The unique theme of a mother-in-law striving to get her own daughter-in-law remarried after being unceremoniously dumped by her own son ensured that Zee TV’s Punarvivaah struck a chord with audiences across the country right since its launch in February. Broaching the hitherto untapped subject of remarriage and delving into the prejudices, complications and gender bias that surround the issue, Punarvivaah has made its way into the Top 10 shows across Hindi GEC’s and a top-rated show on Zee TV for 3 consecutive weeks now. Taking audience involvement and interactivity to new heights, starting Tuesday, May 29, Zee TV has invited audience opinion on whether Aarti, played by actor Kratika Sengar in Punarvivaah should reveal the truth to husband Yash (Gurmeet Chaudhry) about having been a divorcee and not a widow before their re-marriage.
Says Kratika, “Any woman in Aarti’s shoes would have liked to consult with her well-wishers before taking such a complex decision with far-reaching implications. I am extremely happy the channel has chosen to consult all the viewers of our show in resolving my character’s dilemma and choosing the right thing to do!”
After weeks of turmoil between her and in-laws Gayatri (Zahida Parvin) and Suraj Pratap (Chetan Pandit) over sending her mischievous son Ansh back to her maternal home, Aarti had left Yash’s house and had begun to stay separately. It was only after Yash helped rescue Ansh from a kidnapper that Aarti began looking at Yash with renewed respect and felt he would truly benefit from having a father figure like Yash around. So, Aarti returns to Yash’s house and is only beginning to reconcile differences with her in-laws when she sees Yash flare up and vent out his fury over his brother Pratik lying to the whole family. Despite several justifications proffered by Pratik, Yash comes down so heavily on his brother saying “A lie is a lie and is simply unacceptable!”. This makes Aarti uneasy and she begins to question herself. Her family and she have, after all, hidden the fact from Yash that her ex-husband is still alive. She is currently dealing with the dilemma of whether to reveal the truth about being a divorcee and not a widow.. But then again, with her marriage already being on the rocks and just about beginning to stabilize, should she bring up this awkward issue and further complicate matters?
Zee TV seeks the audience’s counsel on what Aarti should do … The question asked is “Should I come clean to Yash with the story of my divorce right away?” Viewers are requested to SMS “PV Y or N” on 57575 to indicate their views. Aarti’s next action will be decided purely by public opinion. More power to you, viewers!
I like kratika
she should tell yash but, than after that PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DON’T SEPARATE YASH AND AARTI
THEY ARE FOREVER LOVE<3<3:))))