Breaking the Devoted Daughter Stereotype ft. Piku

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  • Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
  • How has Indian cinema depicted a 'good' daughter, and how does 'Piku' make us question those expectations?
    'Recasting' is The Swaddle’s video series where we look at characters who defy the stereotypes of Indian cinema.
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Комментарии • 683

  • @HamsamadhuriM
    @HamsamadhuriM 2 года назад +2880

    My dad and I have watched this movie together so many times and laugh about how it mirrors our own relationship. Ironically he is a retired government servant constantly complaining about his health and I’m a 30 year old architect constantly assuring him there’s nothing wrong with him.

  • @tetesperm
    @tetesperm 2 года назад +2820

    We need more films like these, which finally portray women as actual human beings with thinking capacity of their own, instead of submissive maids who're reduced to the status of a commodity and a burden.
    The prospect of a parent as liberated and supportive as Piku's father is, sadly, an unattainable utopia for me. I really hope our generation will be better and kinder to these sentiments ❤

    • @sanyak6244
      @sanyak6244 2 года назад +157

      @@ultimatetruth4156 it's not only about "casual sex"
      it's about how hindi cinema has portrayed daughters as a "burden" and they CAN'T have a sexual relationship or have to get married how HER parents wants and with whom,and
      Have to be devoted to her parents/her husband's family,while not doing things which SHE likes.
      In Piku, daughter is devoted to her father,but she IS financially independent,have sexual relationships, marriage is A choice, because she wants to take care of her father. so you can see SHE is TOO devoted but in a different way.
      Though if you're only focusing on "casual sex",you missed the point my friend.

    • @devsenamishra6448
      @devsenamishra6448 2 года назад +66

      @@ultimatetruth4156 yes, if he is not married.

    • @sohit7706
      @sohit7706 2 года назад +6

      There are only rarest of rare movie that portrait women as maid. What the hell are you talking about

    • @Nikhilbishnoi65
      @Nikhilbishnoi65 2 года назад +74

      @@sohit7706 do u know the meaning of stereotypes??

    • @Nikhilbishnoi65
      @Nikhilbishnoi65 2 года назад +58

      @@ultimatetruth4156 spammer alert

  • @adityasivaram982
    @adityasivaram982 2 года назад +993

    Piku was definitely a breath of fresh air breaking the same-old parent-child stereotype...Hope to see more such films

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. 2 года назад +1438

    The fact that she doesn’t get chastised for ‘backtalking’ and cuts through the BS is refreshing!

    • @dandelions_are_cool
      @dandelions_are_cool 2 года назад +87

      @@ultimatetruth4156 That's not for a child to tell their parent, and in fact, it's not for the parent to tell their child (considering that the child is an adult). What her father is most likely saying in the film is that, "you've decided to have casual sex, and as your father, I accept and support your decision rather than getting angry with you for it."

    • @vedikatiwari232
      @vedikatiwari232 2 года назад +34

      @@ultimatetruth4156 Do you have anything else other than to spam you wrong ideas ? Maybe get a life? All that you say along with the spamming you have done just shows how stupid you are.

    • @vedikatiwari232
      @vedikatiwari232 2 года назад +80

      @@ultimatetruth4156 Oh yes? Of course feminism is destroying the families that sell away their daughters like they are objects. Of course feminism is destroying Indian families where women have no control over their own life . Of course feminsim is ruining the Indian families where women are still not allowed proper education and career choices . Of course feminsim is destroying Indian families where women are expected to work like maids day and night and take care of their in laws . Of course feminsim is ruining Indian families where a boy is most likely to be given any type of social , educational , capital preference . And of course feminism, that is trying to solve all of these problems is shit . This was sarcasm , just in case your dumb brain needed it mansplained.

    • @sritamasaha3819
      @sritamasaha3819 2 года назад +39

      @@ultimatetruth4156 lol you are everywhere how jobless you are

    • @asmikatke
      @asmikatke 2 года назад +17

      @@vedikatiwari232 AWESOME sis

  • @pallavimajumder8264
    @pallavimajumder8264 2 года назад +1050

    Two things to say :
    1. Quite often we hear how a man has to balance between his mom and his wife. It's never that we ever say the same for a woman because women would give up on her family and only thing left would be the husband, which is silly and impractical.
    2. I think what piku highlights very well is openness. I like how she can scream at Bhaskor and not once we hear "maa baap se aise baat nahi karte" . We can talk to our parents in the exact way how we feel and not sugarcoat it which is absent in a lot of families and therefore most movies.

    • @srisathvika8342
      @srisathvika8342 2 года назад +30

      well said when we can speak openly with the parents and when they accept it as normal its called a happy normal family☺☺

    • @chandanabudur2434
      @chandanabudur2434 2 года назад +26

      Yes so true, otherwise all other movies show daughter's only aim is to get married and go to sasural

    • @palakraj6024
      @palakraj6024 2 года назад +14

      @@chandanabudur2434 And even if she speaks her voice will be represented as quiet and sweet like sugar not like a real human being

    • @plizakalita5165
      @plizakalita5165 2 года назад +2

      Soooo true

    • @archanakumaridasgupta5536
      @archanakumaridasgupta5536 Год назад

      A lot of mothering around goes on.... Not that one can help, but sometimes they do something silly, like forget food n meds.. yea

  • @sandipanachakraborty4897
    @sandipanachakraborty4897 2 года назад +399

    I think very few people got to realise the correct idea of piku... It's the coexistence of grief irritation with love & affection & tats always the core of every parent child relationship... Only the chairs turn opposite as parents grow old & kids choose to look after them... Some just thought Bhaskar as a selfish person while others thought Piku is stuck with him.... Loved your analysis for portraying the accurate thought 👍

    • @RojaJaneman
      @RojaJaneman 2 года назад +22

      Their dynamic is unique because the father is the epitome of liberal in every way. He doesn’t believe in a woman wasting an ounce of her potential. He expects a high standard. And raised her to b that way.
      She’s unique because of him. She doesn’t feel guilty for her needs because he raised her with those values.
      Most of that doesn’t exist in the desi society mainly because people r weak. They’d cave if a single family member pointed a finger at him for his daughter doing what she likes. Even the liberal parents surrender from time to time. And their kids r caged and stifled all their lives. That suffocation is sometimes internalized and the kid becomes a less version of himself/herself but doesn’t know what to do to fix it within the boundaries. Or becomes free after unshackling himself/herself but may feel guilty sooner or later, meaning still pain and suffering down the road.
      These guys know what they want and have the power and resources to do as they please. Many don’t have that luxury or resources. Even her other family members r fully liberal. Giving her full support, mostly.

