Yes, part of his issue with Anokhi is that her ideals stem from her mam. If her mam is her guru, then she must be like her (in his mind). Hence, she's an attention seeker willing to go to any extent to climb up the ladder. However, in his clouded brain, he didn't think that his mom actually left all the social and financial bliss to live in a small town and work there. If she indeed was a social climber, she would have never left Saberwal house.
Additionally, bbecause of the help and attention he gave her, he feels that he has this sense of power over her. I also think this is a classic power struggle issue. He is in a dominant position and she is this beautiful girl who he has the pleasure to go help and save. He feels a sense of entitlement over this. Hence, he mentions it over and over again that she always lands in trouble and needs people's (his) help to come out of it. I liked her comeback that if she is in trouble, why is he always there where she is? What need is it for him to be her savior? Why does he do it if he feels like she does things on purpose? Power. The feeling he gets over having that sense of control and power over her. It's sick, but it's true.
When he saw the power being snatched by another, according to him, powerful man. He lashed. In his sense of entitlement, he think's she is his. His to touch, his to scold, his to help, his to whatever. I actually think he thinks she likes him. The nuances portrayed when she stops him from leaving and holds his hand. He takes 5 seconds to look at her hold. Why? He's using those hugs and touches as her advances. I won't be surprised if he genuinely feels she approached him for intentions to entice him. Why would he say that!? Because in his mind, he feels! So he thinks, she must also feel the same. It's so evident with his "itni bholi ban ne ki khoshish mat karo jaise tumhe kuch nahi pata".
People's words are a reflection of them than of the people they speak about or things they talk about. His entire convo was around sl*t shaming her yesterday and using powerful men to climb up the ladder - in fact, i think that's an extension of what he is telling himself - he is trying to convince himself that she should have no problem to be with him bc he is rich, despite being older because when they crossed each other's personal space, she wanted it as well (i.e. his "dont pretend like you dont know anything", "dont call me sir", etc) ..
So many messages highlighted in one go. So many issues women go through is highlighted from that entire convo: if a women is ambitious and reaching up the ladder, people question "how did she do it? boss se chakkar hain kya?" but the same people wont question men's career heights, they will say "he's so hard working". If a women is friendly w other men, "iska character loose hain, har kisi ko touch aur ache se baat/flirt karti hain" but if a man does it "take it easy, he's just being helpful and friendly".
IDK how Shaurya will be redeemed after this..and you know he may not be. We may just see him realizing how wrong he was and how sorry he is. He may genuinely promise to never say these things or think such things again and he may actually never repeat his mistake. If he consistently repeats the same mistake by characterizing her, the show and Shaurya is lost for me. However, if he learns, that's progress and that is the progress we seek in the society. We can't undo what is done, but we have the power to change and to change others. Shaurya will be redeemed if he stops another man from making the same mistake or saying the same things he said ...
Unfortunately, many "ache dil ke" men still hold this soch, problem is no one tells them they are wrong or points out their mistake to learn. Even I know such men who used to think such way but have long overcome that mentality. They aren't proud of such thinking they used to hold and admit that, but to see them now with their new version - is promising to witness and be around.
Edited by prs_725 - 5 years ago