if we look at it objectively, if the characters were not what they are made out to be, where would the story telling be? I think only the writers know what fiction is in their mind. They have never intended it to be anywhere real for sure, as the caveat typically suggests. We have made it real for our own selves, for our own convenience. The fact is it is a story and a story has a beginning and an end connected by dots. The fundamental premise of any good story telling.. connect the dots as we go along.. and they are doing a pretty good job at that.
I am coming around to believe that a lot of the behavior of Ishwari and Dev, as is being shown, is linked to their past (they are the main protagonists, isn't it?). it has been conveniently been kept from us. I was thinking of "what if" situations that could be part of the story. Here are some... a figment of imagination of my own mind. What if Ishwari had two marriages? What if Ishwari had a difficult marriage? What if Dev is the only one to know something about his mother and wants to keep it a secret to the world to safeguard the respect of a woman. There are so many what ifs.. i think we just need to wait to see this fiction unravel.. I am pretty sure there is some mystery and we need to wait for it to be revealed.