    • @sandipanachakraborty4897
      @sandipanachakraborty4897 2 года назад +2

      @@RojaJaneman totally agree... I wish we evolve to this liberal mindset & accept ourselves with all our needs, choices & desires... Irrespective of what the society presurises us.

    • @RojaJaneman
      @RojaJaneman 2 года назад +4

      @@sandipanachakraborty4897 Liberal mindset also has its own defects.
      Society pressures aren’t all bad. They do keep a certain very necessary checks and balances.
      My family is western. And there r many times when I’m glad for keeping my desi roots alive. They’re absolutely loving and fantastic. But every ideology/culture has flaws.
      The liberal culture has caused much harm as well. We still haven’t figured out exactly how men and women can live and work together equally.
      Many liberal policies have detrimental effect on nuclear families and mental health of people. So many people have everything they need and want, and they’re still depressed and lonely. Many empowered women r miserable even when they got everything that they ever wanted. It’s a double edged sword.
      For ex, my western dad doesn’t interfere with my decisions. But that also means he doesn’t give me a direction even when I ask him. Because he thinks if I took that route and failed, I’d blame him. There were times when I asked him for help and he let me fail. Which was unnecessary because he knew the right answer, but was afraid. I still haven’t recovered from its consequences decades later. Still paying for it.
      It also means, that they kick u out at 18. They expect u to pay for ur own college and work part time to maintain urself. Unlike desi kids, where they’re living with their parents into their 30s to save money. Mom still cooks food and dad still pays for college and stuff. Some kids r moving back in their 30s. Sometimes with their wives and kids after not being able to survive in the real world.
      Freedom isn’t free or easy. There’s give and take. Desi love the idea of freedom and liberalism. But it’s a beast. Not everyone is able to handle it. Especially in Bharat. It adds a huge layer of additional challenges.

  • @ravenclaw_beater
    @ravenclaw_beater 2 года назад +806

    That's the perfect life most of the financially independent woman wants. Perfect career, being independent and taking care of her parents 🤗🤗

    • @sohit7706
      @sohit7706 2 года назад +2

      Do they? Then why are they leaving their jobs?

    • @thefrustratedneetaspirant7777
      @thefrustratedneetaspirant7777 2 года назад +26

      Yesss! That's exactly I want to be

    • @deadinside8719
      @deadinside8719 2 года назад +16

      That's my biggest dream

    • @lakshyK
      @lakshyK 2 года назад +36

      @@sohit7706 what do you mean by that?

    • @sohit7706
      @sohit7706 2 года назад +8

      @@lakshyK I have seen very very rare girls who has full financial responsibilities of her family. Most of the times it's guys. If they aspire to take care of their parents why are they not serious about their career. Check the data girls are leaving their jobs and it is their choice to do so.

  • @faarixh
    @faarixh 2 года назад +229

    My parents and I went to watch Piku in the theatres and my mom was like "this is your future" 😆

  • @manaswinibehera5188
    @manaswinibehera5188 2 года назад +599

    An admired relationship between the parent and the child

    • @ayushibiswas6557
      @ayushibiswas6557 2 года назад +22

      @@ultimatetruth4156 It depends on the context and the way such topics are discussed...
      See,if the child and parent has a proper,assertive,mature conversation regarding sex or marriage or any other topic where both the parties talk their hearts out without any judgement ,then they are good to go...
      When it comes to the parent's part,it also needs to be thought about with care and maturity... Suppose the parent feels alone after their spouse's demise or separation or coming out of an abusive relationship,they feel lonely and sad,they might need a companion, then also it's ok... It all depends what exactly they want and discuss with their trusted people The main problem arrives if the parent is making such choices,when you're already having a partner and family,not giving proper love and care to them,respecting them and hiding their secrets which might tear the family apart in a bad way...
      So yeah,it all depends on the situation and how someone tackle with this situation...

    • @ananyaverma9599
      @ananyaverma9599 2 года назад +15

      @@ultimatetruth4156 It’s not about encouraging casual sex. It’s abt giving them a choice. And that means that you don’t stop the, from doing what they want WITH THEIR OWN LIVES. It doesn’t mean that they will necessarily have casual sex, but that if they don’t, it’ll be by their own choice.

    • @deadinside8719
      @deadinside8719 2 года назад +13

      @@ultimatetruth4156 why father leave his own kid?
      That's his fault not other people
      Causal sex she wasn't in a commitment relationship like his dad
      India family is worse than America when it comes to mental health

    • @ayushibiswas6557
      @ayushibiswas6557 2 года назад +4

      @@ultimatetruth4156 Why would I? What will I gain from having such society? It's too complex of a topic...
      Every country have their own culture,their own plus,minus,their own challenges...
      Instead of focusing on the minus side of any country,let us learn from the minus, what can we do to avoid any shortcomings?

    • @ayushibiswas6557
      @ayushibiswas6557 2 года назад

      @@deadinside8719 Yeah very true...

  • @39vaishnavinarsule90
    @39vaishnavinarsule90 2 года назад +116

    I felt Piku movie was more relatable than any other movies out there. It has beautiful portrayed about how the society is and what exactly freedom means.

  • @elva136
    @elva136 2 года назад +576

    Bengali culture has always been open minded and empowering towards women. Atleast the urban Kolkata is.

