I believe this has to do with the male gaze and female gaze of the writers and creatives more than anything else.
How cinema and shows by female writers and directors have a more nuanced and emphatic view to emotions and hidden feelings.
And how mostly even male characters written by them turn out much more sensible and mature.
Two great examples would be Iqbal (Vickys character in Raazi) and Sunny (Farhans in Dil Dhadakne Do).
Surprisingly, this should have meant Vankar writing V better than others. But all he comes across is problematic. Probably the translation from Leena's Rono to Vankars Virat is the issue... Keeping in mind the context, target audience and his own mindset
Yes agree.
But if Virat was like this with everyone, it would have made sense. But he is so considerate n empathetic with other women, his family but totally opposite with Sai. So these writers are aware of sensitive side of men but only when it is about ‘another’ women. Basically they show how to take your wife for granted, manipulate her, abuse her, indulge in subtle EMA while blaming wife n make it look like her fault when she retaliates.
Virat character is written by a narcissist.
I really wish they end this by showing Virat realize he was wrong in how he treated Sai and Sai falling out of love. This aint love. Since anniversary track the man is doing one thing after another that is hard to look over and ship him.
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