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Yesterday, in between all the drama about Kesar not being able to ever conceive again, Shakti Singh spoke the truth. Perhaps for the first time in his life. I cannot remember the exact words now but he said to SS that you used to beat our mother up, did you ever think whether baba or I will die...or to some effect.
My point is, this was a powerful dialogue. Why did the CVs hide it amongst all the other things going on? it was almost a throwaway comment. This was something if done differently would have made a big impact on the audience, especially those who do go around beating their womenfolk up.
I've mentioned this before, and say it again, when shows depict certain reality, the onus of responsibility lies on the writer to show the whys and wherefores. In this case, we have seen an abusive family and by all indication their behaviour is historical, a cycle through each generation. None of us is blind to the fact, certain messages are shown and given.
So last night, they touched briefly on the fact that abuse is a cycle, passed from one generation to another. An innocent child watching his mother beaten daily, accepts it as the norm. He grows up and beats his own wife. He took it further, he ensured he beat his wife till she miscarried each and every time she became pregnant. I'm saying he took it further because we never heard SS beating his wife when she was pregnant though Shakti's words indicate otherwise. The sad thing is, often the next generation will take the abuse to another level. If Shakti had had a child, then that child growing up would most likely abuse his own wife, perhaps even killing her.
I want to know why didn't the CVs had a scene where Shakti said these words, then show SS's reaction (beside the brief hand throwing yesterday), maybe give a fumbling response, show Thakurain's reaction and the others. They could have expanded it with more, Shakti saying I knew no better because to me it was normal to beat a wife. Then he could have said, but since I saw baba with his wife, I realised there is another way.....and etc.
This would have been a powerful scene indeed, lingering on the thoughts of the masses well after the episode had finished.
What a waste of a very good dialogue.
