Maulik has a point!

Hi everyone,
This comes out of Maulik questioning DM in yesterday's episode about why Hiten is favoured. I do not forgive Maulik's drunken behaviour or his insults to DM and Santo (why does he refer to her as 'choti jaati'? Do young educated people talk like this in India? I wud really like to know).

But Maulik has a point.

I mean, why is Hiten being celebrated so much? What exactly did he do for the family? When his father remarried, he walked out. We the audience knew Santo is a good girl, but he didn't. He should have stayed on, to make sure the step-mother is nice to his little siblings. DM is different. Another man could have fallen head-over-heels for such a young wife and completely forgotten his family, right?

It was Maulik actually who said that now that the marriage has happened, it is better to accept it and move on. For once, Maulik was right.

Hiten is equally at fault for not correcting Maulik. He almost died, being falsely implicated for cow-murder, but instead of telling Maulik he is wrong, he tells DM, 'thats between us brothers. we will sort it out'. Like they did!

And when Maulik runs away, Hiten turns up to do the sentence. Basically to spite his dad. What good came of it? Nothing. The younger brother learnt nothing, did not repent.

When invited for Kaddu's egagement, Hiten does not come. Why is he attending all functions now if he could not attend then because of the punishment? He made no attempt to talk to Kaddu, find out what her problem is. He is her brother after all, the eldest son!

Even with the whole Avinash-Sandeep thing, Hiten did nothing. Simply went back to the village. The most preoccupying issue for him is Khemi, not his father, or his sister. He should have gone to Shashank and asked him to reconsider his decision. Wouldn't any elder brother do that?

I am not defending Maulik's drinking. Maulik clearly has major issues, and has been spoilt by Motiben. But I see no reason why Hiten should be favoured by DM.

totally agree with you!

i am sorry tvrasika,but did not expect u were having such a selective memory

Payal,
We are talking across each other I think. We can go round and round in circles about what are Maulik's faults and what are Hiten's faults, and since Maulik has no good points so far, we can discuss Hiten's good points. It will never end...

What I was trying to say was, hinting at the larger picture. DM has a problem with each of his kids, the adult ones I mean. The Kaddu matter is solved, for now. We don't know why Hiten is upset with DM. We have not been given any explanation. We have been shown enough evidence abut Maulik being the black sheep of the family. But what most people don't do is sit and listen to what the black sheep has to say... before things get worse. There is always a point where, if a parent listens to the child, then some things can be corrected.

Malik's grouse is that Hiten is being favoured. I do think DM favours Hiten and I am not very clear why.

Has Hiten treated anyone badly? Not really. No. He didn't think it was wrong for Santo be in the storeroom. But other than that, and other than saying some horrid things to his dad, he has not done anything wrong like Maulik. Maulik clearly needs a big kick!

I am not very convinced about Hiten not knowing anything about Kaddu's affair and therefore being unable to help. That's a lame excuse. The first thing a brother would do if his sister has been humiliated the way Kaddu was, is to go and punch the guy who humiliated her (at the least)! Help sister gain her reputation back. Help dad get his reputation back. Not return to the village and announce he will see how his dad interferes with Khemi's marriage to Shambu! That is not the most important issue for his family, is it?

As for Hiten saving Dharampur, frankly, my understanding is that he tried but didn't succeed. He broke the diamond into two, and then threw it away! Who throws away diamonds? It was Santo and DM who ultimately managed to finish the task. Ofcourse Hiten did not run away. We also should remember how he dealt with Virat. Maulik, if he had been there, would have switched sides instantly!

I have nothing against Hiten the character or Mrunal Jain the actor. I am just saying that we should be shown more clearly what is it that makes DM favour Hiten. And the larger picture of what happens when parents favour one child over another. Maulik needs help, not the kind that Motiben has been giving. But some serious step... I was not happy that Hiten hid the fact of Maulik pushing Moongi into the well from DM. He should tell his dad. His younger brother is going in the wrong direction and it is the elder brother's duty to do something about it...

tvrasika,

Payal,
I am sorry... this is going in a direction I am not comfortable with. So I will just say one thing- I did not say ever that DM is an irresponsible person. He is the hero of this story. He cannot be 'irresponsible'!
Enough said..

Originally posted by: kritika4eva

Hey payal...ur points r really gud...bt yes if u ol remember...Maulik used 2 take money frm DM d wrong way..he made dose false slips sayin he deposited dese money cheques 2 a charitable trust😡....DM lost his trust in maulik afta d incident....hw cn he hand over the business to such a son??😲

Hey Rasika,

Your topic is absolutely fair.. Maulik, has a right to be offended by his fathers seemingly partial behavior toward Hiten.. While Maulik himself hasn't done anything great, nor has Hiten.. The only reason, I can think of for DM acknowledging Hiten more than Maulik is that Hiten stands up for things he believes in, while Maulik tries to, erm, suck up to DM.. Hiten comes off as arrogant while Maulik spineless.. What Maulik cant understand is that, while Hiten only goes against his father and does things to aggravate him and Maulik does everything in his power to please him, it is always Hiten who gets appreciated. While Maulik gets the dirty treatment. Maulik has done his fair share of wrong, but Hiten is not completely blameless.. He has done enough of damage on his own as well, and is continuing to do so, if you can get my drift..

@ Payal, This topic is just a comparison between Maulik and Hiten.. Please donot bring DM into it.. And please refrain from using caps as it means that you are yelling..

And how can his comparison with Hiten be unreasonable, they are brothers after all.. And like anyother character, Hiten is flawed as well..