Originally posted by: roopshas1
The more I watch Taya's scenes, the more I sympathise with him. Here is a guy making an honest living with his shop. He has a wife whom he knows is a troublemaker but still manages his best to have a married life with her. He struggled to have children and then his only child is born a girl in a society that greatly values sons above daughters. His brother and SIL have passed away leaving behind two young children whom he loves like his own.
And then his niece whom he is quite fond of is found in a compromising position with a photographer at his other nephew's wedding. He is disappointed and hurt. His pride is broken and honour is shattered. This is followed by that boy turning up rich and absolutely horrid at another very public family event and pretty much destroys any public perception of his niece's virtue that is absolutely crucial to marrying her off. Then thanks to that boy, his attempts to marry off his niece who is now increasingly a social burden on his family becomes null and void with two very public called off weddings. Then his niece ultimately chooses the said rude boy and is roaming around with him in the streets and comes off late at night in his car while accepting expensive gifts from him.
The look on his face when Sitara got down from Salar's car that day - the worry, the shame, the hurt, the anger, the helplessness - what a fantastic shot, especially because Sitara had previously refused to be dropped home by Salar and asked to be dropped at Sana's because she wanted to avoid this very scenario. How times have changed. Sitara is aware of what her uncle is feeling but she tries to be defiant while still chagrined. Deep down, she still loves her uncle and wants his affection, trust and respect towards her back. Same with Taya. He still loves his niece. Standing outside, waiting and worrying for her return as the night grows. But the moment he sees her stepping down for Salar's car and waving back to him, all blushing and smiling, his shame takes over, his helplessness at the entire scenario takes over and his anger returns. How the circumstances have frayed their relationship so much. To the point he calls her rawangi as his chhutkara.
I think he is due for another shock when he finds out about Zohaib's deeds. The nephew he took under his wings, his heir and the support of his old age, being nothing more than a gambler and a thief, stealing from his own home and shop, and all this being enabled by his wife. I wonder what will be his endpoint in the story.
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