Hi MT!
Here are my answers….
Do you still think that it is indeed Bani who is pregnant (with Jai or someone else's child) or is the culprit Anu?
Bani is not pregnant. Least with someone else's child. There was a doubt about Jai, but Jai seemed absolutely sure he didn't cross the limit even in his drunken state. So if there is anyone pregnant then it is Anu. Actually I am wondering if anyone is really pregnant or is it something else! Whatever it is Bani is doing it to Keep Jai's honour intact. But still I feel it wasn't the best way to deal with it.
Jai's behaviour has indicated a great shift; he is extremely caring and considerate towards Bani. So does this shift indicate that he is truly falling in love with Bani or is he simply making up for all that she had to go through because of him in the past?
Jai is in Love.. and there can never be any doubt on that front now. May be his actions can be termed as if he was making up for Bani, but his eyes and smile had a different story to say. If Jai was actually just making up for her by being caring… we wouldn't be flirting with her so openly. Telling her which colour looks good on her, giving her an approving smile when she wore his choice, and helped her tie her dori(Btw Bani, y is that u forget to tie ur dori every single time?) and then swayed her away for a dance…. I agree he was very caring and considerate towards Bani, but I found him more romantic.
Do you think that Bani was justified in not just keeping her silence but actually lying to Jai about her Pregnancy?
No. Bani is not justified. I rarely understand People like Bani, and this time she is way above my comprehension. Though I know she is doing all this for Jai's sake and he sake of the family's honour. I don't believe this is the best way of handling it. She always chooses the most difficult way out at the cost of her relationship with Jai. I am not talking about their marriage.. I am talking about that relationship that binds them both at a very basic human level. These acts of Bani leaves Jai confused and he begins to question himself if he understands her at all and his trust seems to revive itself from a previous blow only to be blown over again. Sometimes I feel does Bani understand Jai at all? Don't tell Jai couldn't have handled the situation any better. If not for anything else… Jai is more experienced, he will know what is good for his family.
Bani is slowly but surely turning into an typical Balaji Product… all sacrificing and all protecting!
Bani always overlooks her happiness and what I fear if now that Jai is a part of her.. it will affect their relationship. Whatever the reasons that she might have, Bani should have confided in Jai or should have handled it in a way that no one comes to know of the truth. Look at Jai even he is hiding something drastic but he is in complete control of the situation… he is making sure no one is becomes a casualty coz of this secret.
I don't approve of Bani demeaning herself for any reason, least for the sake of her Husband's honour and pride! Simply coz she is Jai's honour is attached to her more than anyone else and for whom his trust in her is as important as his trust in himself. Considering she took this step coz she thinks their marriage doesn't have a future… can she live with the fact that the man she loves thinks she is characterless? How can she live with that thought?
What are your views on Jai's reaction to the news of Bani's Pregnancy? Do you feel he was justified in his anger and the choice of words or do you think that he flew off his handle as usual?
How will Jai react? He will be shattered all over again. He will not forgive himself for what he told Bani. But thrust me, I have enough of this couple's unreasonable behaviour. One comes around and the other has back off. If Jai is going to feel guilty, I will strangle both Jai and Bani!!! He better not go one guilt trip, instead he should whack Bani for not trusting and lying to him. He better demand an explanation from Bani for this.
Jai was justified. More than anything, Jai trust in Bani and himself is broken. It was Bani who put those horrid words into his mouth. Do u realize not once he asked her who the father of the child was? It didn't matter to him who that guy was. Nothing mattered to Jai other than the fact that BANI had cheated him. Jai would have reacted the same way even if they weren't married and Bani was his favourite employee. He simply cant bear the fact that Bani did this… what makes this worse is that now Jai is in Love with her. So with his trust his heart now filled with love for her is also broken. I know it will be healed in no time when he comes to know of the truth, but till then Jai is going to suffer and Bani will suffer more for doing this to him.
An interesting question; What do you think irked Jai the most? The news that his wife is pregnant with someone else's child or the fact that Bani broke his trust once again?
