Wonderful posts everyone as usual 0 - such a thought provoking episode and thread to go with it
Just the way it is - indeed Sush things are as they are - no black and whites but shades of grey
A brutal wife beater, a heartless mother, an unruly trouble-making child, a widow who lives with her husband's murderer and marries him, a jallad, a seller of women and guns and a terrorist, a jilted woman in love betrayed by her own sister
An insecure man who listens to others too easily and drinks to forget, a woman trapped with an abusive marriage whose only light in her life is her son, a heartbroken child yearning for his mother, a woman who loves her man selflessly and unconditionally, a man who yearns for love who finally finds it and holds onto it possessively, a faithful poet who allows a broken woman to feel love, a wealth and power obsessed murderess
Amazing that one of the tools to make us think about these characters is Paro - who is supposedly the whitest character in this show
Criminal acts should not be condoned, immoral acts should not be condoned, the consequences of your actions affect not only current generations but future generations - but what I love about Rangrasiya is that it shows that things, people, situations are not always black and white - what you choose to believe about the characters depends on who you connect to, whom you understand and whom you resonate with - are they really that way? Could they not also be the other way? The depth of feeling and discussion on our forum is a guide to this happening- we all argue our point of view with a passion.
True the writers and actors have a vision for the story and characters - and so they lead us on our way - but our own experiences will always be the basis for our decisions.
I think where the story will go next is extremely exciting - yes Rudra and Mala may reconcile to end this track - but will things then really all be happy families and will all these broken people suddenly become healed?
My opinion for what it's worth is that the CVs are building a highly passionate love story - of course there are other tracks such as family issues, cross-border terrorism issues, prostitution, the victims of war and I hope the CVs will follow up on these - but the main crux is the love story - two people who hated each other to start with, now have/ will have an all-encompassing and consuming love and what happens when it is put to the test - will the fire of their passion consume them or do they get a happy ever after?
The story had to be built and the CVs are doing it - whether we agree with how they have done it or not - at he moment they have just found each other and are coming together even more strongly, they are tackling their first crises together.
As for the Othello like theme - the central question is - is Rudra capable of suspecting Paro and killing her if he thinks she loves someone else? He would kill to save her, risk his own life for her - would he also kill her if she thought she would leave him? Are humans so black and white that we can categorically say - of course he wouldn't or of course he would? These views lie in our own perceptions.
Humans are capable of anything - on a small level - have you ever been determined to lose weight by a certain date, but found yourself eating a chocolate bar or fried food? Everything that you know is wrong - but at that moment something within you overrides everything that you know to be wrong and you do it anyway.
On a bigger level , how many of us would kill someone? But if the alternative is that they would take away something we love like your child or parents or partner would you do it?
This wonderful show and even more wonderful thread got me thinking - musical updates and replies coming up!
Edited by neet2407 - 11 years ago