I know every one here would want to bash up Suki for all the chaos in Michi's life but is she the only one to be blamed? Granted that
-she hid the fact that she had a baby that too from her father and brother (a brother who was more than a parent to her),
-dumped him in an orphanage, paid only monthly visits and that too in the sly,
-did not reveal the truth to Saket even after she realised that he was not aware of it,
- let her sis-in-law handle her problem,
-did not have a thought for her child when she was busy honeymooning with her husband and
- not confiding the full truth even after she knew the impact on her bhabhi's life.
But was she the only one to be blamed? I think not. Look at the other family members responsible for her upbringing and in some way responsible for her behaviour.
Baba - This man must be the one of the most inconsistent parent I have ever seen. When she told him about her relationship with Alaap he refused to believe her since he trusted his master's family more. He thought that she was trying to hook up a rich guy by accusing him of using her. Now what does say for the way he has raised his daughter if he can think so lowly of her. When she tried to prove Alaap's guilt by luring him to the hotel and getting the whole family there and Alaap in the meantime tricked her and made her out to be immoral, did this man trust his daughter? No. He believed the lies and shuned her. Now all of a sudden he seems to have more faith in her. She tells him Ritwik is her child and he does not believe her, and tells her what nonsense is she saying.
Now let us look at this with a fair mind. Here is a girl who was not trusted by her father in the past. Her relationship with her father has not fully returned to normalcy. Yet, when she realised that her brother's and sis-in-law's marriage is at stake she could'nt sit back and watch it. She was willing to take the risk and meet the punishment for her crime by telling her father everything. She did not want her sis-in-law to suffer because of her fault. When she goes to her father and confesses she is surprised to realise the faith her father suddenly exhibits in her. So instead of breaking that faith again but still wanting to save his sis-in-law she cleverly argued in favour of her bhabhi without reiterating the truth. I would'nt say she did not tell the truth. She did. But having realised he did not believe her she took the easy way out and told him that her bhabhi may have done this to protect someone's honour. Now why is'nt baba smart enough to realise that someone can be none other than his daughter, going by her reaction to the kidnapping?
Milind - Granted that he had done the most for Suki. He was there as a mother and a brother to her and literally raised her up even as his father was caught up taking care of the Shahs. He was always her support and stood by her in good times and in bad. He was the only one to believe that she was telling the truth about her relationship with Alaap. When inspite of all that he had done for his sister, she elopes and attempts to marry against his wishes, what does he do? He blasted his wife and swore that he is breaking all relationships with her. But after that he did not say a word against his sister. Should he not have hauled her up for dishonouring their family? Granted that Prachi had already given her a lecture. But what did he do by way of reprimand? Was his love for his sister so blind as to overlook her faults? If it is, then he will now be paying the price for it since she has turned out to be such an opportunist who will try to escape from a problem if she can. The truth will definitely come out in the most ugliest form and he will have to put his head down in shame all over again.If I remember right it would be the thir time, the first two being her reputation loss at the hotel and the second, on the day of her engagement when she eloped.
Prachi - Here is one sister-in-law who surpasses herself every day whether it is in self-sacrifice or in stupidity. She comes to know of Suki's secret. What should she have done? Should she not have encouraged her to reveal the truth to her brother, especially since she knows how much Milind loves and cares for his sister? She only insisted about revealing the truth to Saket. And Suki listened to her (it is another matter that the poor guy did'nt hear any of it). Would she have not listened to her if she told her to confide in Milsi? She did not. After she realised that Alaap was on to them, atleast then did she seek Milsi's counsel? No, she thought she was in a better position to make judgments for his sister. What followed was a series of foolish deeds which I would not bother to list. The last straw was the night when Ayesha reveals her version of the raaz and Milsi assures Prachi he trusts her more than himself. What does this duffer do? Thinks to herself how she wished she could tell him about Suki's secret but still does not open her mouth. As though all this is not enough she admitted to being Ritwik's mother and we are still going through that torture. Even after Suki gets back, this girl still wants her to hide the truth from everyone. I can understand her concern for baba's health but fail to understand her logic to keep it from Milsi too. If , inspite of her restraining Suki, if the girl rushes to confess the truth, should she not be given some credit for it?
At the end of the day, Suki is to be faulted. She has been a bad mother since she left behind her child and put her happiness before her child's. She has not been a good sister, daughter, sister-in-law or wife because she hid the raaz. But she is atleast attempting to mend the relationship with between baba and Prachi and hopefully between Milsi and Prachi. Granted that she is doing it in a manner that would not affect her too. But are we not all selfish to some extent? In this case if Suki has ended up being self-centered she is not the only one to be blamed. Baba, Milsi and Prachi all had a hand in it.
