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I had to get this off my chest
So someone please tell me
what exactly was Arjun's revenge plan!
Arjun's
revenge track is the most ill-conceived track I have ever come across. I may
not watch many Hindi shows but I am certainly well read.
His revenge
was to sleep with Annie? That's it? What does that mean? I thought he was out
to seek revenge and not to add another notch to his bedpost. The strata of
society that Khuranas belong to I don't think pre-marital sex is such a boo
boo. Forget strata of society- I think this is a reality of the times we live
in- and is very common in the larger cities of India across all segments of
people. (Do google the India today sex survey- insightful much) So what really
is the point here?
Now everyone
seems to think that Annie may get pregnant. Assuming that despite being so
worldly wise (she did help Geet set up the seduction scene and has been playing
all kinds of games with Arjun) she did not insist on using precaution while
indulging in the act, I will try and explore that in greater detail the
pregnancy track. But before that I need to get something off my chest- Getting
pregnant is not a piece of cake...Unless Arjun has been diligently tracking
Annie's monthly cycle- the probability of her getting pregnant is only 15-17%.
Someone claiming to destroy MSK shouldn't be working with those kinds of
odds...even I (who was never good at probability) know that! The biggest slap
would be if she does not get pregnant.
So going with
the majority audience here...Lets assume Super villain Arjun succeeds in
impregnating Annie...what are the possible scenarios
1) Izzat pe
dhabba: Incase his sister forgot to update him there are far bigger skeletons
in the family closet than an unwed sister/daughter. This would be ridiculous.
If Dadi can accept a pregnant DIL she can definitely accept a pregnant
daughter. Mission Arjun- Failed!
2) They are
powerful enough to suppress/control such rumors. The real scandals in India
hardly ever get written about. Mission
Arjun- Failed!
3) Now someone
in Annie's position may choose to either Abort the baby or give birth to the
baby
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a) If she chooses to abort the baby- then no rumors, no khandaan ki izzat pe
kalank. Mission Arjun- failed!
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b) If she chooses to keep the baby-
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then they always have the option of her going away and giving birth to her baby
in a place away from the media glare. Given her age, Dadi and Maan may convince
her to give up the baby for adoption. If not adoption and she chooses to raise
the baby on her own- Her family has enough resources at their disposal to make
life as comfortable for Annie and her child and provide all the emotional care
and support that is needed. Mission
Arjun: Failed!
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If it were left to me...Annie would file a paternity suit against Arjun and
take him to the cleaners. Guess who is going to lose their izzat and their
shirt? Mission Arjun: Failed!
4) Now let's
assume that Arjun's main objective was to emotionally traumatize Annie- to get
back at MSK..even there I think- She is only 18- People do get over heart
breaks...It may take time but people do move on. Hasn't Maan replaced all of
Geet's ugly memories with beautiful ones. Who is to say Annie will not find her
own Prince sooner or later? He may cause a momentary blip- but in bigger scheme
of things I don't think even this would lead anywhere. Mission Arjun: Partial success (May be)!
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