This monologue strikes at the right chord ! The truth it holds ! Do girls really have a place – a home for themselves ? Nobody in society says "ladki ka ghar hai", it's always maiykaa or sasural, pita ya pati ka ghar; although girls are creating identities for themselves+

+ there still many instances out there where we are reduced to ONLY daughter or Mrs of someone; expected to behave as per others' whims bc this is my house. Despite fulfilling every responsibility as a daughter, a wife, a mother we don't have a place to call it YEH MERA GHAR HAI

"Main kabhi kisi ke liye khaas nahi bani" what truly pierced through Kusum's heart is nobody ever gave her the love and appreciation she truly deserves for everything she did in every role; a daughter, a wife, a mother. Her sacrifices, her blood and sweat +

+ everything she did for others were overlooked & discarded instead she & her years of penance for them was put down, treaded upon.
Preeti clearly craves for appreciation, acknowledgement, encouragement; which she now gets thru Kusum to an extent.

Every woman has her own dreams. Preeti also now started to weave dreams for herself, a simple yet largely beautiful dream; a place she can call her home, where she can live with respect without anyone there able to disrespect her, question her or oust her out.

"Sar jhuka kar nahi, uthakar jeena chaahti hoon"

All that she seeks is respect, a life in which she can stand and hold her head high, walk with pride and live with dignity.

I'm so late in watching these episodes properly but anyways stan these two mfkn queens always.

Chacha is the only sane member in this "we live in past" family troupe. Chanda ridiculing KTs married life can also be spurned off for a moment as her opinion on that matter is irrelevant but the moment she said "he's jobless" that's where KT should take umbrage at +

+ and try to introspect and rectify where he's going wrong. Chacha is absolutely right in saying that KTs mother keeps cherishing his old moves & articles from decades as she's nothing new to treasure it at present. Not just for the sake of his family but KT should start +

+ working for himself too, build a new identity outside the superstar shell he lives in, earn his self-respect back which Chanda bruised bc of his joblessness.

KT the character has a long long way for growth. His biggest flaw is he sees people from his lens, he believes what sees and hears that too partially but doesn't try to get to the bottom of the matter before drawing a conclusion Preeti wouldn't have reacted furiously had he +

+ not made any assumption about her that she's wimpy and victimized who'd a row with her son & DIL.

Kusum be the smartest, wittiest & clever woman out there when everyone thought she's sending off Preeti back to Tarun&Rati she exposed their ugly, ungrateful selves & their ulterior selfish intentions behind taking Preeti back in a moment of a snap
She's out & out a of sass

Let's just say the best ever fangirl of all time in the history of ITV

Couldn't be just me who kinda ships KT & Kusum? The character chemistry bw them is so finely evident.

Welcoming your crush inside your house be like

IDK if it's just me but I feel it'd make no sense if Preeti had agreed to collaborate with KT in first go itself. Undoubtedly KT is a good man, he's a v noble image among public & he's offering Preeti a chance of lifetime but can she just trust him straight away based on +

+ the public opinion about him or by her 3-4 encounters with him, if we put ourselves in her place even we'd think twice before joining hands in business with a person who you barely know; Preeti isn't even properly acquainted with KT, she knows nothing about him except his name+

and star image. It's completely reasonable of her to turn down his partnership offer. Let her take more time, let KT put some more efforts if he really has so much conviction abt her talent, do something that'd affirm her trust on him; she can't trust anyone blindly atm+

+ after what her own blood did to her, she'll take her own time and accept his offer.