Originally posted by: PPak
my pov
Aryan I feel has been attracted to Imlie from the time he carried her into his house and has been fighting it partly and and partly succumbing. Thats why till he realized she was Adi's wife - he was always overly interested in why she was so caring of Adi. He has asked her that so many times particularly when they got to office from temple etc.
Aryan has told Imlie he does not need her to take revenge but
I feel Aryan has a dual reason for bringing Adi down - one because he likes Imlie and another because it also helps him destroy Adi.He knows very well how deep her relationship with Adi is and also how much Adi feels for her.
In the car park at night - he says to Adi - one can destroy a person by taking his life, identity and leaves the third udhar...is it love? He also picks up the dog and kisses it - is it symbolic of taking Imlie for himself and also to destroy Adi. I feel he tries to make sure Imli has no suspicion of him by always telling her - his doings are all on a professional level.
All this makes Aryan a lot more planned in his doings - which is consistent with his characterization.
I could be wrong--but this is how I read the scenes...esp given how Aryan since the beginning is hyper conscious / aware of any mention of Imlie.
I think Aryan started to be attracted to imlie even unconsciously since the night before her anniversary when her tear fell on his hand.
Before that he was extremely curious about imlie-adi equation because of adi... He definitely wanted to know what she is to adi because adi is his enemy.
We (arylians) think that pain connects him to imlie and that he thinks that reason for their pain is same (akt) makes him protective of her (it could be a delusion off course)
I don't know why imlie or anyone wouldn't believe when he says he doesn't need to use anyone for revenge because he's powerful... And that also make me question his intentions because he can destroy akt and his entire family within minutes so why this long drawn out plan wtf he wants to snatch from him (his teesri baat udhar could be love... Like u say)
Yes cat scene is symbolic in many ways, apart from what you say he'd snatch imlie from adi... It was also adi didn't even notice imlie was there, he just decided there was no one out here which means he fails to reach imlie when she needs him the most.
It's very grey area... And very interesting to discuss and contrast with you.
Also another point I think you mentioned that he intervenes b/w adi-imlie in worst possible time - in my opinion he interevenes b/w them only when they're (mostly adi but sometimes imlie) making public mockery of their problems. Like the dp signing scene on the porch... Now imagine if those two were having that very conversation inside a room like civilized people would he have followed imlie to the room and came b/w them?
Edited by SundariP - 3 years ago