Soham is a character that I enjoy watching Pavitra Rishta nowadays, he is entertaining and I am looking forward to his future tracks, although since he has done some crimes in the past, he should be punished for them, and I agree with Manav that Soham should be taught his lesson the hard way, he should not get away that easily because he turned out being the biological son of a rich businessman who probably can make him escape the law and justice. But it should not be so!
But, not all criminals should be locked up forever, they should be given a chance, in the most cases society won't allow criminals that regret their wrongdoings another chance, they will always be haunted with the judgmental eyes of people. But Soham in that sense is lucky because he is Manav and Archanas son, they are rich and respected in society, they can easily make sure that Soham recovers his footing in a respected society.
But honestly, I feel that Soham has been neglected and treated badly by the people who claim to love him, his biological mother who abandoned him for six months in his infancy to another woman, a time which is enormously crucial in life.
And the other woman, his aunt who claim to love him above everything else in the entire world, I would like to know her definition of love, because if she really loved him, she would have never let him to become a criminal. She would have made him a respected person, an educated and helpful man. His dispositions are good, he have good virtues, although hanging with criminals he is still kind hearted.
Life has not always been fair to him, I sincerely hope that he will have someone who can love him; I mean really love him and think of him first, because Archana claimed that she loved him but he was never her priority in life, her "mayyka" was. Varsha claims to love him, he was never a first priority for her either, she only thought of herself when she kidnapped him and lives with Balan and saw with her own eyes what Balan taught him and she never said a word, because of her own selfish reasons.
Soham might not change overnight, but his change from a criminal to a respected man is going to happen gradually, I really hope that when he have a love interest, she puts him as her first priority and love him and direct him to the right path and always be a support for him. He might not fall easily in love because he has so many problem of his own that I don't think that he will have the time or effort that it takes. I want to see Soham passionately fall in love and fight his past, his criminal life for her sake. I want to see him become a better person for her sake not for his so-called "mothers" because neither of them deserves his love and esteem. He should be forced to change to a better person not because saint Archana want him or selfish Varsha. I want him to become a better person for himself, for a better future.
By the way, Happy Diwali everyone!