Bold - Agree 100%
Purple - In Kashmir he said this to convince J to tag along with him to Kol. Coz he knew "I will marry Arshi to pacify my family" would cut it as reason to convince J.
Instead, if he had said "I would reject Arshi and accept you as my wife" in Kashmir, it would not cut it off as a reason for J and she would not have agreed to come with him to Kol, worse, she might have run away ! That was his quick fix, to not take a chance with J and ensure she comes to Kol - 2 reasons - her safety and his need!
The day they arrive at BH, he tries to bare his heart out and tell her, he feels suffocated and wants to say to her , his dil ki baat ! Only to hear from her, you promised you will marry Arshi didi and keep her happy and you both are the deepest root of a tree that no storm can ukhaaro.
"Main tumhe apni dil ki baat batana chahta hu, par agar tum gussa kar rahi ho, then I am so sorry, main nehi batayunga" - there is a weird sense of fear of losing her - "tum hairaan ho jayoge yeh dekhke ki main Arshi se kitna pyar karta hu"
They are both scared to face the truth, accept the truth and blurt out the truth ! There is fear, guilt , insecurity,unpredictabilty of reactions and uncertainity of the unknown , if they did blurt it out !
For a long time now, Ani should have quit his petty games and for once, come what may, said nothing but the truth!
Originally posted by: Lollolika
Well written Sohini.. but keeping aside her Arshi didi and nakli shaadi jaap, we can't ignore the pain she goes through. Until Rahul's MU there was a thing about Ani hesitating to confess as he thought they were in love. But Ani after confessing did the biggest mistake of saying "he will nibhao the farz by marrying Arshi and keep his family happy, but J shouldn't leave his side". Any sane girl can't accept this kind of demands from a man. If he loved her, he should let go of Arshi and say that he can't marry Arshi, and he accepts the marriage with J to be real. The guy who always stood up aginst his family and Arshi before he didn't realize his love - is becoming a coward in front of them when he realized his love!
He failed to understand her, knowing how her mother and her suffered all their life. He is acting like a teenager who can't face rejection.
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