Yes, Mannat’s trauma is deep, and what makes it worse is that the person she loved the most is the one who caused her this pain. Over the last 2-3 months, we have seen the worst side of Vik. As an audience, its difficult to resonate with him on many aspects, and in that context, Mannat’s reactions feel completely natural. She has literally begged him so many times to trust her and marry her which he ignored due to Vish manipulations.
Her trauma, which had been buried for years, was triggered again by seeing Vik. I have read really bad comments about Mannat on social platforms, and it’s heartbreaking how easily people forget the depth of trauma and emotional devastation that comes with losing everything. She is a woman whose only love accused her of cheating with his own brother, denied her child, divorced her (from her perspective) followed by her mother’s death. Now, if she fears that the only person giving her a reason to live her daughter might be taken away from her, how is she expected to survive? Dua is her only hope. DK and Rotu are her support system, not the sole purpose of her existence. I saw a BTS where Mannat is hugging DK while he calmly reassures her. That also reflects his fear, because he witnessed how Mannat’s life changed after that day and that’s what he mentioned to Ronnie. He stood by her as she rebuilt her life away from Mumbai and Vikrant. After being part of that journey, how could he will be insensitive to her pain? Others may see this differently, but Mannat considers DK her strength. She has openly expressed gratitude toward him for sacrificing his life for her, Rotu, and Dua. He acknowledged that Vik is his brother and that despite everything Vik did to her, she still allowed him to be part of her life and family, giving him the chance to be Dua’s father. People often forget that relationships evolve with time. For Mannat, this is about someone who brought calmness and stability back into her life. Dua is able to live a normal childhood, something Mannat herself didn’t had due to the absence of a father and how society treated her and judges her in past. DK, too had a traumatic childhood, which is why he approaches these relationships with sincerity and without hidden motives. It was Vik who wronged all of them and created this distance through his trust issues and impulsiveness. To me, Mannat’s condition is not an overreaction at all. I don’t understand what people expect when they dismiss her pain as clownery. Honestly, I pity those who use such language on public platforms.
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