I see a lot of discussion going on here about yesterday's episode...I haven't gone through all the posts but here is my take on it-
At the outset clarifying that my response is based on yesterday's episode without taking into account today's nosedive Agastya took.
Before I get into your below comments, I want to put it out there that Agastya and Imlie are at different stages in knowing each other. It is like we are comparing apples to oranges and hence Agastya looks in the negative.
Imlie knows everything there is to know about his past (his parents ka scandal, the fact that Sonali and he are half siblings, the fact that he married her because he had no option to save the business to go in the wrong hands). He has even cried on her lap opening up to her about what he feels on losing his parents and how lonely he is. This wasn't something small because he shared his innermost feelings with her.
On the other hand, Agastya has time and again asked Imlie to open up to him about her reasons to marry but what has she given him? Nothing - as he said, he is unable to understand her, she is a paheli to him. From his perspective, she is someone who made sacrifices to save him from jail, came out before the goons because she could not see him hurt etc. but also someone who has wrongly accused his brother, may be schemed with her aunt to trap his brother, asked for money in exchange for putting her life in danger. These are two extreme contrary behaviors.
This whole thing has blown wayyy out of proportion!!! But that Imlie-Agastya scene!!! I really don't think Imlie is being mahaan here..I don't know if deliberately or unintentionally but Karan slipped it in that Agastya was shattered after Dhanraj's death...and then Imlie goes up and meets Agastya who is very passionately asking her all the questions...Imlie asked for time..she hadn't even finished talking properly by then when Agastya bombarded her with more questions..I think that time and place was not right to answer all the questions...Agastya was not in the right mindset, he was very emotional and overwhelmed, they were not even in the privacy of their room where they could sit properly and talk about it..where Imlie could explain things to him calmly...she was worried for Agastya and for how he is going to react...plus I also felt that when Imlie slightly indicated that she is not going to answer his questions immediately, Agastya immediately took on his older path of accusing Imlie of extracting money...he brought in the contract marriage thing and that dialogue that everything will be over in a few days...Imlie was rightfully hurt...I really feel, given time, she would have explained everything to agastya this time and she really didn't have that contract marriage thing in mind...and then Agastya threw it in her face..
If the place or time was inconvenient, she could have told him that we should talk in our room or something like I will explain everything to you once you are calm etc. The whole mess is happening because Imlie hasn't confided in Agastya about her reasons to marry him. Ashu isn't a national level secret she has to keep that she cant confide in Agastya. If she is able to make so many sacrifices for him, has gotten to know him better because she is privy to his past, there is no logical reason why she hasn't told him about the truth of Ashu.
The thing is she made an assumption that the family and Agastya would be shattered with the truth that Karan wants to marry a poor girl when in reality they did accept Imlie with her background. Issues crop up between a couple when there is no clear communication. The thing is Agastya even previously gave her a chance to clarify but she didn't.
see I think the problem with Agastya is, the phase in the relationship where he should have asked Imlie questions, he mistrusted her..and now, in this phase of their relationship, where he would be patient and trust her a bit, he is asking her questions..its always like he is lagging behind and also keeps accusing Imlie of misdoings...he should have paused for a minute and considered- if Imlie could have a misunderstanding that Karan-Bulbul are together, then so can he have a misunderstanding that this was all deliberately plotted by Imlie...he asked her "Why did she do it" when he should, at the minimal, be asking "Did you do it"...I think this also played out very well on the screen when Jugnu in the morning very confidently said "Didi, aapne iss ghar ke liye aur baabu ke liye itna kuch kiya hai, hume pata hai aap aisa nahi kar sakti"...that's the kind of trust Agastya needed to have...Imlie was right in saying that "Aapne humpe bharosa kiya hi kab tha babu?" Even today, Agastya didnt completely trust her...and she was rightfully hurt...
If you consider how their dynamic was when they got married, there was no trust from Agastya ka side. The circumstances in which they met earlier (the bar/ the lies she told him for the chef job/ being caught by the cops/ holding a sickle to his brother in law to get money out of him by lying), and his prejudice arising from his own past, made it difficult for him to trust her. Even at this moment, he has no idea about her past and reasons to marry him so there is definitely going to be doubt specially after Imlie was proved to be a liar and the whole family heard the truth of Mami ke scheming ways.
Credit needs to be given to the fact that he supported her even after Bulbul denied knowing Karan. Even later, he did ask her to explain but she again said majboori. That is the whole point. How can he trust her at this stage when he has nothing from her side.
Him accusing Imlie and brining in the contract marriage was a way to shield his own heart. He knows he is invested and he trusted her which is why he was so hurt when he walked into that room. Even Imlie earlier reminded Agastya about the contract marriage when she wanted to and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. It is the reality of their relationship as it stands today.
