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" Hell hath no fury , like a woman scorned".
And boy, Antara has been scorned like anything. She is a girl who lived her life in extremes and her whole essence was a reflection of her father. When he was taken away from her , she not only lost a parent but herself. She was angry, hateful and distrusting of this world and its ways. This was her first brush with realities and its cruelties. She tried hardening and killing her desires to survive and gave on love and trust - two ingredients that her father has transferred to her.
But out came the road-side Gunda- Raghu. He fought, teased and protected her. He made her feel alive and stirred the emotions which she had burned with her father's pyre. She loved and lived him. He symbolized hope and she again felt like a young girl who had dreams and desires.
And then a storm came and took it all away. Again.
The love that has given her hope was the reason for her destruction. She trusted and loved a man who took her father away. She is aware that she cannot ever punish this man, he has rendered her defenseless. So she decided to walk on a road which is full of thorns, just to see Raghu in misery and in guilt.
She will burn herself , just to make Raghu suffer. And this is what she did. Her faith on their love is so strong that she knows that nothing will give him pain as much as his love snatched away. So she willingly tied herself to the devil, sacrificed her life so that his eyes can be teary.
She is slowly dying seeing him in this mess , yet she will not stop. She will fight her own love to hate him.
This is not just about a daughter's revenge, but it symbolizes the suffering's of a lover who felt betrayed.
Take a bow , Antara. For all your flaws and faults, you make it as real as possible! Love and its varied shades and tales!
Vasudha
