Originally posted by: sareeta
Ryka, I have to agree with Pippa Ji, that, that was some defense in favor of Milind, but that aint surprising now is it?! 😊 With due respect, your stand point is something I have enjoyed reading, but not necessarily something I have completely agreed to…!
Well, I do see your stand but then with due respect, I disgree...
At the risk of being misunderstood and misinterpreted, I go on here to put forth my opinion and stand point...
My apologies to anyone who directly or indirectly feels offended... none is intended however...
I believe that with the viewers connecting to the characters at a level, beyond the fact that they are jus characters, we tend to bias our viewpoints, which are but natural and in no way can be held against one...
But yet, I beg to differ and see it different…
Ayesha, a pivotal character in the story, has been shown as an ex-love who feels jilted in love, which jus only leads the viewers to treat her as a negative character, and not choose to look beyond than what we are expected to see…
Sad, that we chose to be lead by the creative team to believe that to feel jilted and sad , on losing something is to be negative , and not attempt to look beyond and deeper into the character…
Please bear in mind, this is not a rampant Ayesha's defense post, but rather as I perceive it , a objective view of what is transpiring now, considering Ayesha's integral role in the sequence of events….
Ayesha and Milind have grown up together, seen each other through the thick and thin, and one can safely say, they are predictable enough for each other, to react and respond to each other's reactions…
A deeper connection, a step beyond their close friendship might have only been natural… but if one were to look at Ayesha… and her support system; Milind has been an integral part, even if one may argue, that he wasn't the only one…
Milind has been always aware of Ayesha's rationale behind her actions, her anger, and her bitterness…which was only evident during the episode of him snatching the shah house from her back, to give it to his darling wife…
The man did play on her weakness to suit to his advantage… and someone who has had a undeniable knowledge of how she would react and her rationale for her actions, could have done what he did…
The very reason, Milind married, was coz he was playing on Ayesha's jealousy… and to vent his own anger at what had been done unto him by her, and to get back to her, by hurting her where it pricked the most … his importance in her life…
The man has been aware of how Ayesha felt towards him, reacted to him, and more so, saw in him… and the importance of him in her life… and that cannot be denied…no matter what…
The supposed ONS, that transpired, only made Milind cringe in guilt for the fact that he had not given the support to Ayesha, that she was looking for, instead, took advantage of her presence …
The aftermath of the birthday party, saw Milind rushing to Ayesha, with concern about her behavior…the very gesture of rushing to her, could not make it any clearer than it has , that Milind stands by her today too as a good buddy… as someone who has seen her , through her tuff times, shared his own pain, and her pain …
It was certainly a very empathic moment between the two when Ayesha poured out her heart to Him, momentarily forgetting her vengeance and angst at his marriage to Prachi, but for the simple fact that she was losing out on his support on her life… The only constant thing in her life, until… things took a turn on a different tangent…
No denying that, Ayesha is responsible for the mess that she is in, but when it comes to her relation with Milind, there is no denying that he is the support factor for her, in her life…
With an ailing, demented, jilted in love woman for a Mum, who she had to mother, when she needed that support herself and to grow far beyond her age, losing out on childhood innocence, Ayesha has walked a tuff path. She wasn't even blessed with a family as was Milind… who eventually, she regarded as family… her complete support system…
And Milind was aware of this more than anything else, about his importance in her life… and that's undeniable…
One would only expect Milind to stand by her as a friend and let her know that all is over between them, and that he would stand by her as a friend… coz he does know Ayesha is still holding on to the past …
But much to add to turmoil to Ayesha's troubled psyche at the moment, he choses to keep quiet and only utter that he dosent have anything to do with Prachi… which only adds fuel to assumptions of Ayesha, that she is still important in his life, coz he didnt deny her presence..!
I see that Milind treats Ayesha as a frined, and pours out his heart to her… even his denials to her, but the same way he should even let it out the he dosent see Ayesha as a life companion anymore…. Knowing she is building her hopes… by the minute, what with her screaming her lungs out screaming he is hers all the time, in his face….
