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I was thinking whether to put this post. But thought will put it as anyways this is the last day of 2014 and before the new year wanted to analyze where my favourite show which had the highest potential to be a path breaker in TV industry got it all wrong. So here goes my take.
First and foremost unlike other TV shows USP of DABH was the male lead. Sandhya is not the change agent of DABH, Sooraj was. DABH though was about Sandhya's struggle from day 1 she was a girl who could be emotionally blackmailed to do her family's bidding. She believed in upholding the theoretical sanskaar which a woman in our society is supposed to do.
But it was he who understands her and though he didn't had much formal education his words and actions were drawn from the practical world and within the society he lived he took many radical decisions for her sake. Sandhya was always bahu before wife, but till IPS he was son and husband in a balanced way.
Now the problem in front of CVs was to make Sandhya inspirational. The way the script was written it was impossible to make her inspirational without making Sooraj inspirational. But they didn't want to give the male lead credit which the script was giving him. They wanted to give Sandhya and Bhabo the credit. Now what is the option to give credit to Sandhya and Bhabo over and above Sooraj.
Obvious option make him dumb. The very understanding man who spoke very little, but spoke the clear facts was made to act in such a way that was so incorrect of his character. Gradually they began to butcher him to prop up the female lead. And female lead they were not interested in her taking any bold decision because Bhabo's ego and the ego of Bhabo like females who contribute to TRP had to be appeased. So in addition to making him dumb, they started making him insensitive also.
So that female lead remains door mat. She is not forced to take any independent decision whatever bad happens there will someone outside RP or Sooraj to put the blame on.
I will tell why I call Sandhya a door mat and a woman who belives in upholding the theortical sanskaar. I don't know how many have seen the movie " Dor" in Hindi, but the Malayalees in this forum I don't think would have missed the classic movie " Perumazhakalam". In that a simple housewife Ganga who lives in a very orthodox society braving social oscartazation gives pardon to a muslim guy who unintentionally ended up murdering her husband.As her pardon will ensure he is not hanged in Saudi Arabia. In Hindi Ayesha Takia essays the role. The scene in which Ganga tells to herself " What happened to me was fate, but the fate of another woman is in my hands" is a classic scene. As a woman I had saluted Ganga's bravery to step beyond the boundary that was set for her and Kavya Madhavan lived the role of Ganga. Ganga is ousted from the society, but she starts her life independently on her capability. Can someone give me one example in which Sandhya will do the thing that her heart says, if her heart's voice can result in social oscartazation and question on her so called theoretical sanskaar. She cant and that's exactly the reason she cant be inspirational without him.
And I would say CVs succeeded as I don't see many analysis even in forum except for very few members questioning this butchering, questioning this character assassination of male lead to give undue credit to DIL and MIL duo and TRP of DABH continue to soar irrespective of the wrong message and wrong inspiration they are providing.
I do not watch DABH anymore. Just read through the written updates because I felt I do not want to be a TRP contributor to something which my values or sanskaars( as it is glorified too much in the show) doesn't agree to. And it was def not impulsive decision. I had sat through the show for past 6 months before saying goodbye to it at 9pm. Though cant resist putting my thoughts in this forum after reading the updates.
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