The Mala as Villain concept, though argued passionately by some of the forum's most brilliant ladies, is really a non-starter, if we are being honest.We want it to be Mala, frankly, so the actress playing her has a reason for being this wooden in her emotional scenes. If she was actually plotting with Tejawat and against Rudra, her expressionless face and flat delivery during the dramatic scenes would be understandable. Otherwise--its just bad acting. But you know what, ladies? Its...just bad acting.
If Mala was the evil one, it would be (a) fantastic and (b) completely devastating to both Hero and Heroine, to the point of smashing their faith in life. Hindi serials, especially Rangrasiya, has progressed the usual hero/heroine tropes and been groundbreaking in many ways --but Colors ain't HBO, or hell, even NBC. We simply wont see the sari clad sati-savitri mother figure turn into the villain on our screens yet. Our grand-kids, might, someday.
Why did the stalker have to be wearing a BSD uniform, if he was already inside the Haveli, with the lights turned off? Hardly a disguise, when 10 seconds later the real BSD man strides in. Paro was turned away, and the stalker did not need to be dressed like Rudra to terrorize her--in any case, she figured out it wasn't Rudra within seconds of the stalker speaking to her. The uniform was an unnecessary prop--unless it was worn to impress someone else...
Why is she keeping this Teej fast, specifically, asking for her husband to come? Uptil now, she has been mooning over Aman, and giving HIM the creeps. Now--no teasing mention of Aman at all, during this festival?
I am not saying she is a dyed in the wool villain at all. She is too bhola for that. I think she is a totally tricked, deluded young thing. The stalker has been planning this for a while-- he may have gotten to her, filled her head with romantic dreams, promised to come see her and break her Teej fast if she helps him enter her home secretly. Some man who she does not KNOW is the stalker. Interestingly, Paro and Maithli don't see the man in a vardi in the marketplace, he is dressed casually.
When Paro is attacked, Sunehri and the others just know---its a stranger, on a bike. Until now, Sunehri did not even know about the doll attack or that Paro is being hunted. The man so far has left no identifying marks. But now, Rudra has a huge clue--the man came in uniform. And entered his home, with clear directions on the layout, And was inside, during a blackout, that had to have been deliberately created to scare Paro.
Rudra needs to speak to everyone, including the most innocent child in the room. Sunehri may be caught up in something she cannot get out of, she may even be terrified and blackmailed into helping her vardi-wearing boyfriend. I may be completely wrong. But I say this--lets watch Sunehri, baisas, and lets see how she acts, going forward.
These Ranawat women, after all, have REALLY bad taste in men...