The second season of Netflix's popular regency-era romance, 'Bridgerton', centres around two South Asian sisters from the Sharma family, Kate and Edwina Sharma. Desi fans of the show have mixed feelings about the 'Hindustani' family's portrayal on the glamourous show.
Since its start, Bridgerton has aimed to portray a “multihued, multi-ethnic, colourful world,” however fictionalized. The show straddles the line between fantasy, and cultural accuracy.
Some viewers loved how the show incorporated South Asian family traditions, such as oiling each others' hair, and applying turmeric paste during a pre-wedding ceremony.
"Many South Asians grow up having their hair oiled routinely by a parent or older caregiver. It's so warming to see those cultural practices presented in this season," wrote one fan.
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Many fans were delighted that the show used an orchestra cover of the famous song from the classic Bollywood film, Kabi Khushi, Kabhie Gham.
https://twitter.com/belovedvillains/status/1506030518529191938
https://twitter.com/GARF1ELDS/status/1507404089910784002
Many fans said they found it empowering to see a darker-skinned South Asian woman playing the lead in a major show .
"Not only do we get South Asian ladies as leads, they're properly brown with desi features instead of light-skinned and ethnically ambiguous," opined one woman.
https://twitter.com/themehhgatsby/status/1507298086749880321
https://twitter.com/sarahwclkers/status/1508206939419070466
At the same time, some fans were irked by some minor errors. Many fans balked at the character's pronunciation of 'Ghalib', in addition to the fact that the poet would have been 16 years old during the show's era. Others found the language the character's used, and their names, to be inauthentic.
https://twitter.com/rohshah07/status/1508289066978009091
https://twitter.com/beetrotchip/status/1508071110629543940
https://twitter.com/YoungMani20/status/1508152273377153027
Since its start, Bridgerton has aimed to portray a “multihued, multi-ethnic, colourful world,” however fictionalized. The show straddles the line between fantasy, and cultural accuracy.
Some viewers loved how the show incorporated South Asian family traditions, such as oiling each others' hair, and applying turmeric paste during a pre-wedding ceremony.
"Many South Asians grow up having their hair oiled routinely by a parent or older caregiver. It's so warming to see those cultural practices presented in this season," wrote one fan.
https://twitter.com/karmeeleon/status/1507603208877002755?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1507941765894094849%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es3_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.news18.com%2Fnews%2Fbuzz%2Fbridgertons-clumsy-indian-references-get-ripped-apart-by-desi-twitter-4916621.html
https://twitter.com/chaoticguitar/status/1501582741263032320
https://twitter.com/Spirited_Gal/status/1507929076216041474
Many fans were delighted that the show used an orchestra cover of the famous song from the classic Bollywood film, Kabi Khushi, Kabhie Gham.
https://twitter.com/belovedvillains/status/1506030518529191938
https://twitter.com/GARF1ELDS/status/1507404089910784002
Many fans said they found it empowering to see a darker-skinned South Asian woman playing the lead in a major show .
"Not only do we get South Asian ladies as leads, they're properly brown with desi features instead of light-skinned and ethnically ambiguous," opined one woman.
https://twitter.com/themehhgatsby/status/1507298086749880321
https://twitter.com/sarahwclkers/status/1508206939419070466
At the same time, some fans were irked by some minor errors. Many fans balked at the character's pronunciation of 'Ghalib', in addition to the fact that the poet would have been 16 years old during the show's era. Others found the language the character's used, and their names, to be inauthentic.
https://twitter.com/rohshah07/status/1508289066978009091
https://twitter.com/beetrotchip/status/1508071110629543940
https://twitter.com/YoungMani20/status/1508152273377153027