Originally posted by: sashashyam
Dear Darlyne & Debu (and Janhvi too, for the contract part) ,
It is interesting to see how two or more people can see the same episode and have completely different takes on its meaning and significance. You might like to take a look at my post on this episode, Arjun-Purvi: Faint but Hopeful Signs,, and see how far you agree with my interpretation.
Then again there are the DK and Punni angles that will both be important in the very near future.
As for Ovi's contract and the lawsuit, the thing about contracts with such show business firms is that they are very tight, both as regards time and the model/actress' appearance. They often forbid the model/actress from getting married during the duration of the contract, as a marriage would mean a lot of time out for the wedding, the honeymoon etc., plus the chance of baby being unexpectedly on the way, which would wreck things for the firm.
So, if Ovi had got them to agree to a brief engagement but NOT marriage during the 1 or 2 year contract period, and she still decides to get married, they can sue her for a hefty amount for breach of contract. In any case the contract is always tilted in favour of the firm, and they have a battery of lawyers on retainer to take care of such things. Like blackmailers, firms sometimes like to make an example of an erring model, so that it will be a warning to others not to try similar tricks.
Now, when Ovi came to India to 'surprise' Arjun, she was not planning to stay for more that a few days, as she tells her aaji Savita. Then comes the engagement, and she would have informed the firm of this thru Romil, asking for more time off. If this had already meant problems for their planned shoots, they might have smelt a rat and started grilling Romil. Caught between a rock and a hard place, Romil might well have inadvertently blurted out something about the marriage being planned in 3-4 months, probably in a private conversation with someone from the firm.
As we know, he disapproves deeply of Ovi letting go of these golden opportunities to spend time with Arjun, and he might have voiced his grouse to this person who then promptly leaked it to the firm . Of course he will now never accept that he committed such a blunder, so Ovi thinks they learnt it 'somehow".
So it can very well be a real lawsuit for breach of contract. It is NOT a question of logic demanding that if she gets engaged, she will also get married in due course. The only thing that matters for the firm is that she should NOT get married during the duration of the contract.
Moreover, I do not understand why Ovi would want to cook up a bogus lawsuit. She has no need, in her own mind, to think of any ways to keep Arjun involved with her; she is confident that as they have now got engaged and are to get married in a few months.So for her, God is in her Heaven and all is right with the world.
Actually Arjun, being a sharp businessman, probably understands straightaway how serious such a lawsuit could be. What if they wanted 10 million dollars in damages? Where would Ovi get that kind of money from? Plus the legal fees and all the attendant hassle. It is no joke to be sued for breach of contract.
Shyamala B.Cowsik
Shyamala B.Cowsik