No one can deny that Imlie is in a much better position because she knows the complete truth and she has only one side to take - the side of the truth. Agastya on the other hand has to chose a side - either trust his brother who he knows since his childhood or trust Imlie who was proved to be a liar and was in the room with her scheming aunt. Agastya learnt lessons from not trusting her previously which is why he came to ask her for explanations but expecting him to side with Imlie (and not his brother) without proof is wrong. May be if he knew everything about Imlie (her life, her reasons to marry etc.), he may have even tried to trust her more but right now it is unfair. Unfair to expect this from Agastya at this stage. For Agastya, trusting Imlie right now means he does not trust Karan. This is exactly what Karan pointed to Agastya when he defended Imlie after Bulbul denied knowing Karan.
Coming to Jugnu trusting Imlie completely, he is a third party in their relationship. He has nothing to lose here (from Imlie's perspective or from Karan's) so him taking the side of Imlie isn't something I would applaud. It is like me telling my friend to take a divorce from his wife based on what I know of their relationship without actually realizing the implications are not for me to bear. Bahar khade rehke bolna is easy but Jugnu is not in Agastya's shoes. It is only Agastya right now who is in an awkward and tricky position.
Coming to Agastya's POV, I get it...he comes with a lot of baggage of girls using marriage/guys for money...but he should also consider for a bit that he is also half-part of this contract marriage deal...this might be an unpopular opinion here but I feel Imlie is more invested in this relationship than Agastya...
Without taking credit away from Imlie for going above and beyond to play her part in this fake marriage, what has Agastya not done? We again need to factor that Agastya does not know the whole of Imlie ka truth while she is at an advantage of knowing everything about Agastya.
from Agastya's side, he does a lot of lip-service of always being there for her etc etc but Imlie is the one who has actually DONE things in this relationship...Like Agastya promised mama Imlie would be safe until she is with him but then left her alone in the jungle..then promised he won't leave her after the jungle incident and again threw her out when she sang in the bar...he could be angry and upset with her but at least honor your vada and be with her na...why leave her alone so many times...Imlie never left Agastya on her own, always she was forced to leave him..this might be the unfair ITV thing to always show ML as the one who is wrong but still, that's how it is then...
It is not all lip service from Agastya ka side. While I agree he did initially leave her alone, he did come back to protect her at the cost of his own life. Even later when the goons came back to attack them, he made sure Imlie ran back to the safety of his car. He took care of her both the times - when she came back after being burnt by coals and later after the goon attack. He cared enough for her safety that he left his sister's wedding date meeting to take her to mama ka house, told her not to leave the house and that he would come to take her back home, ran twice to protect her when he realized that the stalker is still around. Despite hearing Mami try to trap his brother, he still gave her a chance to explain her point, took a stand for her before his entire family even after she was proved to be a liar. Unfortunately, they both are not at par. Hence, it is not fair to say that Imlie has DONE things in the relationship while he hasn't.
Imlie doesn't trust Agastya enough - not with her past and truths, not with being able to handle the situation. If Agastya knew everything about Imlie and then not trusted her, I would be the one to blame him too.
Agastya has also been the one to constantly bring up the fact that Imlie married for money...Imlie has only brought up the fact that Agastya also made this deal for his own gain only a couple of times, when Agastya accused her of it..she hasn't been the one constantly rubbing it in Agastya's face that "You are a total businessman, you don't have a heart, you can marry any girl for your gain/profit/business" etc etc
The thing is Imlie knows his reasons which is why she is not able to constantly rub it to his face. Does he know her reasons? If he did know she married to save Ashu, do you think he would bring this up? He would feel so guilty when he will get to know the truth.
Another thing is, Imlie has actually brought up contract marriage whenever she felt Agastya might be getting too involved in her..like in mami's hut the other day whereas Agastya has brought it up whenever he felt that Imlie might stay to get more money...Imlie is always protecting Agastya and Agastya is protecting himself...
Again I have no issues if both of them bring this up. This is a reality of their relationship which they need to acknowledge so they don't get carried away and think this is a real marriage. This is a good way to get a reality check to your ownself as well as to the other person.
I dunno..I might be missing some points from Agastya's end and so I am eager to read other's reactions on this
No harm intended
I hope I have covered the points from Agastya ka side. The thing is that the writer has given a lot of scope here for Agastya to be defended. There are good enough and logical reasons for his actions which is why I have points to make in his favor. I would hate it if it was all one sided - all sympathy to the female lead and hate to the male lead which is usually how all ITV shows are written.
PS- btw with this background, I found it very funny how maami covered Bulbul's eyes when they entered the room and Agastya was holding Imlie's pallu...Girl has gone way beyond what Imlie and Agastya have even thought to do and still she is the one with the eyes covered 