Archive for the ‘Values’ Category
Hindi TV Serial – Na Aana Is Des Ladoo – Sia and Raghav break away from Ammaji, with Sia also standing for elections
On August 01, 2010 in Character, Colors, Contest, Crime, Drama, Family, Hindi Serial, Marriage, Mother, Na Aana Iss Desh Ladoo, Revenge, Ruthless, Saas-Bahu, TV, Values, Violent
A whole lot of drama in the last few weeks; for some time now, there has been lot of feedback that the original theme of Sia standing up to Ammaji, and protesting against what she does to women’s rights has got thwarted and badly watered down. Sia would seem totally submissive to Ammaji, and it was left to others to raise the banner of revolt against Ammaji, with Ammaji’s own daughter Amba doing the same. However, Ammaji managed to overcome all these challengers, and remained supreme.
Now, the show is back to a contest between Sia and Ammaji, over the case of Gajendra attempting to rape the maid Gunja, and killing her in the process. Sia gets the truth out of Gaji by scaring him at night (but the others do not know this). Ammaji does not approve of Sia claiming that Gaji is guilty and starts to take measures to protest his innocence. In the court case against Gaji, the former lover of Gunja is forced to claim that Gunja was of loose character, anything to ensure that nothing happens to Gaji.
Sia is forced to take a stand against Ammaji, including fighting the elections against her, with Raghav standing by her side. Ammaji throws them out of the house, and then Jogi decides to take steps against Sia, including sending his men to kidnap her. She does get kidnapped, which enrages Raghav, enough that he challenges Ammaji directly. However, it was not Jogi’s men who had kidnapped her. Sia manages to escape the kidnappers, although she was in danger of getting raped by them. This now poses a bigger challenge to Ammaji, since it is feared that this will make people emotionally in favor of Sia.
Hindi TV Serial – Uttaran – Vansh trying to force Ichcha to say something, but she refuses to say anything but the truth
On June 19, 2010 in Colors, Drama, Family, Hindi Serial, Marriage, TV, Uttaran, Values
Ichcha is really stuck in a bad position. She was trying to be the goody-goody one by helping Vansh to get over his drug addiction by marrying him, but did not care about what this meant to Veer who wanted to marry her. In addition, she did not tell Vansh the truth in person, but tried to tell Vansh about the relation between her and Veer through a letter, something that Tapasya intercepted and replaced. And this was something that was purely Ichcha’s fault – she knew about Tapasya’s character, knew that Tapasya is very much capable of taking such steps and doing anything to spoil Ichcha’s life, and yet when she could have stopped Tapasya earlier (when the police was asking about who made the attempt on Ichcha’s life), she let Tapasya go.
Now, Tapasya has been slowly twisting the knife in, making Vansh believe that Veer and Ichcha had a rollicking affair that is still continuing after the marriage, and as a result, Vansh has grown very vindictive. He spares no attempt to make snide remarks on both Ichcha and Veer, even when the whole family is there. He also emotionally blackmails Ichcha to make a public comment against Veer in front of the whole family otherwise he would go back to taking drugs. Ichcha is emotionally distraught at this since she does not want him to go back to taking drugs, but she cannot lie, and as a result, Vansh now claims that he will start taking drugs again and this time, nothing will stop him.
And now, Vansh is dangling a packet full of drugs in front of Ichcha, claiming that he will now start and she can do nothing to stop him.
Hindi TV Serial – Mahima Shani Dev Ki – A mythological serial on Imagine TV, about a feared character
On June 12, 2010 in Crime, Drama, Hindi Serial, Mahima Shani Dev Ki, Mythology, TV, Values
The concept of Shani, or the planet of Shani among astrological references, is a controversial one. When people talk of Shani Dev, it is seen as a reference of bad times to fall on someone, with many pandits stating that such bad times fall for a period of 7 years. The vision of Lord Shani, mounted on a black vulture or raven, is sure to scare anybody, and most people worry when their fortunes are told, and they are informed that there is a sign of Shani on their horoscopes.
However, this concept of Shani Dev is not totally correct; the actual reference is to a deity who rewards or punishes people based on their deeds (or misdeeds).
To this end, there is a show that was started by Imagine TV, created by Sagar Productions. The show started on Saturday, July 26, 2008 at 8:00 p.m, and now appears every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday on Imagine TV, at 8 PM. This God was the son of 2 other deities, Sun-God Surya and Chhaya; and this reference of Shani Dev as a dangerous deity is very much clear with the mythological story about how when Shani Dev opened his eyes for the first time as a baby, the sun went into an eclipse.
The show attempts to show Shani Dev in a much more positive light, where Shani Dev punishes wrong acts, and also seeks to destroy the egos and pride that people have. Each episode will have a story that showcases how Shani Dev seeks to improve the plight of people who stay on the path of the right, and punishes those who are clearly on the wrong.
As an example, watch a sample of videos from Youtube:
Mahima Shani Dev ki Part 1 27th june 2009
Watch more videos from Youtube (link)
Hindi TV Serial – Na Aana Iss Des Ladoo – Has Ammaji really got transformed after learning that Amba is her own daughter
On May 29, 2010 in Drama, Family, Hindi Serial, Marriage, Na Aana Iss Desh Ladoo, Ruthless, Saas-Bahu, Society, TV, Values
Is there really a transformatation in Ammaji after she got to learn that Amba is her own daughter ? It is hard to believe that somebody as strong willed as Ammaji will not have the capacity to withstand shocks, but it would seem that the makers of the serial are trying to show that maybe she can also change over a period of time. In this case, Ammaji spent a lot of time tracking down who Amba is, what are her origins, and finally tracked down the Daima of Amba, somebody known to her. This was the same Daima to whom Ammaji had handed over Amba soon after she was born; and this was the same Daima who told Amba later about how Ammaji was her real mother and had handed her over after she was born; thus causing a huge amount of hatred to be formed in Amba against Ammaji.
Now, Ammaji has got to know about Amba, and this is causing a huge amount of emotional turmoil in her; she now understands why Amba hates her; but is there a real change of heart ? That one cannot be sure, and it is doubtful whether anyone knows. The makers of the serial can change the situation anytime, say for example, a couple of weeks later, they can show that this transformation was fake and was meant to find out all those in the household who were supportive of Amba.
For now, Ammaji is trying to be supportive of Amba to some degree, so that when Jogi comes to say something that is against Amba, Ammaji scolds him and sends him away, she tries to act more supportive of Amba; and also comes into view Amba when Amba is sleeping, with the makers of the serial showing her giving a tender look. However, by now Amba refuses to believe that Ammaji can transform in any way; and has sworn to teach the oppressed women of the household how to speak up for themselves and protect their rights; starting with Sia.
