Originally posted by: mistletoe
Soap, it was partly a defence mechanism, partly the fact that he was sozzled up completely and partly the fact that he was genuinly amused with the idea that Tarun thinks he has gone crazy for Bani......Jai was actually taken aback at the idea! Somewhere in his mind he knows that he is nuts about her, but at the same time, he also knows that he doesn't feel for Bani, what he felt for Pia and since as I said before, Jai marks Pea-brain Pia as his standard of Love, he just cannot make himself believe that, yes, he indeed loves Bani, more than he has loved anyone, more than he can love anyone and Love, in the way she loves him, wholly and not the Saint Bani Love that has been portrayed yesterday!
Someone mentioned that since Jai is 40 year old wordly wise man, we can't expect him to say "I love you" to Bani! Why I ask? Didn't he say these words to Pia? If you remember the earlier episodes, he not only said the three magical words to Pia, but actually wooed her in the way any normal man would woo his love....Flowers, Gifts ect ect! Ok, I am not saying that only by doing this does one prove his or her love, but just stating that Jai's age has nothing to do with his feelings for Bani!
When Jai totally realizes that he loves Bani, I am sure, he won't hesitate to shout the same out from the Rooftops giving a damn to the World! JW might be a man of few words but he is also a man who never minces his words when time comes to that!
My two cents....
MT