Vikram : Sugni's motivation & destruction .
Sugni was hiding on her terrace as her bloodthirsty family – read her uncles were greedily trying to negotiate her rate with Bumsukhiya for her sardhakaai- 2 lacs? 2.5 lacs? Her mother loves her – she always has but she didn't have the courage to scream in everyone's face that Sugni will neither do Raai nor she will undergo sardhakaai. And poor Sugni stood at the terrace , sharing her dreams , her tears and hoping that she will not meet the same fate as her mother's. At that point ,she just wanted to disappear and hide somewhere so that all this sardhaakai crap disappears into dust . But then, she knew all that was happening downstairs was real and she had to face it. And that courage , that attitude , that voice of defiance and motivation rose from within. Vikram's voice , his words , his humiliation of her , his disappointment in her – and the lamb haunted and whipped by Vikram's whiplash last night went flying down the stairs like a roaring tigress and told all the men to basically GET LOST. No Raai, No Sardhakaai , no sale of her honour and life to a lecherous Thakur – she thundered to everyone that she will live a life of honour and dignity – have a husband , a household, a family. And SPLASH! Cold water on the faces of everyone …… Sugni had arrived again after the nightmare of last night. Vikram's words and his upset disappointed face refused to let her rest until she stood up for herself.
And it didn't stop there. Sugni wanted to go and thank Vikram, she wanted to resurrect her image in his mind , she wanted to put her point forward so that he doesn't think low of her , she wanted him to believe in the Sugni who dreams, dares and defies. She couldn't sit one second with the thought that Vikram didn't respect her anymore. So, this bratty fiery young lady went running to the haweli to see Vikram – even if it meant blackmailing her friend into messing Vikram's car who in turn was getting late for a meeting. It didn't matter whether Vikram wanted to listen to her or not – it didn't matter what he would say or think of her- she had to talk to him and he had to listen to her. And she did. As Vikram listened to her endless justifications and odes of gratitude , getting impatient and looking at his wrist watch over and over – Sugni poured out her innocent heart – all in all telling him that she owed the resurrection of her dreams and spirit to him . He was the SLAP that she needed to realize that she is born to fight for a life of honour and dignity.
Vikram heard her , even though he was getting super late for a meeting but I don't think her gratitude and the impact of what he had done for her registered with him at all. And it won't, until she restores his faith in the original fiery girl who had impressed and amused him with her spark.
Today, it was because of Vikram's haunting humiliation and chiding of her a night before that gave her the courage and fire to tell the men in her family to go to hell. His disappointment in her made her realize that she has to fight for the life she wants….. is he her motivation? Today, he is.
It is hard to imagine that this very man , who is like a reverse guiding light in her life will harm her someday – or be the cause of her distress and sorrow. He is not a lech, he has no interest in Sugni as a woman , he hopes for a progressive future for the entire village – he is grey but then he is the kind who are angels to goodness and demons to evil. Isn't it fascinating that when Vikram is Sugni's savior today will be the cause of her destruction tomorrow? Tell me if it makes sense at all
P.S – Vikram and Sugni have a strange relationship but there is something both endearing and intense about it. Oh, and its supercute the way Sugni goes 'Thakurmaalak-Thakurmaalak' behind Vikram. Such innocence.
Love and luck always,❤️
GOD bless everyone. 🤗