Mr. and Mrs. Bakshi represent the very typical Bollywood father and mother pair. Mrs. Bakshi portrays the always nagging mother who tries to instill in her daughters the rigid values and customs that she believes in. She is the mother character who upholds societal values and passes them on. Mr. Bakshi, on the other hand, appears to be a mellow personality who always takes the side of the daughters. On first sight, it seems as though Mrs. Bakshi runs the house while Mr. Bakshi is in the background. This observation is as far from truth as it could be. In reality, Mr. Bakshi’s is the final word. For instance, there is a scene where Mrs. Bakshi tells Lalita that she will never talk to her if she doesn’t agree to marry Kohli (the always nagging mother). Mr. Bakshi who appears to be relaxing in a chair reading a newspaper passes the final verdict when he says he will never talk to Lalita if she agrees to marry Mr. Kohli. This representation of the rigid mother and mellow father appears in numerous Bollywood movies but is not the right representation of Indian families. It is true mothers are the ones who pass on societal and cultural values to their children but they aren’t so oblivious to what their children want. They are not unconcerned about their childrens’ happiness as Mrs. Bakshi and many other mothers in Bollywood appear to be.

I think the movie does a great job in acknowledging womens’ roles in conflicts. Women, as in the movie, are generally used to hide weapons and implant bombs because they draw less suspicion. For the same reason, there has been an increase in female suicide bombers in recent years. Their contributions, however, largely go unnoticed as men are thought to be more involved in conflicts. The movie brings to the forefront such women who put themselves out there and fight for their nations and beliefs alongside their men.