Shared Tiffins and Social Divisions in ‘Geeli Pucchi’

We explore how a shared tiffin becomes the basis for and reveals the hollowness of Priya’s affection towards Bharti in Neeraj Ghaywan’s ‘Geeli Pucchi.’
‘Props to That’ is The Swaddle team’s series where we take a closer look at the broader significance behind a particular film prop.
Credits:
Edit and Motion Graphics: Pranav Ratra
Scriptwriter: Aditi Patel
VO: Bavana Gone
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[@moonlitskyes]

this was so heartbreaking to watch knowing how beautiful their friendship could have been but anyone could see from a mile away that they were doomed from the beginning. kokona and aditi were brilliant in their roles.

[@Solararisa]

The moment Priya moves away her hand when Bharti tells her that she is a Dalit. That was a heart wrenching moment. Priya didn't even realize that she was in love with Bharti, but drew the line at her being a Dalit. Bharti's revenge was very poetic by the end though.

[@malkaarif412]

What is a Dalit??

[@anusree8707]

@@malkaarif412 lower class of India

[@begood7104]

​@@malkaarif412In India, humans are divided into different castes based on what family they're born into. It's not something the individual can control, it's dumb, but it leads to a lot of discrimination.

[@murtaza8741]

Why do people keep forgetting what they shared was more than a "friendship". They shared a mutual romantic attraction. It's not even open to interpretation, they literally acknowledged it, both in the movie as well as in interviews.

[@gale_poot]

I know. It's so annoying that people keep calling them gal pals

[@ratnakordosshu6291]

Isn’t it normal? In college I saw lesbian couples are share the same room and bed in hostel, showing all kinds of PDA in public and no one Bullying them. In our way this are the safest option. Otherwise lesbian couples can’t be together if they say, we are not gal pals, we are couples

[@bikerultimate]

They were sisters, they were such best friends that they slept in the same bed!

[@ratnakordosshu6291]

@@bikerultimate no . They are romantic couples. I saw them once of doing Sex when no one at the room. Sister's don't do sex

[@moubhattacharyya1141]

That makes this even more relevant. They could go beyond the social norms regarding sexual orientation but could not overcome the social boundaries regarding class n cast. Progressive within personal space but regressive in social context. So the divide is more obvious and deeper than we believe .

[@tapan366]

this gem went largly unnoticed and unappreciated.....neeraj is a genius...with exceptional depth in weaving a maze of complex emotional exchanges, infused with social and religious undertones. and konkona ....Gawd she is supelative...after years and years of cinema watching, u get to witness such an endearing, raw and visceral performance. even Aditi is outstanding

[@sonyaestelle6998]

Just watched it last night and my heart cried for Bharti throughout! Finding out that Priya didn't have any special skills to land Bharti's dream job, Priya's birthday celebrations and Bharti being called in to serve the cake, getting a lady's bathroom within months of Priya joining, all of that was forgiven by Bharti but telling Priya telling her in-laws about Bharti's status leading to Bharti being treated unfairly in her home broke Bharti and I LOVED how she took revenge!

[@urvashirathore5343]

Kha se dekha

[@sonyaestelle6998]

@@urvashirathore5343 Netflix

[@sheetalfulmare2071]

How she took revenge??..

[@leenoorhazellepcha3241]

@@urvashirathore5343Netflix

[@leenoorhazellepcha3241]

@@sheetalfulmare2071 *spoiler alert* Konkona’s character basically sides with Priya’s MIL and says that Priya can’t carry on her official duties because she’s just given birth. While Bharti takes on the official role which she always requested her boss way earlier before Priya arrived in the picture.

[@anshita2827]

I think bharti's distinction/superiority to other workers because of her craftsmanship more than class. Priya wasn't affected by Bharti's class but caste. Amazing movie by the way!

