Shruti and Fernandes, your discussions and posts are an absolute delight to read. If it was not for your posts i would have given up watching beyhadh long time back. I normally watch beyhadh after i read your discussions and that also in fast forward mode. Normally i like to see and forget about things. Since it's reel, i don't even try and think if there are such people in reality. Thankfully i have had a peaceful life so far and have not thought about shaguns and apshaguns. I am very much married (for almost 2 decades), a Hindu but can't even recall when was the last time i had used Sindoor.
I am pleasantly surprised that you both know so much about customs. The way i would have looked at Maya was... she had a hard life,..she is a go-getter and believes in everything is fair in love and war.
I don't recall she saying anything like Shagun/apshagun...that is because she only trusts herself. I love her for this. Ashwin/ Samay/Jailor murder are all acceptable to me in a way. They were all criminals. The only one i really condemn is that mansi girl... but i still think there is more to that part of the story since that seemed to easy for Maya and everyone in the court just conveniently accepted it. I still do not know why Maya did not fight that case really.
Prem, was not really her fault. VM,..bad ,..but a pawn in her love war who had to go. I feel bad for Ayaan but again he was just plain stupid to instigate her.
Saanjh, i can ignore her 'almost kiss' as human and even that Holi dance assuming that she was his best friend and did not realise that she has crossed the limits but what i don't understand is that if the partner did not like it, why would you go and confront. You have to accept that the other partner/wife doesn't like it and maintain a distance after that.
Arjun, i still don't understand him...by far the most spineless character o the show. Now after loosing a child, mother and near death experience i would imagine he should have been happy to be alive and generally putting pieces together of everything they are left with. Nope,.. the guy is in love and wants to marry right away.
Did Arjun had a plan to marry her right away or was it Sannjh? She showed up at the police station directly with the card. This is where i am getting lost...i really don't understand what's happening here.