Teri Maa Mili ?

Ouch...that hurt!! That one sentence ...shot home like an arrow! How cruel...how heartless to ask an abandoned child that question...or worse for a father to ask an abandoned grown up man that question?? The pain in Rudra's eyes was so dark, so deep, so smudged in the iris of his eyes. His body stiff with well controlled angst, anger, bitterness, grief...everything leashed in tightly. How can he not retaliate, scream and shout? Maybe cause years of practice have taught him the futility of such actions.

Fathers are the care takers, the life givers. How ironical that a child left to cater to his physical and emotional needs grows up to take care of his own father, a father who is worse than a recalcitrant child (he has his wounds to lick). What a strange father son equation!! Rudra wants to be an ideal offspring, but his bitter life giver refuses to give him an inch, refuses to let go of the past and move on to the future with his struggling son. No wonder Rudra's wounds never healed. His father made sure he dug in deeper with each passing day, cut him afresh, made sure they bled profusely, so they were never free of the pain and agony. But then what can you expect from a man who is hurting every second of his existence!!

A strange equation both these men share ... bitter, hurtful ... yet close ... they only have each other, and they know it.

Originally posted by: DiyaS

A strange equation both these men share ... bitter, hurtful ... yet close ... they only have each other, and they know it.

Great post 😃

With no women to bring in tenderness and with no space for finer feelings..they were left hurting for years...two lost souls!!

I did feel so sorry for RUdra! Damn ashish! Why u such a aweso actor!

I believe somewhere Rudra understands a little where his father is coming from. Did u see his expression when the maasi was telling her bahu about Rudra's mum running away, he knew the taunt was affecting his father. That is why he gives into his tantrums and childish antics. Yes, it hurts, the slightest mention of his mother, it cuts that deep wound freshly open again, But he does appreciate that even in drunken state, even feeding burnt food, his father was with him.

Originally posted by: Sofna

I believe somewhere Rudra understands a little where his father is coming from. Did u see his expression when the maasi was telling her bahu about Rudra's mum running away, he knew the taunt was affecting his father. That is why he gives into his tantrums and childish antics. Yes, it hurts, the slightest mention of his mother, it cuts that deep wound freshly open again, But he does appreciate that even in drunken state, even feeding burnt food, his father was with him.

Agreed...these two men do share a bond...however rough..however tenuous...however bitter... this is all they have left..each other!!

Originally posted by: Arshi-Nikita123

I felt really really bad for him...😒

who didn't...he is fighting too many battles at too many fronts...sigh!!

Nice topic, loved reading it. Both father and son are hurt, and to let out this angst they taunt each other but they understand their need and responsibility towards each other.