Rupal Patel Aka Kokilaben Defends Saath Nibhaana Saathiya; Says ‘It’s Wrong To Call It Completely Backward Or Regressive’

Saath Nibhaana Saathiya actress Rupal Patel aka Kokilaben became one of the most talked about celebrities of the television industry after a rap video made out of her dialogue ‘Rasode me kaun tha’ went viral on social media. While some tried to copy her style, others danced to the tunes. Most netizens enjoyed the video and soon makers announced season 2 of the show, seeing how it is still so popular among the masses. Now some fans are thrilled that they will get to see their favorite characters back on television. However, there are a few out there who are against the idea as they feel the show is ‘regressive’.

Defending her show in a recent chat with Pinkvilla, Rupal shared that the content we see on television is a reflection of the society, ‘an illusion of reality’. She explained, “We, of course, take creative liberty while presenting that. When we put together a story, we consider many factors which essentially includes flavours of all kinds and that Is what grabs their attention. If you have to show the progress in any story, you will first have to show what happened previously, only then the change will be apparent. That graph needs to be there.”

The actress went on to add that this is the reason that they show characters like Gopi Bahu, who is illiterate but obedient. Rupal further stated, “She was very soft spoken, but just because she was not literate, we can't show in poor light right? So, how do we show her graph? We showed how under the guidance of Kokilaben, who was a righteous character, Gopi progresses. A bahu who washed off a laptop was shown to finally educates herself and her progress as a character was shown. But of course, all of this takes time. So, it is wrong to say that it is completely backward or regressive, one needs to be patient, that’s about it.”

Well, we are super excited to see Rupal and Devoleena Bhattacharjee return to our screens as Kokila Modi and Gopi Modi! How about you?