@anshvi the question is about Arjun's choice. Does he have a choice. As a child he was not given a choice. Whether he wanted Vandana as his mother. As an adult his choice of taking a wife is proven wrong. So what is Arjun, what are his decisions. Always wrong. I will repeat the question. Is Arjun always wrong. Because Maya sends him to VM, Arjun says sorry, so whatever he felt as 6 year old was just his illusion. Now Arjun goes to Dusky, so whatever he felt for Maya again a perception and illusion. Whatever Arjun feels is Maya, just his perception which is wrong. At this point it looks that way. He is a man with no independant mind. Duffer. Is he duffer.
Vandana had taken care of Arjun. I dont refute that. She anyday is far better a mother than Jhanvi who didnt protect child Maya. But then she didnt give space to Arjun to make his decisions. The problem is that. Arjun the individual and independent decisions.
And love is letting go. When has Saanjh let go of Arjun. She does it in dialogues, not once in action. But let us leave that aspect there as we disagree on that point.
Love is let go, and I want to feel that letting go from Prem's daughter. I want to see Prem's beti which I am not seeing. I was expecting Prem's beti from Prem's death but I see Vandana's beti, now Jhanvi's beti also with that arrogant smile, who doesnt raise a finger to fight for herself and wants Arjun to save her. I see the abla nari. I dont see Prem's beti in action whom Prem has taught how to swim, how to fight against the tide and how to let go the right way in action.
At this point I see Ashwin and Rajiv in Arjun who has married Maya who before marriage claimed in a pub get a rich girl, almost drove her to suicide, who didnt wanted to reduce her madness, who had relation with her, who wanted to move to her luxurious apartment ( all this are dialogues by him) who became CEO of a company without much effort and who wanted another woman also in his life, and who took the hand of his madness leaving his pregnant wife. I wanted to see the man who didnt expose where he was at night and took the blame of copyright stealing and got fired. That was the Arjun Sharma Maya respected. That was the Arjun Sharma I also respected. Not this man.
Yes whatever Maya has lost is because of her, her fear, her insecurities and most importantly her love which was her junoon. So let her leave that and reclaim whatever she has lost. She is capable of fighting another war. She doesnt have anything to lose. She has lost everything in the name of love. Beyhadh love. She doesnt know love and that was her problem always. So let her do what she knows best. Hatred. When she hates everything it will be better for her, because she knows the language of hatred which Ashwin had taught her very well. Let her speak that language.
Coming to step mom, I analyze the character the way it is presented, it is not universal law or something. And this analysis which is with respect to just beyhadh need not be made universal law or assumption or my feeling on anything. I dont make judgements.
I have seen a show " Meri Bhabi" where Supriya Pilaonkar had played a step mom. What a character that was and what a wonderful bonding saas-bahu shared in it. It was a very beautiful feel good show. But alas it didnt get the required TRPs and shut down in about a year.
So was the bonding of Dr Dayal and Durga in EHT. What a beautiful bonding that was which every daughter would love to get from her father and Dayal gives to Durga even being not her real father. And how he plays a father figure to Dev giving him the bitter pill first but then when he come realizing who Durga is, he gives a heartfelt hug. It was a very beautiful scene between Dev and Dayal. Not a single dialogue but both the men knew what is the truth.
Love doesnt need language. When love speaks, heart sees it. Unfortunately my heart has not seen Saanjh's love, but only her obsession which is camouflaged in wonderful dialogues.
While my heart did see Maya's attempt to love, but didnt know the language of love and she messed up between language of love and hatred and ended up losing everything.