Originally posted by: hypnotoad
We are following Sadaf's journey of falling in love and realizing it - we are not following Bilal's journey. Even the title Sun Mere Dil tells you this is Sadaf's story - when will Sadaf listen to her heart.
Sadaf is at the center. There are 2 boys in love with her. One projects good image but is a liar. His love is selfish. Sadaf says No to him many times but he dismisses her No. The other boy has a bad image but is caring & honest. His love is selfless. When Sadaf says No, he backs off. The story constantly sets up these contrasts between Ammar and Bilal. Contrast sirf equal characters ke beech mai hota hai. Hero or side character ke beech mai nahi.
Hero entry shots, power walk shots, golfing shots, sexy morning hair, piano playing shots se story Bilal-centric nahi banti.
It is the way one wants to perceive. A story can have both a male protagonist and a female protagonist (or sometimes like co-protagonists). I wouldn’t say that this one particular story telling necessarily follows any of their point of views.But it is the feel that matters, so it could go in either way.
I can understand why one would think that this is Sadaf’s journey of falling love. And if you perceive it that way, that is understandable – a love story has at least two people in it, so the culmination of a love story would need both their journeys, whether their journeys unite at a point or otherwise.
But I personally see it as Bilal’s unconditional love – it is true that Sadaf is the one who drives his love story. Sadaf might be the one that defines the rhythm of the story, but it is Bilal at the heart of the story – I am not saying that because of all the hero entry shots, power walk shots etc. that you have mentioned. For me it is Bilal’s character that I am empathizing with, the emotional heart whose fate that matters to me as a viewer – he is the one seeking for belonging and one with a void to fill. The changes in Bilal’s character as well the decisions made by his character are monumental in the story’s arc(though I’d hands down agree with the fact that there are some loopholes in the story telling). He is changing the way of his life for his love, unconditionally spread happiness in her life, selflessly keeping her needs above his own and finally let her go rather than possessing her – by doing that he would be defying the very reason that made him shy away from commitments; that emotional involvement in relationships demands possession and failure at that leads to chaos in lives. When his beloved realizes his love for what it is, it would give the conclusion to his story. But again, if you want to see it from the other side, it would be the end when Sadaf realizes the meaning of true love.
I guess the title ‘Sunn Mere Dil’ could be taken as when Sadaf will listen to her heart – letting her emotions to guide her than her logical mind or prejudice. Then again, isn’t the OST an ardent request of a lover to be heard, to be understood the depth of his/ her love hidden. So, in that case the title and the OST provide the perfect landscape for the story to become what we both want!
Regarding the constant comparison between Bilal and Ammar which may put them in equal footings – but you see Ammar, so far, has zero involvement in the progression of the story, so I’d not say that they are equals. Ammar may have an involvement in the future plot points, but as of now, even as an antagonist, Ammar is less instrumental (than Humshaa, of course).
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