Originally posted by: lovemedo
Baldev and Gunjan are completely different characters. What Gunjan did was absolutely cruel and horrible, but there were things that actually drove her to that point. She had a horrible past, her mother was literally a b*itch to her. Her ONLY dream and hope was to escape somewhere she could get the empathy and love she always wanted. Now I'm not defending Gunjan. But literally drawing comparisons with Baldev and Gunjan when both of their freakin' situations were different, is absolutely ridiculous, IMO. You cannot expect two people to act the same regarding something when both had their own reasons. Also has Baldev's reason ever been shown for what he wanted the Sarpanch title for? Gunjan had NO ONE on her side. Her father was/is & always will be a spineless creature who couldn't even save her from her vicious mom, when things happened in front of his eyes. And no, I'm not saying Gunjan's action are justified. But this whole forum seems to go in a frenzy regarding the whole sibling crap; how one's SO evil and the other is like dood ka nahaya hua.
Yes, I do agree, Baldev is a better person than Gunjan. But people just tend to go overboard with the comparisons, sometimes. Especially when they're really not needed. Not moral policing or anything but writing my own POV:)
I agree there is no comparison between Gunjan and Baldev. They may be siblings but they are not the same person. Everyone reacts differently to challenges. Baldev is basically a SECURE person. So the way he acts will be very different to the way Gunjan acts, coz she is a very INSECURE person. The way she acted was totally unacceptable and cruel. Chanchali is the same as well. At least Gunjan tried to get revenge off the people she thought DID destroy her dream. (Though you wonder at her judgement, coz these are people she grew up with and they had NO reason to lie about some man they didn't even know). But leaving that aside, that Chanchali is USING Gunjan to get back at their father. In my opinion she is worse than Gunjan.
But Baldev...he I think wants to be sarpanch coz that is the most influential title in the village. He wants to be top dog! There are lots of people who just love to be in control and love to be the centre of attention. I also think, he thinks he can be a good leader. The guy IS a born leader. He can get anyone to do anything for him! That is the sign of a person who has the power of persuasion on his side. Best example is when he managed to get the village people to go against Ratan's embroidery factory. He was SO manipulative. A perfect politician in my opinion.
Also, I think he wants to be sarpanch, coz subconsciously he probably wants to show his father that HE can occupy his seat and do an even better job than he did! His father has never shown faith in him. So this could be a Freudian way of getting his respect! But I agree that Baldev and Gunjan are not the same. So just coz Gunjan spent her time trying to get back at Ranvi and Veera, that dosent mean that BALDEV too needs to waste his time doing the same... the fact IS he realised what he was doing is destructive and he decided to defer. That is the sign of a man with a brain AND a heart!! That's why I love Baldev! He is a hero and a villain, both rolled into one!! He is a BAZIGAAR! :)
Edited by MrDarcyfan - 11 years ago