Very good episode.
The family in LM is a historic royal family and also a modern business family. In both cases, fights for the gaddi which has led to assassinations are also historically common. So who is the heir ? A person born of a marriage. Same rules apply to royal houses of England and India. That is why Queen Victoria, a girl child became ruler at the age of 18. She was heiress presumptive, not heir apparent because she was female. But she was the only legal heir, so she was isolated from others, protected in a cocoon and not even allowed to use stairs without holding someone's hand even as a young woman. Not to protect her, but to protect the dynasty from ending because if she died the power went out of the family.
But that kind of isolation was not possible in the 21st century. Vatsalya the heir always wore a target on his back even as a young child and had attempts made on his life. Someone succeeded and they thought they ended the dynasty. But they did not count on the Queen to hide another heir. I am not going to give Satrupa credit for hiding Anami. That would mean she consciously accepted Vatsalya would die and he is dispensable. It would make her a horrible mother. From what I saw of Satrupa, she was ready to die when Vatsalya died. She was a grieving mother then. She is still a grieving mother. She had a gun in her hands, ready to kill herself. She did not even remember Anami existed. She was so deep in her grief. If she was that ruthless, she would have brought Anami then. Satrupa has stopped smiling, singing since Vatsalya died. She has become cold. If she just hid Anami for a time to be produced as an alternate heir, I don't think her personality would change. Vatsalya was her son, her happiness, her reason for living. This is a woman who routinely gave a blood sacrifice, puja her blood for his life. She killed for him. Like Satrupa will never replace Panditayen in Anami's life, so will Anami never replace Vatsalya in Salrupa's life. . She never kept track of Anami, never looked her up. She did not even know who raised her. She says so to Guruji when he reminds her that she is not nirvanash after Vatsalya dies and she is ready to leave LM. If she had any plans of Anami of a backup heir she would have done all that.
Is Vatsalya dead or alive ? I've always wondered that. Again I come to Satrupa. There are few scenes that make me think that if he is alive Satrupa does not know. The episode in which Adhiraj is introduced is pivotal. It is the prayer meet for Vatsalya. Satrupa is absolutely broken when she sits there. She also remembers him as a little child, goes to his room, falls on the floor and screams. All this is done in private. She was grieving then. She also goes to her room, looks for her gun, pulls the trigger repeatedly. It is unloaded, I think she screams again. I remember these scenes very well because Narayani Shastri impressed me so much. I think in the same episode or the next one, she is packing to leave. She is still in a simple cream sari, no jewels. Then Guruji comes into her room. She does not even remember Anami exists. I remember that specifically because Guruji says you are not nirvansh. I had to look up that word for what it meant. Satrupa turns in surprise. The first time she goes to Benaras she begs Anami. Only the second time she threatens the pundits. So if Vatsalya is alive, Satrupa does not know.
If Vatsalya is alive, I think he is kept prisoner by Narottam. Narottam had no love lost for Vatsalya. Is Narottam capable of that ? Why not, he is Sudha's son. He might have saved a injured Vatsalya but quickly become greedy. There is a scene immediately after Vatsalya's death where he lies in Vatsalya's bed holding the guitar, a single tear escapes his eyes and then he goes around the room saying "do you even know what it meant to be you Vatsalya". It denotes a life time of envy. I remember that scene because of Akash Gill. Narottam also asks Vikram into accepting him as heir using Vatsalya. I think taking Vatsalya's cap, telling him Vatsalya gave him and why can't he have his place now. He pretends to grieve with Vikram. First Vikram is touched, but he demeanor changes and he warns him. This is when they talk about Baldev adopting Avdoot before Satrupa brings Anami. I think if Vatsalya is alive Narottam and Purushotam have him. I don't think Purushotam trusts Sudha much too.
Edited by Mangothyme - 7 years ago
ks Shreya and Mangothyme for explaining the relation of Narotham and Vatsalya. It simply looks like Karna-Arjuna. Karna's talents were ignored just because he was a charioteer's son and Arjuna was propelled because he was the prince. The issue there was Arjun never knew Karna was his brother, neither do Karna . Karna knows it only before war. But here Vatsalya knows Narotham is brother, but unlike Anami he has not exactly given Narotham that place. So the connect was not there. 
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