Originally posted by: inlieu
I also want to see that introspection. From what he says to Lala it's clear he's bothered by it. The physical comforts are a bonus, not the core of a marriage. HS has been married before and has experienced ALL of it, so he knows what's missing (not that he wouldn't if it were his first marriage). Whether he becomes a full-time joru ka ghulam or not, he's got too much depth of character to just be ok with this year after year. He's 37 now - zindagi bohot lambi hai. He can't even be a proper father to Minnie yet or raise her, and it's unfair to expect him to do that on his own. In many marriages, the couple becomes more of co-parents and less involved with each other, but I don't even see them being able to co-parent because they are both on completely different planes in this regard.
Yes, he is doing penance and over-compensating and if it means hurting himself and suffering in silence, he will. His conversation with Minnie when she apologized keeps coming to mind. I don't want him to become a martyr for this cause, PLEASE NO!
@bold, aptly put. Now that you've articulated, the contrast appears even more stark. 😔
It's one thing to be alone without a partner and another (worse situation) to have a spouse and still feel you are all alone. I don't want him to turn into this angry bitter man who has lost his enthusiasm for life and love. Minnie ka bapu hi ban ke reh jaye ga ke (if Babita even let's him do that)?
Yes, that wedding night scene about the sindoor ki dibbi and the way he looked at himself in the mirror with the realization that he has walked into a life of emotional umar quaid. Gur, that scene just pierces my heart every time. The finality of the closing the drawers and locking a part of himself away, perhaps for good, is just too much to bear.
Yes, he's been making mistakes, but none are so great that he cannot be forgiven or that he doesn't deserve love and care. Sure, having Minnie is great, but she's a daughter she can only help him so much. A companion in the true sense is what his heart always sought and I do think he was right that he could love no other the way he loved Imarti and none can love him the way she did. That balcony scene of theirs was proof enough.
It should have been his second chance too but life has dealt him an even bigger blow. What he thought was a ray of sunshine in the darkness of his life, turned out to be a fleeting thing.
My heart's breaking at this thought.
HS knew that Babita wasn't ready for him. If he had enough time to think things through, I think he would have realized that she's not the woman for him. But Imarti's wounds were so fresh on him and on top of that he panicked, thinking that he would lose Minnie as well. Minnie, the only one who stood by him even when he lost trust in himself. Given what she did for him, how could he possibly let her go? The only one who can give him hope when all hope is lost?
It may be unfair to expect him to raise Minnie on his own, but frankly speaking, I think he has done a much better job of it than Babita has. Yes, she raised Minnie for 17 years, but in those years, has she really understood her daughter? Has she been the kind of mother that a daughter like her would need? Has she understood her loneliness, her fears, or her grief? There are some things that only she can understand as a woman, but there are many times where she has put Minnie under the bus for the sake of society. Whether it's Minnie's friendship or close association with Mickey, her physically defending herself, or not wanting to file a case when she was sexually bullied. Rather than understanding her daughter's plight and giving her the confidence to fight for her dignity and rights, she has taught her to duck her head and hide away. What good is that going to do for Minnie? It's different for HS since he's an adult man who happens to be a police inspector, but that doesn't stop him for instilling the right values in Minnie. Or encouraging her to fight for herself by filing the necessary complaints. Babita and he could have been wonderful as co-parents but given the mess they're in, it's just not possible.
I don't want him to be a bitter man. He had so many reasons to be one given his past history but he always came out as being a very optimistic and hopeful person. I don't want it all to go away because of Babita. And why would Babita oppose him being Minnie's father? Isn't that what she wanted?
Bear with me now as I'm about to throw a whole lotta caps at you.










This is the face of a man who has resigned himself to his fate. Who knows that he won't get what he wants out of this marriage so it's better to accept what he does have, whatever and however little that might be.
The closing away of the sindoor ki dhibbi scene will forever be on the top of my "Make Me Cry in a Second" list. It's just way too heartbreaking.
They all have made some horrendous mistakes so why should HS be punished so heavily? Just because people put him on such a high pedestal? That's not his fault. He never asked for them to treat him like a perfect being. He has repeatedly declared himself as a human being and he too, possesses all the qualities of one - good and the bad. The difference is that he continuously chooses to be good. He's fully aware of his actions and takes responsibility for them. I don't know why he's asked to give so many tests to prove his love when Babita isn't.
At this point, when the show ends, I want him to get his happy ending. Bas, mujhe aur kuch ni chahiye. Yeh Babita ke saath rahe ya na rahe, mujhe toh yeh bas khush hi chahiye. 😭
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