Originally posted by: beagleboy
I think the question is not if she loves him or if he loves her. Sigh! Matters of the heart are much too complex to simplify them so. Matters of the heart are deep, closed to rationality and logic, and inhabit an alternate relm, where few are courageous to tread. And so a person in love is not always rational. Is Shravan irrational when he expects that Suman waits for him (despite having broken ties with her)? Absolutely so. Is he irrational if he expects Suman to turn down Aditya (personally and professionally) on account of his friendship and unspoken love? Undoubtedly yes! But does he love her still? Unequivocally yes.There is a rift between Shravan's body/mind and soul. His body (and his mind) bear the signs of defeat, exhaution and an inexplicable rage. His soul still stirs to the lingering fragrance of his love, so deeply entrenched that everytime he sees her, it causes his heart to pound madly and loudly like the hooves of horses galloping into vast outstretched lands. But sadly, reason and rage at being wronged take over at the best of times. He is after all a man in the grip of a destructive passion, an all consuming love. And such a man, will go on the path of destruction even if his soul pleads with him that he will get only agony from his chosen path. And with each step he takes down this path, he knows that more agony and sorrow awaits, and yet he proceeds - such is his suffering, confusion that he walks on ahead knowing he is approaching his end.And so yes, love does exist in great measures between the two of them - A love that in good times shines through, overpowering other sources of light until nothing else remains. But equally, a love so dark that when the blanket of bad times settles upon them, it is like a lamp that when lit spreads a grey dull smoke that smothers them. The story as I see it is how they overcome this smoke and let the light through. And only their strength of character will help them and guide them.But - does that mean that Sumo should be bound by Shravan's demons? No. Absolutely not. Each person will have to fight their own demons and walk towards truth. Love is pure and Suman cannot let the grey smoke envelope and smother her. Love is also about letting your beloved grow in the warmth and light of its presence. What Shravan is trying to do is encapsulate Suman in his love, passionate as it is, but there is not room for grown. Love is also freedom. Freedom to be the girl that he loves and not the woman he wants her to be.