Originally posted by: malikakas
Thank you for your interesting analysis. I agree with a lot of it. I have always felt that Suman was more repressed and somewhat affected by her childhood of always moving around and never being able to maintain her friendships. Shravan has had the advantage of Bunty as a stabilizing factor.
I would also say the difference is that Shravan was actively looking for love whereas Suman kept herself away in fear that it would distract herself from her goals (could also be related to always moving around). But emotionally Shravan was more prepared for love than she was. He pursued her. He went through the phases of knowing it was a liking, a crush then understanding it was love. Whereas for Suman it was bit surprise because it was not on her radar.
But I would say the biggest difference is at the end of the day loving Shravan came at a cost for Suman that Shravan didn't have to pay. They both lost the relationship but Suman lost the ability to make amends with her father because of the relationship. So it plays a role in how they cope. She is dealing with a bit more on her plate.
Personally, I don't see that Shravan is any less bitter. Mentioning he was Captain Shravan Malhotra was kind of needless since he was wearing the uniform. So he was trying to get a reaction out of her. Same with their meeting in the colonel's office. It was him trying to get a reaction out of her and then her responding harshly trying to shut him down. Then even on the phone when Veer says even Didu doesn't want us to meet.. Shravan immediately says no forget your Didu, even though he knows the situation is complicated. So he is trying to one up her just as much if not more so from my view.
I am not sure about his risk taking in the field. Because it wasn't presented to me in a way that suggested it was an admirable thing. So even though this was an earlier Shravan trait it is not a balanced thing. Then you have Suman commenting that its as if he was in a race to make himself a martyr. So I think what we are seeing is a bit of self sabotage from both characters.