I am applauding the writers for showing that rather than Dev it is Sona who is struggling with this sudden change in their lives, and that they are focusing on the high expectations people have of mothers (especially working ones) to behave or to react in a certain way.
The other thing I'm really loving is how from the get go, Sonakshi's 'mamta' is shown as being focused on the child Soha and not any biological ties. The love and bond of a mother and child in its purest form.
We saw Ishwari scolding her for her parenting techniques before they learned about Ayush. I didn't like Ishwari questioning her ability to be a good mother or trying to find links to Ayush from a biological perspective. I know where all this is going but I think despite being a mother Ishwari was being insensitive to Sona's turmoil. Then again, none of what Ishwari did surprised me. I expected nothing less from her. Besides, without conflict this story won't move forward anyway. 😔
Soha is more than just Sonakshi's first child. She was the one who made her a mother, who helped her heal and gave not just her but the entire Bose family a new hope in their broken lives. I want to see Bijoy's take on all this (though I expect I know what it's going to be).
I am feeling terrible for Sona and Soha already, knowing what's going to happen to them. Let's see if Dev's learned how to balance things or if he'll go back to being part of a tug of war of ideologies.