This Dev of CB2 is drastically different from Dev of CB1, who took my heart away. That Dev was one of the main reason why i stuck to the show because, he was so different from the others. He was a strong man who stood beside his wife and believed her even when the entire world went against her!
Sigh. Dev of CB2 is not different from the rest, and is drastically opposite to Dev of CB1. But then both have been brought up in very different conditions. This Dev is fed from very young age as to how important it is to preserve the name/honor of the family. And he has been repeatedly choosing his family's name/honor OR DDJee's wishes over Radhika.
Actually the character of Dev is consistent majorly. He is not a very strong man emotionally... doesn't accept faults easily...thats the reason he wants to live in his comfort zone...this arrangement of Dev-Radhika-Barkha is the comfort zone for him, because he can have everything nicely arranged in the platter.
During the Rohan-Rads fiasco, Dev wasn't initially ready to sacrifice Rads. But when DDjee's name came in, he gave up. He was ready to sacrifice his love. There was also his emotional insecurity that he might not be able to give Rads status and luxury. Fine. Then when Rohan became ill...Dev didn't spare a minute before blaming Rads for every single thing. Was she the only one responsible? No, he was equally involved. Or may i say, Dev was the one who cheated Rohan and not Rads...because she told Rohan the truth before marriage happened. However, Dev never told Rohan that Rads was his love! But he shouted at Radhika, behaved coldly with her for numerous times...to make her feel guilty (when it was his own guilt pricking him inside) and also to an extent because he was unable to forget her so he screamed at her(again because of his own guilt) But all this stopped when Rads was about to loose her life, when Rohan pushed her in the lake. Dev saved her and after facing the fear of loosing her, he became mild towards her. Yet, he didn't believe Rads that Rohan was faking of being ill...UNTIL she didn't show him the truth!
Again, this time Dev chose DDjee's wish --Barkha, over Radhika...to preserve the family's name.
Acc. to Dev...Barkha is the girl who sacrificed her entire life for RaDev...who has put her entire future at stake for the sake RaDev...so that RaDev can be together. Oh, such a humble soul Barkha is! Yes, thats what any person may think...and so does Dev. Which girl does all this for any friend? No one.
He took Barkha's name during RP puja, thinking he would have both wife and RPti. But didn't he think the mental torture Radhika would have to face if the arrangement comes through? No, he didn't. Now when he sees Rads sad, it pinches him...reminding him his mistake during RP puja...but doesn't want to accept it though.
Barkha told him certain words which is true in general case -- wife feeling jealous, insecure because other lady is being given importance. This is easy for Dev to believe...and more so because he feels guilty for he is the one responsible for this mess...he tried taking an easy way out by uttering barkha's name during RP puja...and also wanted Radhika along with him!
So Dev's eyes are blinded completely by Barkha's lies/ sacrifices...and in this he is not noticing the sacrifices Radhika had given.
Is it easy for a wife to let some other lady get the status of her husband's wife, when the other lady is nothing. Is it easy for a wife to feel happy when others are blessing her husband to have a long married life with some other woman?
Its not easy. It really tough, yet Radhika did it just so that her husband can be happy. Just for the sake of his family...for the sake of RPship...for the sake of promise given to DDJee.
She could have easily walked out after RP puja saying, she cannot do this...because remaining as his wife inside the house, while outside Barkha pretends to be one...cannot be easy on herself. She cannot see her husband with some other lady. Better to move away. OR she could have stood strong that Dev SHOULD Accept only her as his wife publicly!!
But Rads didn't choose the easy way, she chose the tough road so that her husband can have his RPti and his wife as well.
However in Dev's eyes, he feels Radhika has it all, so why should she feel bad. Rads had repeatedly told him that all she wanted was to be with him as his wife. So he was happy in his comfort zone because he is giving her that...never bothering to give Rads, a public recognition (he is working on it by putting things on Rohan's head...but am not sure, how much it would be successful!) He always chooses easy way out than going for the correct but tough path!
So my point, Dev feels bad when Rads does all this to Barkha...because he thinks that Rads has unnecessarily become insecure of a girl who doesn't even love him! He is too much obliged to Barkha because if it hadnt been for her, his comfortable life wouldnt be there. And in this, he is unable to see Rads pain, sacrifice. Even if he sees, he shuts himself saying why should she be in pain, for he is there for her!
But Barkha? Who is there for her? Hence his promise that he wont start his married life until Barkha gets married.
So he wants to get guilt-freed in case of Barkha but not Rads because he thinks, he is there for her and would give everything when time comes, to her. In short, he takes Rads for guaranted!
He doesn't realize though, that the reason for this comfortable life of his...is not Barkha...but Radhika. It is Radhika's sheer strength that is letting him have this comfy life with everything in his platter...had it been for some other wife, she would have put her foot down and would have insisted to let only her name be said publicly!
He won't realize it either...until he doesn't loose Radhika!
Sometimes when life goes perfectly, we tend to forget or don't notice the reason as to why our life is so smooth. Is someone working behind selflessly so that the thorns in our paths get removed, before we set our foot on it? Is someone working quietly, without making it obvious, so that you can have a smooth flowing life? When someone like that is behind you, life seems very easy however we don't make a point to turn behind and see who is the one doing everything and making life easier for you...Until the person doesn't go away. Once the person goes away, you realize how difficult life was, but because the person was behind you, things seemed easier and so smooth.
Once Radhika is gone, Dev and the entire PF would realize how Barkha is as a RPtian and as a human. Barkha hardly knows anything or hardly understands the worth of RPship...yet everyone is making her a queen. Well, they would realize who was the noble soul was...when this arrogant queen would smash them down her heels!
And well, everyone including Dev deserves that. 😃
Dev disappointed me as a character y'day because he was so different from the rest of the lot and hence close to my heart. Y'days Dev was just like someone else which i couldnt relate to. Nevertheless this is CB2's Dev. But i wanted to vent out my feelings...and hence this post! 😳