Paakhi Rathore: An Analysis - Page 2

Originally posted by: MyInspirationz

Neki aur pooch pooch Maham... would love to see the VM's.. and np.. I'll hunt the CG 😊

Originally posted by: Samanalyse

Beautiful analysis, Maham! 👏

I thoroughly enjoyed reading what you have written about Pakhi, even more than I enjoyed your analysis of Anshuman, which is saying a lot because I loved that too. But what can I say except that, "Humari Pakhi hain hi aisi!" I just can't get over what a beautiful character the writers have created and how flawlessly Shraddha is bringing her to life.

What I love most about Pakhi is that she is sort of a paradox for the viewer. On the one hand, she has all of the outer trappings of the cliched "village belle" or the "simple, sanskaari girl." She is a housewife and that is not likely to change, she wears mostly Indian clothes, she believes in god and is almost impossibly good and patient. What makes this character really stand out is the fact that she breaks stereotypes from within these very same outer trappings! She doesn't have to wear different clothes to be "modern" and she doesn't have to be that cliched idea of "modern" to be strong and independent. That's downright refreshing!

I also love, like you mentioned, how real she is. It's not that she doesn't cry at all, or that nothing overwhelms her but she has it in her to control her emotions until she is in a position to let them out. I so appreciated that she never cried in front of Ayaan. Had she cried in front of him, she would have been acknowledging him as an equal but she didn't. She held back until she was in the privacy of her own room and then let loose. I have so much respect for that dignity and self-worth! That's true strength right there!

What I have especially admired in the story-telling in the past few episodes is the way that Pakhi has dealt with each person involved in the jail situation. She thinks with her head as much as her heart where handling people is concerned. I love how kind and empathetic she was to Ayaan's teacher, like a blazing fire with Mahaji, cold and candid with Anshuman and a little bit sly with Ayaan himself. Someone is finally treating Ayaan like a kid, which is just what he needs, and holding Anshuman accountable as a parent, which is just what he needs.

Originally posted by: ...Maham...

You know I was just reflecting on what a rarity this character is. We either get absolute spitfires or we get basic do-gooders who actually end up having a more twisted mindset than most normal people and then we get a character like this one. Paakhi manages to be the perfect balance in between these two kinds and it is for that very reason that she holds your attention.

First of all, it's nice to have such good discussion going about the characters. As for Pakhi, her complexity lies in her very simplicity. The rules she lives by are few: love freely, never forget your self-worth and who you are, and be open-minded to new things. These very "rules" are what allow her the freedom to be just who she is, not restricted by labels. I think the scene where Anshuman tries to stop Ayaan eating halwa before dinner by asking what kind of "sanskaar" it is pretty much sums it up when Pakhi laughs and answers, "what sanskaar? this is our house, we can eat what we want when we want!" She is completely unpredictable to those who try to put her in a box, AR Sr. and Jr. being prime examples, and totally simple to those who understand that you don't have to fit in one!

You are so right about the other female leads on TV, with very few exceptions. Even when we do get a so-called "spitfire" she is made to suffer ridiculous treatment by the male lead in the name of uncontrollable love. I don't buy it at all! I love that in this case, Anshuman came to respect Pakhi as a person and as an adversary, given the circumstances, much before he began to feel a physical attraction for her. Her strong, stoic silences hold so much power over Anshuman that even Rana's pointed words fall short in his mind.

I agree about the last few episodes as well. I love the amount of strength she has shown but not with a certain amount of vulnerability. That is what makes her ordeal so real. You've given a spot on description of how she has dealt with everyone so far. And yes, I loved the maturity shown in today's episode. The scene with Ayaan was wonderfully done and even more than that the way she holds Anshuman accountable was shown so well. I've been observing the very same things in Anshuman ever since Ayaan entered the picture and I was so happy to see Paakhi pointing them out to to him today. Even here you notice how she isn't preaching Anshuman. She is simply pointing out his flaws and guiding him towards something better. I love how she isn't patronizing at all and how both of them treat each other as an equal.

I couldn't agree with you more! I continue to be pleasantly surprised by the degrees of gentle vulnerability that the writers have brought to her character. The recent touch that I especially loved was how strongly Pakhi was affected by physical contact and proximity with Anshuman. Having had her be so bold in the past, I thought she would be totally in control here too but it was so, so, so endearing to see her lose her marbles for a moment there as she looked up at him and he tucked the pleats in. That really humanized her for me because despite her faith that Anshuman will fall in love with her eventually, and her strong emotional sensitivity, this journey and these feelings are totally new to her.

All her life, and all this time she was in love with the idea of love and the idea of Anshuman. Now with their increasing familiarity and her (tragically) increasing trust, she is falling in love with the man himself, flaws and all and it's so much more intense than anything she imagined. On the other side, Anshuman was in love with the idea of himself as a purely rational business man and the Tanya/Rana alliance was a symptom of that. But he is finding something richer and stronger in his interactions with Pakhi, which is pulling him towards her in spite of himself. Both of them felt something very powerful in that saree moment, something much bigger than the images they have created in their minds.

Had Anshuman been honest with Pakhi in the beginning, she could have walked away from this marriage without too much baggage. With her growing feelings, real feelings, it won't be so simple anymore. Her heart is going to break, and how! 😭

Originally posted by: Samanalyse

Originally posted by: MalikaRose

awesome post dear :)

agree I love Pakhi's character so caring yet so real. I have seen many serials where the female character is nice and caring but there isn't that touch where you feel that this character is real or can relate to the real world. This is what made me love Pakhi I feel her character isn't over exaggerated. Her niceness and sweetness is not too much where you feel that it's not real anymore.

Hats off to the writers for giving us an amazing character like Pakhi and not to forget Anshumans' character which is so different not like the angry male leads in the recent serials that are on TV right now.

Originally posted by: monaco

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Beautiful analysis. Every word of what you say is true. I repeat for perhaps the umpteenth time, that all her dialogs (with Mahaji, Anshuman, Ayaan) about trust, being straight forward etc., are all leading to the climatic exposure of Anshuman. Just when the time comes, that Anshuman has fallen for her, Paakhi would find out the truth, and that is when her swabhimaan and her heart will be broken. She has given Anshuman many opportunities to deny their relationship, but he in a way led her on... She is going to be hurt because, Anshu may have an excuse for his actions, but what will he do about her neeyat... All this show the strength Paakhi has a person,and how she will never bring abhimaan in a relationship, but when the time comes, her swabhimaan will dictate what she does. I just dont want her heart to break, because she trusts Anshuman and so far he has done many things to lead her into believing he wants her..