@Gaayu...Shan was a witness to how the ppl of Dulwadi and how Hetal and Mangal treated her after her becoming a widow..the taunts she had to bear when her second marriage was announced, thus he knows what she has been through and how tall she stood agaisnt all the odds. He admired her for that.
So true Krishna. Just what I felt too and I guess she admires him too for the same of how he is facing it all and handling the situation... you can see the admiration in her eyes... so clear and crystal...she even says it to herself one of the nights... remember in the room... when she sees him sleeping!