Gulaal has lived the last 10 years in the shadow of Vasant and because of the circumstances of his death she never really got to grieve for him and never got the closure she needed. The last 10 years have been all about fulfilling his dreams, looking after his family, his household, his brother, his parents,the business and ensuring the family stays together. She has suppressed her feelings, her vibrant personality and tried to do the right thing for everyone else. In the meantime she has forgotten who she is and what she wants. It has always been about Vasant's dreams. Not about herself.
In fact she has almost become Vasant for the family. Taking over where he left off.
What Kesar is offering her is dreams, love, passion, youth, fun and over all everything she has given up in her life. For her to even think about all this is a PAAP. In order for her to accept what he is offering she would have to let go of Vasant and step out of the shadow of herself she has allowed herself to become and live again. She would be accepting Kesar for herself. She will no longer be able to pretend that it is all for the family, Kesar will accept no less.
So it made sense for me that today she reminisced about her life with Vasant and almost said goodbye to him and maybe this is the closure of her life with or without Vasant. Now she has left the house and will need to think for herself and perhaps at some point she will be ready to accept everything that Kesar is willingly offering her!
Her accepting Kesar is going to be a journey and I for one am in for the long and wild ride!! What fun it is going to be to watch them come together! But I think it is going to be a long ride. Gulaal is not nearly ready to accept Kesar.