Originally posted by: KAHLU
Have hope -- she's only just turned 18, and just beginning to mature (which the writers have shown beautifully in terms of how she carries herself compared to day 1 of the show). Most young girls, especially those from close knit families want to stay close by at that age. Rachna, however, has a lot of drive and ambition. They have shown this over and over again, whether it is to actually go to college, play hockey, start her own business, work with KT or get him the prize at the fashion show. She does what she wants, while not displeasing anybody -- a fabulous talent for one so young (and one that I wish I had!). Dayal has gone from getting her married at 16 to telling her that she should carry on working with KT, and actually gave her wings at the fashion show where she won the newcomer prize. They did let her go on that one trip with KT when they had the accident etc, and eventually behaved fairly maturely when KT was breaking up with Sonal. By any standards, except of course because of his age, KT would be an exceptional match for R, so the family may eventually come around. However, it will be a battle and this is where the crux of the story lies for me anyway.
I don't want their romance to happen too quickly, but for KT to help her understand the depth of his feelings for her, and to also help her find her own feelings because she is so young. He is not her "first love" but will be her first "grown up" love, so he will have to tread lightly and carefully. He already has tremendous respect for her talent and has fallen in love with who she is, and if he is half the man he has been so far, he will respect the fact that she is young and needs to understand what love is on an emotional, physical and even societal level.
I enjoy watching this track so much both because Piyush and Mahima are exceptionally talented actors (yes, I know R often lets the tears roll, but she is quietly restrained), and because their story is so mature, especially in comparison with all the nonsensical overacted side stories like Charu and Vicky.