Yes a woman can be unable to express her discomfort with someone with a power differential.
So maybe you can argue that imlie is not able to express it to aryan. But, but as viewers have we ever been shown a scene that she is later uncomfortable with the way he touched her. Have we ever been shown that she is repulsed, uneasy or angry with their physical interactions??
She does not need to show discomfort to aryan, but the viewers should see it to pass judgement. No? So on what basis are we terming this sexual harassment?
On the contrary she is more muh-phat and outspoken with him than anyone else. We see her repeatedly reach out to him emotionally and in terms of physical comfort.
As for her being indebted to him - it did not stop her from breaking association with him and walking out of his house at night. The fact that she has to repay him 5 crores does not stop her from talking back to him at any point in time.
You can't term every interaction with power difference as sexual harassment.
Yes, there have been many instances when as a viewer I felt she was uneasy with their physical interactions. Especially their initial interactions where he felt at liberty to choke a woman he barely knew with a scarf. Also bruised her arm by grabbing it multiple times. Her body language at the time did not suggest she was comfortable with that.
Judgment is passed on a lot of things. Aditya being 'irredeemable' is one such example. I think I am well within my right to pass judgment on Aryan's conduct too.
No I can't term every interaction with power difference as sexual harassment. However in the case of ASR, who has been clearly introduced as a calculating man with a revenge motive, I shouldn't neglect the possibility that he would do anything without an underlying motive.😆