Originally posted by: euphoric
There is something that is very very special about Raghvi. Something that got me rooting for them. Heck even twisted my own thinking. I swear Pallavi se jyada I was keen to find reasons to give Raghav a free pass and even though I wished Pallavi got the wiper this time around, I was worried sick for him... For them!
I have lost my count on the kachra I have watched on ITV. Some memorable... Some passe! But Raghvi struck on a different note. It's probably because its for the first time I have really come across a reel couple paired as equals. As much as Raghav needs Pallavi, Pallavi needs Raghav. They both love each other equally and can give up everything for the other. It's not a relationship of give and take. It's a soul searing association that makes them complete. And that's rare in the ocean of ITV couples where you can side up with only one of the leads and are placed on pedestal where they become too divine to be human.
Raghav was selfish and Pallavi was selfless. Such is their journey together that they have both taken the traits to balance eo and evolved with eo. While Pallavi has prioritized Raghav, she is slowly transitioning to fight for her own happiness even if that means to go an extra mile or fight a battle within herself. And while Raghav made Pallavi's happiness as his own, he shunned his ghamandi image and learnt to accomodate others, even those who weren't his immediate family.
Other thing that I loved about them is, they are both flawed. No one attempts to be too uptight and righteous. None shies from making mistakes. They DO have insecurities and they DO have weaknesses. What more, they are aware of it and acknowledge it They fumble, stumble, fall and rise. They are hypocrites, liars, goofballs, imperfectly perfect and love. It makes them so relatable and human. It makes them real.
Both of them have missed on their lives. Both of them have missed on their young carefree days. And with eo, they live just that. They are partners in crimes and each other's rock. They have their own code and language of comfort and love. They keep seeking warmth and assurance by holding on to the other.
If Raghav has missed his parents love so has Pallavi. Sometimes you see Raghav just being an indulgent father to Pallavi when he allows her to take control and be herself. And you see Pallavi switching between an indulgent and a strict mother who at times pampers him, takes all his tantrums and sometimes sternly correct his blunders.
From enemies to lovers, their growth have been organic and beautiful. They are each other's that dream which they never dared to watch.
We all say that Raghav gave wings to Pallavi, I have an alternate view to it. Pallavi always had the wings but they were clipped and she was denied the sky. Raghav became that sky to her. Coaxing, nudging, challenging and encouraging, he let her take the flight assuring her that he was standing right there if she fell. And as she soared, Raghav's journey to liberation began. If he wished her a relentless flight, he will have to be that limitless sky.
Such wholesome relationship is so rare to watch. They are a true gem.
WORD to whatever you've said here. This show made me question things, put myself in Raghav and Pallavi's shoes and look at the circumstances from their perspective instead of taking the idealistic "this is what should be done" route. I've said this time and again that I relate to Raghav on a personal level. It might seem sometimes that I'm going out of my way to understand his actions or give him a free pass but that's because I can connect to him. That never made me love Pallavi any less because I've seen people like Pallavi in real life, some of them very close and dear to me, and every time she suffered, I felt like they were suffering. It's crazy how these two fictional characters made me feel emotions I only felt for real people until I met them.
What I always loved about this show, from day one, was how unlike ITV it was. Sach mein it was different than the usual kachra I've seen on ITV. Two leads who were portrayed as equals. Be it as enemies, as friends or as lovers, they were always equal partners in everything. My only grief is that the writing faltered at times when it came to Pallavi and I wish they show ran longer for us to see her past being equally highlighted as Raghav's. Yes to what you said: it was never transactional for them. It was organic and symbiotic where one couldn't figure out how to feel alive without the other. They were flawed, they both messed up, they both had shades of grey, they were both often ready to look the other way when it came to their loved ones, they were both given roles they kept playing for so long without anyone caring what they wanted to do. I've always loved how Raghav and Pallavi are able to bring out the kiddish, mischievous sides of one another because when it's just them, they forget the roles they were/are supposed to play for the world. They had to grow up prematurely and it's only in each other's company that they get to go back to being their carefree, indulgent selves.
How many metaphors do I give them Soni. Babies can have it all. I shared earlier too that I feel both were like wounded birds and once they met, they allowed one another the sky, the wind, the strength to soar in their own ways--be it as an enemy or a better half.
They truly are wholesome. I'm so glad to have come across these two.
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