Originally posted by: neo7
My view is a bit different. I had posted this in written update thread, reposting here.
What all Vanraj said about his sacrifices and hardwork is true and is true for any father from a middleclass family and would definitely feel the pain of a father. But still it didn't make me sympathise with him, for many reasons.
He said he just did 2 mistakes in life, well according to me he did a crap lot of mistake.
1) When was this anger when Toshu and Pakhi used to humiliate, disrespect degrade Anupamaa?
2) He narrated one incident that ki jab dolly ko kisine taana maara tha, toh he beat the hell out of that guy and refused to apologise for it. Where was this person when everyday Anupamaa ko taana maara jaata tha, wasn't she someone's sister?
3) He said he belonged to poor family and was made to realise the importance of money at the early age and at the age 14 he started earning and how difficult times their family had seen. Where was this experience and empathy when Baa always taunted and humiliated Anu and his family for being poor?
4) Today he acknowledged that Anupamaa did a lot for his family, bcoz today his contribution was questioned.
5) He is saying he did just 2 mistake 1 of falling for kavya and second hiding it from Anupamaa, what mistake has Samar actually done to get so much of scolding, he is literally made feel bad for just falling for Nandini, which is not even a mistake bcoz he is not cheating on anyone.
6) He said he knew value of money and how he always respected his parents, why did he not teach these values to Toshu and Pakhi? Samar has always respected everyone and also had value for money, one truth Samar said and he lashes out at him.
7) The issue Samar had was Nandini being not accepted, whereas his father's gf being accepted, and what did Vanraj made it into, that he does not value his hardwork and what all he did for his family. Did he forget Anupamaa has always given him due credit for all that he did for his family?
8) He said no one cares about his self respect, has he ever cared of Anupamaa's self respect? He never missed a chance to attack her self respect.
9) He wants to know the time limit of punishment he will get for his mistake, what time limit had he set when he was cheating on Anupamaa?
10) Samar ne usse bola ki ghar uska nahi hai uska jawab de diya, Samar ne ye pucha ki Nandini kyun accepted nahi hai uska jawab kyun nahi diya?
11) He is saying sab ghar pe usse nafrat karte hai, does he even know what nafrat is, taking his care when he met with accident is nafrat, celebrating his bday like a festival is nafrat?
12) He said when his job went none of his son consoled him that its ok, and what about him and he wanted them to be there for him, leaving his son's wedding for hia gf, didn't his son wanted him to be by his side during his wedding? He forgot how Anupamaa gave him himmat that he is capable and will get the job whereas Kavya taunted him when he started being at home all day and made him realise how he was useless as he was jobless.
13) He said his sons think he is a loser, well first of all no one ever said this even samar didn't say it. But when was he when he, toshu and pakhi used to call Samar and Anu as loser?
14) He said he felt bad jab uske pasina se bana ghar Anupamaa ko de diya gaya. Well did he realise, jis rishtey ko Anupamaa ne sab kuch diya, uske family ke liye sab kuch kiya, uss rishtey ka haq usne kisi aur ko de diya toh Anupamaa ko kaisa laga hoga?
If a person who would have atleast treated his wife with respect and not literally tortured her, I would may be have felt sympathy for his outburst like Vanraj's, but can never empathize with this egoistic and MCP kinda guy.
In the precap, Anupamaa said that give back the house to Vanraj, well this hurted his ego yet again.
Anupamaa had always said he was a bad husband but a good father, good son and good brother. I don't agree, he is not even a good father and also not a good son. He couldn't even handle pakhi for a month and yes I agree he always respected his parents, but did he cared about their izzat them when he went and had an affair? Has he been fair with all kids and provided equal love, affection and attention to all 3 of them?
Sudhanshu was fabulous in this epi, but he still could not make me empathize with Vanraj, he is getting what all he deserved and poor Samar who has been the most well behaved kid of all 3 is getting a bashing and made to feel guilty for his mistake whereas Toshu and Pakhi has always been absolved of any bashing for any amount of crap they dish out.
He still does not count torturing Anu and treating her badly and humiliating her as a mistake.