Jagya. I will prefer to call him Jagya. Whenever I think of this character I am always amazed how this young boy ultimately turned out to be Jagat as we know him now. No one changes so much unless there is a compelling reason to do so. What could be the reason in Jagya's case?
He was born and brought up in a small village. His whole world constituted of his home and his family. He had a child bride,Anandi to whom he was very close,more as a friend than any thing else. His young bride always used to say,"teri bindhni hun main" but, neither of them really understood what it means and the enormous responsibility it carries. Life was a roller coaster ride for both of them. Devoid of any seriousness, having a doting family,he had everything that he could wish for and also things beyond his wish. He had a Dadisa who would go to any length to protect her grandson.
Jagya grew up. Since desire had no boundaries and wants were never denied he decided to pursue a career of a physician. That needed he had to move to a bigger city. So he went to Mumbai.
There he came across a life so very different that he never knew such a life ever existed and never knew girls can be like this. So far his idea regarding girls was confined to Anandi,his child bride. That there can be girls who are a total contrast to Anandi was surprising and at the same time exciting for him. It was a completely different world for him. At an impressionable age, when everything that glitters has a temptation for young minds, he fell for a classmate Gauri and married her without annulling the first one. This led to a lot of confrontations with the family members especially with the father. Undeterred Jagya went ahead with this marriage without thinking twice about the consequences.
This marriage brought about sea changes in his life and soon slowly bitterness grew between him and Gauri. A lot many things were discovered and they started accusing each other for messing their lives. In the meanwhile Jagya had already got his divorce from Anandi. Realization dawned on him that he had made a blunder and all along whatever his parents used say about this marriage were indeed true.
So after dumping Gauri,he decided that he needs to seek forgiveness from all for all his misdemeanor. But, in his pursuance of success and the stubbornness to lead a life of his choice, he had upset a lot many people in the wake. Forgiveness was not easy to come by and he was stunned that he was not even welcome in his home any more.
Repentant Jagya failed to convince any one. Though he tried his best and even after being thrown out, stuck to his pleads. There was one scene where he was drinking in the bar and murmured something like"aaj tu sachmuch margaya Jagya" ,where I found ,even for those few seconds that he was truly repenting. It is said that a child and a drunkard will always speak the truth and that exactly what happened in his case. Pardon did not come his way because his sins far outweighed his pleas.
Now he holds Anandi for his misfortune. He believes it was Anandi who ruined his chances of getting a pardon. It is also not acceptable to him that Anandi decided to move ahead in her life,leaving him behind. "Teri bindhini hun main" is some one else's betrothed. And that some one else is his bte' noir.
Why things went wrong for Jagya?He had all the qualities in him to be an excellent doctor. But, he did not pursue his studies. He had everything going right for him, when he chose to destroy them with his own hands. He was confident that his decisions can never go wrong,but,in fact they all went horribly wrong. It all happened because he was supremely confident of himself and he believed together he and Gauri can lead a life if peace and content and they do not require any one else in it. Things did not turn out as he wished.
Now he wants pardon. He does not get it. So decides on revenge. An MBBS doctor ,if he decides to take revenge what options does he have with him? Any mind bent upon taking revenge needs to be a cool mind. Only a cool mind can think,plan and plot effectively. A raving and ranting mind cannot. It can only dream of,but cannot take steps towards it. As of now, he is sticking to Jaitser. He is portrayed as a thief,stealing food from a house which itself has very little to offer. He is shown sitting in a temple for the Prasad. An MBBS doctor is never so helpless.
He now wants to drive a wedge between Shiv and Anandi. How he plans to do that only time will tell. But, this can only take him down the drain. Jagya ,as I know him is selfish,stubborn,cheat,liar and inherently weak,but, he was never a villain . This is something akin to his character and surely makes me sad that an otherwise brilliant character so strongly portrayed by Shashank died an ignominious death and a pure baddie was born in his place. Why this sudden idea of revenge? The reason could be as I see it,things that he thought were within his grasp,slipped through his fingers as he watched helplessly. Anger and frustration can drive people mad and they lose all sense of good and bad. So despite being penniless he had to stick to Jaitser as his desire for revenge was so overwhelmingly strong than any thing else.
Highly educated, he is into a profession which itself is self sustaining. Why was he shown in this way? Does it mean that a person is helpless if he is shunned by his family and friends no matter how highly educated he is? That is highly unlikely.
This is something we call divine justice. In this world ,what you give ultimately comes back to you. Here education, social status, power mean nothing. When providence comes calling the king and the pauper are the same.
Does that mean everything is lost for Jagya? That he can never be redeemed?I do not think so. Every one gets chance,not once,not twice but,several times. He could have put a break on his sliding life and turn the tide. He had that chance,when Gauri insisted that he completes his MS. He did not take it. He had a chance when Dr.Naik offered a job, he did not take it. A successful doctor working for the society would have lessened his guilty feeling and his good deeds would have sooner or later reached his parents. Good name and praise always bring about a softening of stand of parents with respect to their children. And getting a pardon in the long run would not have been difficult. But,he did not choose this path. He chose a path which is self destructive and in the desire for getting even with his enemies he seems to be going down really fast. He requires a helping hand to make him understand where his faults lie,what he needs to do and how to go about it. It could be Lal Singh,it could be Dadisa,it could be Anandi,and I will not be surprised if it is indeed Bhairon. But, whosever it is going to be, this is not going to happen any time soon.
NOTE:I have deliberately not talked much about Gauri and her faults,because I want this to only address Jagya's character.
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