Originally posted by: DiyaS
Sush,
Interesting post ... food for thought.
My POV ... which might be as unpopular as yours, esp to the Rudra as Jallad lovers 😛 ... I never really saw Rudra as being all that stone hearted and fierce as he was made out to be. Because from the beginning, even when he was at his jallad best ... or worst ... he was shown to be an emotional sort of fellow. The first breakdown when the mother of his dead soldier cursed him, came withing the first couple of weeks of the show, if I remember right. And the repeated breakdowns have only cemented that view for me ... now whether that was the intention of the makers, or a mistake in their writing, I don't know. But he came across from the beginning as a weak man who is struggling with his demons, and has grown that very thin shell over himself to cloak the lost child inside him. That shell is very thin ... and it cracks repeatedly ... every time there is a stress factor, he breaks ... be it the loss of his men, his job, his father ... he breaks down or gets drunk. NOT the signs of a strong or independent man. I also felt that despite his rough exterior, he was pretty much a gentleman, as far as women were concerned ... except with Laila, of course.
Also, even at his very worst, Paro could see through the shell to the man within ... there was this connection with her from the start. The first time he told her about his mother (after the mehndi), she put her finger on his pulse ... he's a lost child, still living in hope that his mom will come back. And somewhere inside, that lost child still wonders whether his mother left because of him ... that even his own mother could not love him.
So when Paro mothers him, showers her love on him, despite everything he does to push her away, he laps it up thirstily ... as a sign that he is not unloveable after all. And Paro's love is what will actually give him strength ... he was not strong earlier.
One thing I liked about the previous serial from this PH is that they maintained the hero's roughness with the rest of the world, and showed his soft side only to his wife. That is what I want here too ... and I think (I might be wrong) I can see that happening. Rudra's brain has already returned with the beginning of his acceptance of Paro ... he is displaying more intelligence than he ever did earlier, as his ever present anger abates. Being angry all the time is not a sign of strength ... we have already accepted that Paro, with her calmness is a far stronger person ... if Rudra, with Paro by his side, can figure out Laila's true intentions (should be easy, the way she's behaving), AND also that she is hand in glove with Mohini, that is a bigger sign of his strength and independence than just showing that roughness and anger all the time.
Agree with u totally Diya S
