Okay..I'm not here to justify the show or something, but..here's what I think of this entire Meghna-baby track.
I love it!
Yes. Before you go WHAAAT? Let's get into why I love it, shall we?
Even before the show has begun, we've known that Meghna has gray shades to her character (yes, it was informed.)
Phir when I saw her portrayal in the show, I have always been dubious of her. She's too...uber optimistic, kinda dreamy and kind of always khoyi khoyi in her own world.
Aisa lagtha hain jaisa she's made a world of her own, her own bubble of happiness, colors and khushi-khushi.
Every person his/her way of dealing with pain and loss. And one of those ways is denying, running away from it, and rather creating an entirely different world of their own jahaan pe sab khushi ho.
For me, now that this baby track has been brought in, I guess this is what triggered Meghna to be the way she is. Now, I am not sure if the CVs are trying to show it this way, but this is how I perceived it.
And this kind of dealing with pain and loss is dangerous coz it takes a continuous effort to create an alternative world 24x7 and live in it, parallel to living in the real world, or atleast pretending to.
But behind that beautiful lie, the pain and loss keep brewing darker and deeper, eating the person's sanity in the worst way possible.
And this bipolar of a life, of trying to over-write the loss and pain with a beautiful non-existent world would get pretty dangerous. Coz, once that facade falls weak or cracks open, the real personality that is being battered and plummeted with pain and loss for a real long time would've turned insane, toxic, dangerous and pretty goddamn evil!
And this..is exactly what I am hoping of this entire Meghna-baby track.
One: Either she's already become a monster inside who is wearing the facade of a happy bright brazilian bird, waiting for the right time to strike.
Or two: When the truth comes out that the baby is still alive, the monster springs to life.
And with Indrani being the mother, the repulsive and impulsive streak will not only be flared but also will take a rather nasty shape and turn.
Honestly, if the Cvs can and will deal this track properly, Meghna will prove to be a pretty strong and dangerous villian. Or atleast, have some pretty dark and disturbing shades of gray to her character.
So...yes, I am liking this track. Now..if only it goes the way it is churning in my head.
Now, why Chandni did what she did?
See, I have always felt it difficult to connect with Chandni's character. Now with the current Mahaan-aathma track, I have lost every ounce of hope and semblance of connection. Also, I can't even empathise with this character anymore.
There has always been inconsistency in Chandni's character and now, it is all but getting butchered, r atleast, IMO.
Coming to hiding this baby...I have a few theories, but lets say ki, nothing would make much sense as of now.
And I honestly would've liked it more, had Chandni done all of this in order to protect Meghna from the taunts of the society, rather than protecting her Mother's guroor and prathishta.
Which again...is not entirely justified, coz the decision is the mother;s to make and not the Maasi's!!! But still, it would've been a comparatively better take.
Coming to Advay hating Chandni..this is..something I am not entirely sure I am okay with.
I dont know. I dont understand how and why Advay is gonna misunderstand Chandni here.
I mean, I dont know. I'm still not convinced enough.
Had Advay misunderstood her before the mini-revelation sequence, it would've been bang on.
After the revelation about her kidnap and stuff..Math professor hain. Ithna toh calculate kar saktha hain.
She's been abducted, she's not been touched, but made a prisoner. And a hardly year baby comes ahead.
It just doesnt add up with Chandni's revelation of her fear for bheed and PTSD.
But again, a few proper explanations might convince me.
But once it will be revealed that the baby is Meghna and she hid it from the mother, if anything, at this pint of time, he should be intrigued and surprised. May be angry but not hate.
I mean, its too early to make any assumptions but..I dont think Advay will hate Chandni more. If anything, I think this will give him the scope to know this mystery named Chandni, further more.
I am an out and out #teamAdvay, but something about this whole...hating Chandni based on hardly known facts about the baby-Chandni relation is just..not Advay-like.
Oh and I am glad, uber glad that Advay's disgust stemmed from the assumption that Chandni has abandoned her own child, and not coz she's not a virgin!
So yeah, that's my take on Meghna-Baby-Chandni-Advay for now.
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