ts a common opinion that raavi is used as shivas love interest and had not any character development ...but its wrong in my view.
She has had the most character development out of all
Before mukteshwar ...shiva raavi were at each others throats..but after that raavi had developed that deep trust in shiva... b/s in that liife and death situation he hadnt left her contrary to the fact that she thoughthe would leave her since he hates her..
during kanwad yatra or upto it we saw raavi trying to understand shiva and proceed in their relation considering although he does not like her but if they try to understand each other their marriage can continue this was her attachment to the family and her understanding of shiva that made her do the efforts.
After kanwad yatra ...raavi valued self respect more but somewhere she hoped shiva would like to continue the relation..and hoped for an apology from him...this was because the last thread of hope for raavi in their relation.. was because of trust she developed in mukteshwar...but after divorce... she continued to move on...and probably would have if she stayed...
Then after dhara preg news we witnessed a raavi saying.
"She will regret for life if she didnt help during time of need, " so she will go back not for her relation but for dhara she was very firm about that..
Here raavi valued' life without regret 'over self respect... but it shines her character.. as she not went back for shiva but for dhara...and this made her more human in my eyes as she didnt just forgive shiva but she valued her priorities..
During disha track the change in raavi came was her possiveness for shiva....solely because someone was eying her husband someone which is hers ...not because she loved shiva .... also the attitude of shiva...from bike accident .. and that thank you at ram leela... and trust she had already developed...concluded as her conflicting feelings that whether she atleast want shiva as a friend even after parting or whether she truly likes her...also the fear of loosing someone (husband) she can call hers... as during the bike ride to court alone ...and at court asking him whether he will remember his childhood enemy....
This was the side of raavi were she was fighting for someone she considers her own ...not becoming mahaan but this showed her abandonment issues...
After 6 months grace granted dharas abortion..showed shivas apology ...and raavi being astonished did shiva really did that but her development was such she didnt forgive shiva ..hastly but when shiva made efforts to come close to her and understand her... she forgave him ..for .keeping her away ...the first problem in her relation.. and offered friendship to shiva although at that time she started liking him...for the times he saved her ...for how shiva loved his family ... and after shiva apologised that likeness somewhere grew..
And this also proves that raavi didnt loved shiva just because he saved her which was in case of dev .but this time she started loving shiva for who he is ...
Witnessing his love for family ..
Witnessing his apology..(although that seems short..but raavi understood shiva truly understood her pain ...seeing dharas pain and was trying to change.).
And after her kidnapping and kiss she started loving him more but
Was reluctant.
And after loan kaand..that scene with shiva...that was were shiva truly expressed his likeness his expression of her.and his longing for her..
At that time her love developed fully as shown by her alter ego...
From trust...to understanding ...to being possesive ...to giving second chance...to liking ...to finally loving this showed her
Love maturing
As well as she maturing as a person..
All the ivf kaand was for raavi to realise second main problem in her relation i.e trust..and that too on shivas part
Also raavi to understand that eventhough maami and anita are relation...she should not trust her blindly.
And then when she professed her love ...she herself closed the door for bystanders to comment she loved dev earlier for now everyone knew she loved shiva...and she was not ashamed of it...although it cost her self respect but makers closed the way for criticism of raavi that she loved shiva as a fling like she loved or liked dev...
All these efforts were made by raavi after ivf solely because she knew shiva loved her...and was once trying to change for her but since change is not a one time process ..she gave shiva a chance solely because he was willing to change and was appologetic...not because she was pyaar me pagal ...she had her reasons to come back...
It was evident during shaadi track during her conversation with alter ego it showed two minds of raavi one which knows he loves her and one which wants him to confess.
Also her character development is not just being dhobhi or accepting her mistakes...
But believe me MAKERS HAD SHOWN RAAVI AS hypocritical also...
Whenever she adores shiva as gunda and brags about him to her kidnapers...and when she went to janu house and turned blind eye to shivas todh phodh...despite
Saying violence is answer for all...and in next time slapping shiva in hospital...that slap was pure emotional rage when her sister was harmed it was not to stop shiva...and that divorce paper sighn...in all this it showed raavis naive and hypocritical side ...as
" a blind cannot lead another blind for if it happens both will fall into pit ".
This is what happened in hospital raavi has matured from all that ..so that she can lead shiva in right path...
People say that raavi lacks self respect. But in all this the girl didnt even once demean herself .
She was very confident about herself.
Like
OFCOURSE ME PARI HOON(DISHA TRACK)
TUJHE MUJSE ACHI BIWI PURI DUNIYA ME KAHIN NAHIN MILEGI...(MARRIAGE PRANK TRACK)
A beautifully written character....
Whereas shiva loves his family unconditionally..and has anger issues.
He doesnt really care about others or their opinions..
Raavi completes him as she sees good in all... and she can transform shivainto someone who sees and loves all
And shiva can help raavi in her abandonment issues...and help her to grow more because when a person like shiva loves it comes instintively....as it can be seen when he was first one to congragulate rishita for job..but dev had a second thought...
Thats why when shiva will truly mature (trust).. he will never hold back raavi for anything instead support her...
And this part of story is how raavi will change shiva into that...
I so wish atleast they follow og in this track...