Delusion Vs. Illusion - There couldn't be better terms than this to describe these two ladies in the present scenario. Their thought, actions and reactions clearly scream out the same and when such is the state it only makes you wonder Aage kya hoga'?
SHAGUN: Known to be a selfish woman she is doing anything and everything to get back into the Bhalla's house and most importantly Raman's life even if it means lying and manipulating her own son and using Aditya's fragile mental state. Completely in sync with the character we have seen so far. No matter how much Shagun cries out loud that she is doing all this all for Aditya, it's a known fact that everything she does is for her selfish needs.
6 Years back Raman did not have anything that could satiate Shagun's thirst for a lavish, luxurious and high-society lifestyle. So she left him. Today she is back and instead of getting into Ashok's life who she claims to be in love with and has spent the past 6 years she is busy getting into Raman's life. Reason: She has a Ram baan' aka weapon "Aditya". There is no way Shagun considers Aditya as her son because no loving mother can use her own child even if a child does. But apart from lying to Aditya and feeding his mind with everything that is untrue like showing him, her old pics with Raman and saying "Kitni khush hua karti thi main?" or "Yeh ghar teri mumma ka hai jisse uss Ishita ne cheena hai" or "Ruhi ko mujhse cheen liya gaya" etc the question of the hour that makes everybody wonder is what Shagun means when she says " Adi tu hi mujhe woh haq dilayega jo mujhse cheen liya gaya hai"- CHEEN' being the KEYWORD here.
Somebody needs to jog Shagun's memory as she seems to have forgotten that she left this HAQ', her then husband Raman, her 6 month old daughter Ruhi and went to stay with another man. No amount of pleading from Raman and not even the sight of the baby melted her heart. All she cared about was her life and so she left. Saying these lies to Aditya, twisting the truth as she pleases to get her dirty work done is one thing but to use the same in monologues? Heights of delusion!
'Agli anniversary main aur Raman saat honge' somebody badly needs a wake-up call. After having seen the extent of Raman's hatred it makes you wonder what makes Shagun even think like this. Like said heights of delusion!!! Every game that Shagun is playing is based on the fact that Aditya is Raman's weakness but the same Raman recently confessed out loud that the most important person in his life is Ishita. So unless those were just words (which are very unlikely Raman) Shagun can kiss her dreams of celebrating her anniversary with Raman, being the Bhalla bahu, CEO of the year Raman's wife etc Good Bye.
ISHITA: It wouldn't be entirely wrong to say that until she wasn't in love she behaved normal, reacted like how any wife would react and now that she has fallen truly and deeply in love rational thinking seems to have left her system.
Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me'. Ishita can be selfless but does that really mean she has to be oblivious to what's happening? Ever since Ishita has gotten to know Shagun- the woman has done nothing but manipulated and plotted against Ishita and her family. Ishita herself has seen how Shagun has taken advantage of her goodness time and again. When such is your experience, when you are up against a vile woman like Shagun (No matter how broken and bruised she shows herself to be) there will always be a voice in the back of your head asking you to be alert.
Whether Shagun causes harm, tries to get back into Raman's life etc is a different thing, Ishita trusting Raman is another thing... the point should be to keep everybody including herself away from harm's way. Right?
"Yeh Madrasan sab jaante hai ki aapki life mein bohat bohat important hai" - This is what Ishita says to Raman and she genuinely believes in the same too. Surely Shagun and Aditya know this too but knowing is one thing and accepting is another. Ishita can expect her family to accept this truth but expecting the same from Shagun and Aditya and so taking things lightly will do more harm than good. Many gestures by Ishita done keeping in mind Aditya's happiness can be perceived in a different manner especially when you are up against somebody like Shagun who has no qualms to stoop down.
Through Aditya, Shagun has managed to get the ancestral earrings back one can hope that tomorrow the creative and writing team does not make Ishita does not hand over Raman similarly. Well it's a daily soap and with the current turn of events and the unnatural touch added to the characters can you blame us if we voice out the same?
Ever since Ishita met Aditya or every since Aditya came to know that Ishita is Raman's Wife he has harbored nothing but hatred for her. And with catalysts like Ashok and Shagun it only got worse. It was surprising to see Ishita actually believe or let herself believe that Aditya's attitude towards her is genuine without pondering upon the subject. It's good to be positive but to overlook things ? Hmmm not exactly Ishita Bhalla right? Ishita should understand that Aditya is not Ruhi and it's not going to be easy to achieve what she wishes with the boy. It would be great to see that Ishita who stopped Aditya and his friend from consuming Bhaang' during the holi party though she did not know him or to see that Ishita who was strict yet lenient when the two went to purchase Aditya's school uniform.
Apart from that what will be easy on the eyes is to see Ishita in her Jagga Jasoos element where she is suspicious of the recent happenings in her house. What will be more interesting to watch is Ishita coming to know from where Adi is getting such ideas. A phone conversation (Since Shagun is going abroad) between the mother-son should suffice giving her a clearer picture of everything. After she gets to know the truth let her involve Raman and figure out a way to break Shagun's mind control.
Raman and Ishita have become each other's life and like we mentioned in one of our previous write-ups Ishita promised Shagun to never give up on Raman and Ruhi, her lines being "You are right, I should Thankyou. Kyunki aap ko sab kuch mila, aapne chod diya. Jo aapne choda woh mujhe mila lekin I ASSURE you ab jo mujhe mila hai woh main kabhi nahi chodoongi...Kisi ke liye bhi' so let this be the focal point of the drama. Let Ishita's character break the usual stereotypes by showing her as a dauntless woman who can counter Shagun's evil antics and who can go an extra mile for her kid and the man she loves.
With that we come to an end of our A YHM Puzzle Feature based on the weeks episodes. Hope you enjoyed the read.
Author : Vijitha Rajan
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