
THE KNIGHT IN NOT SO SHINING ARMOUR ...SHYAM MANOHAR JHA...
How much do I admire and Respect this character on Iss Pyaar Ko kya naam doon...
It would be hard to describe...but I hope along with my deep adoration for IPKKND...I can do justice to this fantastic misleading protagonist...SMJ..
DAIYYA HO!!
"Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent's fate. "
Sun Tzu
He came into their lives for a purpose...to serve his interest,his happiness,his fulfillment ..
Or so "he" thought..:))...They were not for his purpose...oh no,siree!!
He was definitely brought in for a purpose...
To enable Khushi to re-enter the life of Arnav Singh Raizada...
To bring ASR to his source of life...Khushi KUMARI GUPTA...
A pleasant handsome young stranger...a lawyer of slight income...with a dazzling smile and honey coated tongue...
The knight for those in distress...and a large heart to help and do with an ever ready personality...
She was being harassed by public and who should come along...A knight in shining armour...we were made to think...and what an introduction to such a vital character called...Shyam Manohar Jha...
Why was he there?Placed by fate...aah the famous "Kismat" ..as told by Khushi to ASR at the hospital after Anjali had her miscarriage...
"Kuch cheezein aap BADAL nahin sakte...kuch aisa hota hai ke aap usse theek nahin kar sakte...isse KISMAT kehte hain"
Rightly so...both of these important path changing characters..SMJ and ASR..thought they could change and control events by their moves and planning...YES THEY "THOUGHT" SO...
It want him that controlled his meeting Khushi Kumari Gupta...but it was Him that got attracted to her...
Infact ,Obssession ran through his life..Obssession with himself and his requirements...I loved his justification of the fact that he "fell in love" with Khushi...he did love her...for himself...he protected her..for himself...he fought others for her...for himself...it would make obtaining Khushi much easier for himself...it was a kind of love..but with a clause..
His introduction as Arnav Singh Raizada's brother in law...How was he potrayed...did he care for Arnav and his family...yes he showed his care and love...for himself...but soon as it got in the way of obtaining Khushi...it became a suffocating liaison...where he wanted it all...but was being forced to choose...not something he had faced...as so far he had been content ...or so he thought with his "life" ...read "situation"...

But our Knight...now had a path to pick and he hurled head on thinking he could grab victory and retain his good honor...both these...we're against the plan of fate...
Shyam wanted to grab the benefits...defeat ASR ..attain Khushi...Get the wealth...
but retain himself as The Wonderful Jeejaji,Daamadji,Shyamji in everyone's eyes...one who was compassionate,caring,thoughtful,helpful,righteous and completely devoted to his wife..Anjali Jha...

HAVING YOUR CAKE AND EATING IT TOO TOOK ON A NEW MEANING..
BRILLIANT!!
But in his brilliant scheme of life came a unattainable treasure...KHUSHI KUMARI GUPTA...
Important questions that came to mind that were answered eventually as I rewatch this show with a new eye everytime I watch it..
What lead ASR and KKG...to be pushed together...??
What was it that created situations and circumstances to increase their interactions??
What made them realize their feelings...doubt their feelings?
What made them regain their trust...rediscover the. Truth of their emotions??
What made them inseparable?
What was a catalyst?
"To approach the stranger is to invite the unexpected, release a new force, let the genie out of the bottle. It is to start a new train of events that is beyond your control..."
He approached her...pursued her...in his eyes it was all meant to be...Khushi was meant to be part of Shyams life...Oh boy,Was that right!!:))
And He did.. the Knight had tainted his ARMOUR...decreased its impenetrability...dulled the bright appearance of his glory...by falling off his original pathway...heading into a uncontrollable storm...trying to force the storm in the direction he saw fit...
His farthest anticipation never covered the fact that ARNAV SINGH RAIZADA...would ever fall for a girl like KHUSHI KUMARI GUPTA...
His underestimation was crucial in his miscalculating his moves...
Khushi Kumari Gupta...was released into ASR's life...and the rest was history!!
One Shyam Manohar Jha said..."ACCHE KHILADI AGAR EK BAAZI HAR JAYEN..TOH DOOSERE KI TAYAARI MEIN LAG JAATE HAIN..."

A smart warrior never stops after losing a battle but plans for the next one...
And he always did...
A force to be reckoned with...Mr.Jha...
Facilitator,Modifier,Catalyst,Antagonist...in The Arnav Khushi love Story..THE MAN!!
SHYAM SERIES...PART ONE...THE END
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