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Personally, I am not a fan of the ending after the time leap so I have written my own faction ending.
I will mention the actual story, my problems with it, my fan fiction story, and why I have made the necessary changes.
To give a recap, the show is about an autistic girl, Antara. Her dad, Aditya, has an affair with his wife, Vidya, and Antara is born out of wedlock. He doesn't come to know about Antara until her biological mom dies. Aditya takes Antara home and makes her a part of his family - his wife Vidya and their son Abhishek come to accept her as well. Antara is one year older than Abhishek.
When the kids are around the age of 10-12, Aditya gets stomach cancer and dies. Abhishek comes to know that his autistic sister is his dad's illegitimate child. He is shocked when he finds out his mom is sending him to a boarding school and keeping her stepdaughter with her. He feels as though his parents only love his sister and cuts ties with her before leaving. He feels estranged and stays away from his family for 12 years.
12 years later when the kids become adults - Antara is 24 and Abhishek is 23. This is where my fan fiction ending to the story begins.
Context - Abhishek becomes a builder in the construction business. He wants to buy the apartment building his mom and sister live in and force them out of their home so he can make a building there. His mom and sister are the only ones living there and there has been a court case because of it.
What actually happens - Abhishek goes to Mr. Kriplani, the owner of the building and proposes to buy the building from him. Mr. Kriplani asks why he wants to make a loss profit proposition. Abhishek says only he can do what Kriplani couldn't for the past 10 years. Only he can get the women living there vacated. Mr. Kirplani agrees to the deal and tells Abhishek to arrange for the money while he keeps the papers ready.
My issues with this - First of all, the building is worth 12 crore Indian rupees, or $1.4 million US Dollars. Abhishek is 23 years old. He doesn't have the experience or the status for any financier or lender to give him that much money or become his partner for such a huge project. Mr. Kriplani knows this. In the actual show, he is seen calling financiers and discouraging them from helping Abhishek. He even tells Abhishek at one point that no one would put their money on him because he doesn't have the status to be given 12 crore Indian rupees.
If Kriplani knew Abhishek would not be able to arrange for the money and even called financiers to sabotage Abhishek, why would he even agree to the deal in the first place? It makes no sense. He could have encouraged Abhishek to look for smaller projects - maybe around 1 crore at most - and work his way up as he builds a portfolio. Abhishek should have proved he had the funds beforehand through a loan document from a financier or bank statements before the deal proposition was official. Kriplani shouldn't have accepted the deal and then made it impossible for Abhishek to fulfill it by calling all financiers and telling them not to put their money on Abhishek. What's the point of even making the deal in the first place then?
Also, Kriplani just takes Abhishek's claim that he can do what Kriplani couldn't at face value. In reality, wouldn't he require some sort of written documentation from the tenants in that building - the mom, Vidya, in this case - stating that they were ready to move out? Especially given Abhishek's young age and lack of experience? They just shake hands on the deal, there are no formalities.
Kriplani is shown saying that he gave Abhishek the opportunity to buy the building because he had done good work for him, buying and selling properties to make a profit. It doesn't seem like an opportunity if Kriplani is making it impossible to fulfill by discouraging everyone from helping Abhishek. Instead, Kriplani should have shown his gratitude by providing Abhishek with smaller projects someone of his status and experience level could work on and get funding for before working up to something more expensive.
Realistically, Abhishek should not have been given the opportunity to buy the building. The show could have focused solely on Antara and her relationship with her (step)mother Vidya. After all, the title of the show is her name. But I will let this unrealistic deal and business practices from Kriplani slide.
What actually happens - Abhishek goes home to meet his mom and Antara, not out of love, but for pure selfish reasons - to get them to vacate the building. Vidya initially refuses because Antara would not be able to accept another place as her own due to her autistic condition. Adult Abhishek is played by the same actor who played Aditya before his death. Antara, who was attached to her dad, thinks Abhishek is her dad and calls him papa. Abhishek blames Antara for all his problems and blames Vidya for never allowing him to be happy. But she still refuses to move out of the house. So far, so good. Way to go mom for standing strong for your autistic daughter who needs stability and comfort.
Vidya tells Billu, a childhood friend of Abhishek who has romantic feelings for Antara, that Abhishek wants her and Antara to move out of the building. She says she can't because of Antara's autistic condition. Billu says he will speak to Abhishek and make sure she doesn't have to vacate the building.
He speaks to Abhishek. Abhishek says he will get success from making his mom and sister vacate the building. He also says he is giving them another place to stay and is not making anyone homeless. He says money is important. Billu says money has gotten into his head and will ruin all his relationships. Abhishek's pride and ego results in him brushing Billu's words and going after his ambitions.
