Originally posted by: george eliot
I have started to follow some episodes of this show and was uncomfortable to find it patriarchal and parochial.
Every time Juhi is bossy over Sachin there's a huge fuss made out of it: with a voice over commenting on Juhi and Sachin being mocked with the "bechara bechara" song. While, though Gaurav Chopra is annoyingly bossy over Mouni, the show doesn't find a problem with it as if that's how things shud be. I find Mouni to be the most oppressed of all the women!
The whole show is modelled on a patriarchal Hindu family and the actors are supposed to live up to that model. Hence, the wives are supposed to perform Karwa Chauth, go to mandir, do Laxmi Puja for Diwali etc.
Also, it's true that Juhi has ruined her image totally now, but initially everybody found problems with Juhi because Sachin was shown to do household chores and was thus not being man enough!!!
I don't know, but you guys can better tell me, are there instances in the show that shows equality among the couples or a secular lifestyle that even non-Hindus can identify with?
I don't agree with your thoughts.......Here are instances in the show that demonstrate equality and a secular lifestyle....
1. Rakhi went out to work, while Elesh stayed home taking care of their cute daughter, Siya.
2. All the men folk help their wives with all the household chores like cooking, cleaning and dish washing..
3. Some men even wore the empathy bellies for their wives.....That is not patriachy....
4. Elesh gets vegetables from the vendor on the street...
3. Specifically about Mouni-Gaurav: They have shown a lot of situations where Mouni has left the house like a dump and Gaurav comes and cleans it all up, w/o a word....
4. Mouni didn't go to the temple....Juhi, Shilpa and Rakhi didn't follow Karva Chauth
5. Regarding Karwa Chauth, Lakshmi Pooja....This is a show made in India, being telecast in India, casting Indian celebs and with the majority of India with Hindus, it is easier for masses to associate with the Hindu functions and celebrations...I don't think it is non-secular in any way....Moreover, I live in the US and have watched "Baby Borrowwers, the non-Indian version of the same show" and there the tasks given to the teenage couples were different and fit the local situation, I still rememeber a couple tried to cook "turkey" for Thanks giving and the little kids went for "Trick or Treat" for Halloween...These are all customs followed in the US...but that can't be called.. "non-secular"!!!
Just My opinion.....People can add to my thoughts if they wish....
Edited by svesum - 15 years ago
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