Originally posted by: ms.nitya12
Beautifully analysed, Anju 👏
(Copy pasting a bit from another post of mine, as between work, there are time constraints 😆 & here how one character responds is not completely independent as: All characters are well etched in S2 with their cloaked & layer silent subtle yet strong character arc intact, each one has a distinctively independent, magnetic capsuled chamber that is drawing other characters knowingly or unknowingly to convolut or unravel the complexities to story as they intersect each other, for each, the reality on ground & reality in the head (apart from Dr Shashank) is different & layered.
Every character is constituting around Sanjivani/ Dr Shashank, yet the main ones are coupled in variance with another- Dr Shashank & Vardhaan, SiShani, Anjali Juhi, with constant movement by friction or consensus which could either ascend or descend as the story progresses.
The makers to their credit are showcasing the two extremes by balancing the multiple characters within the shade of greys, from the light, medium to dark. The main players are strong infix personalities with divergent wavelength & certain confined inescapable working conditions,the dissension is inevitability.
A righteous Dr Shashank with an aura of profundity representing compassionate feelings, measures success with lives saved to contrary Vardhaan, a ruthless calculating shrewd who measures success with money earned .
I find a deep vulnerability & fragility, looking for validation in both, Juhi & Anjali's characters around Shashank, beneath Anjali's hostile facade there is sense of hurt,her interactions with Juhi have dry competitive edge, compassion versus passion.
SiShani, I had mentioned earlier too, are basically similar,in experience with varying impact, examples of what need (Sid) to greed (Ishani) of money can do, emotional support shredded by raw tragedy especially when its impacted young impressionable mind. Already they are coming to same page where being human is more important than being just a human being. )
Adding: Actors need time to justify & clarify their stand as characters, more so with complex and layered structure, especially when not continously using the screen space.
Ishani's past has injured her young psyche deeply which keeps casting long shadows, unexpectedly resurfacing & paralysing her present to darkness,there is definite hurt, humiliation, resentment that has altered her responses, her OCD is subconscious way of cleaning the haunting memories, out, there were clouded references last week, with being lost & talking aloud whenever charged circumtances pressed which are getting clearer this week- entry of Sania the innocent injured victim offering her chance in her own way to rectify discriminatory bigoted behaviour she had to live through, her defensive protective behaviour goes on autopilot, clearly from trance of receding to past & rushing back in present to rescue, forgetting rules, bending & rushing over them .