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Nikhil's family is perfectly portrayed as the kind of superficially Westernized family where feudal attitudes tumble out as soon as you scratch the surface even a little bit. Today's masterful scene was the one where they discuss ways to annul Nikhil's wedding, oblivious of his presence, not even once asking him what he thinks of the entire business.
For them, it is the most normal and natural thing to make decisions about the life of their adult son without his consent, doing as they see fit. If this is not a feudal mindset, I don't know what is.
At least Laajo's poor rural parents were under enormous societal pressure to get their daughter married off and even then, her consent was tearfully sought by them (yes, pressure was applied, but they didn't dismiss her opinion completely).
Yep those very gaonwaley for whom this so-called "modern" family has so much contempt. For these people, anyone outside their social class ceases to exist as a person whose desires, honour and dignity matters.
My favourite scene though was the one where a hungry Laajo discovers the laddoos that her mother had packed for her and cries thinking of her family. Anyone who's ever had to leave their family, move to a distant land with lovingly packed mementos by beloved family members would so empathise. I felt a tug in my heart for Laajo.
I don't care if the falling TRPs mean this show would not last too long. If they can keep doing what they are doing now, and not give in to the temptation to pander to TRP numbers, they'll create a product that people would be able to rewatch again and again in years to come.
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