Originally posted by: dbrk
Its not about male lead or female lead.
Thanks again for this. Takes away the perception that the line between actors and characters might be blurred.
Its about the character. Sonakshi is a character who has patience and power to heal. Not by the virtue of she being a female but by virtue of who she is. As a nutritionist, she is able to handle most difficult of patients. She can make a child follow diabetic diet and an old stubborn lady like Ishwari follow diet only bcoz of her patience and enrollment power.
Dev on other hand is very impulsive and has a tubular vision in life. He cannot see and think beyond what Ishwari makes him think. He is not very gud at handling individuals. As a frience, Dev has always been dependent on Sonakshi for looking at things in different and a broader perspective.
I have highlighted 2 sentences above. I have taken the liberty of qualifying the second sentence because I think, before they fell apart the first time, we saw many instances of Sona and Dev being supportive friends and probably none after they got married.
In both cases, there is an explicit understanding. One, she is a nutritionist where people have with a problem, want her to help solve it. And she goes all the way. In the second instance, as a friend again when Dev expresses a problem, she does her best to help bounce off his ideas and give a broader perspective, as you say rightly.
In both cases she enters the relationship with an explicit understanding of the nature of the problem and her remit.
Dev and Sona's husband and wife relationship did not work because Dev did not set the expectations. At the first instance when he realised his mother wasn't happy with Sona in his life - he should have explained to her what he sees, how he feels and even to the extent of "I accept it is difficult. I can't change her straightaway but lets muddle together". Like they laughed about Bua-dadi? " Bahuriya lali". When she knows he thinks the same, she happily went along.
I am sorry that he saying he is complicated, she promising to be with him forever, he claiming he loves Sonakshi more than her child bearing abilities, etc.. were all just words said when they were overwhelmed in their situation. It had no bearing to their day-to-day behaviour.
His silence at crucial times is his biggest weakness. That makes him a complacent person in the relationship. The fact is she is at his home among his people; She is the inexperienced one in understanding his home and family and the upper hand was with Dev.
It is unfortunate for them. It is important to accept that both tried and failed and it is time to move on. Dev is only showing himself in bad light by his choice of words and actions with Sona openly after all these years.
They love each other, accepted each other with all their flaws. There are those qualities of each other that attracted them. For Sonakshi, it was the way he respected women and took care of his family that attracted her the most. For Dev, her independent thinking, patience, supporting nature that was most attractive.
Thats y we expect Sonakshi to heal Dev, not FL to heal ML. At the same time we want Dev to realise his mistakes and Sonakshi's importance in his life.