Great analysis ! I don't think Veer guy has changed. He had always been like this. The circumstances around him have changed and he is reacting to that. I am not a psychologist or a psychiatrist, but will try to analyze this guy, as I see fit. If there is anybody with credentials in this area, please correct me if I am stating something wrong. It is just my hobby😳
In short, I have always felt that this guy is a narcissist, your quintessential, self absorbed, self-important guy. He had a very lofty sense of self, whether he presented that ring of Mishti's choice behind his mother's back or wondrously showed her his passport with changed name or had her hold out her hands, with eyes closed in the middle of a party, so he could sensationally drop the keys of the new car into her hands, or if he erupts on her for insulting " his friend" , it was never about anybody else, but HIM. He is the center of his own universe. It is about his artificially inflated self-esteem, that " Aaahhhh factor" is what he was aiming for. As long as everybody is aaahing, and not contesting him, he will be the saccharine sweet, dimpled, smiling guy who would spew out his valuable suggestions, opinions, agendas and orders and once in a while throw some crumbs at people for enhancing effects and embellishment. In the process, he presents himself beyond good- unique, exceptional and superlative, Sarvagun sampann💔.
However, the minute he perceived a possible threat or an assault to his artificially inflated self-esteem, he reacted violently to Mishti whether it is during her birthday party or NOW. During the birthday party, you can see him reacting to his perception that Mishti had undermined his authority ( not because Ruhaan was insulted, mind you ), he acted with a vengeance, he reacted arrogantly and is blatantly condescending. Now, toh, he has gone over the deep end with his intention to get into one upmanship with Mishti. He is bordering on being a sociopath. He had no genuine interest in anybody, not Mishti, not Ruhaan, he will only use them if they help him be that SUPERIOR person in this world. I, time and again quoted that drinking scene with Ruhaan where he starts talking about Ruhaan's love and ends up blabbering mostly about how great his life is. HE IS FEELING THREATENED NOW, that he had been shown the door by a woman who should have worshipped the land he walked on. How dare she ? Somewhere out there is a man BETTER than him for her. How dare he? And how dare Ruhaan CHOOSE to align with Mishti in this important battle of wits with him? This is why he is lashing out at both Ruhaan, Mishti and even going to the depth of manipulating them, be it either planting cheap liquor, or trying to create a image of a kidnapper/gold digger, or now trying to appease Ruhaan that he is " his bhai" and therefore he should side with him. It is all in the game for him that HE IS SUPREME and he is going to prove it by any means, good, bad or ugly😲.
Nobody can be a more steadfast narcissist than this guy. One of Kurt Cobain's quotes comes to mind to me " I don't care what you think, unless it is about me" . So, no, he hasn't changed, he is showing a different facet of himself as his circumstances have changed😡.
Edited by mili9 - 6 years ago