Content wise today's episode is good and nicely written.
We'll know how toxic is BM and how flawed is Shaurya emotionally under her upbringing. As an individual is good no doubt but at a deeper level he is an egoist and has this regressive soch about women, thanks to his BM.
Anokhi knows Astha as kind and strong woman. She tried to bring them close earlier but failed because of his anger issues. We as viewers also know that Astha is not a selfish woman, as shaurya thinks. Anokhi now knows that Shaurya hates his mom for being selfish and leaving him. She wants him to understand his mom and sort the differences which will pave way for his self reflection about his soch about career women. This will lead for a change in his personality to be a better person which is for his own good.
What's wrong when some one DRIVES a person for their own good. You cannot call this as controlling a man.
I've been watching the serial from the start, i didn't see shaurya trying to find reason for his parents seperation. He just believed what his BM has told him since his childhood. Even after seeing Anokhi and Astha's bonding he didn't even have a second thought why such a woman who can love an outsider had to leave him. Just like BM he blames his parents for his misery. So someone had to push him in this regard, what's wrong if it's Anokhi. It's Shaurya who is going to be benefitted by this.
See, I understand having Shaurya explore and know her mother more will help him gain perspective...
And definitely a push was needed... But not in a form of condition to accept the marriage whereas she has already accepted it in her mind... Had she been confused and uncertain and would have want to see the hope it was still understandable... But here she is in agreement with Shaurya regarding the marriage....
A push could have just been her dialogue that she does not wish a life like Astha Saberwal.. Yearning for her family.... Or something that could just help him realize that he has to find out more rather than outright condition...
As much as I agree that Astha isn't a selfish woman... She had still wronged Shaurya in some ways... But we don't know their equation more in detail to compare.. But Anokhi might not even know as much as audience to outright expect him to give Astha place in his life...