Originally posted by: Clochette
So much psychology displayed here... 😉
Okay, I'll add to this:
Yes, Aman is in love with Anjali...still he feels (on a certain level even knows) that Anjali doesn't love him (and Anjali's mother confirms that through her comportment). So, it seems to be an arranged marriage...and Karan made clear already in his first movie that he is against arranged marriages.
Aman gets his final confirmation through little Anjali...I wonder if he ever honestly talked to grown-up Anjali about his doubts that she really requites his love or even agrees to marry him from the heart. He prefers to not knowing it.
It needed Anjali's obvious distress and reluctance and public display of her love for another man to convince him that he should not marry a woman who doesn't want HIM.
I liked this mature egoism in the climax scene.
As for Rahul and his romantic feelings for Anjali...before the intermission, they didn't exist...after Tina's death he had no reasons to think in a romatic way at her (but still thought at her as a very dear friend he missed very much).
When they (unexpectedly) meet again, it's awkward first - Anjali (still feeling romantically for him) and Rahul simply surprised (knowing nothing about her life). They try to rekindle their friendship (which they do rather well).
To me, it is absolutely understandable that Rahul develops romantic feelings towards an Anjali that has grown into a beautiful woman - in more than eight years. (I guess, she would have changed into other than sporty clothes also when still being together with Rahul). But as Anjali runs away from him (Gazebo scene!)...and then presents her fiancé and leaves with him, he isn't sure about HER feelings (she never confessed her love for him! And he did it only through a game!).
So, it's the abundantly used trope of 'the last minute decision' that enables both to openly admit their romantic love for the other - with a happy ending high on emotions (simply Hindi movielike 😊).
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