[@smi14172]

Not seen it yet..but Konkana looks awesome..her body language and how she speaks its like another person...such an amazing tatent❤

[@ektasaikia7153]

It wasn't about friendship. They loved each other. Konkana's character was a dalit. Loving a girl was okay for Aditi's character but she backed off from their relationship/romantic situation once she got to know about the caste difference. Its mostly about the inherent caste bias that is planted in an individual since birth

[@rajeevborah6075]

Its more about inexisting inherent caste bias kind of scenario forcefully pushed by film industry and leftists to radicalise minds of introverts who are disconnected from real issues , this soft propaganda is seen everywhere nowadays bcoz otts have gone woke too

[@shweetasingha3936]

Lgbtq mebhi caste dekhna pdta hei kya 😶

[@TheNeutralMan123]

​@@shweetasingha3936India mey hagne bhi jatey hai CASTE walo ke sath jatey hai 😂😂😂

[@abiramitra2924]

So where is the love???? Gone with the wind. Itna halka . Jaha swarth hota hai waha pyar nahi hota hai. Kokona charcter was intelligent immediately sense the situation and switch to professional life and yes dhul chata diya jisne usse ayse paa Lake chhor Diya usse. Good.

[@SamriddhiSharma128]

There wasn't love, there was only one bond among them, their sexuality.

[@adampower9757]

A very close friendship. Yeah, right.

[@manjusworld9738]

I loved the way bharti took revenge 😅

[@tabassum_modi]

How??? What she did???

[@RadhikaSG]

It was so satisfying.

[@srijeetasikder2678]

​@@tabassum_modiyou should watch the movie if you can. It would be better that way.

[@Ssmm321]

Priya wanted to get back to work, but her in-laws didn't want her going back after the baby. Bharati played her cards correctly by siding with her in laws comvincing them to let Priya stay home ( despite knowing Priya hated the idea) and taking up her role in the office. Yes it is satisfying as Priya wanted the comfort of her upper class life and at the same time be with Bharati secretly without acknowledging their relationship ever..Here we feel satisfied as the audience is empathetic towards Bharati...but in any other situation, this would have been sad for a woman who wants to work but is forced to stay home. So many layers to this short story❤😮😮

[@alanclifford9741]

We all know they were not "just friends"!

[@Aradhaya45720]

Yessss

[@gale_poot]

Exactlyyyy

[@soumilyade1057]

The comment has 377 likes xD

[@RadhikaSG]

This was such s beautiful episode. There are characters like Aditi's in real life who seem so innocent but are actually super selfish. In the end, there is a sense of satisfaction as Konkana's character takes 'revenge' from Aditi's but feel sorry for her as well and it makes Kankanas character selfish as well.

[@subhashreeparida864]

Pile:2 - claiming all positivity and blessings from universe❤❤❤

[@anitaanil6333]

Bro, this is not a tarot reading video😅

[@Aspire_Wings]

Betrayals are very very painful.

[@sinnella1]

Friendship? Wlw situationship is still called friendship?

[@TooDamnHighOpportunityCost]

they were "best friends"

[@Sharanyaeshwar]

Beaaautiful film ❤ the thing I love about Mahishaa's films are that he creates characters and scenes that i want to relive by watching multiple times! Another brilliant creation added to the Area bois universe 🤩

[@chaitumohite2535]

This song is so addictive... Everything about it is so perfect....😍😍

[@PokhrajRoy.]

This was such a lovely short movie! 👏🏽

[@abhishekanand3620]

​@@nidakainat5198 Read description. Or watch the video again. Put some effort in life.

[@abhishekanand3620]

@@nidakainat5198 Nida, sorry but its a short. It's not even a 10 min video. The narrator reads the name of the movie. I know I can just give you the name of the movie but you are just being super lazy.

[@XDARUSHIXD]

Yes yes the two women confessing love eachother are "good friends"

[@undergraduate6050]

Okay, Priya wanted a lesbian relationship. Why is it difficult to say?

[@amitarmori2729]

Konkana look amzing..

[@rajeshvijayaram815]

It's sad, but it's the reality that we being through

[@ayushjain2640]

In question 18, b is the right right answer.

[@scorpiogirl2192]

This type of series makes me realise how fortunate I am, my parents never teach me to check someone's caste before making friends 😊. I never choose a friend on the basis of their caste or religion and fortunately got some friends who really care for me. The thing is being a brahmin they criticize me for not following the society rules. I always said to hell with these rules that I make my own rules to respect people on the basis of their behaviour not by their fate.

