In his autobiography, he credits his sons for everything but refuses to even acknowledge the existence of the women in the house.
The contribution of his wife and daughters-in-law are completely ignored. He believes that he and his sons are wholly responsible for his success in the business and for his status in the society. His three sons assisted him in his business.
Mansukhlal Shah, an autocratic, dictatorial and traditional man, the central character in the serial, is one of the leading industrialists in the country with a big family consisting of his mother, his wife, four sons, a daughter, two daughters-in-law and several other relatives. 'Thodi K hushi Thode Gham', a popular serial aired on SonyTV is the story of Mansukhlal Shah, patriarch of a Jain family with complete male domination and Sneha, a woman who challenges his claims of being superior to females.
