I know its so horribly late in the night....my body is too exhausted...and my bed beckoning me pretty seductively but i cant stop wondering thanks to my Ekta-Inspired young sis who was watching some saas bahu serial before i stomped off and removed the plug and my TV went zzzzzz...
yeah so i was wondering about The Vamp & The Sati Savitri.... those who are not mythological-ly inclined let me tell you that Savitri is supposedly the great woman who followed (pestered?) the God of Death Yama to resurrect (rollback?) her dead husband....she crossed valleys full of acid, volcanos, rivers full of what nots (dont remember exactly what it was - Lava or Fireballs), she answered all of Yama's trick questions and then much impressed Yama (or bored and wanting good riddance?) revived her husband and then Sati Savitri and her obscured husband lived happily ever after (where the husband wondered a lot of times as to why she brought him back only if she had to make him do all the chores at home and that he was rather good as dead tsk tsk tsk)
God! i always get so carried away in sub-texts..!!!
so i was wondering why all heroines (cheap cheap..lets call them female protagonist) are saintly... not only in their behavior & manners (Freud must be turning in his grave everytime one of these mahan nariyaan let go of her cheating husband scotfree and welcomes his illegitimate son (always the son!) warmly in the household) but they also dress appropriately. Their Sarees never flashy or full of bling.. Their make up is present in sickness or health but always subtle... a nice bindi, some cool bangles and their face always shine with an aura that can put a flood light to shame... They utter every damn word with respect and never even once have i seen a Sati Savitri Protogonist actually using swear words.. They wont even curse loudly. They always love their husband even if he is Prem Chopra reincarnated...They teach their (sickningly sweet) children every ounce of culture that they can digest...They weep silently without telling anyone (or smudging their kajal & mascara)... They always hurridely try and wipe their faces when someone checks on them while crying....They can cook so very cool without any help from the maid servent and then then stand before their Pati Parmeshwar and serve him with such a homely expression that husband would melt like the butter on the hot paratha.. They never fall ill...they never get itchy at the most difficult places... they never hog like a pig...they never are worried about inflation...(nor are their husbands... i mean having extra marital affair in recession is too much..) and most importantly whenever they appear (glide??) on the screen, a soft tune plays in the background or even a Bhajan or Kirtan... when their (Good For Nothing Else) husbands play romance romance (once every 540 episodes), they blush like a teenager...giggle like teenager...Music at this point of time cant be of a Bhajan or Kirtan (for god's sake) so they play some (stolen) melody or cheaper option is that they play single flute or chimes...
On the contrary, when vamps enter, suddenly all drums, plates, turn tables and what not musical instruments come to life all at once..so they get a grand musical (however horrible) entry... their sarees are always flashy... these ladies are even brand consicous... i am sure they wake their husband dead early in the morning so that they can start drawing bindi on her forehead... so that by the time its time to come out for the breakfast, they are done with the unique design and rainbow colors and bling..
if they are married (which they almost all the time are!) their huband is always a doormat with expressions so sluggish that even a slug would die of shame.
One best thing about them is that they talk to themselves in public... they can gloat, plan, conspire to kill, smirk all in public without a single man calling in ambulance from the nearest Mental Asylum.... their dirty plans are never heard by anyone...they can very well go and stand next to the mike while muttering but they are safe...
They wear earrings that can double up for bangles... they are always stick thin...They are always twirling their index finger in already curly hair to keep it that way.... their mom in law (and other relatives) are already dead....(or they are atleast planning for it)... they never have to cross the path to kitchen... neither are they expected to serve their husband...their entire life revolves around the Sati Savitri Proto and how to kill her/defeat her/out-maneuver her etc etc...
but frankly speaking i love Vamps... they are quite close to how most of the people feel inside for most of their lives... if only could one khun was maf or people would call you sexy like Dr. House on FOX when he speaks his no-holds-barred mind..*sigh*
Vamps are in... they are smart...atleast they do something other than crying and fasting for their husband's long life...
Tata,
Himali
PS: Now Now this does not mean i AM a Vamp... but i would hateeeeeee to be the Sati Savitri described as above...
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