    • @rightthought9391
      @rightthought9391 2 года назад +8

      @Blue Ixora sarcasm is at next level 😂

    • @jinismymom7272
      @jinismymom7272 2 года назад +73

      Only for city people, Bengal has historically been horrendous for women’s rights and women still struggle in villages

    • @indiafirst3676
      @indiafirst3676 2 года назад +18

      It should be Tamil or Maharashtrian Culture which is most open for women

    • @aartimahajan2670
      @aartimahajan2670 2 года назад

      Mostly due to urbanization and industrialization

    • @bhaveshtontiya7152
      @bhaveshtontiya7152 2 года назад +2

      Gujarati culture is batter than bengali culture...

  • @shrishtimalhotra2406
    @shrishtimalhotra2406 2 года назад +282

    I absolutely loved how Piku made us question the positioning of sex and marriage in a woman's life. In a more liberated setting, marriage would stand in the way of devotion and not be a marker of it.

    • @shrishtimalhotra2406
      @shrishtimalhotra2406 2 года назад +20

      @@ultimatetruth4156 Yes.

    • @bevanstanely2056
      @bevanstanely2056 2 года назад +17

      @@ultimatetruth4156 Yes, if it happens irrespective of what you think, why hold grudges? It's not my choice to make.

    • @niaaluv_
      @niaaluv_ 2 года назад +15

      @@ultimatetruth4156 its ok unless hes not in a current relationship and why do you even need to say OK papa like he need ur permission? We shouldn't interfere in no ones sex life that's annoying And none of your business

    • @megsie1424
      @megsie1424 2 года назад +1

      Are you the CD of the show? If so, good job. 👍

    • @diyar8161
      @diyar8161 2 года назад +5

      @THE ZOLDICS but the present western model was once an Indian model where sex was more liberated then Now and the present indian model is the outdated western model put during the Victorian era. This socio cultural thing is just dynamic.

  • @Nazyaali110
    @Nazyaali110 2 года назад +163

    From a psychiatric perspective this film was gold.

    • @sanskrutibhosale8706
      @sanskrutibhosale8706 2 года назад +27

      @@ultimatetruth4156 maybe we should more concern about people having their happiness in their own way obviously not harming intentionally and not about Healthy society

  • @at1906_
    @at1906_ 2 года назад +219

    Without going into the merits of this video, I must say that Piku definitely has one of the most mellifluous albums. The songs are so immersive.
    Edit: I would recommend people to listen to the sarod score of Piku. It will transport you to an ethereal realm for sure.

    • @swatisaini6447
      @swatisaini6447 2 года назад +18

      Ruk pehle dictionary nikalti ho🧐

    • @sayuj2052
      @sayuj2052 2 года назад +3

      @@swatisaini6447 LOL

    • @sjjdhwhjw1257
      @sjjdhwhjw1257 2 года назад +7

      How are you so good in English... Mujhe bhi sikha do please🥺🥺

    • @sampreeth6575
      @sampreeth6575 2 года назад +1

      @@swatisaini6447 😂😂

    • @shivanshirawat6876
      @shivanshirawat6876 2 года назад

      just listened to it .......it's mesmerizing!!! thank you for such great recommendation.

  • @rachta7495
    @rachta7495 2 года назад +318

    I want to say one thing, making this sex as a big deal and a sin if committed before marriage or even after marriage, or in movies they show it as always sexual Harrasment, women have stopped expressing their desire for sex, even after marriage there are many women who don like sex at all, lost complete intrest even before experiencing it. I feel there are many women who have the same issue, that's why there are many unhappy couples, if one wants it another don't, but nobody come out and talk openly

    • @amanwithmorals3278
      @amanwithmorals3278 2 года назад +31

      Agreed. And not just women, many men are also unhappy in their marriage because of their sexual life. The frequency of wanting sex doesn't matches with their wives, when they ask for it they are rejected, so to fulfil their need many men either go to other women or force their wives, both are wrong if we see. They are labelled as selfish if they force their wives, aren't their wives also selfish for denying it? But you see sex is a taboo topic so men have to take all of the blaming for wanting it.

    • @jules2291
      @jules2291 2 года назад +18

      It's called asexuality . Many people don't like sex at all and aren't capable of feeling romantic love , it's perfectly normal

    • @vedikatiwari232
      @vedikatiwari232 2 года назад +37

      @@ultimatetruth4156 It is not any position for the child and parent to engage in each other's life . Even so , if my father had casual sex , only if he didn't have a wife, I would have had no problem whatsoever with .

    • @rachta7495
      @rachta7495 2 года назад +30

      @@ultimatetruth4156 I just meant the world has put so much shame on women that even when has the permit to explore she is not willing to do, and she has silenced, it's not at all about casual sex, have you ever speak about sex for women as a need no right, sex is a need only for men, in this scene I have seen they are just showing sex as a need to women as well, which is not at all considered, it's not about right or wrong, I have not seen this movie, but am shocked too the way it's been explained in the movie.

    • @mysticsoul8809
      @mysticsoul8809 2 года назад

      @@jules2291 same here

  • @anahita_sachdev
    @anahita_sachdev 2 года назад +193

    Love this! Piku was such powerful depiction -- I remember watching it twice in the theatre (and bawling my eyes out both times)

    • @dayadarwazatoddo5921
      @dayadarwazatoddo5921 2 года назад +6

      Lol you are the narrator and you comment ' Love it'
      It's like finishing your speech and clapping for yourself

    • @quizudita
      @quizudita 2 года назад +11

      @@dayadarwazatoddo5921 Wasn't she talking about the Movie *PIKU* ??? 😒
      You only read *Love this!* and skipped other 2.5 lines her watching experience in the past..
      WOW 🙄

  • @debodiptapaul
    @debodiptapaul 2 года назад +449

    I love how we are on our way to becoming the most populous country and yet we are scared to talk about sex. For a country that stigmatizes sex so much, we sure are having much of it.

