Recently, I—and I'm sure many of you—have been cracking up over the viral mashup, Rasode Mein Kaun Tha, a scene from the TV show Saath Nibhana Sathiya, featuring its characters Kokilaben, Gopi and Rashi, set to music. The clip made me laugh. But, it also made me uneasy.

I remembered this uneasiness as the phrase 'simple family' was repeatedly bandied in responses to the ongoing televised hunt of Rhea Chakraborty.