By the way, because Abhishek wants to become a bada aadmi (big man), he is rude to everyone - taxi drivers, his own mom and sister, doctors, his sister's therapist, everyone. He is impatient and gets flustered when things don't go his way.
Abhishek goes to a clinic and asks a doctor for a certificate of insanity so that he can place Antara in a mental asylum. When the doctor refuses, Abhishek gets flustered. But his sister's therapist comes in the scene and says autistic people aren't mentally insane and that he needs to be in an asylum, not his sister. He leaves the clinic furiously. It is clear that he views his sister not as a human but an obstacle to his success.
Now this is where the part I hate most which prompted me to make the fan fiction in the first place
Billu tells Vidya she doesn't need to worry about a thing. He will make sure she doesn't have to vacate the building. He will do a sathyagraha or peaceful protest. What a brilliant idea. Vidya reveals to Billu that she has decided to give up her house to Abhishek. She says, "Abhishek feels his mom loves this house more than home. I want to give it to him." She wants to give him the happiness he came for.
I hate this so much.
My issues with what just happened -
First of all, when Abhishek told Billu he would give his mom and sister another home, what other home? He can't even get the financing to buy a 12 crore rupee apartment building. Sure, one apartment unit is cheaper than an entire building but how could he afford it? Does he already have it just laying around? What's the deal with that?
But to the bigger issue I have - why would Vidya agree to move out of the house? She would not be helping anyone, not even her son. First of all, Antara would be in disarray as her stability and comfort would no longer be there. It would be nearly impossible for her to fully adjust to a new home and Vidya would also have more stress.
Furthermore, by giving into Abhishek's demands, she would only be enabling his entitled, selfish behavior further, proving to him that he can bully and argue his way into getting whatever he wants and supporting his belief that money rules the world. He may be temporarily happy, but his ego, selfishness, and temper would only get worse. If he faced a professional or financial loss in the future, he may realize he has nothing left a little too late. By not standing her ground, Vidya is hurting everyone. She is not going to be doing her son any favors and giving him long term happiness, either. Plus, Abhishek WANTS the house. He can do without it. Antara NEEDS the house. Because of her autism, she CANNOT accept any other place as her own. What a horrible decision that paints Vidya to be a weak woman when she was previously shown to be a strong woman fighting for her daughter's rights. This makes her out to be a bad mom. Putting her daughter in discomfort, enabling her son's bad behavior that will ultimately leave him empty, and increasing her pressure and load as well. Her decision helps no one.
Billu said he would do a sathyagraha and that is the crux of my fan fiction.
But first, here's how the show actually ends -
Abhishek comes home and pushes Antara away when she hugs him saying "papa" repeatedly. Billu catches her and shouts back at Abhishek. Vidya gets upset. She tells Abhishek she and Antara will clear out the house but also disowns him. Abhishek gets upset and comes down, calling Kriplani saying he will arrange for the money and get the house vacated.
The next morning, Abhishek meets a financier. The financier is about to seal the deal with Abhishek but then Kriplani calls him and warns him not to help Abhishek. Vidya goes to meet Kirplani and ask for more time to vacate the house but he doesn't budge. Abhishek arrives and Kriplani tells Abhishek that no one would give him money. Vidya hears this.
The next morning, Vidya is about to move out. It is revealed she has taken the help of her richy rich parents (something that was established before) to buy the 12 crore building and made it in Abhishek's name. Antara's doctor and Vidya's close friend Vikram is over. He says he will talk to Abhishek and make him understand the importance of relationships and family. But Vidya forbids him from doing so and simply asks that he gives the keys and papers to Abhishek. When Abhishek finds out that his mom, who was previously independent and never laid her hands out in front of her rich parents for help had for the first time sacrificed her self respect to fulfill her son's dream from Vikram, he slowly began to realize that love and relationships are important too. When everyone is downstairs and Vidya and Antara are about to leave, Antara who still thinks Abhishek is her papa drags him into the car with her. Abhishek remembers Aditya telling him he's the best brother in the world and starts crying. He asks for forgiveness and says no one will go anywhere and everyone will live in the same building as before. He hugs his sister and finally accepts her autism and his mom joins in on the hug too.
My problems with this -
12 crore rupees or $1.4 million US dollars is a crazy amount of money. If I was a builder, my parents and even my grandparents would not be in a position to give me that kind of money. The fact that this man's grandparents were able to fork over so much money overnight to their daughter so she could fulfill her son's dream seems unrealistic. Not impossible, maybe they really are that loaded where they can just let go of so much money in so little time. But it is very unrealistic. You would expect very few people to get that kind of backing from their family. And for a sum that large, you'd think the grandparents would want to speak with Abhishek to make sure the money is being put to good use. But no, the mom likely just made a phone call, asked for that large sum of money from her parents, and got it.