    • @manavisoni5312
      @manavisoni5312 2 года назад +32

      the irony :)

    • @jonron3805
      @jonron3805 2 года назад +8

      Isnt that more reason to discourage sex??? Cause statistically speaking the more one has the more the population grows. Why are you questioning such a logical thing for society to do?

    • @jonron3805
      @jonron3805 2 года назад +1

      @@manavisoni5312 its the logically right thing to do.

    • @debodiptapaul
      @debodiptapaul 2 года назад +126

      @@jonron3805 umm no. Sex does not equal to reproduction. What we should be doing is teaching safe sex and family planning.

    • @at1906_
      @at1906_ 2 года назад +13

      I can never really get this analogy.
      India, as a country, isn't averse to love-making, as the population of the country would attest to this fact, however, this doesn't mean that we have to openly talk about it. Some things are meant to be kept as private.

  • @deepikavijakumar9553
    @deepikavijakumar9553 2 года назад +46

    I care for my aged father now, and I re-watched Piku. I could relate so much with the narrative. I cried my eyes out because I know one day dad wont be here with me, and I think I would really feel purposeless in life. This movie struck a chord with me, and made me realise death is a part of life and that if anything, my father's passing whenever that happens ( may he have a long life), need need not be the end all for me.
    Also I shout and yell at my father almost on a daily basis when he doesn't listen to me, and doesn't care for himself. This stems from my love and concern for him and also the other irritations of daily life like house work, money, career, identity crisis, love life, etc. Piku is the most genuine and appropriate depiction of this parent child story line.

  • @moonlitskyes
    @moonlitskyes 2 года назад +291

    piku was such a fun exploration of a loving yet complex parent-daughter relationship, one that is rarely seen in real life, let alone on screen in india. it also didn't make me feel like shit like typical 'devoted daughter' depictions do (since I feel like I'm not doing enough for my father) so it really is a win in my book.

    • @vedikatiwari232
      @vedikatiwari232 2 года назад +17

      @@ultimatetruth4156 Okay spammer.

    • @pamelasarkar9763
      @pamelasarkar9763 2 года назад +8

      @@ultimatetruth4156 Looks like you're only educated enough to write a few sentences and paste them everywhere. No wonder you have nothing else to do. Hardly surprising when all you can think of is casual sex. 🙃🤣

    • @kalidass0583
      @kalidass0583 2 года назад +2

      This is not complex. Common.

    • @moonlitskyes
      @moonlitskyes 2 года назад +1

      @@kalidass0583 if you don't understand the complexity of their relationship, that's on you. but you should at least register that practically no desi kids have the same bond with their parents.

    • @kalidass0583
      @kalidass0583 2 года назад +1

      @@moonlitskyes there is no such definition for a parent daughter relationship. They can get freedom only from their parents not from society. Im not talking about toxic parents.

  • @bengomabengomi1400
    @bengomabengomi1400 2 года назад +25

    My father is an exact replica of Amitabh Bachchan here. He is very liberated when comes to openly discussing about my sexuality. He openly said me that, you don’t have to marry someone because your were intimate with him, ‘you can make your choice according to your needs and preference. Sexual relationship is a part of being human’
    And I am not making this up. Me and my father are pretty close, I can open up to him more then my mother actually.

    • @GiselleOutsold
      @GiselleOutsold 2 года назад +11

      @THE ZOLDICS she can have casual hookups or multiple guys if she wants

    • @RajShekhar-jy2zi
      @RajShekhar-jy2zi 2 года назад +2

      @THE ZOLDICS copying the western alt right and thinking you're smart. You're just an incel . Sex = uncivilised , how were you born then ? The sexual frustration is showing.

  • @Livingalonediaries23
    @Livingalonediaries23 2 года назад +27

    Piku and Vidya Balan from Paa would be my two most favourite character in terms of how I want my independent career and family life would look like. You guys should cover Vidya's character from Movie Paa it's really really amazing.

  • @ahritibaivab3007
    @ahritibaivab3007 2 года назад +51

    So refreshing. We want more movies like Piku. Tired of regular hindi movies. And good actors are needed too.

  • @gargi.1999
    @gargi.1999 2 года назад +17

    All the reasons why this is my favourite movie! No revealing clothes, no obscene language, just pure perspective. Sadly, the people who should really learn from it never learn. They curse the movie or scenes instead :(

  • @dexterjyots379
    @dexterjyots379 2 года назад +28

    How she dealt with her father absense is something we all need to learn. Absense doesn't mean the love is not there. It was, it is and it will flourish. 😌

  • @akanksha1202
    @akanksha1202 2 года назад +10

    😂😂😂I asked my father that Ok now find me a groom I will get married now that I am 26 yr old.
    He strictly told me to focus on my career and build my career so that in future I may not feel deprive in front of anyone.

    • @bobbymp9372
      @bobbymp9372 2 года назад +4

      Your father is absolutely right! You have to be financially independent before marriage (if you are getting married)! Best wishes

    • @bitterbutbetter4809
      @bitterbutbetter4809 2 года назад +3

      Your father is amazing 👏
      Keep going didi

  • @today7746
    @today7746 2 года назад +22

    I admire Piku and her father's views. True Indians culture represents progressive views.

  • @deekshasaxena1692
    @deekshasaxena1692 2 года назад +38

    Piku has always been one of my favourite films. The way it tried to portrait modern, independent yet a responsible woman makes it worthy.
    Also, it brings out a practical aspect of a father-daughter relationship.

  • @igiveuponnaming7082
    @igiveuponnaming7082 2 года назад +24

    Honestly, as an only child and on top of that a daughter, I have always been loved like there's no tomorrow. My parents love me to the moon and back. So much so that I can't even express it which made me think society now was better. Oh, was I wrong! After this pandemic, when I started talking and socializing again, I realized that things are still the same... Nothing has changed. It's only my family that loves a daughter and respects her as a human being...

