Hello,
My name is Ibby. I started months ago a banner “The Philosopher’s Corner”, where I aim to express my views and thinking personally. I like to believe I am on a journey to become a fully pledged philosopher. One day I want to write something that provoke critical thinking and different ways to perceive.
Undoubtedly, this show has stirred up quite a buzz. Certainly, Shrenu as the main antagonist was one of the reason for this and as well as the fact that this story revolves around a lady who is basically out to destroy lives. Instead of being the common story of a woman who aims to improve the lives of those around her. Indeed, the storytelling is radically different as some might believe. I understood Mohana from Nazar and the story telling of that show as similar - the story being told from a Dayyan’s perspective. Then again, there are far too many disagreements about this perception of mine. Let us not get into that though.
You see, I think Ek Bhram - Sarvagunn Sampanna is the perfect example of what some of us learn in philosophy school. If only this show existed when I was at University, I would have possibly used it as an example to illustrate how we cannot simply take what is seen on the surface for granted. Precisely, the Ek Bhram echoes what is grounded in our existence. This is, illusion. There is an old saying in Hindi: “Jo deekh tha hai woh hota nahi” - “What is seen is not what it is”. I am sure we all agree to this to an extent. Perhaps, it is possibly true that life as we know it may not be what it really is. I believe that we have all at least once in our life time have experienced situations that have altered our perception of life. We can characterise several Bhrams here. Take for example, many of us who have been in relationships and misconceived the idea that we really are loved, but our partner has been cheating on us for years. Some of us have been spouses of those who we believed that will never betray us and take us for granted, however we have been living a sham. Consider, our friends who we thought would never exploit our feelings, talk behind our back or even take advantage of our true friendship. The list can go on... I am sure you all may have one or two examples to add to this list. It goes without saying Janhvi is the character we should watch out for, but at the same time she is the sort of person we believe in the most. After all, it is gestures like hers that compel us to believe so. Supposedly, the Bhram Janhvi portrays as true teaches us that perhaps we ought to be weary off those who we trust the most. She is only one of the many who break our heart after making us feel so cared for and loved. She is simply just a different character with a heartbreaking personality trait. Yes, she may have her own reasons for the way she is and this may be justified with her background story. But, an eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind. Her revenge and ruining a family won’t return her father and won’t change her childhood. Her memories will stay intact and I am sure no amount of revenge, pain and hurting others will change how she feels. She will forever mourn the loss of her father. Even when she manages to punish PK Mittal - her loss will remain.
It will go without many arguments, we all indeed do live some kind of a Bhram. We are all deluded from living some kind of an illusion. This is applicable to absolutely all of us. Our parents may be deluded about what we do with our free time. Our manager’s may believe that we follow our company rules duly. Our teachers and others may think along lines that really are far from the reality. I think this goes for Janhvi too. It cannot be said that she is not living an illusion herself. Which is precisely her belief that her plan is foolproof. It cannot be since she cannot predict the outcomes of her actions. We cannot predict the future and this is disadvantage for all of us. Janhvi at the end of the day is a human like all of us - she has no special powers to foresee the future. If she thinks that everything will go according to her plan, then she is clearly living a Bhram herself. I am not sure how this Bhram will break for Janhvi, but it should and it will because we all come out of our Bhram one day. All of our being-in-the-world must consist of a moment where we must reconsider everything around us. We must observe and critically analyse what we see on the surface.
Whether Janhvi’s actions are justified is a concern for moralists and whether Janhvi’s means to achieve her end is justified is a matter different altogether. Maybe, we can debate on this another day. For now, I wonder if someone like Janhvi who knows she is simply an Ek Bhram - Sarvagunn Sampanna will ever consider if it is possible that she is living a Bhram herself. After all, we all at least in one way live some kind of an illusion. This is a fact. Our existence as we know it is not exactly what we think it is - it cannot ever be, regardless our fervent belief that it is.
I see the plot of the story quite philosophically, as you can tell. Plus, I am really just a big fan of Shrenu
Kind Regards,
The Philosopher.
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