[@simran-mn7ey]

Thank you mam 🙏🙏

[@manoj.khura_]

Good one

[@weepingangelussy]

This video narration is Indian version of “they were roommates”

[@huzefah85]

There is such deep nuance in "geeli puchhi" that one props to that isn't enough. The metal tea cup being the other one. Clothes, and so many more

[@farhsadi8640]

Sappho and her friend 😂

[@ashrain8433]

Friendship.. suree okay😂

[@mimansakrishna8045]

Why u explained it in majestic way 😢

[@prasannawarang2196]

Oh my goodness, in marathi, does the title of this series mean what I am exactly reading😂😂

[@russtytan8080]

You're not alone 😅

[@sharvari36472]

Thankkkk goddd I'm not alone 😭😭

[@deepikaprajapati1200]

What is this..movie or series??? Where i can see this ?

[@meghnachaudhary7957]

Dastaans on Netflix ❤

[@tapsimavinkeredayanand8454]

This movie legit broke my heart. What most of the communist trolls can’t do, Neeraj Ghaywan does with his art. He makes us look inwards into out privilege and how we are insidiously and unconsciously creating man made boundaries between God’s children( and maybe all living beings too). I also relished Priya’s ‘betrayal’ while seeing parallels to it in real life

[@jasminechadha9596]

Which movie or series is this?

[@khyatisharma8944]

Which series?

[@Shruti-02]

Bhaiya hum ky kree humne maths chdd di thi 11 m hum log ky bne zindagi m ab?

[@Elecrode4459]

What is this film??

[@kubrakhan4958]

Which movie

[@saurabhghosh4954]

Humans are fragile too, their emotions too, narcissistic in our dimension, everyone thinks they are right, trying to be different they are same.

[@satinderkaur795]

How did Bharti take revenge from Priya ??

[@ahalyavaitheeswaran6410]

Friendship?? HAVE YOU ALL SEEN THE MOVIE?????

[@NewMission-tc1si]

Literature teacher that we are tired of

[@thebrownsight8715]

Well it's absolutely sad, but in reality this discrimination can be from by both sides as I have faced as a non lower caste person

[@pikachue602]

Exactly... They conveniently create a villain.. But life is utterly complex

[@ritubharadwaz4149]

Exactly I too

[@pikachue602]

idk why yt keeps hiding my comments.. I suppose it wasn't a lie when they said LEFT has completely taken over media , look at what happened in Instagram,they blocked hashtags mentioning reasi terror attacks but has to unban it b'coz of firm opposition.. Anyway ,the thing is when IT HAPPENS TOO often it is no more a conviction againsts social evils ,it is no more a eye opening activism for the betterment of the society but a process /an agenda. I'm from a tribe from northeast. Who has interests in everything. I want to ask u a MAINLANDER , is it not true that caste system exists in MUSLIMS AND CHRISTIANS too?? Like pasmanda ? Like the khatri Christians? Or inter-tribal heirarchy and discrimination doesn't it happen?? And it happens reverse too naxalism is the prime example and AMBEDKARITES bullying brahmin kid or false st/sc caste discrimination cases?? Don't they happen a lot? I agree there is still Casteism but what about the tribals conditions? Like for eg. I forgot the date but mint author released a news regarding a couple of a gond male and a SANTHALI women being ostracized from the community coz they married outsiders ,they were beaten and were not even allowed to have water from the village well.. There are many such cases.. And what about the discrimination in corporate world ? It is the same if you hail from a village or a 2nd tier town then be ready to become a permanent slave , a real punching bag.. Let's not forget racial hatred .. The racist slurs against ne Indians by mainlanders and racial slurs againsts mainlanders by Ne Indians( yes it is common here , just yesterday a haryanvi family was attacked with intentions of murder due to skin colour and hatred ).. But nope bolly has to attack only Hindus and specifically the BRAHMINS(not that I have blood relations with them but it is so fishy😨) In MAHARASHTRA, the AMBEDKARITES forced the govt to erase history of Gurus of Shivaji just b'coz both were Brahmins , AMBEDKARITES also forced bolly to change this specific dialogue from BAJIRAO mastani movie ,"PESHWAO k rehte huwe koi brahmano ki janeu ko Chu bhi nhi Sakta " into " PESHWAO k rehte koi Nariyo ki maan ko nhi Chu Sakta".. These people often attack the Brahmins of Maha in groups on specific days like Jan 1 shaurya diwas.. www.firstpost.com/opinion/the-brahmin-files-why-atrocities-on-brahmins-remain-one-of-the-best-kept-secrets-in-independent-india-10555251.html Bolly intentionally made pK like movies to hurt Hindu sentiments. They literally made burkha equivalent to ghunghat which is a complete DISASTER burkha is religious obligation whereas ghunghat is a cultural obligation that too in northern part only . In South ,things are no different they literally show a Christian lower caste p*ssing over a brahmin and his yajña and nobody literally nobody even whishpers againsts such things coz it is ACTIVISM tada... Today sadly hating BRAHMINS and other UCs has become synonymous to anti-casteism activism.. Now hating Hindus is also synonymous to ACTIVISM