  • @hooman333
    @hooman333 2 года назад +26

    shoojit's direction and juhi's writing is always great

  • @Yasmeen.kn99
    @Yasmeen.kn99 Год назад +5

    I remember watching this movie with my father and how he appreciated the writer saying..what a thought and what a time it is that someone has written a movie on constipation and people are liking it is a real subject..I lost him to covid but then I cherish these memories.

  • @KOST1110
    @KOST1110 2 года назад +5

    This is the quintessential example of how you don't need to sacrifice your own needs and wants in order to satisfy others

  • @arcpd123
    @arcpd123 2 года назад +6

    Now a days.. Independent and empowered is defined by casual sex...smoking ..drinking.. etc... what an achievement..

    • @twoshakesofaratsass4748
      @twoshakesofaratsass4748 2 года назад +10

      But men have been doing that for ages. So what's the problem

    • @Yo-wd1wx
      @Yo-wd1wx 2 года назад +5

      Instead of stopping these practices people are supporting it. It is wrong for everyone not only for a specific gender.

    • @arcpd123
      @arcpd123 2 года назад +1

      @@twoshakesofaratsass4748 just because some men have been doing it ..does it mean its a benchmark for good conduct.. what logic.. wow!!

    • @suryadeepamajumdar9165
      @suryadeepamajumdar9165 11 месяцев назад +1

      I totally agree with you. And I hate this term exploring our sexuality or body. Man our body and health is the pillar on which our whole life depends. Before glorifying casual sexual encounters do discuss the consequences... STDs , comparing partners, etc. Sane parents want their child to succeed in both career and personal life with a healthy and balanced approach

  • @iffatbushrasuhi2860
    @iffatbushrasuhi2860 Год назад +4

    Coming from a conservative yet progressive, educated, and upper-middle class Bengali family, the film "Piku" was really relatable to me, unlike the other Indian films... I'm not an Indian myself but I'm still a South Asian. The country where I come from is similar to India and its culture but even so being born and raised as a girl in such society, my parents or relatives never forced me to do anything against my own will. Sure, they shared their opinions but my happiness means everything to them. All the women in my family are educated and career-focused and it helps me to move forward and do something better in life as well. I have parents who had a healthy, loving relationship with each other. My dad was very loving and respectful towards my mom and he believed in woman empowerment to a great extent. He even encouraged her to do things that she never thought of doing or never thought that she had the capability of doing. And that helped me to become a stronger woman as well. Even though my dad passed away years ago, his love and encouragement are still there with me, inspiring me in my life. My dad was just like Piku's dad in very aspect (except for that "supporting your daughter's casual sex life" part cause he wasn't comfortable with that and let me be honest, even I'm not comfortable with this whole "casual sex life" stuff cause that's not my thing...). But other than that, Piku is super relatable to me in very possible way and I enjoyed the film a lot.

  • @krutikamotdhare9754
    @krutikamotdhare9754 2 года назад +10

    I just love Piku!!!!
    Thank you soooo much Shoojit Sir... I can't thank you more sir ,for bringing this on screen..

  • @kiyasharma3886
    @kiyasharma3886 11 месяцев назад +1

    It’s relieving to know there are others who resonate the same feeling. My parents had harassed me for dating at the age of 30, and am still recovering of that impact they made. But feels like we women really need to grow a thick skin to survive, because the whole process of change in mindset is so slow and not available to most.

  • @ankurshukla7818
    @ankurshukla7818 10 месяцев назад +1

    Scenes between Irfan and Deepika were at another level..Irfan deserves all the awards for this scene!

  • @zik5310
    @zik5310 2 года назад +10

    u know what i genuinely felt like a burden on my family for so long and now tht ive realised and accepted that im also a child of theirs and not just a thing they have to send away in marriage, there are a lot of fights at home but its okay coz they dont expect the devotion from me anymore coz no matter what im always going to put myself first

  • @vsnv4597
    @vsnv4597 2 года назад +15

    Request : Make these videos in Hindi too. In fact in different languages too. Parents/ others also need to watch these. And thanks for raising such concepts :)

  • @anayagracias6514
    @anayagracias6514 2 года назад +22

    Such a beautiful video, Piku is a masterpiece in depicting what a healthy parent-child relationship looks like, being a daughter I could relate to so many scenes in the movie. Me and my parents have watched the movie so many times together and everytime it brings a smile on our faces. Here's hoping to more such thoughtful movies that explore relationships beyond girl meets boy, stuff that is routinely being dished out to us in the name of cinema.

  • @trishabiswas6529
    @trishabiswas6529 2 года назад +8

    God knows how many times me and my father have watched this together..!❤️..this is his favourite movie... whenever I say ..baba let's watch a movie..then we argue over which movie should we watch ...then finally we end up watching piku.. literally every single time....this movie is soo wholesome..!❤️ And yeaa also...still me and baba always try to predict at the end..with whom piku is gonna settle down...we are still in in confusion between Jisshu and Irfan...😂❤️

  • @sohankitamukherjee7981
    @sohankitamukherjee7981 2 года назад +5

    This one is the best ever!!!....I think this isn't just a video to watch but a satisfaction to feel of knowing the right thing.

  • @5nixie
    @5nixie 2 года назад +3

    Piku is a story of our house... And Everyone in our family agrees to it, no one can deny it. It's so damn relatable. That's why it was double fun (for lack of a better word) watching this movie. It felt like a day of our life. Especially, the road trip and table conversations reminded of countless moments in real life.

  • @devashriroy
    @devashriroy 2 года назад +17

    I can really relate to piku..my father is just as cool as bhashkor....being Bengali has it's own perks and irritation 😂😂

    • @bhaveshtontiya7152
      @bhaveshtontiya7152 2 года назад +1

      Bengal ne 1940 ke baad apna spark kho diya hain...now nothing in being bengali...30-40 year communist rule destroyed everything...

