Originally posted by: Samanalyse
@Neetz: It is interesting that you should bring that up. I was thinking the other day that the word "Krishna" actually means dark in Sanskrit, though it is also the name of the mythological character. He was believed to have been dark-skinned so I am guessing our Krishna's parents named her that, giving a positive connotation to her dark skin.
However, the only people who seem to mention it are BDP, the awful boy at the coaching centre and just once, Krishna herself, when she compares Swati and her skin. The second instance shows how the colour of her skin sets her apart from her siblings at face value. At face value, Krishna seems pretty different and detached from her family who have "normal" ambitions and wishes but deep down she is as connected to them as they are to each other. There is a message here about not judging people at face value on many levels.
I actually just found out that "koyla khadaan" which is what they call her means a coal mine (so connotations of black and dangerous). Pinky also uses that to insult Krishna at the jalpaan. I think Pinky wants to stress the one thing she sees herself as "better" in, which is looks, because she fits the bill of this obsession with fairness so well. Everything else, Krishna is equal or better than her. Poor Pinky and her insecurities!
I love the way they have shown this difference on the show. Pinky is fair and rich and thinks that that entitles her to everything she wants. However, Krishna with her unassuming goodness and intelligence naturally attracts people towards her, and that too, the people that Pinky wants for herself. With Krishna, the CVs have really created a character in which you really see her personality outshine her looks. That is not to say she isn't gorgeous (which she soo is) but it simply isn't the first thing you notice about her.
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