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In real life, I would have stayed clear of him (yeah sue u would have🤢), but in fiction, I cannot help myself hopelessly falling for his tortured soul and waited hopelessly for him to find solace. **sigh**
I have always thought that Manik Malhothra is just like the fireflies Nandini loves. His life has been no less than full of Storms and heavy rains. Somewhere in there, there should be a Nandini to wait for the firefly to glow brightly and give pleasant view to the people who see them. So to find out the real Manik, we need to have people like Nandini. 
He is unyielding, law unto himself, a man who deals with only cold, hard facts, one who believes that everyone has a hidden agenda and that selflessness is just a sham that people hide behind.
Manik and Nandini, are similar and yet dissimilar in dealing with their past. Again, neither have done a great job. Both have buried the fear deep inside, only to let it consume them in moments of extreme distress.
While Manik has become emotionally detached, distrustful and cold towards his surroundings, Nandini is exactly the opposite! She trusts everyone, believes in giving them second chances, her friendly exterior spreading warmth wherever she goes. The brilliance of the characters is that NEITHER one is right completely. Just see how Nandini gets taken advantage of by the people around her.
He has taken several small steps forward in the past several months that show the potential to do good, to be kind and caring, and move past some scars. This isn't easy - especially for a man who has had a very specific mentality since his young days.He might have made mistakes yet, but it's important that he realizes his mistakes, feels remorse, corrects them, and redeems himself.
People aren't the same. Their mentality, personality, and nature are not the same. They deal with trauma in their own ways - some in destructive ways. Nandini's Ammz took her in, gave her love and morals and values, and raised her like a daughter. She was given the love and safety of a balanced home. She was taught right from wrong.
Manik had and has issues with his mother abandoning him, didn't have the love and safety of a balanced home. He was more damaged, psychologically.
Considering all the issues Manik had (trust issues, abandonment issues, mother issues, etc., etc.,) because of which he had to face pain thresholds, etc., which are not the same as that of normal people. It took more for him to fight the darkness - perhaps because he was more affected by the past. Because of which his fears were greater. Manik has very rational mind, but sometimes he isn't able to think in proactive solutions. Instead he causes more hurt and pain for himself. So here he needed Nandu's help. Nandu brought tiny changes in him,
This is why I don't like anyone condemning Maniks character, because deep down I see him as a lost boy who has had no one to guide him throughout his life, who was shaped by the circumstances that were (essentially) bad for him .As a man, a shaped man, he has made choices so wrong and cold and self-destructive that he can't even see it himself unless someone points it out to him. And even then, it'll take more than that to make him acknowledge it. Because accepting that you have done wrong, that you've lived wrong, isn't easy for any human being to hear and accept. It's like telling a mother that she's a bad mother and hasn't raised her child right.
Manik who is special now :Good and positive person. It's what I want to tell people who condemned his character - people can change for good, that struggles can be endured, battles won, and that despite all the bad choices you've made - there's hope for redemption. Manik did wrong, realized it, felt remorse, and redeemed himself as a BEST n BRIGHTEST STAR OF NANDINI.⭐️
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