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Due 2 hectic work schedule I had stopped watching the show. I started watching again the week of the consummation. So I was binge watching the episodes tat I hadnt watched. Few things stuck me.
Was Mauli the right person to handle a person like Nandini & her problem. I c Mauli as a carbon copy of me & in many situations I react the same way. Here in the forum itself many ppl had scolded me 4 calling Nandini WEAK during the abuse track of the show. I was bewildered at tat time. What is wrong in calling her weak. Was she not weak for not standing up for herself? Was she not weak to ve put up with years of beatings, torture & rape. She couldnt even protect her unborn child. So does tat not make her weak. When i watched the initial episodes I felt Mauli's reaction mirrored mine. She wanted 2 help her friend but at the same time she was also frustrated & confused on y a woman will ever put up with something like tis for yrs. Like me Mauli sympathized with Nandini but could not relate to her or her pain. I remember her declaring that Nandini s'd divorce Rajdeep & at tat time it was Kunal who pointed out that its Nandini's life & her decision. So Mauli has no right 2 decide on behalf of Nandini. Hearing tis Mauli was irritated just like me. Kunal might b a 2 timer but so far wat I ve observed is he is more diplomatic & sensitive. No chappals plz. I am not becoming a Kunal fan. But 2 b fair to him he does seem 2 ve more sensitivity & patience than Mauli. While Mauli is all thunder/toofan Kunal is more like a passive aggressive person. Also he seems more attuned to the mood of ppl & situation. For eg there were multiple instances where we as viewers can c tat he is disturbed & restless. Mauli did notice it but she couldnt see that tat behavior was in the presence of Nandini. She was not perceptive enuf 2 notice the undercurrents.
There were many times when Kunal out right refused 2 accompany Nandini or go 2 her house. But Mauli w'd force him. Since Kunal is an outgoing, jolly type y dint Mauli realize tat something was not adding up. Yes she wanted 2 help her friend but many times wen she couldnt go due 2 hospital commitments she used 2 force Kunal to go. Mauli generally has tis tendency 2 b pushy. I ve already mentioned tat she reminds me of Hermoine Granger & Monica Geller. Even those characters used 2 get on their respective friends'/partner's nerves. Did she go 2 over board in her attempt 2 help Nandini. Bef his rain dance lust haze Kunal used 2 get irritated tat Mauli is always prioritizing Nandini & dragging her with them. By over helping Nandini was she also making her too weak, dependent & clingy? Should Mauli ve stepped back & allowed Nandini 2 find her footing on her own?
For Mauli its too extremes. Either she takes things too seriously or she takes things too lightly. Few incidents stand out. 1 is the pizza incident. Kunal was bringing it for her but she gave it to Nandini. Giving Kunal's gift saree to Nandini. Then making fun that Kunal will miss Nandini the most. In all these 3 incidents I felt Kunal was justified in getting irritated with Mauli.
May be the way she handled Nandini & her whole baggage was flawed. May be she was too strong a person to have the sensitivity to handle a person like Nandini. To understand & help Nandini u need a person who is slightly weaker, more diplomatic & more empathetic. Till the EMA Kunal handled Nandini & her prob better than Mauli...
I am not trying 2 say that Mauli is responsible for K & M having an affair. I am just commenting on her way of handling the whole Nandini-Rajdeep fiasco & its aftermath.
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