Okay, so hi guys! A silent reader over here. Really great to read all your posts and views. But could not help posting today, also because main kaafi bore ho rahi thiš
Dev and Aditya are inherently selfish, but the selfishness stems from different reasons. Aditya ka reason hai uska ego, to fight for the life he had which will never return. Dev ka hai cowardice for not taking ownership of his karnama at Pagdandiya. Aditya ke anger ne and Dev ke buzdili ne dono ke present life ka kabada kar diya.
Dev and Aditya me core differences bhi hai. Dev ko apni problems face karni nahi aati, chup ke karne ki koshish karta hai, but bahut sasti koshish hai.
But Aditya apne problems ko face karta hai. Jitna bhi ho sake, Aditya makes it a point to face his problems. Not run away completely. Aditya works towards resolving his issues, but succumbs to the emotional trap and melodrama triggered from his own created mess.
Aditya's problem can still be resolved. If at any point it is proven on paper that Imlie is his legal wife, then his and Malini's marriage cannot hold water. Infact, divorce lene ka bhi sawaal nahi hota. Marriage will be annulled automatically. Mujhko to pakka lagta hai ye Aditya ka ek aur jailyatra due hai, thanks to Anu.
But Dev ka problem hi shaadi ke baad wala hai. Jo kaand kiya, woh sab shaadi ke baad hua, and he spoiled and messed with all the women ka lives.
So in my opinion, Dev is more guilty than Aditya. What Dev did was something more consciously done. In Aditya's case, it was circumstantial but not totally illegal. Illegal is what he did to Malini. Inspite of fessing up to her, he should have stood on his "seedha and sachai ke raaste pe chalne wala" ground. Malini ko time lagta, but her parents would have handled her. His marriage with Malini comes across more as pity marriage to me. And his behavior with Imlie, the less said the better.
Frankly, dono ke kapaal me durgati ka aagman likha hua haiš. Lekin dono situation me, ek ka to phir bhi sulajh sakta hai, par dusre ka sirf ulajh sakta hai. Period.