I think We have very unrealistic and hypocritical expectations from Women in our country , Ishita's Character is unreal , I don't think people like Ishita exist.
people call her Mahaan because she brought Shagun and Param home but Ishita and her whole family is mahan
I would be very Bitter and unhappy in a marriage like this:
1>My Brother in law(read Romi) makes a sleazy mms of my sister(i forgive him and we behave all hunky dory)
2>My other brother in law tries to molest me, at first I am thrown out and then brought back,while my brother in law is thrown out .My sister in law decides to stay back instead of leaving with her loser husband and make life hell for me every opportunity she gets.
3>my original brother in law(read Romi) falsely implicates my dear jeju( bala- don't want to use the word brother in law again) in a case resulting in him losing a job - now he is wrking as tuition teacher even though he is highly qualified(oh by the way my sister is pregnant)
4> my husband's son does a hit and run on my mom, and she is in serious condition for some time( cant go into the details of what Raman did)
5>I try very hard to accept my husband's culture and be an ideal bahu , I don't use the word punjabi to scorn his culture like he calls me a madrasan as an epithet for contempt.
6> Oh yes my husband does a lot for me, but never to my face.
Whenever i think he likes me he scorns me again.
7>I am a mom, a dentist , a very involved and committed daughter and daughter in law and an upstanding member of society.
8>I am always exhausted, because i am trying to make everyone happy and do the right thing but still fall short of everyone's expectation.
9>Every time i go to a party thrown by my husband's friends or business partners, I feel like i am taking part in a pageant with his ex wife.
9> my Childhood Friend comes to town and i feel i can talk to him without being judged, I can let my guard down for a while.I can talk to him about a book i read or something i did, or share gossip about an old school friend.
I try to involve my husband in our group but he doesn't care and treats my friend with bonafide contempt
Now apart from being mahaan I am also character less because my friend happens to be a man.
I cannot justify Raman's actions,there are different ways of dealing with grief and unpleasant situations than getting drunk and abusive :he should try meditation or just go to a retreat for a while.
Yes Ishita could be more prudent because her in laws are conservative but your world view depends on the way you are bought up.
I mean look at Mihika, you need to have a very strong and supportive family to over come a scandal she went through.
I would have left India if it had happened to me
Edited by Veritas - 10 years ago