Archive for the ‘Pavitra Rishta’ Category
Pavitra Rishta – Mellowed down drama, time for truce?
On February 21, 2010 in Character, Drama, Family, Hindi Serial, Pavitra Rishta, Zee
The high pitch drama of Pavitra Rishta has been scaled down a bit ever since Archana met with an accident. For now it seems a truce has been declared between all warring factions. Manav’s mother Savita Tai, who has nothing but harsh words and taunts to give to Archana ever since she moved back in has tried in her own way to care of a convalescing Archana. Given her motives are not too altruistic, she only wants Archana fit and fine so that she can leave as soon as possible, even then it was nice to some ‘tension free’ interaction between the two.
On the other hand Manjusha too has returned to her in-laws house. She had moved out of her husband’s house once Archana had proved that it had indeed been her (Manjusha)’s brother Ajit, who had falsely implicated Manav. She had walked off in a huff, promising never to return till Archana apologised to her and her brother. Once with her mother, she had refused to let her husband or anyone from her in-laws side visit her and her daughter. She had also tried to cause a lot of problems in Archana’s marital life. However all her and her mother’s efforts to cause a rift between her husband (Vinod) and his parents and sisters have come not been successful. Her mother being a wiser woman convinced her of the fallacy of being adamant and stubborn and has made her go back to her in-laws house.
Read the rest of this entry »
Manav does the unthinkable in Pavitra Rishta !!
On February 02, 2010 in Channels, Drama, Family, Hindi Serial, Marriage, Pavitra Rishta, Zee
The unthinkable has happened. Manav, goaded on by his mother has indeed put vermillion on Shravani’s forehead thereby solemnising the promise he had made to protect her honour and dignity. A tearful Archana could only look on helplessly as her husband took on another woman as his wife. Everyone present and involved is in no doubt of Archana and Manav’s real feelings for each other. However no one is able to do anything to prevent this from happening. But why is this so? Why could no one who witnessed the event unfold step forward and stop Manav from carrying out a senseless act? The answer of course is TRPs.
Every good love story needs a very good obstacle. Manav and Archana have had many. First it was Archana’s mother who refused to accept Manav as her son-in-law and her daughter’s husband because of his humble background. Manav, a lowly mechanic did not match up to her exacting standards. Thus despite Archana’s apparent willingness she refused to accept the sanctity of the marriage and even forced Archana to leave Manav.
Manav and Archana-The magic of indefinable chemistry
On January 29, 2010 in Ads, Drama, Family, Hindi Serial, Marriage, Pavitra Rishta, Popular, TV, Zee
How do you define chemistry? And by that I do not mean the kind taught in school text books. Chemistry is that indefinable, intangible quality that creates magic between two individuals. Pavitra Rishta’s Manav and Archana have chemistry-oodles and oodles of it. In fact such is their pull that they are today undeniably one of the most successful on-screen pairs of Hindi serials. Their love story is so different from what one normally gets to see on television. It is real, down-to-earth, to a certain extent unspoken and endowed with a certain magical charm.
Things have not been too good for the couple for the last few months. In fact things have turned so bad that they even wanted to snap off all ties. Matters were heading for a divorce much to the disappointment of a lot of loyal “Manav-Archana” fans. However at the last moment Archana changed her mind and as a result the judge has ordered them to live together for three months and give their marriage a second chance. He has ordered Archana and Manav to live together as husband and wife much to the dismay of Manav’s mother.
PAVITRA RISHTA – The Individual or the Family?
On January 18, 2010 in Drama, Family, Hindi Serial, Pavitra Rishta, TV, Zee
Will they or won’t they? In case you are confused, the topic for discussion here is the impending divorce of Archana and Manav of Zee Tv’s Pavitra Rishta. Trust Ekta Kapoor and Balaji Telefilms to stretch out what must be one page of writing into seven days worth of prime time television. So while the main players just want to get on with their respective lives (at least that is what they would like to believe) by signing on the dotted line; those around them are trying their level best to stop the duo and make them see sense. This brings us to a very interesting point-the role of family in India in the very private affair called marriage. And especially so in today’s transient times where live in relationships seem to be what young couples would be most comfortable with. Serials like Pavitra Rishta go a long way in enforcing and re-establishing the role of family in the institution of marriage.
Unlike the West, where marriage is most often looked upon to be a relationship between two consenting individuals, marriage in India has been very much a ‘family’ affair. It is the family which decides who gets to marry whom; like it was Archana’s Aai who handpicks her suitors and finally her husband. Similarly, it is her mother who is eager to get her divorced from her husband, Manav, because it is her view that he is not ‘good enough for her beloved Archana’. Here Archana’s feelings and views are of secondary importance. Archana and Manav too, are considered to be ‘good and dutiful’ since they follow and agree to whatever their elders and the larger family unit has to say.
On the other hand, Archana’s sister-in-law who is keen on setting up a nuclear family unit is cast as the trouble-maker. Similarly, Archana’s younger sister Varsha, had to undergo the heartbreak of a bad relationship in order to understand that her individualistic take on life and relationship is all wrong. Her being dumped by her lover (a much married man) is seen as her just punishment for daring to stray from the notions enforced by her Aai. She is now back in the family fold as the dutiful daughter who realises that the family is always right.
