Was strange to see Vanraj sharing a moment of laughter and togetherness with Anupama in yesterday’s episode over his aversion to the word “Sasur”. Did not seem forced or fake on Vanraj’s part as he laughed along with Anupama. She was almost teasing him. Anupama hugging Vanraj when he repulsed her also came as a surprise to me, the viewer.
Anupama’s and Vanraj’s relationship has been shown differently so far - him yelling at her, for water, for coffee/chai, food, whatever, and her trembling to run and serve at his beck and command. There has been no warmth or closeness let alone even a momentary tenderness shown between them until now. Vanraj pulling up a chair and waiting for Anupama to return from hanging out with her friends was frightening. He has been portrayed to all intents and purposes as an abusive husband. She has been portrayed as a woman with the classic Stockholm syndrome.
Yet, the last few episodes are showing us the viewers a different side of this couple’s relationship. Yes, we are aware he is play acting to be romantic, to love/care for his wife, etc. But that is not what is surprising or different. Anupama’s closeness with her husband, her daring to laugh at him, her impulsive hugging of him, all reveal a time in their relationship that was warmer, happier, more normal. Is she being more uninhibited with him now that he is fake showering care upon her? But then even in the episode where she grabbed his arm to dance, the time when Rakhi rudely interrupted the family, even though there was hesitation in Anupama, there was also this sense of right that she had over him. She grabbed his arm like she was used to doing that. The same when they did Aarti too.
And Dolly mentioned that her brother always buys gifts for Anupama, presents her with saris, mehengi and nice too by the looks of it. No wonder Anupama believes her husband loves her?
What has all this got to do with Kavya? Well, Vanraj looked displeased that Kavya had worn Anupama’s sari. He remembered his gift so shows he had not picked a random sari for his wife just for the sake of gifting but had put some thought behind the giving. He also did not seem to like that Anupama had lent that sari to Kavya. He warned Kavya in no uncertain terms that she and him were a different item than him and his family, the two were separate and better to keep them separate. He walked off looking annoyed.
Again, when Kavya sat at the table taking Anupama’s place in the pre-cap, Vanraj did not look too happy. Is the man using Kavya for a little bit of fun on the side? Is Anurag right about Kavya needing to be saved from a bad man like Vanraj? The two, Vanraj and Kavya, no doubt deserve every bit of evil in each other and hope they both get cheated by the other but these are questions to ponder.
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