Bhairon has always borne a lot of insult and kept quiet just due his family all through his life either due to DS, Jagya or Basant or Sugna!
Shiv is not the only one who "bears".
In fact it is Bhairon who is too unreal to exist because the poor man rarely loses temper even in situations when he has right to lose temper.
"Collector saab" hangover means when sometimes Shiv uses harsh tone and stern words while talking to his family.
Bhairon would die but never talk to DS the way Shiv talked to Ira. Bhairon always appeals to her conscience and that too after crowds have left. He knows how to tackle his mother without ever disrespecting her. Unlike Shiv who blurted out in front of a stranger like UD.
Bhairon had every right to slap Sugna when he learnt she was pregnant before marriage. But he did not do so.
Bhairon quietly kept funding Gauri's education & living, but never spoke a word. Never shouted at her even as she kept hurling accusations at him.
Bhairon's tone, expressions, voice and words have never been high or stern.
He's a grand dad now. Still he doesn't bark. Has NO ego. Neither does he spoil his family rotten or eat away carelessly like Alok & Daddu in Shekhar family. He still shoulders responsibility.
Experience and age are not much of an excuse. Bhairon was a rational man even when he had small kids. Though I could partly buy the age excuse since we were never shown what Bhairon was like when he was newly married and had no kids.
Bhairon has always gone out of his way to support parental families of women in the house.
Poor man still bears shame that others bring and apologises even when he does not need to. Still he never grumbles.
I've never seen a more patient, gentle, soft spoken man!
Na kabhi aisa jamai hota hai, na aisa pati aur na hi aise bapusa.
Men's ego gets worse with age. This is not the case with Bhairon.
He's the shock-absorber of his family and anyone else who comes to him for help or who he feels like helping.
Shiv had mouthed dialogues about what they are taught in IAS training (while talking to Jagya). Bechaare Bhairon ne toh kabhi apni umar aur anubhav ka bhi example nahi diya!
You'll never find any adult as rational, egoless and tolerant as Bhairon - be it male or female.