[@arpitabiswas7067]

This video is wrong, mainly becuse Priya started distancing herself after she got to know her caste. So it's about the caste discrimination in our society.

[@goofing_]

Story' about homosexuality+caste❤ amazing

[@Neera-ql1ns]

Konsi movie hai naam batao koi plz

[@11YoursTruly11]

Geeli pucchi.. netflix series

[@sonyaestelle6998]

Ajeeb dastaans

[@devil-ti9fo]

movie nam????

[@Framefocus360]

Ajeeb daastaans

[@sanayagajrani4449]

Where is this available to watch

[@11YoursTruly11]

Netflix

[@SamriddhiSharma128]

Netflix. Ajeb dastan.

[@shrushtipramoddevre3894]

What movie is this’??

[@KT-ov6vd]

Ajeeb daastans on Netflix is an anthology film with 4 stories ..one of the stories is called geeli pucchi ..this is the story

[@rajadz8584]

Ajeeb Daastaans movie name thank you later

[@tithi214]

Hah! We have such fake characters in real life too.

[@VidyaAbhi18]

Disappointed by the favouritism towards Vani. They already had a macroon dessert challenge. Why another one? To bring her to top 3. Unfair considering she has never impressed with dishes other than dessert.

[@sandhyamaddala6089]

Will our society ever be free from this stigma of caste?💔

[@queenbeeaimie]

See people are bloody moody the one having the upper hand almost always does this kind of stuff... Its their kick, they know they can dominate someone's social life by Their moodyness, because they hold a better place in the society than them.

[@harneetsokhi7532]

Serial name?

[@11YoursTruly11]

Geeli puchhi

[@ThanusriTvs]

May be series but definitely it's not a serial 😂😅

[@snehbol]

One minute silence for Marathi people

[@chandrawalithakur2691]

Why the hell they priorioties other people than their loved ones

[@ashutoshdixit580]

Behen it's far more than frndship either u didn't watch or u r so afraid taking "same-sex lover" term

[@shumailaansari24]

Ross and joey did it first

[@storylover6238]

Koi ye baat Dalits se puche castism kitna tor deta hai

[@imhallucination9138]

Whete can i watch this movie other than netflix :(

[@thomasanderson9359]

Don't ever ask a Kannada person what does the title mean, you'll be so embarrassed 😂😂😂

[@jennyvarshavski3138]

Pls tell me

[@ik.helen_]

Tell us Bruh 😂🤌🏻

[@LateNightRambles]

​@@ik.helen_ wet kiss😂

[@HastyHalcyon]

Isn't it wet kisses

[@ik.helen_]

@@HastyHalcyon yeah it should be

[@ashd758]

Yes ofcourse... i was wondering how cpme suddenly you have traditional hindu looking character who seemed nice... Ofcourse there was a catch Bollywood... Not a single chance missed to villianise hindus 😂😂

[@MarsS-nw6hn]

Wdym? There are plenty of bollywood movies about Hindu characters where religious issues aren't brought up at all. Caste discrimination is also a sad reality even today in many areas of our country. According to you, we should never make a movie about the discriminations people face if it somehow "hurts" someone's religious sentiments?

[@ashd758]

@@MarsS-nw6hn count me on how many instances have they ever shown a single character what is visibly religious Hindu and good ... Your point is there is no good religious hindu person in existence? That's exactly how you dehumanise a community.. and justify abusing them.. in the last two centuries hindus have only faced abuse and dehumanisation...

