I observed Shantanu and Dev's conversation and the way Shantanu was telling his story to Dev.. His back was to Dev while telling the story. Dev was standing outside the room...
But somehow I felt that Shantunu had truth in his story. He did not fake his emotions or his voice or his hurt. He was genuinely hurting..
Today when he was talking to Mrinalini and has that sheen of tears in his eyes... He as genuinely hurting... but than he has this game of Chess in front of him...
I think he is the foxy one and he understands all this game of so many peple around Dev and Radn... He himself used them... He used Mrinalini and he used Vishakha...
But today when he talked with Mrinalini his desire to acquire Radhika by any means is gone...
The game of Chess was still in front of him... All the factors were in the position so that the game can begun.... He sat there like he has no desire and resigned from the game. He sat there dejected and sad..
He tried to create so many misunderstanding between RadhDev. but the innocence of Radh in trusting his as the one who saved Dev's life and the strong love and trust of Dev on Radh that inspite of so many precarious situation Radh was in... Dev never even for the moment doubted his wife may have reminded him of his love for his wife. He has also seen that how pure Dev is.. Though he has literally trapped Dev to come to his house and both knew about it but when he faked to be sick.. Dev did not leave him but came and help him.. though that was he was hoping for..
So all these goodness and pureness of RadhDev must have touched his heart.. If he was telling the story of his life... he said he loved his wife very much and he still does... So when there is love in the heart there has to be light... I think when he said that he still does... may be that time the light must have shine in his heart that he and and that he just cannot come between these two. He just cannot separate these two... He must have been feeling remoreseful as to what was he doing like that in first place. If he loved his wife this much that he is still hurting than how can he hurt somebody and insult the memories of his wife.. so he told Mrinalini that he cannot separate these two..
So now the statement of Mrinalni to him.... and Mrinalini said that this is the time to strike on Dev as Vish is creating havoc and claiming to be CB again as their divorce was not final...
Shantanu would know exactly what kind of havoc is that as he has give such a weapon in Vish's hand that would destroy RadhDev's life as he was the one who provided..
Now if that was his purpose than he will continue his game being foxy... but if as shown he has felt the true remorse and does not want this separation of RadhDev than to undo his crime he will help RadhDev. And he is the foxy one he will be able to handle Vish and Amma better.
So let's see if Shantanu rises as the hunter or he rises as the protector as Radh has believed to him to be... So Kanha has already provided the guardian angel for RadhDev before they knew about it...
So either he is coming as a friend or as a hunter..
And I think he has no connection with purohits either he came just to snatch Radhika but than he remembered his own Radha and must have felt gosh what was he doing... If he loved his wife than Dev would love his wife the same and he already saw that he does...
So let's see if it is the change of heart or change of game plan...
Edited by evasumi - 15 years ago