Rape is a serious subject that requires sensitivity and knowledge to be potrayed on screen. This is precisely the reason why telly soaps should stay far far away from these subjects.
The way the Mandira rape track was shown on HD served to propagate many biases that are rampant in the real world. A few that I can think of right now:
- Mandira suddenly changing her dressing style during the court scenes which propagates the bias that women who dress in western wear are somehow partly reponsible for the crime.
- Sameer and Mandira being friendly before the actual crime- this should have been accepted, not denied. Being friedly with a guy does not exclude the possibility of rape or make it any less likely.
- Most rape victims require years of counseling to prevent PTSD, here Mandira was back to her flirting ways in 1 week.
The only positive thing that was shown was that Rishi and Indira decided to actually fight the case, rather than shove it under the carpet. The rest was just a mockery of the whole subject.