But yes, am in agreement over reasons 7, 4, 3, 2 and 1...
7 of course beats even the most sensible or the stupid of us...I think it requires a special kind of maturity to understand Mallika's motives...but again, despite his repeated refusal, she was confident that she would someday wear down his defence since there was no competition in sight,...hence her complete loss of balance when Nidhi entered the scene...she suddenly realized that twelve years of her life had gone down the drain!
I am trying to understand 4 as Mallika's recalling all her shameful acts...so maybe even that is kind of digestible...if we assume that she is thinking of Ashutosh in the context of all the wrongs that she has committed in the name of friendship...
3 has no defence...
2 and 1 are ugly and yet very plausible...when in love or obsession, men and women, even the educated ones, descend to really ugly depths...