Manik Malhotra - The Monster of his own life. Cruel and Callous - Those are such harsh words to use for a guy like him, yet they are exactly what he wants to be known as. As he puts up with exterior front in front of everyone, throwing words that he knows will prick her the most, he dies a million deaths inside, yet, he continues to suffer and endure the pain of being alone, walking that path all by myself because he seems to have accepted that as his fate. Oh god no Baba. I want this guy to be loved - so much love. You know he has always been like this. Delusional. He has been delusional about himself and wants the world to be too. When Nandini came with the mirror he got scared. not for the world to see his real self but for him to accept who is truly is. Hence, the obsessive hatred. He hated her for showing him mirror but then he was obsessed with her for even knowing the real him. She showed him what he's been doing around, what he really is and what his potential is. He used it all against her to make her away yet it killed him so much to do all that to one person who did soo much for him.
Flamey, I know you are have soft corner for Manik, or rather you always bring Manik's inter turmoil to the table, even during the break up scene, and today, you've given us more words to really understand all that Manik is going through. It hurts, yet this is the beauty of this one character - He makes me feel so much - be it in anger, hurt or just love. Such a beautiful OS - All of it. I know many find it weird, my love for Manik. Even I do as it never happened with me. No character has ever managed to get me so on edge but he does. He does every single time with sheer brilliance that I cry the tears he does. I smile the smile he has. He has me so much invested in him now that I know for a fact that if ever his character is being butchered I'll see a piece of my heart going away. Maybe all this is because I've always wanted a Manik for myself since I got hold of myself and my reality. You know, I won't ever change anything about him. He is perfectly imperfect for me. So yeah, writing him is challenge that isn't difficult.and there, you can start loving me again. I've commented not because you told me to but because I needed the time to perhaps sink this one in again so that I could form coherent words on Manik Malhotra.