Originally posted by: 404_found
I agree . This story is different than Anupama . Virat is not Vanraj and Sai is not Anupama .
Virat was shown as a supportive husband who did everything in his hands to support Sai's career after she lost her father . He did go against his family for Sai many times and took stands for her . They showed us Sai fell for Virat for being a supportive partner . Both had their shares of mistake in this journey as no one is perfect . Post surrogacy track Virat let Sai down and he choose P over Sai for whatever reason .
I had shared this before as well post leap narrative as per the makers Virat loved only Sai and didn't intend to move on with anyone and married P only for adoption sake . When Sai comes back he feels betrayed that Sai never came back to him even after going through a big tragedy in life and MU that she moved on . When the MU clears ,he again feels betrayed that his daughter is hidden from him and is conflicted to choose between his current wife who supported him and his ex wife whom he still loves . He thinks his love doesn't want him anymore and decided to stay with his current wife but he is unable to get over Sai . Later he realizes he still loves Sai but is bounded by duty . The only issue why online fans couldnt relate was because it was Pakhi who had a questionable past but for makers Pakhi was positive and had change of heart after her kand in surrogacy .
Going by makers narrative, Virat only loved Sai and Sai is one man woman . The conflict is Virat's farz and Sai unable to trust him enough to have given him a second chance after the accident . They love eachother and their kids are their world . As per them , Virat hasn't betrayed Sai but circumstances made them apart . He wasn't a Vanraj who had an EMA with another woman. Virat needs to redeemed and he needs to realize he made a mistake by not choosing his wife .
In this equation ,if Virat couldn't fall in love with another woman despite her being his first love , perfect for him and his family as shown in the initial leap then how could they show Sai falling for another man when she has always loved him with his flaws . Sai biggest fear was Virat still loves his first love Pakhi but post leap proved he doesn't love Pakhi while Virat biggest fear was Sai doesn't love him enough and can leave him .
I know everything depends on TRP and the scope for dragging but making Sai fall for another man destroys the basic characteristics of Sai . Not all men in her life has to be romantic interest and she got maximum support from audiences post leap because she was shown as someone who single handedly raised her daughter without anyone's support.