Movie Analysis: Analysis Of Family Dynamics And Structures

Analysis of the family dynamics and structures Father is a patriarch and self-declared autocrat. The mother, sons and other members are expected to follow his wish and command submissively. Nandini, the mother, is submissive as mentioned earlier – even though she does not agree with her husband. Rahul respects and loves his parents unconditionally. Rahul finds out at the age of 8 that Raichands had adopted him, which he deeply considers it as a debt for the rest of his life. Rahul continuously tries to please his father. Raichand Senior, though he loves Rahul, has in his subconscious that Rahul is adopted depicting Raichand Senior is undifferentiated. The starting scenes in the movie show Nandini very close to Rahul. But they do not display any close moments between Rahul and Yashwardhan. This is a classic triangle between Yashwardhan, Rahul, and Nandini. Every word, wish, and thought of the father Raichand …show more content…
Later on he is the one who understands the importance of the institution of family and believes that nothing comes in the way of a family being together. He is ready to stand up for what he believes in. Yashwardhan, the family member with "the symptom" is the least differentiated member of the family, and thus the one who has the least ability to resist the pull to become fused with another member, or who has the least ability to separate his own thoughts and feelings from those of the larger family. This family has “vertical problems” that are "passed down" from parent to child. This is in terms of the legacy of Raichands that had been passed down generation after generation. A typical dialogue that is repeated quite often in the movie is given below. This is a dialogue between Yashwardhan Raichand and his wife, Nandini. Being the eldest, Yashwardhan is not used to people disagreeing with him. His opinion is what is always