[@ashd758]

@@MarsS-nw6hn please go back and count me how many times movies have shown hindu characters in good light? Just wearing religious symbols and being nice? You can't find a single nice hindu in all of India? Why is it that you only see religious hindus shown in bad light obsessively? They are brainwashing people... Thats whats been happening for last two centuries

[@pikachue602]

​@@MarsS-nw6hn when cheap tricks are made to attack Hindus it is no more awareness but a Propaganda.. The caste issue is inherently prevalent in other sides too... In UP, TN like states the pasmandas are hated.. Christians too There is inherent hatred amongst tribes of northeast and discrimination based on the tribe . Even churches are different for different tribes Has bolly highlighted anything? They somehow made a comparison btwn ghunghat and burkha as oppressive but they forgot to add the detail that burkha is religious buy ghunghat is CULTURAL that's influenced by historical events.. They forgot to add the churches male dominancy and nuns treated as sex slaves did you forgot the kerela Syrian church incident? How many such would have happened but never came out.. Surely a population larger than Pakistan , that's how many Muslims are here should not there issues be discussed? And in Hindus ,it is not just one sided but it can be two sided hatred too.. And the tribes of India? There are also issues with them a Gondi marrying a SANTHALI is a nightmarish taboo.. The corporate discrimination not to forget how discriminating bolly is by nature against outsiders.

[@pikachue602]

@@MarsS-nw6hn @kaashi4267 idk why yt keeps hiding my comments.. I suppose it wasn't a lie when they said LEFT has completely taken over media , look at what happened in Instagram,they blocked hashtags mentioning reasi terror attacks but has to unban it b'coz of firm opposition.. Anyway ,the thing is when IT HAPPENS TOO often it is no more a conviction againsts social evils ,it is no more a eye opening activism for the betterment of the society but a process /an agenda. I'm from a tribe from northeast. Who has interests in everything. I want to ask u a MAINLANDER , is it not true that caste system exists in MUSLIMS AND CHRISTIANS too?? Like pasmanda ? Like the khatri Christians? Or inter-tribal heirarchy and discrimination doesn't it happen?? And it happens reverse too naxalism is the prime example and AMBEDKARITES bullying brahmin kid or false st/sc caste discrimination cases?? Don't they happen a lot? I agree there is still Casteism but what about the tribals conditions? Like for eg. I forgot the date but mint author released a news regarding a couple of a gond male and a SANTHALI women being ostracized from the community coz they married outsiders ,they were beaten and were not even allowed to have water from the village well.. There are many such cases.. And what about the discrimination in corporate world ? It is the same if you hail from a village or a 2nd tier town then be ready to become a permanent slave , a real punching bag.. Let's not forget racial hatred .. The racist slurs against ne Indians by mainlanders and racial slurs againsts mainlanders by Ne Indians( yes it is common here , just yesterday a haryanvi family was attacked with intentions of murder due to skin colour and hatred ).. But nope bolly has to attack only Hindus and specifically the BRAHMINS(not that I have blood relations with them but it is so fishy😨) In MAHARASHTRA, the AMBEDKARITES forced the govt to erase history of Gurus of Shivaji just b'coz both were Brahmins , AMBEDKARITES also forced bolly to change this specific dialogue from BAJIRAO mastani movie ,"PESHWAO k rehte huwe koi brahmano ki janeu ko Chu bhi nhi Sakta " into " PESHWAO k rehte koi Nariyo ki maan ko nhi Chu Sakta".. These people often attack the Brahmins of Maha in groups on specific days like Jan 1 shaurya diwas.. www.firstpost.com/opinion/the-brahmin-files-why-atrocities-on-brahmins-remain-one-of-the-best-kept-secrets-in-independent-india-10555251.html Bolly intentionally made pK like movies to hurt Hindu sentiments. They literally made burkha equivalent to ghunghat which is a complete DISASTER burkha is religious obligation whereas ghunghat is a cultural obligation that too in northern part only . In South ,things are no different they literally show a Christian lower caste p*ssing over a brahmin and his yajña and nobody literally nobody even whishpers againsts such things coz it is ACTIVISM tada...

[@anjalilahari]

Hindi me samjha sakte ho kya 🤔

[@kanchansingh4381]

I think now a days hindi movie comes with so mauch of caste concept ...... sometimes i feel these caste concept was not really a part of writters idea but is something that is incerted forcefully .........is something weong with Bollywood ......or they suddenly start feeling enlighted about the social difference........this is questionable ????