    • @devashriroy
      @devashriroy 2 года назад +1

      @@bhaveshtontiya7152 good to know, thanks for the information Bhavesh 👍🏼 I've zero expectations so no issues.

  • @sayantanibanerjee8447
    @sayantanibanerjee8447 2 месяца назад

    My dad was exact copy of “The Bhaskor Banerjee”. My father passed away in the year of 2013. Whenever I am missing my father a lot,I am watching this movie.

  • @srija1010
    @srija1010 2 года назад +14

    Very HAPPY to seee it. Maybe in Bengali child having a liberated household kind of connect me with piku more . Parents r never burden. THANK FUL TO SWADDLE

    • @girlontheedge2636
      @girlontheedge2636 2 года назад +10

      @@ultimatetruth4156 you seem obsessed with casual sex it's their business

    • @ayushighosh20
      @ayushighosh20 2 года назад +4

      @@ultimatetruth4156 Yes. If he's divorced or single. I would say, "it's okay". He's an adult.

    • @girlontheedge2636
      @girlontheedge2636 2 года назад

      @@ultimatetruth4156 casual before marriage is okay tho and if parents are staying together just for their child and didn't even get counselling its going to bad for the child
      i do think that parents should get counselling and should stay together

  • @kasthuribalakrishnan2710
    @kasthuribalakrishnan2710 2 года назад +6

    Thank you swaddle team. You are the big eye opener for me. Even though i thought of breaking the stereotypes in many aspects in a woman's life, I feel guilty of doing that . You people made it clear

  • @justawlwwholikesshygirls5704
    @justawlwwholikesshygirls5704 2 года назад +4

    Moral of the story : aslong as someone has a stable job and is a genuine person. The amount of partners they have don't matter.

  • @swatisaini6447
    @swatisaini6447 2 года назад +20

    I disagree! Bhaskar didn't wanted piku to get married bcoz then she won't be available to take care of him, he deliberately sabotages her dates and does his best to shoo away her suitors.....
    How is this any different from ddlj's bauji or sanskari babuji Alok nath's character who decided when and whom his daughter will marry?

    • @EagleOverTheSea
      @EagleOverTheSea 2 года назад +2

      Agreed. His stance is unusual but every bit as manipulative.

    • @nirupamasharma4389
      @nirupamasharma4389 2 года назад +13

      But what's wrong if he is expecting his daughter to take care of him in his old age. In indian setup it's impossible for a daughter to take care of her parents after marriage. And he is scared of left on his own after she is gone.
      If this expectation of him is wrong, then parents' expectation from son to take care of them in his old age is also wrong.

    • @swatisaini6447
      @swatisaini6447 2 года назад +5

      @@nirupamasharma4389 nothing wrong in expecting daughter to take care but surely it doesn't gives him the right to interfere in her marriage decision

    • @nirupamasharma4389
      @nirupamasharma4389 2 года назад +3

      @@swatisaini6447 I think she was also looking for a marriage where she is able to take care of her father, if you remember her conversation with irfan khan. That's shown in this video also.

    • @nirupamasharma4389
      @nirupamasharma4389 2 года назад +11

      @@ultimatetruth4156 bhai chimpanzee ko tum follow karlo, hum wo follow karega jo hame thik lagega. Aur ap kisi ko bhi usko man ka karne se rok nahi sakte.....Okay bhaiya??

  • @augustleo4091
    @augustleo4091 2 года назад +2

    I like the openness of their relationship and how not once was there any comment like this is not the way you should talk to your father/elder.
    I know she is playing a Bengali character, and while I am not trying to generalise this, but as a Bengali myself, I have always been somewhat given free reign to argue with my parents. And the Bengal friends I know do the same.
    It's only when I went out of the state due to my career, I was questioned by my fellow colleagues and contemporaries as to why I was not more respectful in my daily phonecalls with my mom, and they wouldn't be able to know the difference whether I was speaking to a friend or my parents.
    I distinctly remember a senior asking me why I did not greet my parents with 'pranaam ma/papa' and went on to say that it's unbecoming of me. Mind you I have no issue with respecting parents or saying pranaam in reverence, but it's this policing of my dialogues with my mother that I hated. How does a completely irrelevant person get to dictate my relationship with my parents and what kind of dynamic works for us.

  • @nilimapadhan7975
    @nilimapadhan7975 2 года назад +3

    Thank you for realizing us to be a actual daughter through PIKU.

  • @vinniethebee479
    @vinniethebee479 2 года назад +8

    Please make a video like this on lacchi ( rani mukherjee) from paheli movie, i think she was great, when she choose the ghost who loved and respected her, over her husband, who left her just the next day of her marriage

    • @swatisaini6447
      @swatisaini6447 2 года назад +3

      Love paheli!
      Also did u noticed the ghost has so many qualities of an ideal partner?

  • @SaumyaKalia
    @SaumyaKalia 2 года назад +24

    Love this movie and the perspective it brings towards family relationships!

    • @anupamaxo9367
      @anupamaxo9367 2 года назад

      @@ultimatetruth4156 no problem..until and unless when it's not extra marital from either side.

  • @iputcreamcheeseinmyramen
    @iputcreamcheeseinmyramen 2 года назад +1

    I watched Piku after watching this video and I'm so thankful for the recommendation! It's such a poignantly sweet and funny movie, and the complicated relationship between Piku andher father is portrayed so well, I loved it!

  • @kakeyisharma5025
    @kakeyisharma5025 2 года назад +61

    I wish I had a father like that

    • @tug6898
      @tug6898 2 года назад +5

      My exact feeling while watching this

    • @deadinside8719
      @deadinside8719 2 года назад +20

      I couldn't finish the movie cause my father is exact opposite of that
      He make sure remember me that I am a woman & I am weak, stupid

    • @punyashloka4946
      @punyashloka4946 2 года назад

      This is just a film not reality.

    • @punyashloka4946
      @punyashloka4946 2 года назад

      @Night Café thats what I mean for some not majority.

