Originally posted by: _Chaverah_
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Okay, so before I comment, let me be clear that, I am one of those people who can not connect with Chandni.
But...
But I do understand her. Atleast a good portion of her (untill d CVS decide to butcher her characterization n add a total tangent shade again)
What I assumed of Chandni from d initial episodes is...she's like that swan amongst a murder.
Pure, brave, head-heart in right places - warrior in every sense.
She was a perfect blend of wisdom n naivety, maturity n innocence, vulnerabilities n strength, pain n fun. N I really really loved her for that.
She, IMO, was one hell of a strong character. A one that is really inspiring sorts. N pretty close to reality.
But then either CVS began to add layers to her, or d trps r forced them to do so, and we had shades of Gray induced n introduced.
N trust me, that was d best time I had understanding this character - Chandni.
Coz..no person is entirely white it black. We're all in d shades of Gray.
N so was Chandni.
Though it took me by surprise, her sass, her lies, her fake videos..though they contradict d previous weeks, they showed how Chandni any other girl, who would not hesitate to do stuff that would protect her family.
And why not? What has Advay been to her?
Downright s Challenger who owed to destroy her. N she has had no reason to believe that he too might b a good person behind n beneath all his manipulative stuff. N I really appreciate that.
Coz hey, if a man comes n owes to destroy my family n me, I wouldn't give him a benefit of doubt that may be he's good n I can talk him out. Hell no. I'll try my best to get rid of him, or get us out of his path.
It was d nails thing that completely threw me off my feet. I lost whatever understanding I had of her till then. Or rather. my understanding came to a stand still with way too stark contradiction of staring wide eyed at me.
Irrespective of whether she thought he'd not walk ahead or not, planting nails on d path that physically hurt some one...was too much for me. N honestly I can't understand that bit even to this day. (so, I guess I choose to ignore it)
And from then on, it was On-Off, almost like whiplashes with every episode. The CVS just loved, love to experiment with Chandni's character to a point of butchering it that, now I don't find any solid pillar of her characterization that I can lean upon n understand d rest of her based on this pillar.
But that being said, I guess in all this hullabaloo mess they made of her, there are a few things I understood of her. May b that's coz I'm trying hard to figure her out, or may b coz she's really there but I've been dumb n blind all this long (still am?)
Chandini is a broken soul herself. : Okay I am willing to give her that. She has had a lot to deal with with her dad, mum ,stepmum , Dev and above all with Meghu recently while having to deal with her own kidnapping trauma and PTSD.
Broken soul but a really brave n dare I add, stubborn fighter. The initial characterization of Chandni was really astounding. At least for me. Coz despite all d crap she's in, she manages to stand back, walk with a smile, take n face life with a pinch of zest that's hers innately.
I really loved her characterization in d initial episodes, where she was mix of vulnerability n undeniable strength.
Chandini loves Aday : No I dont think she loves him , tho she is attracted towards him and is confused why. She is clearly torn between her love for Dev and her attraction for Advay, Dont blame her coz Advay is way ttooo hottt to handle😳 !! HEHE😉
Agree with this. She ain't in no love with Advay but she's attracted. Hell,did u see that guy n d moves he makes n d words he uses? There'd b something really wrong if one's not attracted to him n his charms.
But, I don't really think she's torn between her love for Dev n attraction for Advay. That part hasn't begun yet.
She loves Dev, period.
She's attracted (or getting) to Advay, but not to a point that she's disturbed or torn or pushed to a introspection alley or something. Not yet.
Chandini trusts Advay (not)
Again, I agree. She doesn't trust him. Not to a point that it can be labelled as 'trust'.
Also I read somewhere that Advay only speaks the truth to chandini, I disagree on that too, coz Advay hasn't first of all told his reality to her. ( AKA abt DEV ) , also Advay always puts Chandini in trouble with her family,
Now, who d hell said Advay doesn't effing lie? That guy is a goddamn pro at it. He's a manipulative ass for crying out loud. A kameena n a battameez ladka. Of course he lies. Blatantly that too.
But...he doesn't lie to Chandni.
Yes, omission of truth is lie. I agree with just that one bit.
