I think Gauri's track is definitely more realistic in today's time. I know of women who have given everything up in the name of love, and would not mind marrying a married man again in the name of "love". It is realistic of her to be envious of Anandi and hate her due to her insecurities. However, what is not realistic is her going to Jetsar and threatening the family. A "normal" person would try to live their own life with the new husband, and in her case focus on studies and career rather than having a baby. The baby aspect is so unrealistic, isn't that why Jagya liked Gauri more because she was more independent and career-oriented? Not that Gauri cannot have a career after the baby, but they cannot even make both ends meet, how can they support a baby?
Anyway, Anandi's is slightly realistic in that she is living with her in-laws, women do that too when the family supports the first wife. What is not realistic is her listening to the abuses from Jagya and Gauri, and her becoming a martyr at their altar time and again.
What is definitely unrealistic is Gauri and Jagya's abusing Anandi. Normally the first wife would verbally abuse the other women and also her husband, in this case its the opposite, which I find totally ridiculous more so on Gauri's part, at the guts this girl has.
I can think of celebrity examples. Of course celebrities have a completely different life from normal people, but their lives we know about. Dharmendra stayed married due to family pressure while Hema Malini stays separately and has his kids. Amitabh had an affair with Rekha, but due to family pressure and reputation stayed with Jaya. In all these cases the wives tolerated this. Salman Khan's mother lives harmoniously with her souten, Helen. So there are some examples, but in each case the women look so unhappy - Hema Malini, Jaya, Rekha.
Edited by Nach_Baliye - 12 years ago
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