The makers really want us to do the mehnat of reading that long letter on our own rather than showing a proper voiceover of what Bedi Saab wrote to Ajit😆.....so I figured I'd do the honors for now cuz it's a lovely letter.
Bedi Saab said so much more in that letter than what was shown in the brief voiceover in the scene.....wonder why the makers feel more time needs to be spent on Swaran's sons shouting on her rather than showing a letter where Bedi Saab is speaking of Ajit's love for Swaran😆.
Anyways, here is the letter transcribed:
"Duniyadaari ke ilaava baaki har cheez ki samajh hai meri Swaran ko....bas isliye darta hoon main. Isliye darta hoon main kyunki main usse bahut pyar karta hoon. Isliye darta hoon kyunki fikar hai mujhe. Mujhe lagta hai yeh chitthi padhne se pehle aap mere teeno beton se mil chuke honge aur unse milke aap ko yeh bhi samajh aa gaya hoga ki unhein shaayad bete kehlaane ka bhi haq nahin hai. Mere phool chunne se pehle shaayad woh meri chhodi hui cheezein chunne ki baat kar rahe honge.
Kayi baar sochta hoon kaash Swaran Ludo ki jagah Shatranj champion hoti - saamne waale ki chaal toh samajhti. Uske apne bete mohre chal rahe the aur woh rishte nibhaati reh gayi. Aap soch rahe honge - uff kitne dialogue maarta hai yeh Kanwal, hai na?😆 Lekin Ajit ji, yeh dialogue mujhe zindagi ne hi, zindagi se bhi zyada mere beton ne hi sikhaaye hain. Lekin agar aapko lagta hai ki mere bete badal gaye hain, toh phir aapko jaisa theek lagta hai, aap keejiyega. Bas apne aap se ek sawaal zaroor puchhiyega - ki kya Kanwaljit Bedi ke bete kaabil-e-yakeen hain? Kya un teeno beton pe bharosa keeya jaa sakta hai? Kya woh teeno meri Swaran aur uske Swaran ghar ka khayaal rakhenge? Nahin Ajit ji, woh teeno khudgarz aur maukaparast hain. Swaran ko emotional karke usko gol gol ghumaayenge, istemaal karenge uska sirf apne faayde ke liye aur Swaran ko pata bhi nahin chalega. Kyunki woh bechaari sirf dil se sochti hai. Aisi hai meri Swaran.
Mujhe aap pe pura yakeen hai, Ajit ji. Sirf aap par - kyunki agar kisi ne Swaran ko kabhi mere jitna pyar kiya hai, toh woh bas aap hain. Kyunki agar kisi ko Swaran ki mere jitni fikar hai, toh woh bas aap hain. Kyunki agar koi Swaran ka mere jitna khayaal rakh sakta hai, toh woh bas aap hain, Ajit ji."
Swaran ko aapki zaroorat hai, Ajit ji. Use mehfooz rakhiyega, bachaake rakhiyega is matlabi duniya se aur usse bhi zyada humaare teeno beton se. Agar aapko lagta hai main galat keh raha hoon toh please ek baat yaad rakhiyega ki Swaran sadak pe aa jaayegi - kuch nahin bachega uske paas. Meri request maan leejiye Ajit ji. Please haan bol deejiye. Please."
Hey AY - good to see you here again. Man I fell in love with Bedi saab and Swaran and I am slowly shipping Ajit and Swaran as well, seeing how beautiful and "paak" their story is - reminds me of another couple we fell in love with for those very same reasons, who were ultimately butchered for reasons we all are aware of.
Few things came to mind - one is that Bedi saab never allowed Swaran's feelings for Ajit to ever become her guilt - his support and undying love for his wife allowed her the freedom to not just maintain a past relationship but also grow it to the extent that Bedi saab himself felt that this relationship would be the one that would be his wife's support and "aadhaar" when he couldn't be there for her. This is what you call true empowerment and a male who understands and truly trusts his partner no matter what.
Another thing was that while Bedi saab understood his sons way before his wife did (maa ka pyaar you see), he never held his wife responsible for her naivety or the reason why his kids turned out the way they did - rather he chose a neutral person to protect her from having to deal with any future betrayal from her sons, because he knows that without him, she would be lost and taken advantage of.
The one thing that truly struck me was how 3 people could be so beautifully connected, but neither of them feel the need to constantly shout out what they feel or assume the other is insecure because of either of the relationships in play. This maturity and quiet support is what truly got me invested, because that quality is missing so much in today's "wham, bam, thank you ma'am" world, where for convenience, people are willing to forget or even rewrite history to suit their purposes.
Thanks NM so much for tagging me - hope to discuss some more on this lovely old school trip that truly stole my heart.