One may argue that Milind is lost in his own god forsaken sad saga of love, to give Ayesha any importance, but the man, will find only himself to blame … at a later point when things out of hand…
Not accepting a relation is way different from denying it on the face, which always gives a tone of finality…
Silence may be golden, but misinterpreted the most!
Ayesha will be justified if at a later point she turns to Milind " Tune kabhi inkaar bhi nahin kiya ki tu mujhse pyaar karta hai" because Milind has only done that… Kept mum… for his own pathetic sake…
Ayesha has been given every reason by Milind to be believe that what she was thinking was right… even when he said.." Maine tujhse pyaar kiya hai .." Mere aur prachi ke beech mein kuch nahin hai.." …
The man had umpteen chances after the so called ONS to clear his stand and apologize to her but didn't, instead he sulked given his sad assumptions abt his saga of love…and chose to ignore the ONS faade and not clear the stand that Ayesha was wrong in her thinking…
Milind may not be leading her on deliberately, but the fact of the matter is … "HE IS "… Period… Keeping mum and ignoring things don't solve matters…it jus worsens them…
If Milind indeed treats Ayesha as a friend and intends to be one to her, he certainly isn't behaving as one… certainly not… well actually , as a selfish friend to vent his own god damn denials abt his love to her…
If there is anyone who can bring Ayesha out of her turmoil, it would be Milind, by letting her know , she has not lost his support, but only that he has a life with prachi too... and he has accepted too...
Ayesha's actions have always been revolved or based on Milind's actions.. or words and he has been the only one person, she has paid heed to ... and he being aware can only respect that and stand by her... instead of staying mum...
If anyone can make Ayesha realize... it will have to be Milind, coz Ayesha would only be willing to listen to the one person she considers family... the one support in her life,... she has held on to ... in her life...for her own dear life... for her own troubled...sake..!
Neev spoke to Prachi, knowing she was the quieter kinds, who possibly might not have voiced out her thoughts in front of MIlind and cleared her stand, but was only surprised to know she had ... and then chose not to interfere...
Well surprising Milind didnt even come close to being as good as a friend as what Neev is to Prachi!
Milind stands guilty as charged in my eyes!
Thanks Pippa for putting up this post!
I rest my case …
Milind, mujhe ek din marvake rahega… Ok. here is the Devil's Advocate…. I guess there are no surprises on that front😕. Yes, I am biased and will stand by Milind come what may, but that doesn't necessarily mean I say he is right all the time. I don't need reasons to stand by him, but I surely need reasons to defend him. Don't worry, Milind gets the hammering from me the 1st and that too live😡. I am not justifying him…because there probably cant be a right and wrong out here… I am just putting his side of the story.
Sareeta, that was a wonderful post, very well written…I appreciate the fact that it is very balanced👏😃 (because that is something I guess I can never manage😆)
Coming to Ayesha I do see her as a pivotal character with various shades. I will not write her off as a negative character in the entire story… but she surely is a negative character with respect to Michi's Love Story. I am ready to understand the trauma Ayesha is going through and sympathise with it….but I am not ready to set it right at the cost of someone else's happiness….Which is what is happening at the moment.
There is no denying that Milind WAS the support system in Ayesha's life. But she chose to give that up for something else that was more important to her. Milind was the support system because she was a part of his life and a Very Important part. She gave up on Milind and she cant come and seek the same support…. Because Milind has moved on from where SHE had left him. Why should we expect Milind to be at her disposal whenever she wants him to be by her side? I ask if Milind hadn't come into the picture at all… hadn't married Prachi to give Ayesha a taste of her own medicine… do u think Ayesha will still be doing the same? Def No. It is because Milind's entered her so called fight and became her enemy's armour… she put down her weapon…. Because she realizes she cant fight him… so she wants him back into her life. It doesn't work that way not with Milind atleast.