[@SamriddhiSharma128]

It is the reality. you just have a problem with it bring highlighted.

[@hemakirti4961]

Bharati lied about her caste.. Priya would have neglected her from the beginning

[@pikachue602]

​@@SamriddhiSharma128​ when cheap tricks are made to attack Hindus it is no more awareness but a Propaganda.. The caste issue is inherently prevalent in other sides too... In UP, TN like states the pasmandas are hated.. Christians too There is inherent hatred amongst tribes of northeast and discrimination based on the tribe . Even churches are different for different tribes Has bolly highlighted anything? They somehow made a comparison btwn ghunghat and burkha as oppressive but they forgot to add the detail that burkha is religious buy ghunghat is CULTURAL that's influenced by historical events.. They forgot to add the churches male dominancy and nuns treated as sex slaves did you forgot the kerela Syrian church incident? How many such would have happened but never came out.. Surely a population larger than Pakistan , that's how many Muslims are here should not there issues be discussed? And in Hindus ,it is not just one sided but it can be two sided hatred too.. And the tribes of India? There are also issues with them a Gondi marrying a SANTHALI is a nightmarish taboo.. The corporate discrimination not to forget how discriminating bolly is by nature against outsiders.

[@kaashi4267]

but it is the reality

[@pikachue602]

@@kaashi4267 idk why yt keeps hiding my comments.. I suppose it wasn't a lie when they said LEFT has completely taken over media , look at what happened in Instagram,they blocked hashtags mentioning reasi terror attacks but has to unban it b'coz of firm opposition.. Anyway ,the thing is when IT HAPPENS TOO often it is no more a conviction againsts social evils ,it is no more a eye opening activism for the betterment of the society but a process /an agenda. I'm from a tribe from northeast. Who has interests in everything. I want to ask u a MAINLANDER , is it not true that caste system exists in MUSLIMS AND CHRISTIANS too?? Like pasmanda ? Like the khatri Christians? Or inter-tribal heirarchy and discrimination doesn't it happen?? And it happens reverse too naxalism is the prime example and AMBEDKARITES bullying brahmin kid or false st/sc caste discrimination cases?? Don't they happen a lot? I agree there is still Casteism but what about the tribals conditions? Like for eg. I forgot the date but mint author released a news regarding a couple of a gond male and a SANTHALI women being ostracized from the community coz they married outsiders ,they were beaten and were not even allowed to have water from the village well.. There are many such cases.. And what about the discrimination in corporate world ? It is the same if you hail from a village or a 2nd tier town then be ready to become a permanent slave , a real punching bag.. Let's not forget racial hatred .. The racist slurs against ne Indians by mainlanders and racial slurs againsts mainlanders by Ne Indians( yes it is common here , just yesterday a haryanvi family was attacked with intentions of murder due to skin colour and hatred ).. But nope bolly has to attack only Hindus and specifically the BRAHMINS(not that I have blood relations with them but it is so fishy😨) In MAHARASHTRA, the AMBEDKARITES forced the govt to erase history of Gurus of Shivaji just b'coz both were Brahmins , AMBEDKARITES also forced bolly to change this specific dialogue from BAJIRAO mastani movie ,"PESHWAO k rehte huwe koi brahmano ki janeu ko Chu bhi nhi Sakta " into " PESHWAO k rehte koi Nariyo ki maan ko nhi Chu Sakta".. These people often attack the Brahmins of Maha in groups on specific days like Jan 1 shaurya diwas.. www.firstpost.com/opinion/the-brahmin-files-why-atrocities-on-brahmins-remain-one-of-the-best-kept-secrets-in-independent-india-10555251.html Bolly intentionally made pK like movies to hurt Hindu sentiments. They literally made burkha equivalent to ghunghat which is a complete DISASTER burkha is religious obligation whereas ghunghat is a cultural obligation that too in northern part only . In South ,things are no different they literally show a Christian lower caste p*ssing over a brahmin and his yajña and nobody literally nobody even whishpers againsts such things coz it is ACTIVISM tada...

[@leechan3601]

Toxic yuri

[@tonmoydas8299]

What a bullshit!