A post by -Tulips- had me thinking about the way various facets of love that are being portrayed in this serial.
It seems to me that Adi loved Pooja, but was never in love with her. It wasn't a soul stirring, all consuming feeling. It was a pleasant feel good feeling which didn't force you to look deep within yourself. Or in your partner.
Zoya was in love with the idea of love. How could she truly love Yash, the man, when she didn't even know him properly. There was a whole part of himself he kept hidden from her. He wrapped her in cotton wool, cocooning her from harsh realities.
In their quest to emphasise the differences between Adi and Zoya, the CVs are showing extremes in both of their characters. Zoya's blind faith in Yash's innocence and Adi's blind belief in Pooja's duplicity need to be tempered by a bit of reality. Trust is the cornerstone in any relationship, but not blind trust. Isn't that unhealthy? Trust is about believing in the other and giving them the benefit of the doubt, and love is about trying to understand why the other person may have done what they did, regardless of how painful it is for yourself.
Adi is being shown as this self obsessed overgrown child who throws his toys out of the pram the moment things don't go his way. That's not to say his conscience is non existent, but just that he is shown to view everything from only one angle, and that is how it affects him. And having every female of his acquaintance pander to his whims and fancies only ensures he stays that way.
His father had an extra marital affair. Difficult for any child to accept and move on from. But, the way he speaks to his parents is appalling. From what has been shown so far, he seems to blame his mother as well... for putting up with it? For not leaving her husband? The loss of respect is painful for both the parents and the child. But the point should be that he is no longer a child. He should be able to see how his behaviour towards his mother affects her.
Both Mr Hooda and Mr Siddiqui seem to believe love is control. So long as the child toes their line, the love will be showered. And, in their word, love equates with money... Warped much? But, also a sad reflection of reality no?
Mrs Hooda's idea of love is to imitate a goldfish with a stricken expression whenever her son is in her vicinity. She saves all her gumption for Pooja's mom it seems!
At least Mrs Siddiqui tries to be the peacekeeper between her husband and children. Even championing their cause. Not an easy task with that drama king of a husband!
Come to think of it, all the men seem to have constant toys out the pram moments... other than Arjun. And that's because he's too busy focusing on the driving to have time to throw things around ;)
~Ruchi
Cricket
