The big question...why isn't "daffod" Mukhi understanding that he loves Aru. or that she is falling for him..that he tries his best to keep her happy because he adores her to pieces, that she has become the color in his boring life, that she is the sweet noise in his otherwise monotonous existence, that his caring for her right from telling her thousand times not to do " balidaan" , to being there to save her everytime, letting her yell at him so she can vent and sleep well, to making sure her honour is always intact in and outside the house, to supporting her views as Mukhiyani, to putting a mattress under her sofa so she doesn't hurt everyday as she falls froms her sofa bed...everything...everything that he has done and will do for her is because he is in awe of her..in love with her...respects her maturity, adores her childishness to bits...but does the man not know that he is in love with her??? Why is he being so insensitive to her in front of Saanvi...?? He was very insensitive ...agreed that Aru was rude but in my opinion he behaved like a jerk as well, telling off his wife in front of another person, especially when she is openly asking if they are hiding something from her. But I will come back to that later.
Lets answer the question...why doesn't he have inkling that Aru is falling for him...( forget about the fact that his sister is doing so many illegal and unacceptable things right under his nose and he doesnt have an inkling...: đbut ..thats a different matter ). BASICALLY HE THINKS HE CAN NEVER BE THE RIGHT PARTNER FOR ARU. HE NEVER THINKS THAT THE RELATIONSHIP CAN BE. THIS IS AN IMPOSSIBLE DREAM FOR HIM...BEING MARRIED FOREVER TO HER. And he is not a dreamer...what cannot be..he acceots that...between him and Aru, its Aru who is going to fight for their relationship...where is he will fight to make her win in her Ambitions. He already admitted to Saanvi that Aru is right for him, but he is not right for Aru. After that point, he doesn't dwell in his sadness, he just tries to find happiness in doing the right thing FOR HER. BY LETTING HER GO..AND LIVE HER DREAMS. Deep inside his heart, Mukhi already knows , knows very very well that he has fallen for Aru and loves her to bits. But he will never accept it to her...and because he thinks its impossible that Aru might really like him, its impossible that Aru can see him as a real husband to her, he is not able to understand her mood swings right now.
Even the day Aru confesses to him clearly and he may or may not confess to her, he may be delighted and on cloud nine, but HE WILL NOT ACCEPT THAT RELATIONSHIP..because he considers himself a hindrance to her dreams and ambitions. He will always reflect on what she was before the wedding, how they got married and never accept that life of compromise for her. Aru will fight for both of them after she gets assurance that he is mad about her. Mukhi is that fair village Mukhiya that does not marry any village girl for the fear that being a Mukhiya no one can say no to him and the girl may be forced in marriage to him. He is that guy who went to see a girl and got her married to her boyfriend fighting her family. He faced so many insults in the city..but he does not marry a village girl just to keep his ego intact. He will never give more importance to what he wants..over what is FAIR and ETHICAL in his mind. So he will care to fight more for her to be successful in her ambitions ..even by being an incognito silent helper to Aru in her career rather than fighting to be her lover.
He is not going to pick on Aru's hints so easily. We will see his daffod avtaar for some more time.
Meanwhile, he is being a little on the sarcastic side of things the way he spoke to Aru today...anyway she is going to go away in a day...so why does she need to know anything..about his diary, about Saanvi, about anything. And her calling herself PATNI when she is leaving tomrorow ..his mind is so upset about it that he made a joke and dishonoured thier relationship infront of a third person..no matter if Saanvi is a friend or best friend or whatever..he dishonoured Aru by the way he spoke to her in front of Saanvi.
That "Pati/Patni banne ki koshish mat karo" is a line they both have thrown at each other..but IN PRIAVCY always...never in front of anyone else. Infront of all they behaved like Man and Wife. Then today, its Mukhi who broke that sanctity. And Aru was totally justified in being upset that what is between them ..as husband wife or as non husband wife...is between them. That convo should not have happened in front of Saanvi. Yes Aru came out quite rudely about it , and misdirected it to Saanvi where as she was really angry with Mukhi.
All these days, all the conversations between ArMu regarding the status quo of thier marraige ..in all its phases were conducted in private. That line Mukhi crossed today. And Aru also crossed a line.
This will cause both of them to think, and talk hopefully at some point. I am expected a series of evernts to build up in all these feelings in Aru, and then she will burst out with all this on Mukhi,,and spell her feelings out without meaning to .
But these are pangs aand small and big heartbreaks of love...its a journey for both of them..they will hurt each other quite a bit in this journey of finding out what they mean to each other but it will be fine..because only they can heal each other..and they will. đ
BTW..lovely lovely acting by Niyati today...Kudos to her for such heart touching acting...her expressions when her dream Mukhi is doing his SRK dialogue baazi ..her yearning for true love on her face...the possibility in her mind that Mukhi can indeed be her dream hero...can this be possible moment for her...she so so wanted to believe that he is the guy for her...Niyati..you were fantastic at it...đ...you are doing great in the show.!
Eijaz is doing great too but he is a seasoned actor...for Niyati to produce such work...its extraordinary!!