    • @rightthought9391
      @rightthought9391 2 года назад

      @THE ZOLDICS 😂😂😂
      Actually this was the best comment
      Papa ki Pari only thinks that way
      Because independent women will never have such problems

  • @fareehafaiyyaz8475
    @fareehafaiyyaz8475 2 года назад +5

    I really loved everything about piku except casual sex . Casual sex isn't right in terms of biology

  • @RobynChattopadhyay-ng8eh
    @RobynChattopadhyay-ng8eh 11 месяцев назад

    so lucky to have a father like this. This movie needs to be streamed and dubbed in other Asian languages - it would strike a chord in so many people

  • @maleficent5109
    @maleficent5109 2 года назад +8

    I'll never let the "Piku" inside me die.... I'll keep it alive untill i die

  • @letsdothistogether8642
    @letsdothistogether8642 2 года назад +7

    Just few hour back I’m thinking about watching piku… and this video came… now I’m sure

  • @snehlatasinha6254
    @snehlatasinha6254 2 года назад +1

    2015 is the best year for actress.... Deepika's Piku, Kangana's Queen and Anushka's NH10. They showed us that they are are no less than anyone!!

  • @dis-ease3144
    @dis-ease3144 2 года назад +1

    Piku is really such a realistic movie, its just so good

  • @firdos1069
    @firdos1069 2 года назад +1

    Thank you swaddle for glorifying the identity of the women piku is. You just accentuated a whole new personality of movie effortlessly. Thanks. This feels like a breathe of fresh air.

  • @van96516
    @van96516 2 года назад +2

    Team swaddle, thanks for just being!!
    You don't know what each video of yours does to the dirt of unrealistic expectations and duties deposited in our brains

  • @amitrana9090
    @amitrana9090 Год назад

    I love the way the love story or romance was shown in this movie between Irfan sir and Deepika Padukone's character. So subtle, simple and real.

  • @satvikipradhan2288
    @satvikipradhan2288 2 года назад +4

    I love your videos but still i do not have the courage to watch them without earphones when family's around

  • @isheesinha8850
    @isheesinha8850 11 месяцев назад +2

    We want more movies web series and various other shows to portrait women as the women should be... She has her father and mother to look after ...which should be go hand in hand ....
    I always have a thought at the back that there should be bhagwan 2 as well....
    Where challenges of women should be shown and how she overcome it to take care of both her parents as well as her in laws ...
    Bhagwan was all about male children there should be another version too....even sometimes i make the script ....just finding yhe right olatform to describe ...how bhagwan 2 and many more portraits of women should be done in this industry

  • @gonegirl3954
    @gonegirl3954 2 года назад +18

    Couldn't have loved Deepika anymore. Piku is such a beautiful film. 😭

    • @amralsun5958
      @amralsun5958 2 года назад

      Yeah 😂 even Deepak paddukaun..says all mainstream indian girls are obsessed with her.

  • @PatelKhushbu011
    @PatelKhushbu011 11 месяцев назад +2

    It's life and life's journey isn't the same for everyone. Piku's father views society and marriage is wholesome different from all indian society and Indian parents. They don't struggle like other Indian parents do so she can do all this whatever you describe. So stop defining that she did something great then others. Life isn't a movie. Life is real.

  • @chetnabharti8193
    @chetnabharti8193 2 года назад +2

    Piku is one of my favourite Deepika's movie didn't paid much attention to this perspective but I loved the movie initially probably bcoz I am free spirited too

  • @rahulr6381
    @rahulr6381 2 года назад +10

    Is it a coincidence that Movie is based in west Bengal? Nope. WB is most advance and open minded society in India.

    • @himelsarkar5892
      @himelsarkar5892 2 года назад +1

      @@ultimatetruth4156 If my mother is okay with it, it is his business.

    • @riverxnq
      @riverxnq 2 года назад

      @THE ZOLDICS I saw your comment everywhere😂
      And I agree with you

    • @sjjdjfj4040
      @sjjdjfj4040 2 года назад

      @THE ZOLDICS Just like your mom

    • @neymar6756
      @neymar6756 2 года назад

      @THE ZOLDICS Misogynist

    • @neymar6756
      @neymar6756 2 года назад

      @@riverxnq Misogynist

  • @rakshakulkarni2503
    @rakshakulkarni2503 11 месяцев назад +5

    The problem part in Piku is the normalisation of casual sex relationship. Some people might be ok but there are still people who are ok to love without sex and I don't think casual sex should be normalized

  • @berrysatan4183
    @berrysatan4183 2 года назад +3

    I just loved this video. It made me teary eyed🥺❤️

  • @pagalpanthiinbihar4196
    @pagalpanthiinbihar4196 2 года назад +3

    If you belong to a kayastha family , piku seems so real. Proud kayastha

  • @dr.anaB777
    @dr.anaB777 2 года назад +3

    Make a video on paheli, the way it recasted a man's duty as a husband. I love that the ghost in the movie prioritizes his duties as a husband over his duty as a son. It was something new for a bollywood movie to do, as in most movies, the hero is always ready to abandon his wife if his family says so.

  • @vaibhavpandey6461
    @vaibhavpandey6461 9 месяцев назад

    Pikt its not a film but a emotion with all type of motions an i have seen this film for more than 150 times.
    its a masterpiece.

  • @nithyasreesathyanarayanan5611
    @nithyasreesathyanarayanan5611 2 года назад +5

    I don't get why women cannot have casual premarital sex when so many men do. Women are not innocent babies, they are also adults who have sexual urges and different sexualities. And it is not bad to have casual sex when you are not in a relationship. But cheating in a relationship is bad! And it is so important for a parent to acknowledge their daughter's varied sexuality and sexual tendencies, it makes the parent-child bond so much stronger.

