Sep 14, 2006 12:20 PM
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One need not conduct a survey to assure oneself of the extent of popularity of this family oriented melodrama embellished with a colourful Rajasthani origin.From the very beginning,the serial was conceptualized with an indepth foresightedness that it exceedingly succeeded in leaving an indelible impression on the minds of its ardent viewer community.
The director packaged his product with a variety of ingredients which are blended with such dexterity that it has been able to market itself independently.Not belonging to the contemporary generation of daily soap operas which are infested with intriguing plots and high intensity of negative emotions, Saat Phere came out as a stark contrast to the routine content which is meant for disillusioning the audience.
Saat Phere is a delight to watch for those category of viewers who wish to seek entertainment out of the harsh realities of life being depicted in the storyline.Raj Shri Thakur aka Saloni Singh who has also been a model for Tanishq Jewellers is a household name for branding the image of an ideal Bahu but before marriage Saloni had to face humiliation not just at the hands of strangers but also her own near and dear ones, owing to her dark complexion.
Her mother gets extremely worried for her marriage as she is being continuously rejected for being a dark beauty inspite of having a variety of significant attributes which are truly remarkable in their own ways.Saloni has a childhood friend Neel with whom she shares an extraordinary pleasant relationship.He is unconcerned about her dark skin and is extremely fond of her because of their emotional tie-up which has withstood the test of time.Saloni and Neel love each other but due to varied family status ,the family of Saloni outrightly reject the possibility of such a relationship.
Due to inability in getting their elder daughter married off to a respectable descent family,they are forced to plan for the marriage of their younger daughter who holds a grudge against her elder sister for being the most loving daughter of her father according to her childish perceptions.
But strange ways of destiny write a new chapter in Saloni’s life.The man who comes to see her younger sister actually gives his consent for Saloni much to the surprise
of her family members as he is able to see through her dark skin,the beauty of her character and aura of her belief in divinity.Even the family of the concerned man Nahar is convinced of the simple,docile and homely attitude and Saloni despite innumerous conflicts is finally married in the wealthy business class family.But certain members of the family are annoyed by her dark complexion and persistently ignore her presence in the household but she finds a saviour in Tara Bhabhi,the wife of her husband’s brother and Bhabo who is the matron responsible for bringing up the two brothers after their parents death.Bhabo has acquired the status of a family member owing to the duties which she fulfilled as a mother and father for the two brothers.
In hours of loneliness and blows of insult thrown upon her, Saloni finds a loyal companion in Nahar who provides her the necessary emotional support and showers in her life the grace of a blissful happy married life.But after a certain span of time comprising of marital bliss and immense joy,Saloni encounters the shocking reality of her husband’s past married life and his previous wife Chandni Singh who was an arrogant and mentally imbalanced woman and had left the world.Hysteria of emotions springs out once the secret becomes official .Saloni cries at her misfortune and leaves the house but when her husband is convicted with the murder of his former wife and put into jail, she decides to prove the innocence of her husband.After an extremely complex set of incidents, she outwits the actual element behind the murder who accepts the responsibility of crime and is sent to jail.
Season of happiness arrives back for Saloni but ironically her own sister-in-law Kaveri harbours jealousy and contempt against Saloni and frames every possible strategy to trigger negativity into her life.Kaveri drives out the parents of Saloni from their legal ancestral house and tries to distance her husband from his own parents in which she manages to succeed.Saloni intervenes in the grim situation and Kaveri is ultimately exposed in her notorious moves against the family.Now it is Kaveri’s turn to face the music and is forced to leave the house by her furious and guilty husband who restores his parents back to their own home which was snatched away by their own daughter-in-law.
Since Saloni is unable to bear the miserable situation of the villainous Kaveri and brings her to her home.Kavera transforms herself into a sensitive,matured and responsible lady and regains trust of her inlaws and husband only to return back to her usual self which is a dreaded combination of hatred,jealousy and selfishness.
Saloni, epitomising an ideal bride is again found struggling against the split in her husband’s family fold due to the sudden appearance of a doublefaced hypocritical sister of Tara Bhabhi who has poisoned Tara’s mindset strategically in order to sow the seeds of bitterness among the two families and has even married the husband of Tara to fulfill the undying wish of motherhood for Tara who is unable to conceive a child for her husband.Saloni n Nahar dissented such a development in the family but failed miserably to justify their apprehensions against the malicious intentions of the newly arrived female who is skillfully posing to be the wellwisher of her sister Tara.
