Honestly Kuhu is far from manipulating Abir. Manipulation is how Meenakshi and Kunal led on Kuhu to believe that they want this marriage to happen. Or like Mehul is leading on Abir to believe certain things for his ulterior motives. I have never even seen Kuhu strongly advocating in favour of MIshBir's relationship. She refrained from commenting on it as she knows the truth that she wanted that rishta to not happen.
If we look at the precap none of the concerned parties involved seemed like they agreed upon the rishta happening at this moment (except for Mehul who is simply trying to fulfill his own agenda)
I don't think Kuhu was not aware that whatever she set out to do was not full proof and ultimately BP & BM would not have gone on to reject someone like Abir for Mishti. I haven't seen her being persistently at it either. There could have been n number of ways to emotionally blackmail BP & BM and get that rishta rejected at any cost. But Varsha and Kuhu didn't choose to take that route.
Reading about the upcoming scenes on the show, I couldn't help but think that the narrative constantly wants to pose Abir and Mishti as victims while never really taking into account how some of their decisions are impacting others lives.
Mishti's actual concern in today's episode should have been that how bringing Mehul to Rajvansh house has turned things upside down for that fam.
Abir should have been thinking of whether or not Mehul can be kept away from house considering his presence in the house is causing so much of tension. It's fair enough he wants to stay with his Dad having met him after long but if only he chose to meet him up outside the house probably that would have made life a lil easier for Meenakshi or Kunal or Kaushal.
Abir and Mishti have also made zero efforts to find out if there was any truth to the allegations that were made against Mehul.
If the articles and spoilers are anything to by Mishti will slap Kunal and again the narrative will become all about how Mishti was right in doing so and how wrong Kunal was to deserve something like this. In all this drama lil sensitivity would be attributed to the fact that despite of his constant efforts to be there for his brother Kunal was constantly ignored by Abir.
I only see Abir wanting to have a discussion with Kunal either to convince him of not disagreeing for the relationship with Mishti or to try n get him to be on cordial terms with Mehul. Both of the things which are unacceptable to Kunal and Abir never spares time to understand the depth of why Kunal is against these two relationships. Sometimes all that a person needs is time and proper communication for him or her to get a understanding of certain things.
Very convenient on Mishti's part to feel self- righteous by slapping Kunal but what she doesn't realize is that in her naivety to bring back Abir's Baba for him, she ended up bringing back Kunal's father too and she had no cognizance of whether or not Kunal was ready to accept this another blow in his life.
Now Kunal not only has to tolerate Mehul in the house but also has to see his mother constantly distressed because of it. He is also seeing his brother going farther and farther away from him because of everything going on in his life. But lest if we see the narrative trying to explore the depth of Kunal's conflicts and vulnerabilities.
I honestly thought it showed such double standards when Abir was made to say that his family members think he is so strong that nothing can really hurt him. Errm how exactly does this even apply to Abir, when he keeps leaving the house whenever he feels hurt and either Kunal or Meenu keep trying to stop him from leaving. His family certainly wouldn't perceive him as someone who cannot get hurt because they have seen how he does get hurt and tends to leave the house because of it. Infact, it is only for Abir that they are all tolerating Mehul in the house.
I find it extremely hypocritical then that the narrative tries to pose Abir and Mishti as victims time and again while never really taking into account the insensitivity they unleash at other characters by taking misinformed decisions.
Anupamaa
