Dear Bandbajao,
At the risk of inviting king sized brickbats, I have to say this.
Nanasaheb's affection for his sister was really very touching. Just goes to show we can never be fully black or white.
I do believe this man has a touch of the psychopath to him. His obsession with revenge and the twisted logic attached to it substantiates the psycho hunch. But one is also forced to think, did he irrecoverably lose some of his own reasoning seeing Rupali lying on that hospital bed?
Nanasaheb as a character is unscrupulous to say the least.
A man driven by money and power, priding himself at his capacity for all that is evil. He loves playing God by holding peoples lives to ransom, reveling in his own potential as the Devil. But amongst all these demonic traits there lies a deeply caring, almost besotted big brother for whom his sister encompassed his inner world. He keeps her alive, gets her treated. Is it only to keep fanning his desire for revenge? Does he feel guilty and think his sister is paying for his deeds? Or does he somewhere deep down harbour a hope of seeing Rupali talk to him again someday? This one trait lends to Nanasaheb that tiniest hint of being human. Otherwise He is the most stylish, classy and refined monster I've ever come across.
Having said that, his obsession with the dream of seeing Dutta's life turn just as much comatose as his sister is frightening. (Nanasaheb comes through as almost as desperate as Mr. Fix from Arround the World in Eighty Days of say the Wile E. Coyote from Roadrunner.) His meticulously devious plans, his treacherous manipulation of Dutta's emotions, first winning his trust, then his loyalty and then winning the Gadha over completely shows Nanasaheb's life had somehow got stuck at the date 31st January 1986!
He is a prisoner of time, a prisoner of hate and a desperately frustrated man. With all his means, his underworld connections and power, he must have tried to get to Damodar and having failed miserably turned his attention to what he thought would be a softer target, Dutta. For Dutta still is innocent of the past and cannot defend himself against that which he knows nothing about.
Nanasaheb couldn't have been a discerning man ever. For wasn't Damya his friend? and must have been a close one for him to have trusted Damya with his sister's safety and well being. So why did he not try and find out the truth twenty five years ago? Ok so he may have believed that Damodar killed Ramdas out of personal grudge, but Nanasaheb should have questioned the logic behind his attacking Rupali. The way she was stabbed repeatedly happens only when the attacker has carried out a hate crime. I just wish we knew all that transpired in Ramdas's house that day. There's a whole lot more to the story still.
What happens if Nanasaheb comes to know of the real culprit all these years later and find out he wasted a quarter of a century playing the deception artiste, trying to pin down Dutta in his Chackravyuh? Will Nanasaheb become a permanent member of a padded cell?
(Hope Baji turns on the radio of their open hood jeep and the song playing is "Abhimanyuuu, Chackravyuh mein phans gaya hai tu". But will Dutta take the hint? Moreover, do they have a radio installed in that car? )
Nanasaheb has clearly spread a net for Dutta and is waiting for him to get tangled. How well this man understands Dutta's psyche. He was sure that seeing Naku's torn pallu Dutta will get the pair of Baji-Naku to spill the beans and then wont accept their words against him. Thus embark on his own 'truth' finding mission. Wherein he, Nanasaheb will trap Dutta like a spider trapping a fly. (Nanasaheb plans reminded me of that nursery rhyme--'Come into my parlour, said the spider to the fly'---- same style, same Judas kiss)
Dutta on the other hand is still quite flummoxed. The waking up scene was a very nostalgic moment in todays episode. How many times have we seen Dutta wake up before? But today we saw him watching a sleeping Naku and watch her wake up...there is still anger in those puffed Dutta-cheeks (Oh Lekz please lets together pull them) but the signs of him cooling down are also distinct. He is still acting defiant, but the sense of Naku and Baji's words have just about started seeping into his thick head. Though he still believes He knows best!
(Oh! this man and his XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXXL EGO!)
Naku is trying her best, but Dutta has to play difficult, doesn;t he. Has to put up neon hoardings saying-Main ab bhi Gussa hoon, aur manao!!
Good to see Baji atleast is giving it to him straight..'.ye baar dushman pehchan ne mein der mat kar, Bhau'. Smartly reminding him of how he had played into the hands of Kala too, whom like Nanasaheb, he had trusted blindly.
But how can Dutta listen? Thats against his Shaan na?
As for Damodar not supporting Ladkiyon ka dhanda and respecting the sanctity of an Ashram land...we all guessed as much, didn't we? It only remains to be seen what Dutta does when he gets to know of this.
( Will he blame himself for not having enough trust for his father? Will he start giving himself the silent treatment the way he does with Naku and glare at his own reflection?
So nanasaheb's taking the chackravyuh to Dutta huh? Damodar in his lifetime never got caught in Nanasaheb's traps. May be Dutta too knows the todh to Nanasaheb's Chackravyuh? Aaahhh!!! so many Qs and no As )
Thanks again for getting me this Doh!!!
Edited by Moontide - 14 years ago
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