Colors TV show ‘Mahadev & Sons’ is in the middle of a fresh controversy. A scene between lead characters Dheeraj and Rajji has triggered widespread anger online. Viewers accuse the makers of showing domestic violence and presenting it as romance.
What happened in the scene
The disputed sequence shows Dheeraj, played by Aasim Khan, pinning Rajji, played by Garvita Sadhwani, down on a bed during an argument. Her hand comes into contact with a hot iron kept nearby and she suffers a burn. As Rajji cries out in pain, Dheeraj covers her mouth. He tells her he will never develop feelings for her and that he feels nothing but hatred towards her.
How viewers reacted
The clip spread fast on social media once it aired. Reactions were sharp and immediate. Many users called the scene disturbing. Some said they could not believe what they had watched.
One user wrote that the producer seemed stuck in the past, referencing an older show by the same team. The user pointed out that audiences today are more aware of toxic relationships and abusive family dynamics. The post argued that abuse cannot be dressed up as romantic tension anymore.
Another user expressed shock that the same character who had once protected Rajji from harm was now shown hurting her. The user said such behaviour deserved legal consequences, not a romantic framing.
Across platforms, the core complaint stayed the same. Viewers felt the show blurred line between love and abuse. They said pinning a partner down, causing injury, and silencing her cries should never be packaged as passion.
This show presents abuse, violence, or controlling behavior in a way that makes it seem acceptable, excusable, or even romanticized. It portrays physical, verbal, or emotional abuse as a regular part of marriage or family life. DHEERAJ IS A DOMESTIC ABUSER!#MahadevAndSons pic.twitter.com/jBY4AvVWGQ
— Precious Mirha 🥀 (@kindsoullove1) June 16, 2026
They’re romanticizing abuse 🙂
– pushed her around
– slapped her
– dumped a bucket of water on her
– now burned her with an iron and he’s covering her screams in the name of romance??? End this crap !!! #MahadevandSons pic.twitter.com/qzNy2z4sQT— anj (@cokerantx) June 16, 2026
Domestic abuse is NOT a joke, and glorifying it in the name of love is highly irresponsible of the makers. Kids watch these shows. What message are you sending? That it’s okay to treat your partner this way and to tolerate it if it’s done to you? Do better. 🚩#MahadevAndSons https://t.co/BEB1kDdEQk
— SG_MS_Fandom (@Sg_Ms_fandom) June 16, 2026
Why the hell do they show such triggering scenes in one epi & romance in the next?
keep showing fights, no one has a problem but if only Rajji is getting abused without fighting back, it becomes so depressing to watch
Balance karke dikha do drama #MahadevAndSons
— special master (@special_master_) June 17, 2026
don’t get the point of showing that hand burning scene
Rajji is getting abused daily by her in laws, showing this orphan girl suffer domestic violence on top of everything is UNNECESSARY
it’s like makers are getting some sadistic pleasure in all this #MahadevAndSons
— special master (@special_master_) June 16, 2026
A pattern, not a one-off
This is not the first time ‘Mahadev & Sons’ has faced criticism for how it handles power and control within the family. The show centres on Mahadev, the family patriarch known for his strict and sometimes violent approach to raising his sons. Past episodes have shown him slapping his children and justifying it as discipline.
The Dheeraj-Rajji scene has reignited that older criticism. Many feel the show has a recurring habit of normalising aggression within relationships, whether between father and son or husband and wife.
As of now, neither Colors TV nor the show’s production house, Parin Multimedia, has issued an official statement addressing the backlash.