Also, if Abhishek had so much resentment towards his family for the past 12 years, such a quick turnaround seems unlikely. Seeds of doubt should have been planted in his head but more realistically, he would have kept the building, viewing his mom's sacrifice as a transaction for her neglecting him before. Perhaps after a professional or personal loss years later, his ego could have finally cracked and he could have realized he messed up. I guess time was limited and they did what they could with the limited time they had, but I just don't see the son turning around so quickly realistically. With resentment so deep and an ego so large, he should have seen his mom's sacrifice as a "win" or something he "deserves" after being second fiddle for so long. He didn't even breakdown when his mom disowned him, so why now? Yes, his worldview was challenged - he was shown evidence that love prevails over wealth but his ego would've realistically been too huge for him to realize that. He could have viewed the mom's sacrifice as fuel to succeed. "I'll make the best building possible, become successful, and prove to my mom that what she did was worth it." Realistically, he wouldn't be able to show emotional vulnerability so soon due to his ego. It would have to take a drastic event to happen in his life that affected him that money couldn't solve to make him realize he messed up in this scenario.
And what could that drastic life event have been? Well, if Vidya was even half decent and didn't give into Abhishek's demands and agreed to Billu performing a sathyagraha and stood strong, the ending would have been much better.
Here is my fan fiction ending starting from when Billu told Vidya not to worry and that he would make sure she wouldn't have to vacate the building by doing sathyagraha.
Vidya smiles and thanks Billu for his support and says she is proud of him for doing a sathyagraha. Billu assembles the sathyagraha, a peaceful protest. Him and his friends from the community stand by the building protest. Antara's therapist and even Vidya joins him. Billu spreads awareness through hanging flyers and posters and word of mouth. More people catch notice of this and many join in on the peaceful protest. There is even some media attention. Abhishek arrives later that evening to try and yet again convince his mom to vacate the building but the entrance is blocked by the peaceful protesters. He tries yelling at Bill for ruining his plans but Bill just remains quiet and tells Abhishek - “We’re not ruining your dreams; we’re trying to stop you from ruining your soul.”
As the sathyagraha continues, Abhishek is forced to observe the peaceful determination of his mother, Antara, and their supporters. He overhears heartfelt testimonies from neighbors and activists about the importance of the house and how he is harming his family. Flashbacks of his childhood memories with his mom and Antara play in his mind, juxtaposed with the harsh words and actions he has taken. The realization that his ambition has blinded him to his family’s needs begins to sink in.
One night, after a particularly moving speech by Billu or a supporter, Abhishek reaches a breaking point. He visits the house and finally sees his mom and Antara sitting together, visibly tired but resolute. He breaks down and says: “I was wrong. I see it now. I don’t need the house. I need you.”
Vidya forgives Abhishek but reminds him that trust will take time to rebuild. Antara, in her own way, expresses her happiness that the house remains her safe space.
Abhishek starts working on smaller, more achievable projects, building his reputation ethically. The sathyagraha becomes a local symbol of resilience and justice, inspiring others to stand up for what’s right.
What pisses me off the most about the actual ending which is why I created the fan fiction ending - I can forgive Kriplani's questionable business practices. Particularly him agreeing to a business deal proposition he knew Abhishek wouldn't be able to fulfill and then actively sabotaging Abhishek by discouraging investors from helping him. I can forgive Abhishek saying he'd give his mom and sister another house to stay in without there being any details on how he got the house and what would happen to it if Vidya and Antara didn't occupy it. But what makes my blood boil is Vidya caving into her son's demands. Why would she want to uproot her daughter who would not be able to accept another home as her own, thus increasing her own load as a caretaker as well? Her special needs daughter's stability, comfort, and care should be the mom's number 1 priority. Her son is selfish, greedy, and views his family more as obstacles to his success. She shouldn't give into that kind of behavior. By standing strong, she'd put him in his place. If she wanted him to be happy, there were better ways to do it. She could have helped Abhishek find other affordable properties for him to buy. She could have spent one-on-one time with him. But no, she gave into his selfish demands, feeding his toxic behavior. She also then disowned him. For someone like Abhishek, whose worldview is already shaped by resentment and a focus on wealth and status, this could validate his belief that relationships are secondary to material success.
No good mom would put one child in deep, long-term discomfort for the happiness of the other one. And the son wouldn't really be happy, he'd just be more toxic. And all it would take is one professional or personal failure that many can't fix for him to realize he's left with nothing.
I'm sorry, I can't defend the mom's decision to give up the home. It makes her weak and it helps no one. A sathyagraha ending (as described in my fan fiction ending) is so much more satisfying. A sathyagraha would be something Abhishek couldn't use wealth to overcome. It would be a barrier so strong not even money could break through it.
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