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Most people dream of a lavish wedding but the reality in India is that expensive wedding celebrations and heavy dowry demands end up making brides' lives miserable and ruining their families. The very concept of marriage has been turned into a transaction, with no value placed on the people or the relationship. But this can change, and it is up to girls and their families tosay NO to dowry, to insist on simple ceremonies and restore the sanctity of the wedding bond. The SMS Question which Aamir Khan asks in this episode is - ʺDo you think marriages have become a business transaction in our country today?ʺ
The third episode focused on Dowry system in India. Khan spoke with several women who had faced dowry harassment by their in-laws before and after marriage. It showcased the story of Komal Sethi from New Delhi who was married to a software professional. Her in-laws demanded furniture, cars, jewelry, home appliances and cash from her family during and after the wedding. After her husband got a job opportunity in USA she was forced to ask money from her parents so that her husband could buy the travel tickets to USA and a car there. Once in the US, her husband tortured her to get the legal rights to her house in India. Upon her refusal, he physically abused and left her without providing food and water, confining her in their apartment for four days before she was rescued by a woman care helpline.
The second episode focused on Child sexual abuse in India. For the episode, Khan had worked with NGO's working with children abused sexually. It showcased two cases of persons; Cindrella Prakash and Harish Iyer, who have had gone through bad experiences in their past. Cindrella was molested in her childhood by a elderly person close to her family while her parents were not in the house. Harish was also sexually abused and raped for several years by a similar person close to his family until one day he fought back at the age of 18. The show also focused on how the victims hesitate to tell their parents about their suffering to fear and shame. It went on to explain on how at times even after informing the parents they are unable to take necessary actions due to disbelief or due to fears of being ridiculed by the society. [13] The chief guest of the episode was Sridevi, who then applauded Harish’s courage and determination and handed him a present for appreciation. She also signed Khan's letter to the Parliament of India lending his support to the Parliament for a strong Child sexual abuse laws in India.[
The first episode focused on the issue of female foeticide in India. The show began with some stories of mothers who struggled to give birth to their girl child. The first guest on the show was Amisha Yagnik from Ahmedabad. Yagnik was forced by her husband and in-laws to abort her female unborn child six times in a span of eight years and further shared her experiences to finally give birth to a daughter later. The second guest, Parveen Khan from Morena, Madhya Pradesh shared the story of her husband disfiguring her face by biting it, when she insisted on giving birth to a female child against his wishes.[3] Another guest, doctor Mitu Khurana from Delhi was asked by her orthopaedic surgeon husband and in-laws to abort her girl twins just after 20 weeks of conceiving. As all the members from Khurana family are highly educated, the show also helped breaking the myth that such abhorrent practices are confined to lower classes and less educated people.