Originally posted by: Doc.love
Now coming to Nancy and Vijaya's question ke why did I say that Ratan fell in love with Diya at the age of 9yrs?
So here goes my theory:
Ratan was 9 yrs old when he lost his parents and his entire world changed when he was given into the guardianship of someone he didnt even know. And then he was sent away too. Now he didnt know this guardian, but since that time, throughout all those tender years of his life when child's brain development is at its optimal stage, Ratan found only one person in this whole world,his guardian, whom he could trust...or rather who cared for HIM.
He didnt know whether that guardian was male or female...he didnt know anything about his guardian except for the fact that his guardian was the only human being who was trying to protect him...and who used to send him letters regularly. Those letters were the only things that used to bind him to his roots...and to that anonymous person.
In my view, he became attached to this anonymous guardian from those very tender years. This attachment was so deep rooted that it is not a small thing to have such deep feelings for someone. Those feelings involved his gratitude, his utmost respect...but above all, it involved LOVE.
At that stage, his love was not romantic..because it could not have been. But when he grew up and came back to India, and found that the anonymous person is a beautiful woman, he was clearly smitten and I feel that his feelings started changing their route from that point. He tried to mask it all by giving different names to his love for Diya...because he had other priorities in life too, being a mere 21 rs old rich Daatahukum... Ofcourse he was all shokh and chanchal and flirtatious...but deep down, he could never negate or deny his feelings for Diya. Other things occupied him and buried those feelings further deep down, but jaise hi Diya ki izzat ki ya jaan ki baat aaty, woh sab feelings wapis resurface hojaty.
It took him a long time to finally acknowledge them ... but kahin na kahin I understand his mind and heart. And I have somehow,always been able to relate to him... He was a jerk, a world class gadha...but this gadha is there in each one of us. That is one of the reasons why I love Ratan's character so much. He is a flawed human being...very normal...just like many of us.
Vijaya, I agree with Nancy.. I would have gone a little crazy too if i was in Ratan's place... haan utna crazy nahi hoty jitna Ratan hogya tha, but it would have been very difficult for me too... keeping in mind that the feelings were powerful,but subconsciously he had managed to mask them...
I hope i answered your questions and I hope I explained my POV. clearly... 😊😊