This Sakshi character is somewhat of a disappointment to say the least Right from the start of the show, Sakshi was painted as an independent and capable woman, a wonderful wife and companion, a great mother, and highly skilled in whatever she did. For these and other reasons, Sakshi was greatly loved by her husband. Now that she is back from the dead, so to speak, we find that she is a critical, suspicious, simpering and whimpering kind of a codependent person, clinging to Mukhi night and day.
Sakshi has a great sense of entitlement, as is evidenced from her expectation that her husband would be so in love with her that he would not have developed feelings for another woman in the five years that she was presumed dead. Sakshi has an elitist vibe and can be quite patronizing and condescending. Yet, she is oversensitive and quick to feel victimized, although ironically Purvi is the one victimized by Sakshi's sudden appearance.
It is almost as though being imprisoned in a cave for 5 years has not taught Sakshi any lessons in life. There is no introspection, or no sense of humility. For that matter, the only symptoms of trauma that she exhibits is in her delicate health, where she faints on the spot whenever Mukhi leaves her. It is almost like when Sakshi returned, she entered the haveli and picked up exactly where she had left off, without any thought to others' situations and feelings. She just assumed that she could walk into her Mukhiji's life and find everything exactly as she left it.
Finding that things are not exactly like she wanted will surely unleash the hidden depths of Sakshi's personality as we have already begun to see.
I am beginning to think that Virendra's love for Sakshi, five years ago, arose partly out of the joy of being wanted and needed by her. Virendra had always searched for a loving mother-figure, due to his having lost his birth mother at an early age. In filling that void, Sakshi served her purpose well. Her strong personality might have given Virender the direction he needed in life. He served his wife with love and commitment. When Sakshi was presumed dead, it was as though Virender's purpose in life died. As we know, it took a long time for him to recover from this blow of her death and his guilt of causing it.
Purvi, on the other hand, brought a freshness in Virender's life. Brutally honest and without pretensions, she put up with a lot to earn his trust. Both Purvi and Virender bring out the best in each other by letting the other person be themselves. There is space in the relationship to breathe without succumbing to the pressure of expectations. However in the Sakshi-Virender combo, there is a heaviness, with the burden of unsaid and unmet expectations and obligations breathing down the neck.
Wow! Totally loved your take on this! Certainly worth pondering upon 👏👏
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