Originally posted by: AreYaar
Just finished watching the epi and word on the scenes with the sister.....there is an amazing thehraav in the way they are showing all the family scenes, especially on Anokhi's side.....ek badi sobering reality waali feeling aati hai in the display of misogyny and abuse and the quiet strength with which all the women are bearing it.
The thing that really stands out in the show is everything is shown in a very understated way, which makes it more hard hitting and effective. The lack of dhan tan tan music and camera moving in circles and the lack of jarring music which is used to show intensity in such scenes is the biggest plus!! The strength is mostly conveyed through glances and holding hands to show moral support.
Once again, Anokhi is saved from her father's wrath by her sister....and it's these little bits that I'm finding really hard hitting.....that these women like her mom and her sister are so willing to step up and shield Anokhi even as they themselves go through so much abuse and torment.....it is easy to do naarebaazi of empowerment but it is the quiet warriors who win the everyday little battles that let a free spirit survive and live to fight another day.....that is the role these ladies are playing in Anokhi's life right now.
It is so heartbreaking to see stuff like this, the abusive relationship the sister is going through. At the same time , its good that she still manages to smile and have positive outlook towards life:) The way she tells her mom that I have got makeup to cover everything:(
When the mom tries to tell khoosat baap about doing something for their daughter, he says usine kuchh kiya hoga, uksaaya hogaš¤¢š¤¢ The best part for me is when mom says, nashta kar lijiye ga, thanda ho jayegašš What a slap it was, not a literal one but more powerful for both dad and dadi. It was the look and strength in her voice!! Just loved that.
Btw I think the actress playing the sister - Bubbly might also have played Devki (Krishna's mom) in RKš.....bahut familiar lag rahi hai.
I am bad with remembering facesš¤, she looks familiar but still I donāt remember herš
Oh and the eyeliner getting messed up bit was another really touching one.....they are living in so much suffocation and repression and then a little moment of humor/smiles breaks through and feels the all the more powerful.
The way they smile and then start laughing, chhoti chhoti khushiyan here seems so invaluable. As you said they live in so much suffocation, that this simple moment becomes so much for them.
I honestly don't mind Shaurya that much....yeah he does speak dialogues thode muh ke andar garbled se but overall his acting really doesn't put me off that much.....his character really doesn't talk much right now....and jitna bhi bolta hai is in mostly sober tones.....he rarely raises his voice unlike most MLs who are in this mode......so far koi ruthless streak bhi nahin dikhaayi hai.....he just cut off from Shagun, not like he's going out of his way to now run her down. His scene with his Badi Maa shows that he has a softer side which he only displays with ones he trusts.....right now it's his badi maa, bade papa.....father ko totally shut out kiya hua hai so he doesn't even respond when his father tries to give him advice.
The good thing is he just goes silent, instead of threatening and forcing people around mode. I appreciate that. His dad really seems like a loser, is still wallowing and doing nothing except baatoing gyaan. So I do understand if he prefers his bade maa papa over his dad. His dad just goes to drinking and crying mode even after so many years. I donāt know what happened with him but still he has a responsibility towards his son and he cannot ignore that.
I guess base point yeh hai ki his acting is not wannabe types.....he can be blahh in some ways but mujhe wannabes and hyper types se zyada chidh hai.
Badi Maa deffo has a super bitchy side that she brings out against outsiders or ppl she disagrees with.....Shaurya toh worships her so she literally acts like a Devi around him....lol
She seems like someone who will do anything for aan, baan, shaan of the gharana. So she will emotionally manipulate Shaurya because of the kind of hold she has on him.
The misogyny depictions from Shaurya's side are going to be more about casual modern misogyny while Anokhi's father is what would be called a more "traditional" MCP.....Shaurya undercuts women with casual sexism....while Anokhi's father actively engages in repression and enabling of abuse vis a vis him justifying his own daughter getting beaten up by her husband.
Word to the entire bit!
On a different note, I like Anokhi's ghar wala nickname....."Nikki"....it sounds cuteš.....and LOL last wala photoshoot scene was hilarious.....I especially died laughing at the photographer asking her to do that stupid haathon ke beech mein se muh dikhaao poseš
Photoshoot was hilarious, but so real 𤣠Those BGs and the poses 𤣠Holding Taj and do haathon se beech se dekho bit𤣠Photographer was so happy ke photo dekh ke hi shaadi ke liye haa ho jayegi š
Overall, even though drama hai, it's not the typical high voltage stuff so far ki ek hi line mein khade hokar sab cheekhte raho.....only Anokhi's dad seems a screamer....Sabharwals ki side pe it's more like understated bitchiness....lol
I'm really hoping ki the fact that they are showing so many women in Anokhi's life who are suppressed via marriage means ki she won't be thrust into this as quickly and story will be allowed to build up vis a vis her independence.
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