It was primarily the fact that Bani broke his trust. As I said earlier he didn't even ask Bani who was the father of the child. If he was jealous or mad with rage about his WIFE being pregnant with someone else's child… the 1st thing he would have asked would have been 'Who is the father?'. For Jai it really didn't matter who that guy is… for him what matters is that BANI broke his trust. Having said that his heart ached beyond what he would have expected it to. I always feel Jai-Bani connect with eachother at different level all together that beyond the comprehension of mortals like us (that is exactly why the Balaji Team keeps goofing it up at times) Jai-Bani are beyond any relationship that they share within the social norms… They are soulmates!!! So in this situation I didn't see Jai react as a husband, but more like a man whose very soul cheated on him.
Judging Jai's instant reaction to Bani's confirmation of her Pregnancy (the banging of his fist on the book-shelf), do you feel that he was insanely jealous or was he just shattered and heart-broken that Bani made a fool out of him?
I didn't even see a streak of jealous in Jai yday. He was simply shattered and heart broken. May be I didn't see jealous in Jai's eyes coz U feel jealous only when u r insecure and in this case, Jai thinks he has lost Bani or rather she was never his. I know Jai's behaviour through the past few days didn't indicate anything but hatred for Bani… but even then there was a sense of belonging that both of them shared. To sum it all up, Jai's emotions was something similar to 'For Love or Hate, Bani is mine' Bani's confession crushed his basic strong trust he had on Bani. Jai can stay hating Bani all his life, but cant do without trusting her with his own life. This couple is beyond our senses…
Please give a general prediction on what will be Jai's reaction when he comes to know the truth that it is Anu who is pregnant and Bani lied to save his family's honor?
As u urself said MT, may be Bani does faint this time… and Jai will try his best to ignore her and will… Aditya will get a doc and jigyasa might say Bani is pregnant, the doc will say Bani is not pregnant(don't ask me how the doc can determine without tests!!!). And Jai will be seeing stars may be at the same time Anu faints… and the doc will say, she is the one who is pregnant. Suddenly everything will fall into place. While Jigyasa breaksdown, Aditya stands dum struck and Ranveer goes for the doc's throat… jai will come and sit by his wife, holding her hand… his eyes weeping and his heart bleeding. Bani will wake up and see this sight and at once guess the truth is out… Jai is not going to leave Bani alone… But jai u better ask ur darling wife for an explanation. I am expecting too much, as usual.
Otherwise Anu will own up. But I really doubt this mess is going to be cleared up so soon… this will go on and on… Massi will come back and they will be forced to put up an act of the Lovey Dovey couple. Jai will revert back to 'Adath' this time with Bani in mind or is there anyother bewafai song? Chalo after this episode Jai Bani will be confess their feelings for eachother.
An analytical question; Bani has ended up sacrificing everything for Jai, including her self-respect. Do you think that any love in the World is worth giving up so much for? And do you feel that Jai deserves Bani's unquestioning, selfless love for him?
The true meaning of Love is in giving urself to the person u love and in being unconditional. I cant say if any Love is worth that much… coz Love is immeasurable. But yes, I do feel no person in the world is worth sacrificing ur our self respect for. And I don't consider it a sacrifice of the highest order to give up ur self respect for the person u Love. I would say it is demeaning Love in itself! What is the use of giving up urself to the person u love, having lost ur self respect and in surrendering to him after u been demeaned in your own eyes and in the eyes of that man u love? For me Human Dignity is above anything and everything… be it that of another person or self. Without upholding the dignity of human, u cant respect anyother emotion. So I would always find Bani at fault in such a situation… she shouldn't give up her self respect and say she did for Jai's honour and coz she loves him more than she could ever express. It was even more upsetting to see Bani blow up the chance to tell Jai the truth, especially when his eyes was brimming with horror of this possibility being true.
Jai is worth all the Love… simply coz he is the only guy who will ever be able to Love Bani to depths and heights a woman like her deserves to be Loved.
That is it from me for today.
Bye.
Luv
Anu.