But apart that, naw, this guy loves to b upfront, honest n reveal his Motto, mission n plans to his lady.
He promised he'd destroy her family. Its pride n bring afore d reality.
He promised he'd Marry get.
He promised she's his be that in anyway that she is.
N awww, he Even promised that he's hers!
He dint promise her of anything he doesn't mean. Nor lied about anything he was gonna do.
So yeah, Advay never lies to Chandni. But this honest (or rather psycho) streak of him is reserved only n only to Chandni!
Chandini decided to give the baby away and did Meghu a favor :
Okay, this...I have mixed views.
I am an elder sister n there are times I have taken decisions for my brother. At times, decisions that prolly he should've had d first right upon.
But then, I did n do believe that I've taken them, not coz I think he's incapable of facing d otherwise, but because I know what's d better thing for him (I sound so much like a soap opera Momma here). So I kinda relate to her, taking up decisions for her sister. In her best interest.
But again, a baby's adoption is a huge decision.
N I would've loved it had CVS concentrated on highlighting Chandni taking this step in order to protect her sister n not her mother's pride.
But that being said, I don't really understand d intensity of d whiplash about this topic, coz we don't entirely know d story of d baby adoption. What if Meghna did not want d baby even before she delivered n hence Chandni did not reveal that her baby is alive?
Yes, irrespective, d mother must b aware. But again, we don't know d entire story. So, I'm not gonna jump to anything as of now.
I do hope that Chandni has a reason, a valid one and a bloody strong one to convince me that she did whatever she did for the baby and its Mother.
Again, I'm on mixed views with d Mahaan-Aatma track introduced to chandni's character.(apologies, I don't really understand what sati-savitri means, or rather why she's brought here. Isn't sati-savitri someone who is uber loyal to her hubby? Apologies again . Its my ignorance, not my intention to offend or something)
While I could NOT connect initially, over a detailed musing n discussion with Uthra Akka, I've realised ki...I kinda understand her? Or may be from where she's coming?
See, *Touchwood* I'm from an extremely happy family. Just d 4 of us. Details left uncovered, I haven't grown up amongst relatives whom one can rely upon. Even to this day. So, even though I have an extremely huge family that could make up a mini town or something, when I say family, I mean just d 4 of us.
But when I was a kid, I was thrilled with d idea of having relatives visit us. Looking back, despite d love I had from my parents, I think I wanted their love, appreciation n acceptance too. But then I grew up. Saw a few things, learnt a few things n I realised that..I don't want anything more than I already have.
So, if I were to think of Chandni that way, I understand her need n will to impress her mom, to get her acceptance n love, b that at any cost.
But the problem is, I can connect that with a kiddo Chandni not d grown up one.
So yeah, there are times I understand her n there are times I just facepalm myself.
But then I realised...Chandni knows her mom doesn't really love Her.
But that's that. She doesn't know that her mom has an evil side to her.
And then it again began to make sense, well, with a face-palm here n there. But sensible, nevertheless at least to an extent.
So, once d real or rather dark shade of her mom comes out, this 'my Pyaar will make her majboor to pyaar me back' is gonna break! (I hope so)
So yes, I do understand this bit of her now.
Advay does bring out d real self of her. Be that d best or d worst; he challenges her, makes her face her fears n win them, even if indirectly n unintentionally.
N I believe that women have his innate intuition about people. Gut feeling? That's what makes or rather pushes Chandni stand back against advay. N be her innate, real self around him.
Coz deep down, she knows he's many a things that she's both privy n not privy to, but not a perv or a sleazebag.
See, Chandni as a wholesome character is difficult to understand n analyse n connect to, atleast for me. But when taken bits n pieces of her, she's actually a regular normal girl.
A girl with a shade n two of gray. A girl who has been through hell n is still standing up with a smile.
She intact is an extremely strong character with heck loads of potential.
Now, if d CVS would brew her character in d proper channel;
Chandni Yash Narayan vashist will b one really admirable character.
That's what I understood of Chandni so far. It's all half baked but hey, I'm trying!
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@Deepthi Akka, there's a reason I not just admire you, but also respect you. And...lets just say that my respect has multiplied and cemented stronger than before.
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