Milind knew Ayesha very well… hence he set up his game and played his game right and won. But he didn't do without a giving her a fair warning… He told Ayesha to watch out for him and expect the unexpected… he would do anything to defeat her. And when he had victory… he came up and accepted his game plan. So whenever he is fought to win he has made sure he has declared war and it came with a warning that he will do anything that it takes to claim his victory. Well, defeating Ayesha was the purpose of his life… till he fell in love with Prachi… and everything else was immaterial…from then on it has been Prachi, Prachi, Prachi and Prachi and will always remain. From that time, he has changed, his priorities in life have changed, a lot of values have assumed a different meaning. He isnt the same guy anymore… that would explain his lack of understanding towards Ayesha. He admitted he feels sorry for Ayesha but doesn't feel her pain and accepted that it could be the end of his association with Ayesha. His concern was surely there when Ayesha was hurt in the fire or when she was on a rampage when Prachi returned. But that was about it…it was concern, not understanding and surely not support! He seemed clueless about what had caused Ayesha's out burst. Now how difficult was it to understand that it was because of Prachi's return? But the fact is that Milind didn't understand… now how can we hold him responsible for not being able to connect to Ayesha or understand her anymore? He isnt the same guy who loved Ayesha, And Ayesha is no longer the girl he loved… both of them have changed. Both are having a problem relating to eachother's identity… forget Milind finding the rationale behind Ayesha's actions now. Ayesha broke his sense of commitment towards her the day she married Neev… and one cant hold Milind answerable to atleast a part of that commitment.
Milind has always been the very quiet kinds… I might be wrong with this fact, but from what I know Milind-Ayesha were never 'officially' a couple were they? It was assumed that they are a couple… but did they ever confess and commit to eachother in express terms? As far as I think, they haven't. Correct me if I am wrong. So why is Milind's silence such a huge problem now esp when Ayesha knows how much the guy loves Prachi?
Milind thinking is very traditional. He needs absolute relationships in his life… he isnt going to be a second priority in anyone's life nor will anyone have a second priority in terms of a particular relationship in his life. Which is why he couldnt take Neev's clear presence in Prachi's life and nor will Ayesha be a replacement to Prachi in his life. His definition of relationships is very definite & absolute. Which is why he never offered friendship to Prachi… She would be his wife or she would not. There is no scope of having anything in between like a platonic relationship… he is too traditional for something like that. When he stepped ahead to give his marriage a chance… he began as a husband and not as a friend. He can never be merely a friend to the woman he loves/loved. You are right when u say Milind isnt even a friend to Ayesha…because he is not and don't expect him to be… He will care for Ayesha on complete human grounds, nothing else. Ayesha wont be on his mind if she isnt doing something idiotic in front of him...and even then, there are times he is too lost to figure out Ayesha. Milind is always a loner in life, he doesn't need many relationship nor does he believe in expanding his relationship circle. This is one man who will place his family above everything and everybody. For him His dad, wife and Sister matter the world… he is slowly warming upto the Shahs and accepting them as family and Ayesha doesn't feature in it. His friendships though genuine have been very socially rather than emotional. He will share his happiness with his friends but never his heartbreaks. That is Milind Mishra for you.
Coming to a different point, he doesn't stake Ayesha around to pour his heart out and find solace for his broken heart or to hear his denials. He always chooses to be alone and Ayesha shows up and begins to talk something he doesn't want to listen to. His interactions with her are frustrated because he doesn't want to have the conversation with her… he is plain irritated and more tuned towards ending the conversation and walking away more agitated…in that case no one can accuse him for doing so for finding comfort or solace. The tone is always 'For heaven sake Leave me alone, Ayesha'
Do u really think Ayesha is building hopes? I don't think so… and this entire thing abt Milind leading Ayesha doesnt make sense to me atleast. What is he leading her towards? Towards believing that he loves Prachi to death…. that he can put anything, anyone, everything & everyone at stake for Prachi's happiness? More jealousy? because Milind gives Prachi the love and respect of being the only woman in his life? Gives her more reasons to stoop down from dignity to stop every step that Michi take towards eachother? Every action of Milind has gone on to prove he loves Prachi… in that case how is he giving her hopes? When Ayesha has been vocal abt him being hers… she has got a definite answer…be it in his words or actions. You think he is leading her on when he throws hate bombs at her, scowls, snarls and snaps at her at every chance he gets?He doesn't even acknowledge her at times not because he is avoiding her, because he is simply unaware abt her. And Ayesha knows him well enough to read his silence… which is why she cries at the end of the day, doesn't she? If Milind is making a progress towards leading Ayesha on to believe he will be hers at the end of the day, u will have Ayesha more confident… and what do u see in Ayesha? She stooping down to a new low every single day to separate Michi!
