Originally posted by: Inese_20
I love this. You have explained it beautifully Ashi.
like you said there canāt be that one moment. The day Pallavi takes a stand for him must have been a turning point - something that landed him deeper into it, seeking more meaning out of their relationship. It was first time in ages someone else stood for him. Before that Raghav would complain that no matter what he does, even his good deeds would be taken as bad by everyone, including Pallavi. (Remember how mad he was when he tried to help her win the saree embroidery competition but she came to his house to tell him off. He was extremely hurt that even Pallavi thought the same)
But when she stood against her own family for him, for the first time in his life probably he had someone else shielding him. She could not only see the good in him, but also believed it so firmly that she went against the Deshmukhs even. That feeling of safety after years might have made him crave for a deeper connection and hence he went on claiming more rights as her husband, wanting her to know him more etc.
But the Raghav we saw on the day of their marriage, he was worried when she went unconscious. And the visible conflict when he wants to caress her hair but holds himself back. The Raghav who is making Kanghi jokes with Pallavi, even before he knew she has done nothing wrong to his sister- that Raghav makes me believe that he already has had feelings for her since long before they got married. And I guess it might have started from the lion track. Before that he was attracted to her for sure, but the way he smiles thinking about her in those days! Texting and dropping his toothbrush. Or say when she forgets one of her sarees at his house, the pretending to be Don of Hyd is talking to that sareeeee! And smiling to himself. We saw a changed Raghav there.
This Raghav even went out of way to help her with proving her innocent in the abortion fiasco. Though his way of doing it was very wrong, but uske according toh it was the best thing ever! I remember when he returns home after doing that, there is a scene with Farhad and Rama where Raghav actually laughs! Heās happy, and thatās rare for him, that he could do something for her. When Farhad explains how his way of doing things was wrong, he even goes to apologise to Pallavi but of course is met with harsh words- again it angers him that his good is never taken for good. (At least what he considers good on his part)
So his feelings stay very conflicted, until the world comes crashing down on him when he realises that he punished her gravely for a crime she didnāt commit. He sees her breaking down, goes and tell Deshmukhs they donāt deserve her. The guilt is heavy at this point, so he wants to set things right. But gradually the earlier feelings overpower as now thereās no conflict in his mind about Pallavi.
The āKaun jaane degaā came before the necklace incidence ever happened, haina?
Even the promises he made to her on the railway station- I donāt think it was just guilt. It was so much more, all those promises. It wasnāt even about keeping Amma home, Amma didnāt tell her she would leave if he didnāt bring her back. He wanted her to stay forever. Why would he make her stay if he felt that somebody else could have given her more (love) than he could? His words there canāt be just guilt or majboori!
I really hope someday we get a beautiful sa scene where Raghav tells Pallavi when was it exactly that it happened for him. What was it about her that changed everything?
But till then I am going to go with this version.š