I wasn't entirely sure if I should say this or not...but I think you'll take this the right way.
The Interlude was disappointing.
I don't mean to be rude or unnecessarily unpleasant, so I'll delineate very clearly why I felt so.
1) Sameer. With the way, Khushi's been hung up about her past for all these years, I was expecting an adversary worth fighting or shedding tears over. But Sameer is such a caricature without a single redeeming quality coming across, that I am completely at a loss for why Khushi would waste so much time and energy over him. He is a uni-dimensional cartoon, for lack of a better word (phrase). I understand that he represents the typical desi MCP but I don't see a SINGLE reason for Khushi to have fallen for him. He isn't overly attractive or magnetic or charming. He is clearly aggressive and insecure and uncommunicative. He isn't even a nice person. Heck, he's plain stupid! Who goes to their PARENTS' guest house where anybody might show up, for a dalliance? Common tastes in films, shows and food seem a very shallow base to build a relationship on. In fact, I find it hard to understand why Khushi even agreed to meet Sameer after the first time.
I guess what I'm trying to say in a roundabout way is that Khushi and Sameer's relationship felt very unconvincing. I didn't buy Khushi's love, and consequently, I didn't buy her hurt or her baggage.
Khushi represents many symptoms of being in a classic abusive relationship-- but without anything to show for the beginning.
Even Khushi's parents don't seem reason enough. Sure they wanted her to marry Sameer, but they don't seem pushy or insistent. They even categorically said that she wouldn't be forced to marry him.
So WHY an intelligent, confident, successful, attractive young woman from a fairly liberal background (as witnessed by her parents' leniency) would CHOOSE someone like Sameer (forget sticking with him) evades me.
I guess...more depth to Sameer's character, or to their relationship would have made it more believable.
2) The conflict. It's so easy to paint Sameer the bad guy here and Khushi the wronged vestal virgin. And I'm not suggesting Khushi bore any blame for what Sameer did. It's just that...correlating to my first point...the point of conflict becomes more or less non-existent in the story. Arnav is perfect. Khushi is perfect. Sameer is an ass through and through. It's too...clear cut and straightforward. I'd expected more exploration of Arnav, Khushi AND Sameer-- more of what makes them real people. At this stage, they're all cardboard cutouts that I find impossible to sympathize with and it makes me feel as though I know exactly how the story is going to end up.
I understand that plot and characterization are entirely a writer's prerogative, and I do respect that. Nor do I know how the rest of the story will pan out. So please excuse me for being presumptuous.
I just feel that you have the potential to do so much better and really etch your characters well-- make them human-- and give this story more depth.
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