'Rishton Ka Chakaravayuh'- An Analysis of the current track.

Nothing can shake Avni and Neil's trust and commitment to the other. This relationship is solid. This is a couple that barely trusted each other say 18 months ago when they first met. (Going by NK timeline). Avni didn't even like Neil and Neil fought his attraction towards her from their first meeting. Of course, it was a losing battle. But fought it he did. Maybe that's why, despite all his efforts when he still fell for Avni, he realized that this is one love, one bond he can never break. He has said it many times in many ways. Avni is his life. His Jaan. His Beyhadh Pyaar! "Juhi ko kone ke baad main jee saka, lekin tumai kone ke khayal se bhi daar lagtha hai!"

Avni: A girl who didn't believe in love, who was disillusioned by love, started to trust a man. To put her faith in a man. That man was Neil! He stood by her and supported her in everything. Even when he didn't have to. She said to Ali "Mere liye yeh rishata wafa ka hai! Aur usne hamesha wafa nibhai hai!" Avni is standing by Neil and supporting him in his time of difficulty the same way Neil did for her. When she wanted to save Juhi I understood her logic. She thought Neil probably still loved Juhi and in the midst of it, she herself realized she loved Neil. For Avni, that meant doing whatever would make him happy. She told Ali "Maine apni doh Ma o se sika hai...mohobat main kabhi koi shart nahi hoti!"

Even though sometimes we feel like she's an alien, I think Avni's logic is understandable. Now that she knows Neil loves her too, there is nothing she won't do to reunite him with his child. Even Aditi said in an interview that she is doing all this because she thinks Mishti is Neil's daughter. She is doing this for Neil! What is important to him is important to her. That is true love. In her book this is "Wafa Nibhana" and "Pyaar Nibhana" as well. Frustrating as it sometimes can be, I can't say I blame her for it! She is merely following the example of her Two Mothers, who gave their all in love without asking for anything in return. They both got short-changed. Because they loved Ashish. A man who was not worthy of their love. But Neil is not Ashish. He has proven it many times. Avni wont get the same result as her Mothers because her man is Neil. Not Ashish! I think Avni has full faith in the man she chose to love. Because Neil "fell" in love and Avni "rose" in love. From the moment he met her, Neil had no choice but to "fall" for Avni. But Avni was not the same. She actually "chose" Neil after much contemplation and study! Kind of like how Elizabeth chose Darcy after she realized that he is not the way she thought he was. In fact, he was so much better! Elizabeth told her Dad "He is simply the best man I have ever known!"

I won't talk of his love for Avni because we all know about that. But this is about the guy Neil. What he stands for. He is first of all honest. That is why when he was about to get the happiest news of his life "Avni loves him", he chose to tell her a huge truth about himself which could potentially make her walk away from him. He risked losing her love, of losing her, to his past but he was still not going to hide it from her. This is a guy who spent months trying to get Avni to tell him how she felt about him. He was desperate to hear it. But even when he was getting everything he ever wanted, he still had that honesty in him which stopped him from just enjoying the moment. He told her that he is a Father, and braized himself for rejection. But to his surprise, the woman he loves turned out to be even more amazing than he thought she was. She was not going anywhere. Whatever his baggage, she was here to stay! That was not the "Dream proposal" AvNeil Shippers wanted, but that was a pretty damned amazing proposal and an amazing moment. That moment where you feel you lost it all, only to find out you still have it all!

I feel in this track we have seen Neil trying to "Do right" by everyone. He knows he has let everyone down. (Let's accept that maybe he DOES believe that he is the Father, because of a night which he does not fully recall). Neil is not the kind of guy who will question Juhi and call her a liar. Even if he has his doubts he will give her the benefit of the doubt. THIS is where I feel Neil does not know Juhi as well as he thinks he does or did. There is more to her and more to this story. But being a "Good" guy, he chose to do the right thing. Accept her word for it. Tell his wife and then his family that he has a child. Tough as it was, he fronted up. Now he is trying to get this child away from a man who he "Thinks" has her entrapped. Little does he know this man has all the rights to keep this child. He is her Father. What Juhi is doing is using Neil and Avni to get custody of her child from her Father. A Father who has been strict and harsh with her. It's clear she reminds him of something or someone he wants to forget. He doesn't "Hate" her, but he can't "Love" her either. Vidyut's relationship with his daughter falls under "It's complicated". Neil has inadvertently landed himself in the middle of his Ex's mess. He has NO idea that he is being used. If he does know, he is not letting it on.

The Major Question now is, once Neil and Avni find out what they are dealing with, how will they feel? They lied to and tricked their family. Hurt them, so that they can protect Juhi and her child. How will they feel when they know this is a custody battle? Yes, Vidyut kept his child from her Mother. We see he does not want the Mother mentioned even by the child. His line to Avni "Ek Patni nahi ban payi. Lekin Ma Banne Chali?" This line was very telling to me. He was not actually talking of Avni. He was talking of the woman who could not be a wife to him, but insisted she wanted to be a Mother to his child. So he kept the child from her as a means of hurting her. Of keeping her in his control. This told me two things. Either Juhi is his wife, or at one time he wanted her to be! He had feelings for her beyond fleeting lust. That much is clear. Uthana ghehera pyaar, uthani gheheri Nafrat!

One thing is for sure. Neil is emotionally investing in this kid. He thinks he is this Kid's Father. So he is trying to bond with her. He is trying to do the right thing. The way he was looking at her, and how he felt hurt she didn't want to be his friend showed he was trying to bond with the child. I loved that scene when he told Misthi "Lagta hai aap ki Momma bohot strict hai" and she said "Aap une parishan mat karo, wo strict nahi hai. Wo bohot achi hai!" that was such an "Awww" moment! Even though logically he knows this child's Mother is Juhi, he also feels Avni is her Mom. Well if she is his kid, then Avni is her Mother too, by default. Like Neela was Avni's Mother. This is why even though we don't enjoy the line "Meri Bachi", as a responsible guy, Neil is trying to assert his obligation towards this child. He must feel this child has been through so much and he was not even aware of her existence. IF this was his child I understand his desperation to save her. The "Humari Bachi" line did grate, but I saw a fleeting expression on Juhi's face when Neil said it, and I felt it was guilt. This guy and his wife have risked their lives and lied to their family to save this child. In her shoes, she should feel guilt. Especially if she is not under some delusion that something DID happen between her and Neil that proposal night, but knows very well Vidyut is the Father.

Neil is going to feel very betrayed and trolled! I am waiting for that moment when he realizes he never really knew Juhi at all. He had given her so much importance in his life and she betrayed him. I am waiting for the fallout. Because that will be the most interesting thing to observe in all this. Neil told Avni on the day they got married "Tumne muje mere zindagi ki sabse bada doka diya tha!". He accused her saying "Sirf tumhari matlab nikalna chahiye right?" What will he say to Ms Bechari Juhi who he had put on a pedestal for so many years? In fact, the "Honor" of "Sabse Bada Doka" goes to Juhi! Not Avni! He always suspected Ananya to the point he even did a Polygraph on her. Yes I understand the Neil that knew Juhi was not an ACP. But now he is! Did he not think once to ask her for proof? I suppose he thought that was not gentlemanly? However, in this case, he totally misjudged the situation.

I really hope something interesting and believable is shown. The CV's tortured us enough, now it's time for the Payoff!

Do let me know what you all think!

Happy Sunday.

Mandy The Banker (Not to be confused with Mandy the Moderator).😊