My opinion on Dev Dixit

Dev is actually one of my favourite fictional characters on Indian TV (not S3 one). Not because he is perfect (far from it) but because he just had so many layers to his character? I will never want someone like Dev as my husband/boyfriend in reality but it was really interesting to watch him from a fictional perspective. He wasn't an angry young man who was rude to everyone around. He wasn't soft and perfect either. He was more of this grey character who did not fit into any mould. He could go out of the way to marry a random girl so that Neha is happy. At the same time, he could coerce Sonakshi & force her into becoming his mom's nutritionist despite knowing that he is being ruthless & selfish. He could go out of the way to make sure his staff is happy & well taken care of, he could land at Sonakshi's house in the midnight because she sent a H and he assumed she needs help yet be cold enough to stop her potential alliance because she might shift to Delhi. He never had this usual arch where he is ruthless & changes into a great guy because he is in love. Nor did he go from a really soft and understanding guy to a dumbass. The best part about Dev was that he could never fit into any stereotype regarding Indian TV MLs. He had a proper point of view & his fatal flaw was his need to over compensate & keep everyone around happy, esp his mom (which resulted in everyone being unhappy in the end) & also his need to go for short-term solutions and be in denial. There is this scene post leap where Dev tells Sonakshi that he was in so much pain after she left him & he was so pathetic & selfish that he wished the same pain on her. That he wanted her to be as heart broken as he was. That was really refreshing to me because it just showed how flawed he was. He was never really the 'hero' so to say. The writers always showed how Ranveer, Ritvik & Jatin were all probably more mature than him (which rarely happens on TV because all third angles are psychos just to glorify the main lead).

He was called Devrath because in a way he was expected to stay celibate for life (just like Bheeshma from Mahabharat) & take care of his mom. Dev also ties up to Devdas because he really was a hopeless Devdas everytime Sonakshi left him. I think the writers sometimes don't get enough credit for how well they wrote Dev in season 1. He was unlike most one dimensional male leads on Indian TV.

P.S. This has nothing to do with Dev as a husband or how much he will suck as a partner in reality (because it's true 😂). It's only about Dev Dixit as a fictional character (and am only talking about season 1 here)

Originally posted by: GoodVibes1010

He was called Devrath because in a way he was expected to stay celibate for life (just like Bheeshma from Mahabharat) & take care of his mom.

Wow, I never thought of it like this! Its like tubelight moment for me. Now it makes sense why Ishu was so shocked and reluctant that Dev fell in love.

Originally posted by: AubodroKhargosh

Wow, I never thought of it like this! Its like tubelight moment for me. Now it makes sense why Ishu was so shocked and reluctant that Dev fell in love.

Yes I always felt like they named him Devarth on purpose

Season 1 dev was gold. That season aired when all other itv shows had their fl and mother in laws fighting and plotting against each other. This show was on a different league. Btw even my brother calls sanj as psycho. My mom has started watching this show. When sanj confessed my brother was like look the psycho is back.

Originally posted by: Ravi18

Season 1 dev was gold. That season aired when all other itv shows had their fl and mother in laws fighting and plotting against each other. This show was on a different league. Btw even my brother calls sanj as psycho. My mom has started watching this show. When sanj confessed my brother was like look the psycho is back.

The current Dev is passive to a fault. He doesn't notice or react to anything. S1 Dev was flawed but extremely intense & extreme. That was the core of Dev's character & they have destroyed that. Ishwari was unbearable with her insecurity but even she did not flip like this in every episode. And Sonakshi has cried more in this season than she has in the totality of S1.