Well, Archana has a valid reason to distrust Arjun. He was engaged with Ovi and was in love in Purvi. During the engagement he went on with the engagement when he knew exactly that he was going to call it off, but because he doesn't want to embarrass Ovi he went on with the engagement. At this he was just a coward who keep a secret just because he was too afraid to admit the truth. After he went on with the engagement knowing full well that he was going to call off the engagement, he kept quiet and didn't tell anybody that he was actually in love with Purvi instead of Ovi and at the same time breaking up Purvi's heart. He broke Ovi's heart and I guess when your child's heart was broken you would be heartbroken as well.
Indeed Purvi has every rights to be in control of her own lives. As far as I am concern everybody has a choice. Most often we say that we have no choice and that we were forced to do something but in reality we always have a choice even if all the choices are unpleasant. Even when that choice was between evil and lesser evil. And some times more oft than not, both of the choices are difficult choice to make. We only say that we don't have a choice to soothe our feelings for the choices that we make and to feel less guilty.
Archana has given the choice to choose between her or Arjun. If she wants to be with Arjun without her mother blessings she can do it. If she really want to go to Arjun she really can and I bet even when Archana is trying to stop it she won't be able to. The reason why Purvi hasn't eloped with Arjun was just because she has deep love and respect for her mother and wants to be married to Arjun only with the blessings of her mother. I believe it is not due to the lack of love on Purvi's part at all, but no child not matter how great they are, no matter how rich they are want to enter a marriage without the happiness and blessings from their parents. I also believe greatly that she thinks that if she is to be married to Arjun without her blessings her marriage won't be happy anyways. So, it is in her best interest only for her to wait until he mother calm down and has a change of heart and accept Arjun as her damaad and let them be married to one another.
All the things and stuffs and actions that Purvi did was her choice and her own actions. It was never Archana or Sulochana. It is just that she always seeks the approval and blessings from her mother and grandmother everytime she takes a decision and that she was always taking the blessings of the elders because she loves and respects them too much. We can hardly blame Archana not Sulochana for the choices that Purvi made in her life. We can only blame that Archana was the one who is extremely difficult for Purvi as she made him choose between two of the most important persons in her life. On one hand it is her beloved mother the other her significant other.
Edited by rogna - 13 years ago