Originally posted by: idkwhattoput
Alright, although Virat has told Pakhi clearly he has no feelings for her and never will, I want your two cents on this. Does Virat still have residual feelings for Pakhi?
Two scenes come to mind, his reaction when Sai mentions Samrat Pakhi wedding while discussing Devi Tai’s wedding and his reaction when him and Pakhi are on the swing and Pakhi mentions it’s her first Holi as a married woman and she’s without her husband.
Thoughts?
Virat actually does not have any "feelings" for PP more than her being an important part of the family. It began as an infatuation, which he was made to believe was his 'true love'. It turned into angst when he saw her as his cousin's betrothed. It then turned into a sense of "missed opportunity"... He thought he had lost the last woman he could have ever married but there was never a deep connection. He himself said in a dialogue to Sunny after the Haldi ceremonies that it could have been a prospective relationship --which means that he was aware it was not something as deep as he made it appear while promising her that he would not have any other woman in his life. It then changed into empathy for her 'melancholy' because he thought the cause of it is Samrat going missing. Then came a combination of guilt and responsibility. To me, he does not feel guilty for telling her to marry Samrat. He is not guilty about that because he was clear when he told her during their wedding that "I want you to go ahead with your decision of marrying my brother, who is a fine man"... He was guilty for the fact that he was going back on his zabaan. There is a difference-- he doesn't have to feel guilty for PP because, according to him, his Jeeva is the best man she would have and he will always keep her happy. His guilt is from the fact that he had to break his promise of never giving another woman a place in his life in order to marry Sai. When he married Sai, he made a "hamesha, hamesha" promise and he knows what it means. It also brought along the responsibility of ensuing that she is not dishonoured in the family because she had been complaining that she was feeling lonely, lost and cornered and wanted him to come back to Nagpur (As if her brother in law can get postings according to her whim 🤪) But he had set out to return to Nagpur with the intention of also being there for her. So even though the marriage happened and Sai came along, he was aware that his "Samrat Dada's wife" is also his responsibility -- to ensure that she is comfortable and can have someone who she can share her problems with. And because it was Vahini who first used the term "best friends", he took it at face value, assuming that she understood the meaning. So, when they finally started living together under the same roof (until this time, he knew her only for 1.47 hours in the Yoga camp and a couple of hours of marriage function and 15 minutes of vaada time 😆), initially he harped about "my best friend" and read essays in front of Sai. Then, he began to slowly see that PP was an opinionated person as well. Her complete disassociation with Samrat from time to time registered with him and the facade began falling when she left the house and went away to her parent's. It was at that time that he registered the difference between Sai and PP for the first time and he stopped using the "best friend" word for her. From there, PP has done a lot on her own to keep sliding down from that pedestal where he had placed her.
Current feeling: It is exactly what he says it is -- She is a family member (an important one because Samrat is important to him and she is his wife, he is missing and as his brother, it is his duty to ensure she is comfortable and sometimes has her way as a matter of consolation). He can be "friends" with her from the point of view of being available for her to share her concerns and seek help. He has no more feelings for her and he will never have -- 1. Because she is Samrat's wife and he had accepted that fact within moments of seeing her as Samrat's fiancee; 2. He is attached/attracted to Sai, who is his wife and he will not be disloyal to her.
The two scenes you mentioned: The mention of Samart's 'grand' wedding - To me, it came across more as his memory of Samrat. Somewhere, it was a moment that changed their lives. He might not say it aloud but may be he feels that at the end of the grand marriage, there was no happiness that came to anyone. May be if the marriage had not happened, Samrat would have still been around. It did not come across to me as him thinking in the context of losing PP or anything of that sort.
Swing scene - It was initially a surprise that she said "mera pati" nahi hai ... she has never addressed Samrat as someone she is associated with. It has always been Samrat the son of the house or Aai's son and tumhara bhai... so the sudden mention of the fact that she was going to not have her husband and he felt bad for her in that state as a 'friend'. The setting of the scene could be misleading but Virat's thoughts at that moment were actually focussed on Sai. His mind was racing with thoughts of what Sai would do next to land in trouble and jeopardise the peace he's so badly seeking between them. He was not really thinking about PP nor did he say don't worry I am here... all he does is to assure her that Samrat will come back and she will find her happiness.
