Arjun did say that Sanjh is the most important person in his life but life is unpredictable. Their friendship has been there for the past 25 years. However, their wavelengths have always been different, to begin with. Arjun has always been thinking high. His main aim is to lead a luxurious life but Saanjh was never happy with that. Plus, there has been no chemistry between them. If Saanjh loved Arjun from childhood, why didn't she tell this to him earlier? Had she said, maybe Arjun might have at least thought about it. She realized her love for Arjun only after Maya entered his life. So one of Maya's faults are, she loved the person whom Saanjh loved. In this phase, no one knew what Arjun wanted when the elders were pushing Arjun and Saanjh into a lifetime relationship. Whatever Saanjh didn't tell Arjun, she said that to Vandana and others but Arjun was not aware of it till she confessed it to him when Arjun stopped her from going to Singapore.
I agree what Maya did before marriage is absolutely wrong. Initially, she hated Arjun and didn't even want to look at his face. She had developed her feelings for Arjun only when he saved her from Ashwin. Maya is the person who never gives up to get what she wants it may be by fair or unfair means. Agree that she has done a lot of wrong things to get what she wants. She was wrong till her marriage was done with Arjun. But after marriage, she did make genuine efforts to change for the better but she was pushed back to her manipulative ways. When she is nice, people take advantage of her goodness. Coming to Jhanvi, though she is Maya's mom, she behaves like her daughter. Jhanvi knows that very well that Ashwin is not a good person. He has only married her for money and has been torturing her and Maya, yet she meets him. She has told decently to Jhanvi not to meet Ashwin but did she listen? Let's assume for a moment that Jhanvi is a normal mother who has given lots of love to her. Maya is normal & has a boyfriend. He is not a good person but Maya loves him blindly which Jhanvi could see & does not like him. What would Jhanvi do at that time when Maya does not listen to her?
Now, don't tell me that I am delusional. I have put this example to support my statement. It is a thought provoking question before saying that Maya has caged her. As Jhanvi said that Maya took care of her like a mother, even this is the part of a mother.😊
Maya diverting Arjun from Saanjh in the name of the work is absolutely wrong. Arjun has got his own life & professional life should not come in the way of personal life. Whatever he is earning that is for himself. However, even personal life should not come in the way of work which Saanjh was doing. When Arjun had to give an important presentation for the meeting, it is his duty to complete it on time & present it before the clients but Saanjh came & he began to have an ice cream with her. All 3 of them are wrong. Both personal life & professional life has to be balanced. Was it necessary for Saanjh to make Maya know that she loves Arjun"? She had made it out of Saanjh's eyes but didn't see the same feelings in Arjun's eyes as per Arya convo in the hospital. If Arjun & Saanjh were lovers & if Maya had come between them, I would have condemned that action.
Coming to the post wedding, Maya has always feared God & has been guilty whenever she did something wrong. If she was really evil, there wouldn't have been even an ounce of remorse in her facial expressions. So she does have a soft side. Her real side comes only before Ganesha idol which is her reality. So this is an indication that she genuinely wanted to let go of her past.
Maya did propose to Arjun and he did take his time to accept her proposal. He had gone to the extent of fighting with his dusky and family to marry her. Vandana's feelings towards Maya is right but even she had contributed to a great extent for this climax which has begun with Arjun getting separated from her and Ayan. Her ways are absolutely wrong. If Maya had desired to separate Arjun from his family despite Vandana's acceptance and motherly love, then I would have agreed that Maya is wrong.
P.S Note: This is not an assumption or the delusion. I am analyzing the other side of the story and was expecting this from the CVs. I am interested in Maya's healing so she can be a better person and lead a better life. She has suffered a lot and at least now she deserves to be happy. If the cvs were to make her that way, why do they make us show empathy towards her?
If you talk about the Law of Karma, it also applies to Vandana. When Arjun brought Jhanvi to his place, Vandana was very rude. She said that it is not a madhouse though she was a nurse. If not for anything, she should have shown some humanity. When Maya came to her house, she slammed the door on her face without looking at her hand which you call it as self-harming. But that is not a fact. She also threw water and trash on her. So Maya did the same when Vandana brought the gift for her. (the story conveys that the world is a mirror. If you give good, it comes back to you. If you give bad, even that comes to you).
Everyone deserves a second chance in their lives and to prove their goodness. It should be a fair chance which Vandana didn't give Maya.
The difference between Saanjh's and Maya's action is the former has done these things post marriage. Both the actions are wrong but the former made a graver mistake than the latter. She was also told by her own mother to keep a respectable distance from Arya but she didn't listen.
I have not seen much of Jenny but I liked her in Saraswatichandra. She can definitely play Saanjh's role easily. So I would have liked Saanjh in that case but I can't imagine Aneri playing Maya's role. according to me, if anyone can play Maya's role apart from Jenny, it has to be Rucha Hasnabnis (SNS) or Anita (in YHM) or the one who played Svetlana's role in Ishqbaaz.(don't know her name).
Sorry for the long post.
Once again I am saying that I am looking at the other side of the coin.
Edited by kavsy - 8 years ago