Originally posted by: nightoffullmoon
Re-evaluating his feelings for Naku and what he felt with the other two women.
What he liked about Nakku and what he liked about the other two women. He will conclude: he was drawn to them by their looks. And then realise, for the first time, looks need to be backed by substance. Nakku had substance, she could read him like a book, she accepted him unconditionally for what he is, which is what he ever wanted from a wife.
He was attracted to Sups. But when she behaved strangely, and he thought she did not want to marry him, he got angry, and then suspicious when she acted all friendly and bent backwards to make him karanji, etc. to please him.
He will realise that he could not bring himself to return Nakkus love because he was focused on her looks, and then feel ashamed of being so shallow. Realising that he went against his own principle of not judging people by their looks but looking into their hearts (again, Nakku's observation).
Think about his reaction to Nakku all dressed up, looking different on the day of his wedding. He looked at her appreciatively, and couldn't quite believe she could look like this. "Kahan chuppa key rakha tha yeh roop? Pagli tu aise kyun nahi rehti? Acchi lagti hai".
If it weren't his wedding day, I think the melt down would have begun.
Sups had entered his life, when he met Nakku. I mean the proposal had already been made. We only saw her entry after Nakku's entry into their home. Remember the Puran Poli scene :-)
So, he had Sups on his mind already. When you already have someone in your mind for a permanent relationship, you don't usually let your mind get diverted. Any other possibility that appears, you tend to look at it as "dosti". So, since Sups was already there, for Dutta, Nakku could only be "sabse achhi dost".
If Sups were not there, we would have seen Dutta's curiosity and intrigue regarding Nakku turn into something stronger.
Dutta does not realise, but it is important to him, what Nakku thinks of him. Otherwise he would not have releaved his Dark Secret of why he turned in Bhau.