Like a dancing peacock, Vikas has this uncontrollable urge to display his intelligence and mastermind skills through his wittybdialogues and impactful lines, good for viewership, but makes him despicable amongst the HMs. Nobody really trusts him even if he has the best of the intentions.
On the other end of the spectrum, we see SUBTLETY . We see Puneesh quietly playing Vikas and Luv against each other and getting his desired results, without sweating, without fighting and without antagonizing a single person. That according to me is a real master player (forget PDA, consider only this game), one who doesn't reveal his game till the last stage.
I rewatched the show.. Puneesh knew all along that Vikas is going inside to kill Hina. He told Bandgi and Akash to sit quietly and say nothing.. Cos Vikas is going after hina. And when Vikas did kill Hina, puneesh started shouting.. Vikas is wrong.. Vikas is wrong, Thus he earned luvs loyalty whereas Vikas exposed himself in his vengeance.
(When Priyank instigated luv.. Why he is not killing bandgi.. Luve said he will save Puneesh's favorites.)
End result, Vikas-Luv fighting. Arshi-Shilpa-Hina getting out. Whereas Akash-Bandgi saved for today. From ED, Bandgi is one captaincy contender.
Imagine what a masterstroke!!Without running in the Dino race himself and without getting in anybody' s bad books.
Pungi and Akash are not liked in house, ideally Puneesh Dinosaur would have been sidelined more easily.. afterall Vikas and Luv had a lot of common contenders like Hiten, Priyank .. But he didn't. Get sidelined.. He teamed up with both Vikas, Luv.. Played one against the other.. Got what he wanted without harming his interests.
Vikas could only whine saying Luv is Mand-Buddhi, Saand-Buddhi, Bail-Buddhi. Puneesh actually got his dirty work done by that same Bail-Buddhi. Puneesh will also get his work done by Mastermind Vikas, I am just waiting for tmrw's episode.
Who led Luv to destroy arshi, it was Puneesh.
Who convinced Luv and allowed Vikas in, despite knowing vikas choice as Hina(puneesh even discussed with Bandu& akash that Vikas will strike Hina, Luv was hell bent that Puneesh goes in), it is Puneesh.
Puneesh snatched the game from physically weak Vikas, and madr Luv do his bidding. Luv could have started with destroying Puneeshs ppl, but he was playing as per Puneeshs wishes. For the first time, mastermind Vikas got beaten at his own game. Puneesh made these 2 do all the dirty work for him. He just needed to appear to be doing nothing.
clearly, it was the easy game or challenge that Viku n Luv had set for themselves (5-5 favorable contestants), whereas Puneesh had always set only 1 contender Bandgi.
also, it is always so easy to readjust ur outcome expectations. vikas started with supoorting Arshi, and when she was down and he had taken revenge on Hina, he readjusted saying he would win anyway coz hiten, pri still in the race. Hoe convenient and sly. Just for ur own ego!!
Atleast on Probability scale, what Puneesh achieved(Bandu in final 2 vs 1 out of those 5), was several times tougher than both vikas and Luv, and without shedding a single sweat
The odds against Bandgi were really high, nobody gets lucky 7 times (considering she is in captaincy race along with PRI and Luv). The way Puneesh played without exposing himself, all the while protecting his interests and making Vikas and Luv fight amongst themselves is what I am applauding. Puneesh is not seeking applause inside the house. He is too wise for that unlike Vikas and his peacock feathers. I m jut showing my support from outside at this stroke of subtle brilliance by Puneesh