I agree Milind is one of the ppl who can help Ayesha out of this Misery, the other one being Neev. But Milind's life doesn't revolve around Ayesha that he puts everything at hold and get to deal with Ayesha. He has his own set of problems to take care of it… and has priorities in life… and u cant blame him for Ayesha featuring somewhere at the end of the list. Let him get through setting right his priorities in life… he will help Ayesha out as well for what will be the last and the final time. But Ayesha doesn't seem to let him set his life in order, does she?
I am ok with Ayesha if she tells me she is out to break Michi's marriage… because she cant see Prachi happy. She better not give me a reason like she loves Milind. Because what she does in the name of Love… is surely not right in my eyes. Being an opportunist and deliberately playing around with the life of two people who genuinely cared for her 2nd time round doesn't warrant any sympathy from me alteast. She wants me to believe she loves Milind when she is fine to see him pine and shatter at the very thought of Prachi being away from him… esp when she hold the key to his happiness… with one confession that she staged the entire misunderstanding between him and Prachi will restore him with happiness and life. She wouldn't do that for her own selfish reasons… she decides to be an opportunist… instead of understanding his pain (because she claims to love him…) she increases his pain by lying abt Prachi and circumstances…This is surely not called love in my dictionary and surely not honourable to me. Just because she has doesnt know the meaning of love because she has never experienced it, I cant adjust my definition of Love to suit hers
Milind has nothing to be guilty about or blame himself for… because Ayesha isnt misinterpreting his emotions… she knows it too well and is using it for her own self at the cost of Michi's happiness. Obsession cant be justified in any given circumstances… which is why it is called Obsession. And Ayesha is obsessed with Milind.
As an audience I surely have the advantage of knowing what Ayesha is upto… and how she is playing around with Michi. She is betraying Milind's trust by fabricating something as heinous as an ONS. I am glad that Milind hasn't offered anything more than a sorry for that… the guy doesn't even have to feel sorry abt anything. Why should I expect him to be compassionate & guilty abt something when I clearly know he is the victim. The day Milind gets to know this side of Ayesha he is blissfully unaware of or has under estimated, that would be the end! He probably let her off the 1st time around, because her betrayal came as a blessing in disguise… the 2nd time he is going to make her pay… and make her pay hard. I will wait for the day Ayesha is brought to justice… and Milind will be the one delivering it because he is the Victim of her vicious mind. The only redemption possible for Ayesha is reuniting two souls pinning for eachother and be fair to Neev(Divorce him or give him the love she snatched away from him) If she doesn't… the fate she will meet with is going to be fatal and the saddest thing will be that no one is going to sympathize with her. She might have suffered a lot all her life, but that doesn't give her the right to snatch away the happiness of others.
Milind might not be doing the right thing, but he surely isnt wrong. There is a lot of misunderstandings that have taken place and he has played a part, just a part… they are many to blame along with him and knowing that for a fact… I wont let him face the blame all by himself…. I have a reputation to save, u see😆. Bad humour😡, I know. And I am against or for the fictional characters and nothing beyond that. As of now.. I will rest my case, because after all that writing finally my hands are hurting and I am sure urs would be hurt reading it and more over I think we have conveyed our points across...lets wait for the story to unfold.
Edited by Ryka - 17 years ago