Twinkle Khanna and Kajol almost broke the web after they hosted Salman Khan and Aamir Khan on the premiere of their chat show Two Much with Kajol & Twinkle. Nonetheless, the latest epin infidelity, with Twinkle Khanna dismissing it as Raat Gayi Baat Gayi (similar to Ranbir & Deepika decided What happens in Corsica, stays in Corsica!) Nonetheless, for my part, this wasn’t only a difference of opinion, it was such a disappointing and careless display of 1’s moral and emotional standards.
While Janhvi Kapoor, the youngest and arguably essentially the most grounded person within the room, held her stance that ‘the deal is already broken‘ when you physically cheat in a relationship, Twinkle dismissed her thoughts by questioning her age and suggesting she would eventually have an opinion once shsode of the show featured Karan Johar and Janhvi Kapoor, and it has blown a discussion out of proportion – an informal, cool, almost breezy justification of physical infidelity in long-term marriages.
Throughout the episode, Twinkle Khanna, Kajol, and Karan Johar unanimously declared that emotional cheating is much worse than gaining wisdom! Now, that is essentially the most bizarre statement I actually have come across during this weird conversation!
While I’d conform to disagree that this topic may need too many subjective opinions, and it’s eventually one’s personal selection in the case of infidelity, age has nothing to do with this. I mean, if a lady is okay with physical infidelity in her 50s, she may be okay with Polygamy in her 70s and tell me that I might conform to Polygamy once I turn 70! Sounds bizarre? So did Twinkle Khanna’s age card!
Raat Gayi, Baat Gayi Is Such A Red Flag Term!
While this was a really casual conversation where Karan Johar said, ‘Thand lag jaati hai’ and even Kajol agreed that emotional cheating is worse, I echo with what Janhvi argued – we cannot compare which is worse, and each are mistaken! Establishing a notion that a physical hook-up is merely a mistake, a one-night stand to be precise, is such a dangerous narrative. It’s the breach of trust that’s the inspiration of any relationship! And Raat Gayi Baat Gayi is such an informal approach to greenlight the audacity of men who’re ready to alter ‘flavors’ at their convenience!
The Green Light for the ‘Mard Samaaj’
Also, if Twinkle Khanna must dissect this further, it clearly means loyalty is negotiable, and no, Ma’am, loyalty is rarely negotiable! Cheating is just not negotiable! Taking your partner as a right is just not negotiable! Coming from a lady, this normalizes the disrespect that ladies receive already in a patriarchal society from their male chauvinist partners!
The true definition of a successful, mature relationship is just not how much betrayal you learn to swallow, but how strongly you maintain the boundaries that protect your dignity. If physical betrayal is not any longer a deal-breaker, how low does the bar go before we realize we aren’t maintaining a wedding, but merely cohabiting in a societal arrangement?
So, no, Mrs Funnybones, allow us to not normalize infidelity, and allow us to keep cheating a non-negotiable parameter in a relationship. Please cool baniye, cold nahi!
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