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The popular serial Feriha from Turkey is airing on Zindagi channel; this author loves its flair as well as its substance when it comes to women.
Channel Zindagi airs some interesting serials that focus on relationships and women’s issues. Many serials are women-centric. I came across a serial called ‘Feriha’ on this channel recently.
Honestly speaking, the good looking actors, the beautiful scenic locations, and the amazing clothes the actors wore was what caught my attention at first and that’s how I began to watch it regularly. I became engrossed in the serial and soon I realized that Feriha is more than just good looking actors and fashionable clothes.
The beautiful Hazal Kaya who plays ‘Feriha’ in the serial is the main protagonist. Her father is a watchman and her mother works as a maid in a posh apartment. Feriha is young, attractive and an ambitious young girl. She has big dreams. She joins a university after she secures full scholarship.
Most of the students in her college come from elite backgrounds. Feriha begins to bask in her carefree college life. But no student in her college knows about her humble background. Neither does she disclose it to anybody. One of the most popular celebrity and handsome hunk of the college ‘Emir’ played by Cagasay Ulusoy falls in love with her without knowing about her background. Neither does she gather up courage to disclose it.
Both of them make an amazing pair and share a good chemistry on screen. Being from a very conservative family, Feriha’s parents arrange her marriage with a small time businessman named ‘Halil’. But soon Feriha breaks the marriage.
Later in the series, Emir, discovers about her secret life and he is shocked to the core. He decides to seek revenge on her by renting a place in the same apartment where her family stays in the basement. When Halil kidnaps Feriha and decides to marry her by force, Emir comes to her rescue and saves her life. Under these circumstances they become closer and finally they decide to get married. But the story doesn’t end here. It’s a roller coaster ride with a lot of twists and turns and the ending is not what you would expect.
As a young girl, Feriha has to continuously battle the orthodox rules that have been set by her father and brother. Her father and brother have patriarchal and traditional views. Her father whose name is ‘Riza’ in the serial is not too keen for her to pursue higher studies. He believes in finding a suitable groom for her to get married to and settle down. Feriha has to continuously suppress her dreams and desires for the sake of her family.
Even her brother has a male chauvinistic attitude and is possessive of Feriha. He has a bullying attitude towards his sister. On one occasion when he caught both Feriha and Emir sharing intimate moments, he couldn’t bear to see his sister in the arms of a man. He thrashes her mercilessly and physically assaults her. Luckily, Emir comes to her rescue and saves her from the hands of her dominating brother.
The irony of it all is her brother doesn’t follow any of these rules that have been weighed on his sister. They fail to understand that she is human too. The serial highlights how women have to suppress their emotions and desires for the sake of their families and society. Feriha is plagued with social stigma as she’s a watchman’s daughter. Even Emir’s family doesn’t accept her as a daughter-in-law because of her humble beginnings.
Fortunately, Feriha’s mother has a very modern outlook. She supports her daughter’s education dreams. She also understands her daughter’s deep feelings for Emir and perceives her daughter as a woman and above all, a human being. The mother and daughter share a very strong bond, which is delightful to see. She supports Feriha in most of the circumstances, but just like Feriha she is battling social conventions and the patriarchal views of her family.
I must say that the Turkish actors in this serial have striking looks and many of the main leads have an amazing fashion sense.
I enjoyed watching this serial, although I felt that some scenes could have been created and crafted better. If you are a person who loves romance, high emotional drama and scenic locations, then this is a serial to watch. (Feriha is aired on channel Zindagi on weekdays at 5 pm)
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Neena was the sole caregiver of Amma and though one would think that Amma was dependent on her, Neena felt otherwise.
Neena inhaled the aroma that emanated from the pan and took a deep breath. The aroma of cumin interspersed with butter transported her back to the modest kitchen in her native village. She could picture her father standing in the kitchen wearing his white crisp kurta as he made delectable concoctions for his only daughter.
Neena grew up in a home where both her parents worked together in tandem to keep the house up and running. She had a blissful childhood in her modest two-room house. The house was small but every nook and cranny gave her memories of a lifetime. Neena’s young heart imagined that her life would follow the same cheerful course. But how wrong she was!
When she was sixteen, the catastrophic clutches of destiny snatched away her parents. They passed away in a road accident and Neena was devastated. Relatives thronged her now gloomy house and soon it was decided that she should be married off.
Women today don’t want to be in a partnership that complicates their lives further. They need an equal partner with whom they can figure out life as a team, playing by each other’s strengths.
We all are familiar with that one annoying aunty who is more interested in our marital status than in the dessert counter at a wedding. But these aunties have somehow become obsolete now. Now they are replaced by men we have in our lives. Friends, family, and even work colleagues. It’s the men who are worried about why we are not saying yes to one among their clans. What is wrong with us? Aren’t we scared of dying alone? Like them?
A recent interaction with a guy friend of mine turned sour when he lectured me about how I would regret not getting married at the right time. He lectured that every event in our lives needs to be completed within a certain timeframe set by society else we are doomed. I wasn’t angry. I was just disappointed to realize that annoying aunties are rapidly doubling in our society. And they don’t just appear at weddings or family functions anymore. They are everywhere. They are the real pandemic.
Let’s examine this a little closer.
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