The Trial of Manik Malhotra

Let me start by saying, I hate Manik and Nandini's whole slave-bond thing. It was not even a feminist thing for me as much as a basically de-human thing to do, making her wipe his shoes , just to demean her was pretty much the lowest of lows for me. Manik needs to be redeemed for even MaNan to work , otherwise the romance will be pretty hollow.

But as a character, Manik is as interesting as it comes, this guy does nothing in half-measures, his love and hate are both burning with intensity and damn anyone who gets caught in the crossfires of it. Manik is the product of a broken home, no excuse for being mean and horrible but taught from early on that love is just a commodity, a product of a " give and take" policy, his mother is not Maa, Mama or Mummy to him, just a cold hard word, Noyonika, the way he speaks about her you wouldn't even know its his mother. The only thing Manik seems to cherish is Fab5 to an extent and his friendship with Dhruv to a larger extent. Dhruv and Manik's relationship stands out from the rest of the Fab5, it is a bond that has been formed as children and like we have seen they seem to be the only ones calming each other down.

Manik doesn't believe in family, it doesnt bother him that Nandini's pen was her last connection to her father, why should it, according to him, family means nothing, just a bond of necessity, a loose bond of relationship governed by benefit. Its after all friends that matter.

" Friends are the family you choose for yourself", Manik seems to live by this policy, the Fab5 gives him a sense of belonging, a pride of belonging to something, for people with no strong familial ties, a group of misfits, with no parental guidance, no understanding of right or wrong.

As human beings, we always look to belong somewhere and Manik's whole being derives from being a part of Fab5. When he is with them, they goad him to be more mean, more vicious and he revels in their adoration, in their approval, something he never gets from his own mother.

A pack of misfits masquerading as a pack of wolves.

To be continued...

Seriously initially i used to like angry young man stuff and all then i started to like nice guys with nice girls but it surprised me that i'm loving Manik's character..his character is really interesting.He is not a perfect guy infact he is the only guy in the show who has shown his worsttt side in the show..every person has evil or worst side till now only manik has shown his side (We have not seen till now harshad or dhruv's worst side) that's why i want to see his best side too.

The guy has only fab 5 and even among them he connects with dhruv the most but today even that person whom he loved and trusted the most has not trusted him...and

i must say Parth is doing great job as manik..its hard to connect with manik's character which is male lead and also shown as very bad guy in nandini's words monster but today i felt bad for him Thanx to the intensity with which he played that character

Well put!!

These 4 friends have been his family for as long as he remembers and we could see that most of his bullying comes for their sake, it's like these bunch of damaged children bonded together and decided to use music and bullying as a way to protect themselves from solitude , indifference etc. For once we get a proper reason for a male leads arrogance and bullying way, it's not because he is intense but because it's his only defence mechanism. You tend to see from where he is coming from. Also usually his actions are driven to protect his band of friends. He plays to their amusements and understands that he is their mascot . The one who will take the first bullet and inflict the first wound. It's not for his amusement as much as for his need and duty towards his friends.

i saw the guy Manik in BFF early & i didnt quite like him thn...i hope i see a diff variation of him here in KYY but m already fallin in luv with his character here for Dhruv&Manik are jst fab 😆

Good Job! :D

I like him as he has many layers ranging from grey to white, only each needs to be explored but well as explained he is misguided!