"Raat Rani" Modern Love Mumbai - Discussion of Independence

TOPIC OF THE BLOG:-

This blog is a part of a task given by Vaidehi Hariyani Ma'am from The English Department, MKBU, Bhavnagar. Check out Vaidehi Hariyani's Blog (Click here) on this task, how we are supposed to do it and what points we should have in our mind while performing the task. For more information about other writers, Poets, Poems and related topic visit this Blog site of Vaidehi Hariyani Ma'am (Click here). In this blog I am going to discuss about my point of view and try to answer the questions that asked us through this task.

"RAAT RANI" MODERN LOVE MUMBAI:-

Raat Rani is a episode of a series named 'Modern Love Mumbai' which air on May 13, 2002 on Amazon Prime. This episode Directed by Shonali Bose, Written by John Belanger, Devika Bhagat and Nilesh Maniyar and star cast are Fatima Sana Shaikh, Bhupendra Jadawat and Dilip Prabhavalkar. 

The story of this episode runs around Lali and his husband Lutfi. Lali is a cook, and her husband Lutfi a security guard, in an upscale apartment in Mumbai, far from their native Kashmir. Long days end with ice cream - one cup, two spoons - until suddenly he dumps her, breaking her heart and shattering her dreams. All he leaves behind is his old bicycle. But in the end she find her true self. (IMDb)

Here are some glimpse of the Episode through song Jheem Cheem available on YouTube:-

Here are some topics or questions suggested by Ma'am:-

🌷List down the contradictory symbols you observed in the episode “Raat Rani”.

For this topic I would like to explain these symbols through frames of the episodes.

In this frame apart from the stereo typical idea of having power to commanding female character, here the female character is pulling the ear of male character and commanding him to dancing of course in a joking way but against the will of male character.

In these two frame one can easily see the tension in  the atmosphere but problems of these two female characters are way too different. Lali (with the pink color Hijab) is tensed because her husband run away from her and and the other side the problem is about sugar free bread shortage. So, we can understand that how these two situation contradict with each other in these frames.

Contradiction in these frames are somewhat leads us towards the independence of the female character from the old thought about hippieness that women should be happy with only man not alone. In the first frame where the silling collapse first Lali think about not to repair it until Lutfi (husband of Lali) come but after understanding independence and her value she repaired it as she wants and for her. 

At the first site we can assume that this couple are just spending time together an having a good time but that isn't the case here. From the starting of the episode she is eating ice cream with her husband and share it but now she is enjoying and eating by herself and bring for her self. So, contradiction here is about how the thoughts are changing from start to end.

This scene if not normally seen too by us that female are selling 'Kadha' (kind of drink) at the public place. So, contradiction in this frame is about how society and idea of independence are shown differently in Series too. 

🌷Which is your favorite symbol from Raat Rani? Why?

I left the one symbol in the above topic for this Question. So, I like to say the major and main symbol of the episode which is my favorite is 'Fly Over' which play important role in Lali's character and life for to know her self. 

It is obvious that this is my favorite symbol from this episode because it shows independence and growth of the character, the thought that I can do alone this thing by myself. She find her true self when she crossed the flyover and understand that to value are on self is way more important than to cry over some man who left me. In the end she also goes to thank her husband that he left her because if he didn't she will always remains in sleep but now she is woken up. 

🌷Which is your favorite frame from the episode? Why?

If I give my opinion about favorite frame from the episode, I like to discuss this frame:-

Through the posture of the hand and female character in the frame we can see that how much happy she is and also free. But the interesting thing of this scene is dialogue said by this female character in this frame. 

Not Allowed!

Not Allowed! 

Two Wheeler Not Allowed!

Lalzari (Lali) colloge जाना Not Allowed!

रात को बाहर निकलना Not Allowed!

प्यार करना Not Allowed!

Law Cast की लड़की से प्यार करना तो बिल्कुल Not Allowed!

और जब उसने छोड़ दिया तो खुश रहना Not Allowed!

और क्या क्या Not Allowed है!!!!!!

With these dialogues we can see that she wants to do everything which is not allowed for woman to do. These dialogues, expressions, frame, emotions clearly saying that now I know my true self and I am independent I don't need no man for happiness or to laugh.

🌷Compare and write a note on all the women characters from Raat Rani.

Let's start this discussion with the main female character of this episode LALI.

She isn't the smartest female character from this episode but she knows what is good for her. After listening the talk of the lady from the house in which she is cook that I don't want to diet or do push ups I want to live my life on my rules from their Lali thinks that why I don't live my life freely and then she repair the ceiling of her house and made beautiful with her love. Character growth of the Lali is very easily Shown in this episode which is really inspirable. 

These three female characters are fighting with this male character in the frame about their point of view for independence in the first female character in the frame is his wife and asking for her right. And she is the one who inspires Lali indirectly for her independence. And as story grows her thoughts are also changed after seeing Lali doing her business by herself.

This female character has only five or six second appearance in the episode but she seems like kind a typical aunty who always has her eyes on the neighbors and also interesting to see the she is chewing gutka or kind a thing. She is different from all the other female characters in the episode. 

🌷“Courage is Contagious” – Give an example for this from the episode. 

Indeed, Courage is something we most need in our life which gave us chance to speak for our self. In this episodes as I already mentioned that every female characters inspired by each other. First when Lali inspires by the female character in which she is cook and get the idea for repair ceiling. And further that female character inspires by Lali after seeing her selling the Kadha on the road that now she is free and how happy she is by her self.

🌷Share a picture of yours with a women who is your source of courage. Give a creative title to it.

True Friend in a form of Mother 

This is a photo of my mother and me. Normally, I have only 10 or 15 photo if her and me together but she is really so untestable and supportive. In this era where the words like sex, pregnancy, periods, condoms are banned to speak in public by the society we freely spoke about that topic and try to aware each other about everything. I can freely tell her double meaning jokes which normally we share with our friends. In short she is indeed a true friend inside the soul and role of mother. 

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