What kind of a man would Samrat be?
From the little that we know of him -- through a small flashback and his breezy entry and exit, Samrat has grown up in insecurities of his own. Perhaps, his widowed mother Mansi was ill-treated at her inlaws and sent back to her maternal home after his father's death. Here, with all reins in the hand of Bhavani, everyone has to live at her mercy. Even in the childhood flashback, Virat is shown as the brat while Samrat is the 'bechara' bua ka beta type.
Cut to two decades later - they are now Jiva and Shiva (Jiva Mahala and Shivaji - the famous saying, Hota Jiva mhanun vachla Shiva - Because Jiva was there so Shiva was saved at Pratapgadh) and both are ready to sacrifice for each other.
Virat, who has this special blessing from God that he will always have someone's debt of saving his life, also had one as a child 😂 And he thought he would repay that debt by sacrificing a promising relationship with a girl, whose obsession he could not see or sense (I don't want to call Pakhi a victim because she made her choice of marriage despite having her father's support to call it off). Then, he friend zones the girl and is very clear about it but enters into a long phone conversation with her on her wedding night, which Samrat overhears.
Samrat decides to leave for duty, leaving his newlywed wife (and his beloved brother) to live her/their life the way she pleases. And disappears...
Has Samrat left because of the shock and hurt assuming that his brother has cheated him or has he gone away because he also wants to 'sacrifice' his love for Virat? Is he hiding and watching the conduct of his cousin and his new wife to decide what he should do next? Will he return when someone is needed to expose Pakhi or save Sai?
