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It seems that a lot of people are upset that Rudra, for all his misdeeds and short comings, has made a grave mistake by being involved with a woman like Laila. I, on the other hand, who was not at all excited for Laila's entry, am now completely blown away. Not only by her character but also by what it means for how we view Rudra.
It has been shown from the beginning that Rudra is a deeply flawed man. He is impulsive, cold, harsh, and quite rude. He does not care for consequence. But his relationship with Laila is NOT a flaw. It is human. It is human because he owes nothing to Paro, even if in one's mind he does. Him and Paro are not in a relationship, they don't even know each other. If he had professed love to her or had married her it would be a different story, but the fact of the matter is that Rudra belongs to no one. And at the time being, neither does Paro.
Laila serves not as an outlet for our hatred towards the traits we disagree on about Rudra, but instead is a woman who has shown us that she is deeply in lust with Rudra. And Rudra who is a man knows he has urges and as many would do, he satisfies them. I fail to see the argument that 'but he belongs to Paro' here because at the moment it doesn't apply. Although on a grand cosmic scale we as viewers know that they belong together, Rudra and Paro don't, hence the journey of their characters that we will see.
Laila represents that Rudra is in fact human. That he has desires and he doesn't shy away from them. She is a not a light in his life, she is a moment of dark indulgence. She is raw and carnal passion, she is darkness Rudra can happily dissolve into. She is perhaps just as marred as he is, just as stained and probably not because of her profession. I hope we see more background to her character because she is very fascinating.
Where Laila is a woman that is bold, and goes after what she wants, then Paro is her opposite. She is quiet, she is simple, she is happy where she is and more than satisfied with what she has been given. Where Laila is darkness with a fire that matches Rudra's, Paro is hope with a light that blinds.
Rudra doesn't falter in Paro's presence because her innocence is something he's attracted to, he falters because there is something about Paro that draws him to her. Paro who has lost so much, Paro who has suffered at the hands of wrong men, Paro who has grieved, is still so full of life. She is happiness personified, she is a prime example that there IS life after tragedy. That your loses do not define you, that shape you and create you. Paro is a survivor. Paro is not a coward who hides away from her pain and the relentless torture of her nightmares. She meets them head on with a quiet disposition and wipes her own tears, and then looks at the sun rise as a new day. She is a such a harrowing example of hope.
Today's scene near the end where we see Paro dancing in her wedding lehnga, is simultaneously the most heart breaking and hopeful scene of the episode. We see Paro who could be grieving that her parents are not here to bear witness to her joy, but instead celebrates her marriage and a new chapter of her life. Their absence stings of course, but she knows that wherever they are they are happy for her. It is this attitude that makes Parvati such a shining beacon of light and hope. She is unwavering in her will to be happy, and to spread that happiness to those she loves. Paro has been raised with the utmost love and she is full of so much love she cannot help but affect those around her.
It is this, her unfaltering hope and love that will hit Rudra the hardest. It will in essence destroy him. Crack open those walls and let in so much light that he won't know what to do with himself. He'll run away from her only to run towards her. Like a moth to a flame.
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