Originally posted by: ga1986
This is an interesting topic and I’m guessing they’ll be diverging opinions ...
Personally I don’t think his ONS can be compared at any level with Toshu’s coz Anuj was not in a committed relationship at all with Anu during that time . For him Anu during these years was a memory he could not let go of , in the first dream after which he gets panic attack he says to GK he never thought or hoped for any sort of relationship with her , so I don’t think it’s morally wrong either .
He might have tried to get over Anu with the ONS , the temple conversation that they had indicated that he genuinely tried to move on but it did not happen and he didn’t think it was fair to commit to someone when he knew he wouldn’t be happy . I think that’s fair ( as long as the women he had a ONS with were also aware that there may be no emotional attachment) . In fact I think in current times esp being in USA it was realistic scenario , showing him as a complete saint for 26 years , pining hopelessly for a long lost love would have been unrealistic...
The Mira , Kanhaji , Radha references should not be made in the show at all acc to me ..
But I have wondered why they have referred to it at all in the show that too at imp junctures ( the temple conversation and the time when they go to buy a ring ) .. Anu had also expressed bit of insecurity to Bapuji before saying yes to Anuj for marriage ( ideally of course the conversation should have been with Anuj , if not him Devika , why with that crackpot of all ppl ) ... I think it may be that makers have kept the possibility of Anuj’s past track open ... The adoption of CA kinda messes it up but I still feel it’s a track worth exploring, esp if handled well can actually help in getting the TRPs rather than the rinse- repeat cycle of Shah drama ...
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