Do you think Aastha was right ending the engagement at that moment in time?
Doing something like that is such a big besthi (shame/embarassment) for parents, especially those portrayed like Aastha's family.
Would you have done the same thing and ended the engagement within 2 minutes of sitting down?
I personally would have either asked to speak to my parents before sitting down for the ceremony, or if that was not possible i would have gone along with the engagement and said something in private afterwards.....so things are kept behind closed doors and friends/relations don't get to see tamasha.