Disclaimer: I am not an overtly religious person, nor superstitious... but as a Hindu married woman I understand the emotions and significance of these rituals...
This is based on what the makers have shown us in the episode telecast...
Here's the theory I have been cooking since panmasala wedding was confirmed last week.
There are few observations everybody has about the show so far
1. Fate plays a big role in Mannat and Vikrants life.
2. Vikrant doesnt trust Mannat easily... he always supports his family... has blind faith on them and goes against Mannat.
3.Vikrant's all the love and care and declarations for Mannat have mostly happened when they are alone or he is alone. he is different person around Mannat.. and as episodes progress we see he is very different from RS family as well.
4. Nobody in the house cares about his feelings... all they want is to fulfill their own motives through him.
That said... the theory I have been working on... why did the makers show elaborate rituals for ManVik in the garb of ViMal wedding.... only to have ManVik wedding not happening in real sense but ViMal getting through inspite of Malla spoiling all her rasms.
Even the latest one of grah pravesh has happened for Mannat and not Malla. There might be a pehli rasoi next week.
So the theory is... like the Pandit said... it was an auspicious moment for the couple to bond and whosoever does it, gets married. Some folks have dismissed it but Mannat and Vikrant had a blood sindoor ritual at exactly that moment... so in a way, they are married secretly... just like all their rituals have happened privately.
This could be because... point no 1... fate plays a big role... it was in their destiny to get married at that point... but there's a catch... the person, the physical body and the emotions are Aman and not Vikrant.... Vikrant Saluja is dead since 23-24 years.... what exists is Aman... a living breathing human who has intense emotions for Mannat.
He has an identity given to him by Neetu and Ronnie... to suffice for their own loss.... Vikrant Saluja is not real.... he is a mirage... something that RoTu have kept alive all these years due to their trauma...
This is same entity/mirage/illusion that ARS wants for Malla... the same illusion Malla wants to claim from Mannat because she feels she cant be outsmarted by a plain girl like Mannat. As per point no 4... none care for his feelings... neither RoTu nor ARS Malla... they want to claim him for their own benefit. His emotions which are of a living being are ignored and manipulated.
So when the rituals completed and the blood sindoor happened it was between Mannat and Aman.... but on the surface it was for Vikrant and Malla... an identity she badly wants to be associated with... hence the jaap of MVS.
Vikrant Saluja the way he is ... is bound by intense devotion and blind trust to his family, because he is told he is Saluja and belongs to them and should not accept anyone who breaks his family. ARS and Neetu know this and exploit this... that's why neither are ever shown worried ki what would happen if Vik starts investigating on his own... they know he wont.... they manipulate that... blame and blackmail him and question his motives for Mannat which ends with him shouting at her and mistrust of her ... point no 2.
For Vikrant to truly see his family and the way they play around he needs to come out of his shell... which is the identity of Vikrant Saluja... Aman has to resurface and reborn... for him to take control over the situation and his emotions... for that Vik has to die... metaphorically... Vikrant the boy has died already... but the identity that Aman has got... has to go.... his truth needs to come out for him to see how he has been played around.
his world is going to come crashing down and everything that he has known or every relationship he has cherished will turn out fake.
Now, all the rituals of the wedding happened in private because like the rituals, Aman is also hidden... but it was in his fate that he get married at this stage in his life, at that moment... hence point no 3.
When Mannat met him for the first time, they met at a gurudwara, just like when Aman was going for his ardas... they didnt even exchange names, they need not ... Mannat didnt meet Vikrant Saluja... she met her BKB... BKB goes into action when Mannat is unsafe and vice versa... maybe a threat to any of them now will trigger Aman's memories.
He behaves differently around her... and he himself has said it and observed by others... and the audience.
Now when Aman/Vik is completely broken and desolate... it would take some help from Mannat and probably some fate for Aman to start coming out... Once he knows the truth, Vik/Aman can then rethink over why his family hid the truth and kept him away from Mannat... and why should he even bother to listen to them (point no 2 and 4)
Vikrant Saluja may never see sense in Mannat (no 2) but Aman will... and Aman will be the one to bring her back with full rights... or maybe start living away from RS family...
Now to those who think this is incest/EMA/jija saali and what not...
Understand point no 1 through this....
Vikrant Saluja doesnt exist... what exists is Aman... the tangible body..
Malla is married to a guy who is dead...
So this is technically none of the names called...
Had fate played a role differently and boy Vikrant was alive... Malla would have still married him and Mannat would have married Aman (who was linked to her on her birth)... there would have been 2 different persons physically...
That's what I mean when I say this ViMal wedding doesnt bother me anymore .... its linked to an identity and not a real person...
and seeing how they have built the story for Aish and Mallas motives... it is obvious they are bothered only about Vikrants money...as Aish dismissively said... gali ke kutte se bhi pyar ho jaata hai...
Once they get to know Vikrant Saluja is penniless, they will discard him too...
Mannat is linked to Aman by her fate... due to Aishs actions, who was Sonia Khanna then and not RaiSingh... Shruti kept Mannat safe when Aman wasnt around and Aman/BKB kept her safe when Shruti wasnt around...
Now that both of them are back... Mannat is fiercer and stronger... a matter of time before Aman is back!!!
Linking it to Muktas caption... Mannat will show a broken Aman how to love again, ru-b-ru karayegi ... when he would have all but lost everything.
I feel they could have still gotten away without the wedding... but then they didnt even focus on it much... thats an insignificant part of the story right now...
another reason why this could have happened though is they have changed the timelines from OG... like in the Mannat 2.0 track... all the talk is about money... Malla's kaand would have made no sense after Amans truth is out.... but the change to bring it parallel to ARS=Sonia might have necessitated some changes... and of course TRP pressure.
Tagging all of you since I have added some elements.....
Feel free to disagree please.... this is keeping me sane for my viewing experience... i hope it does to the few of you.
You’ve envisioned the whole of the devine bond between Aman and Mannat so beautifully Moor ❤️ and can see it fitting into the storyline and what Mukta has presented perfectly. Your analysis is truly script worthy and should be sent to Mukta and her team! I really hope that they take this direction, I don’t know how it can be shown onscreen as well as you’ve managed on paper, but you’ve restored some faith for me in the show and for Amanat’s future ❤️
You have such a good talent of seeing the hidden layers and penning them, loved reading your theory so much ❤️
As @Shemer says, it’s made me happier than I have been for weeks 🫶🏼
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