As always, I agree, Cheeku mine!
Virat is not someone on a pedestal. He is flawed, but he learns.
He thinks more than he talks.
He prefers for things to happen organically rather than be the person driving them.
And he always balks at speaking anything unpleasant, hence his admiration for his wife.
Today, time and again, I saw his eyes seeking out the person who has changed him single-handedly.
He spoke again and again how Sai gave him courage to "speak" the truth... while he has been an honest officer, he hasn't been courageous enough to be truthful in life... he never lied, not by choice, but he is guilty of innumerable omissions.
And he knows this.
Virat of today is not the Virat Chavan of Chavan Nivas... neither is he the Virat Samrat knew or Pakhi fell for.
This is Sai's Virat Sir... Kamal Joshi's Virat.
And his family is slowly realising the changes in him. And by family, I mean Sai too.
Sai too hasn't realised how much he has changed.
Samrat's words today struck her deep... she will keep hearing them in her mind.
Virat never ran. He stood by her. Always. Even when he was wrong and she was wrong, he never ran.
Virat spoke his truth.
He left Pakhi's truth to her.
It is not his call to make.
He hopes that the reality of marriage will change her as it did him.
He has faith in Samrat's goodness changing her the same way he changed due to Sai.
I liked how he said 'Patralekha, Pakhi..'
He is her friend.
And he is not going to bring in false formality and make it artificial.
Virat cleared everything today.
Calmly, with dignity, keeping his priorities in place.
Sai and Jeeva.
Nothing matters more.
And now, he is taking himself out of the equation, to give everyone space.
I respect that man.