Bridgerton 2 introduced two Indian characters – Kate and Edwina Sharma.
season two bridgerton Last week dropped amidst much hype and anticipation and introduced two new characters – sisters Kate and Edwina Sharma, who recently arrived in London from Bombay. As it is in an alternate historical universe where society was racially integrated, the audience was not surprised to see two native women as the beginnings of society in Regency-era England. The research that Netflix shows conducted before introducing the two Indian characters came as a surprise to many.
Between playing ‘Maruli’ (an instrument that doesn’t exist), reading Ghalib (who was not yet writing in the period when the show was set), and speaking ‘Hindustani’ – to the native audience. found the show a lot to criticize. On Twitter, opinions differed as to what the worst crime was.
“It’s hard to pick a favorite clumsy Indian reference on this bridgerton2But I must ask Edwina Anthony if she has read ‘Guhlib’,” wrote one Twitter user.
It’s hard to pick a favorite clumsy Indian reference on Bridgerton 2, but I have to ask Anthony from Edwina if he’s read “Guhlib”. pic.twitter.com/XJYjX8OwM0
— Amal Akhtar (@begumakhwrote) March 27, 2022
The reference to Ghalib, in fact, angered many. Writer Shiv Ramdas pointed out that the famous poet, who was born in 1797, must have been just 16 years old in the time period in which the show is set.
Apparently he had a time machine in Bridgeton that gave him access to future writings by the then 16-year-old Ghalib, who at the time had written … absolutely nothing
— Shiv Ramdas Tring to Rite Book (@nameshiv) March 27, 2022
People also made issue of Ghalib’s pronunciation.
Anyone who declared Ghalib as Ghalib was born and brought up in India? #bridgetonpic.twitter.com/NN4uFhYZkn
, (@apartofhisplan) 26 March 2022
On the show, endorsing many of her sister Edwina’s qualities, Kate says she is fluent in both “Marathi and Hindustani” – another point that created a storm online. Given that Hindustani is not a colloquial term, many viewers felt that it would have been better to avoid the show.
I’m not seeing Bridgerton, but I’m annoyed that they refer to “Hindustani” as a language and ppl on reddit/google say it’s correct. Personally, I don’t remember anyone ever referring to Hindi/Hindi-Urdu as Hindustani, except perhaps in older books. Sounds *very* colonial. uh.
— Ren (@the_rebel_ren) March 27, 2022
Which language is Hindustan please?????? , #bridgetonpic.twitter.com/D17xMyHvWV
– Avenue???? (@nottodayimbored) 25 March 2022
In the same scene, Kate says that her sister plays a musical instrument named Maruli. The audience wondered whether the shoemakers meant to say “fife” or flute.
As far as I know, there is no language ‘Hindustani’ or any instrument ‘Maruli’. Hindi and Murli (Flute) are definitely there. I wonder if . producer of @bridgeton Shouldn’t have done at least some research and checked the correct words before introducing the gray letters #bridgetonpic.twitter.com/XOBLD467lY
– Pro. Pragya Agarwal (@DrPragyaAgarwal) 25 March 2022
Also what on earth is “maruli”? Is this his way of saying flute? , #bridgeton#bridgetonseason2#bridgetons2#culturalcacophony# rubbish words#AppaItSeems#hodgepodge#purplepatchpic.twitter.com/lYXYh0pvFr
— priya (@pliyaaa) 26 March 2022
There were many other mistakes that upset the audience
Hence #bridgetons2 Stars two South Asian women in the lead roles, gives their characters the last name Sharma, they are believed to speak Marathi and Hindustani but they refer to their father as ‘Appa’, and the elder sister to the younger ‘Bon’. says.
too confused? #bridgetonpic.twitter.com/668uGsM4uN
— Sunny Singh (@ProfSunnySingh) 26 March 2022
Since when is Sharma Maharashtrian? @bridgeton , And what is ‘Hindustani’ after all?#bridgetonpic.twitter.com/LNfPos97sk
— RoseTintedNordGlass (@RoseTintedNG) 26 March 2022
I had another problem with him- calling his father- Appa, but calling his elder sister Didi. From which part of India have these Urdu speaking Sharma ji’s daughters come??
— pooja darolia (@poojadarolia) 28 March 2022
But some things went right on the show – fans were delighted to see Kate sip her tea Cardamom (Cardamom), Turmeric function and much more. Of course, the bonus was coveted sometimes happy sometimes sad Music playing in background.
Kate Sharma just gets me. #katesharma@bridgeton#sharmasisters#Tea#cardamom#bridgetonpic.twitter.com/hrpt8RdjR1
— shilpa joshi (@shilpajo) March 27, 2022
This s2 of . the smallest things in #bridgeton Which is really special to me. A special case is when Kate is making tea but she first uses whole spices to make the tea like many South Asians do when making tea. #bridgetonseason2pic.twitter.com/pZ6VHx6qQ1
— karma is currently obsessed with birdgarten (@karmeeleon) 25 March 2022
All the little bits of South Asian culture sprinkled in were great. Like applying oil to the hair, making tea with all the ingredients, the turmeric ceremony and the bangles Kate wore. Add K3G as a background music, watching it in Hollywood shows was real. #bridgetonpic.twitter.com/BkX1zOu532
— van (@excuseofreality) 26 March 2022
bridgertonProduced by Shonda Rhimes, is a period drama based on the novels by Julia Quinn. The second season of the hugely popular show debuted on Netflix on March 25. It has reportedly been renewed for a third and fourth season.
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