    • @nithyasreesathyanarayanan5611
      @nithyasreesathyanarayanan5611 2 года назад

      @@Okayand_99 I am not talking about drinking or smoking. They are bad for health. As for casual sex, as long as it's safe and both parties have consented, what's wrong with that? Not that I would do that for myself, but I wouldn't be against women having casual sex. You have to learn and enforce safe sexual practices to avoid bad consequences. It's not empowerment, it's treating women as people capable of feeling lust (which is channeled without harming anyone) just like any other human being. We're not gods, we're humans who feel emotions and desires.

    • @tapankumardas450
      @tapankumardas450 Год назад

      Well morals even a man who sleeps around is characterless PERIOD

  • @aasthavarma2977
    @aasthavarma2977 2 года назад +1

    Lovely and refreshing take on life . Saw the movie with newly built perspective, enjoyed it even more. Thanks!

  • @soorajpatel861
    @soorajpatel861 2 года назад

    Piku is beautiful, independent , truly liberated and yet connected to her roots and family.

  • @nsiety
    @nsiety 2 года назад +4

    I wish you'd make a Hindi version of this video so that I could show it to my maa

  • @user-oy2zw5gz6z
    @user-oy2zw5gz6z 2 года назад +3

    I remember being in my 9th standard when I watched it in cinema with my parents. Funnily enough my father could relate to the character and we laughed about it throughout!

  • @hello-xf5ow
    @hello-xf5ow Год назад +3

    Ya u must understand this that marriage is an option not a necessity

  • @relaxedkiddo
    @relaxedkiddo Год назад

    This movie is so refreshing to watch as a Bengali. It feels authentic

  • @Jewel_it_bae
    @Jewel_it_bae 11 месяцев назад +2

    Most Bengali girls are like this with their fathers .. it is actually true ...

  • @ushasighosh696
    @ushasighosh696 2 года назад +1

    But in many families you can't share this kind of thoughts with your parents

  • @nefertiti18z
    @nefertiti18z 2 года назад +1

    Thank you so much for doing this video... I loved piku!!

  • @arunraj9411
    @arunraj9411 2 года назад +4

    I have watched piku almost 20 times, but after the death of Irfan it's very difficult to watch now..😔

  • @kitkat8802
    @kitkat8802 10 месяцев назад +1

    BEAUTIFULLY PUT!

  • @atrijadhar3442
    @atrijadhar3442 2 года назад +4

    Piku is not a movie it is an emotion ❤️

  • @tanusharma3572
    @tanusharma3572 2 года назад +2

    That is the reason I love watching this movie always. I want a relationship like this with my parents which ofcourse cannot happen unless my parents are willing to.

  • @sakshyyay
    @sakshyyay 11 месяцев назад

    I am relating more and more with Piku with each passing day. Going to re-watch it soon.

  • @phoenix-ng3zh
    @phoenix-ng3zh 2 года назад +16

    Ignore @ULTIMATE TRUTH he is just a troll commenting the same thing everywhere.

    • @swatisaini6447
      @swatisaini6447 2 года назад +7

      @@ultimatetruth4156 😂what is your age?

    • @gemini1404
      @gemini1404 2 года назад +1

      @@ultimatetruth4156 better than you promoting ignorance in the name of culture. Jackass

    • @pamelasarkar9763
      @pamelasarkar9763 2 года назад +1

      Mujhe toh lagta hai woh khud sex ka bhuka hai par koi ladki usse bhao nahi deti, issi gusse mein aakar ye casual sex ban karane pe tula hai, woh bhi RUclips mein. 🤣

    • @RajShekhar-jy2zi
      @RajShekhar-jy2zi 2 года назад

      @@ultimatetruth4156 oh yes woman making their own decisions is liberation .

  • @lipsmackin3826
    @lipsmackin3826 2 года назад

    Still can't believe how much close this film is to me

  • @imnmo
    @imnmo 2 года назад +1

    Nice...it made me feel like I am listening Devdutt Patnaik... Good one..wanna have more

  • @pandababu25
    @pandababu25 2 года назад +16

    What a video! Kudos to the team:")

    • @swatisaini6447
      @swatisaini6447 2 года назад +7

      @@ultimatetruth4156 if father is single then no problem

    • @swatisaini6447
      @swatisaini6447 2 года назад +7

      @@ultimatetruth4156 new child or no new child what makes u think I as a daughter have any chance of inheriting family property?

    • @Jyotigautam52870
      @Jyotigautam52870 2 года назад +2

      @@swatisaini6447 🤣Sahi BAAT...

    • @swatisaini6447
      @swatisaini6447 2 года назад +3

      @@ultimatetruth4156 the deposit is used for expenditure on marriage and dahej which is a show to please society and in laws rather than actually for the daughter.
      The gold jewelry is owned by wife. She doesn't looses ownership if husband remarries

    • @swatisaini6447
      @swatisaini6447 2 года назад +4

      @@ultimatetruth4156 well u specifically asked about my father not men in general

  • @upasanaraghav6963
    @upasanaraghav6963 2 года назад +1

    When i watched piku for the very first time i thought of their relationship as why indian parents can't give their daughters a liberty to have their own opinions and choices.

  • @AnushkaBhattacharya710
    @AnushkaBhattacharya710 Год назад +2

    Lol when i watched this with my parents my dad kinda identified a bit with her father....and tbh it felt such a refreshing perspective

  • @surarsipal609
    @surarsipal609 2 года назад

    The Sad part is our middle class Indian society is tooo far away to accept this.. 💔

  • @blackswan859
    @blackswan859 2 года назад +3

    This is nothing new in a Bengali family.This is just another regular story of a normal middle class and upper middle class bengali family which gives education to their daughters.

  • @Bollyflik-r7m
    @Bollyflik-r7m 6 месяцев назад +2

    Casual sexual relationship is not called independent woman or anything.

  • @manojpaikra1215
    @manojpaikra1215 Год назад +1

    Okay.... Now its time for me to watch Piku, for the first time.

  • @prasoonsharma2738
    @prasoonsharma2738 Год назад +1

    What a brilliant analysis.