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Dark thoughts
Admist a smiling face
He knows how to live life
But he also knows there's no living in a race
There are times when Mohan gives the impression that he has a lot more to him than he shows the world. It has been only a few months or so since he has arrived from abroad, and so many cats are spilling out of his London Express luggage-the fact that his degree is fake, that he may have not really got a chance to make his family's name proud, that he is no longer innocent Champu, and not just because he changed his hairstyle. The new Mohan is not just physically different, but is also now ambitious...compared to the boy who he was earlier, who was so dour-faced and childish when bidding his mother goodbye at the airport, he is now confident and somewhat impassive. He enjoys life to the fullest-drinking, smoking, dancing, partying...he doesn't care that all these qualities are not appreciated by his Baapji. He has a mind of his own that he wants to follow. But at the same time, he is prepared to go to any lengths to get what he wants from life.
He wants to touch
The top of the stars
And yet his feet
Keep him earth-bound
At the same time, Mohan's ambition does not make him arrogant. He still has a sense of what is wrong and right. He was honest enough to tell Kastur that he did not love her, but he never degraded her or made her feel inferior simply because he did not consider her worth being his wife. He may not feel the obsessive attachment for Saroj that she displays towards him, but that again is a sign of his maturity, as he loves his mother, but at the same time, he does not want to be a pawn for his dreams. He is too caught up in his ambition to notice the family drama around him, but at the same time, he defends Kastur when he knows Saroj has insulted her, but makes sure that Saroj does not grow upset at him and become depressed. It is this quality, which, if he uses it well, can make him a quite successful businessman. š
He wants to be
At the top of the ladder
And once he's up there
Never look down
They frequently show Mohan gazing at the skyscraper outside his house, and he even told Saroj once that he wants to stand on top over there. Mohan is the kind of man who is obsessed with his dreams without becoming their slave. He will struggle and fight and claw his way up to the top. He will cheat and lie and break hearts, and he will also get into a soup because of these misadventures. But his conscience does not plague on him, because he was being true to himself all the while. Usually we think about the mistakes we make once we achieve success and get time to reflect upon our lives. But Mohan still has a long way to go before he achieves any time to do such philosophical rambling.
He knows there are challenges in the future
But they are not less dangerous
Than the remnants of the past
He is complex, yet simple,
And full of secrets
And yet he knows how to make someone laugh
Many people, while striving for success, are blind to the obstacles ahead. Mohan, however, is not just building castles in the air or wasting his (fake) degree. He is actually determined to go for the top. But for him his biggest problem is his past. He has built up a mountain of lies to get to what he wants-the impression that he loves Kastur, his London degree, and goodness knows what else. š But all this does not, in any way, make Mohan a dark or closeted man. He does not give any impression of being stuck in some kind of melancholy past. Instead he appears to be a man who lives in the present and has his eyes trained on the future. He knows how to console people, to cheer them up. He is essentially very good-natured, and not really the cut-throat businessman he is aiming to be.
The true side of him however
Is the man everyone dreams of being with
That innocent smile, that humorous face
Total perfection, ain't it?
He's not really evil
And yet he believes in lies
He's just a bit liberal
As free as the skies
The true Mohan, as said before, is not really the 'modern' Mohan. If anything, that could just be a charade to pass himself off as the foreign-educated, sophisticated man he claims to be. He is still, somewhere, a Champu as far as personality is concerned. He is not exactly corrupted or full of vices. Mohan's amibition should not be mistaken for villainy. In many ways, Mohan is just a carbon copy of many young men of today who want a lot from life professionally, and they enjoy the freedom to drink and smoke and do whatever they want. Juxtaposed against a conservative family, perhaps Mohan's character sketch looks like that of some useless playboy, but he is generally just a free-willed person who, like many of today's generation, really doesn't have the time or inclination to listen to his conscience. He was somewhat arrogant earlier, when initially rejecting Kastur, as in his dreams of higher society he forgot he was almost as lesser-educated as Kastur was. And perhaps he really doesn't know how to fully appreciate the greater qualities of people yet. But as they say, banda dil ka bura nahi hai. š
His name is Mohan
Borrowed from that notorious flute player
Who charmed everyone
Who could raise a mountain on his finger
He is his own master
But the mountains that he brings up
May push him down faster
Than the dangers that always linger
Like clouds around a sun
Mohan's name itself signifies what his family expects from him-for Saroj, he is the son who will bring her salvation after years of slaving for an ungrateful family, and for Baapji he is the grandson who was supposed to take his masale ka business to great heights. Everyone expects him to lift their respective Govardhan-sized burdens for him. š But Mohan listens only to himself, and perhaps that may be the thing that finally drives him over the edge. Currently he is trailing a thin line between being a starry-eyed aspiring businessman, and a full-on cheat whose acts will disgust his family once they come out. He is like the sun, brimming with energy, but there are always clouds that threaten to stomp him out.
He needs someone to understand him
Just the way he wants to be
And he's got someone whose life
Is entwined with his destiny.
Thus, here ends Mohan's character sketch. He is certainly a very unpredictable character, as, said earlier, he is almost walking a tightrope between two sides of the balance of life. Excess of anything is harmful. Just as Mohan is right when he tells his family members, or more precisely Baapji that no one can be stuck in the same rigmarole their whole life, everyone else is also right, as life cannot be simply measured in terms of turnover. Hence, he needs someone who can understand him, can see that he is not just some shallow, spoilt brat, but a character with actual depth who has a golden heart inspite of all his failings. It is over here that Kastur comes into play. She had simply adored and worshipped him earlier, but now she is genuinely on the way to understanding what kind of a person Mohan is.
Mohan is the kind of person who is neither a romantic hero, nor a bad boy. He is somewhere nearer to an anti-hero or a gray character. Hence his love story will certainly be unusual. But Harshad Chopda has always put sizzle into all his scenesš and Mohan's bond with Kastur is something that is already very mature and firm even though they may not be in each other's arms yet. š Something tells me that somewhere inside him, Mohan does have a reserve of passion stored, which he currently puts into his dreams, and not into wooing his wife. šBut as a character he is certainly beautiful, but at the same time dangerous.š He will make you cry and smile in the same breath, and you won't regret it. š
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