearer women touching her in-laws feet EVERyday, and who put up with all sorts of mental torment. One of my friends once told me that her father-in-law accused her of not being the "lakshmi" of the house because she dared to argue with him when he accused her of something (he watches a lot of these shows).
While watching the show, there were times when i got disgusted with the mens' attitudes. Sneha has always been right in fighting for the womens' rights in the show. There were times when Sneha stayed quiet and I'd be like, dude, speak up (like when Pranav yday asked to talk to her father). But she picks and chooses her battles. But one thing though, whatever a lot of you feel, she's not going to leave Pranav.. why? becuz she fell in love with him! It'd be impossible for her to give him up so easily without a fight.
You know what it is... A lot of us are brought up being independent and open-minded. We have expectations from our in-laws. But more often than not, reality turns out to be different. In-laws are not necessarily bad.,. they're from a different generation, different era than us and so their expectations are different, hence the clashes. They don't want to change with time.
Trust me, as daughters-in-law, we all know what its like to compromise with in-laws.. to the point where it might grate on us. But for a guy at times, its hard too. Its easy for us to b***h about our in-laws but for a guy he's stuck between 2 rocks. A guy gets stuck in between his family and his wife as well. Here's a girl he's known only for a year or so.. and there's his family who've raised him and made him who he is. Alotta times, he's tired of being in the middle and being accused by everybody as well. I'm not saying Pranav's right... not at all! That guy can't even stand up for himself, forget Sneha. But Sneha understands that that's how he was brought up .. so it'll take time for her to change his thinking.. for him to listen to her rather than his "pujya" dad.
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