Mr and Mrs. Sharma had a supposedly calm life in Kasuali, they got along well with each other, ran the household together by dividing their chores and duties, had light hearted moments with their child.
But is that enough for happy life. If we look closely and dig deeper into this picture - over the 6 years, Akshara fought with demons of her past all alone, did not bother to share any of it with Abhinav, neither Abhinav bothered to find out or help her with that struggle. (I say this not from my imagination but because even though it was not explicitly shown it was mentioned during various conversations between Abhinav and Akshara). She never visited her mayka in all that time and her partner did not bother with that too.
Is that what happily married couples or for that matter two people who care about each other do? I understand sometimes you have to give space and time to another person, but isn’t 6 years of living together under a same roof enough space and time.
So what was their relationship and life really like? Does fulfilling household duties, chores and taking care of with child together constitute a happy life, irrespective of how troubled someone is individually. Having an outwardly superficial happy life but crying alone and struggling to deal with past alone considered happy and sukoon ki life for Akshara? And the person credited to providing that sukoon wali life to Akshara was infact oblivious to her inner struggles and had no hand in easing them.
So why is this Kasuali life of Sharmas regarded as having positive vibes and full of happiness?
Just because they smiled and put up a happy family image for the kid and society while brushing their inner demons under the rug so that no one sees them? That is what Akshara’s life in Kasuali was. Is that happy, sukoon wali life?
“Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind.”
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