hm. I think I finally understand why the overall atitude towards Bajirao-Mastani was the way it was. I think I realise now why we came out of the theatre not really caring too much about the titular lovers but Kashibai instead. We've literally see this EXACT narrative of star-crossed lovers who's stories end in tragedies so many times, in Mughal-E-Azam (an influence on SLB, especially prominent in BM), in Devdas, in our regional folktales. But we've rarely ever been given an insight into the mind of the wife being betrayed by her husband's love for another woman. It's so rare for stories like these to even focus on characters in the place of Kashibai that just the fact that she was given her own arc was extraordinary. And in the end, she is the one charcter in that entire movie who feels new and undiscovered and she is the one who ends up feeling the most three-dimensional.
I remember watching Devdas and being instantly mesmerized by your character. You were inspired by Meerabai, who committed her life to Lord Krishna, just like you did to Devdas. While everyone pitied Paro - who was forcibly married into an affluent aristocratic family, caged in the lavish mansion - far away from her childhood sweetheart, I was drawn further by your enchantingly melancholic persona - "ek tawaif jogan ban gayi" ( "a courtesan became a devotee"). For a girl who was used for her body all her life in the rangeen kothi (bustling brothel), you were strikingly tethered to your soul.
But when Devdas entered, all bondage of yours was demolished and you finally felt free, only for you to miserably realize that you were just a distraction for Devdas, who loved and shall only ever love Paro. Someone like you was never meant to be truly cared for, that's what they said, it's what Devdas made you feel too in the end, in his own intoxicatingly bittersweet way. You accepted it all nevertheless with a fiercely sweet smile, just like you always had. And you still loved Dev, perhaps you had understood that some things never turn out the way we want them to, but when has that ever stopped us from falling in love? Your only fault that you did so while having been born 'lowly'.
On one day like this, Paro confronted you. Instead of reaping jealousy, you regarded Paro as a kind of Goddess who had the privilege of being showered Devdas's affection, so you bent to touch Paro's feet in deference. And what did Paro do in return? Mock your circumstances and taunt you for coming close to Dev - before complying to befriend you, later on. You had dealt humiliation through your entire life but you chose to suffer the most by Dev's anguish - seeing your love ruined by his love.
Paro and Devdas were eternally each other's souls, but there was no one to make unsung Chandramukhi whole. Paro and Devdas may have ended in tragedy to make us all weep, but Chandramukhi lived her broken tale that our hearts were too heavy to keep...
Bahuli , doll in Marathi is just another broken doll with her loving and progressive father dreaming about educating her and setting an example of girls education in the society.
Kashibai Ghole the first female Martyr for women’s education
Today on Savitri Bai Phule’s birth anniversary, let’s all bow our heads to a small innocent girl who was all of 9 years when she became the first Martyr in…
'Kashibai Bajirao Ballal' To Go Off Air After Completing 201 Episodes
‘Kashibai Bajirao Ballal’ To Go Off Air After Completing 201 Episodes
Mumbai: After completing 201 episodes, historical drama “Kashibai Bajirao Ballal” is going off air on August 19.
The show started airing from 2021 with actors Venkatesh Pandey and Aarohi Patel playing the roles of young Bajirao and Kashibai, respectively.
In March, the show took a leap of seven years. Rohit Chandel, and Riya Sharma made an entry.
With the show reaching its ultimate episode in a…