I think the key takeaway from the episode was that Shamsher was quite unabashed in his display of wealth and power. I honestly felt that there is no possibility of redeeming him whatsoever. It made me sick to my stomach and I felt really sorry for Mehak's father in particular; he was reduced to such a hapless and pitiful state that he had to rue himself for being so powerless.
The kind of entitlement Shamsher displayed- I don't think there is going to be a happy ending to this story. Mehak seems completely scared of him and does not even retort a comeback like Nageen did. Her characterization reminds me of the Tamil film Sethu (remade into Hindi as Tere Naam). There was a tragic ending there, which seems to have been replicated in the deceptive "death" of Mehak in this one. It remains to be seen how it goes on from there.
At the moment however it is quite interesting that it is the entitlement and brash arrogance of the elite which comes across as the main theme of this story than the pursuit of the hero for the reluctant heroine who eventually gives in. I am happy that they are not glorifying the stalking but depicting in detail how much of a criminal act it is and the consequences it has for the woman and her family.
Shamsher's actions are reprehensible, to say the least. They seem to suggest more of a lust for Mehak as seen in the mera naam bolo scene, and the scene with Mehak's father where he tells the latter that marriage and all the rituals is just a formality for him and do not matter a whit to him. His goal is to possess her, as if she were an object. This is quite a contrast to Deewangi where we could see the prospect of Sultan falling for Nageen's personality than just her attractiveness. And we bought Sultan and Nageen's chemistry because Sultan was just so damn charismatic and sincere in his advances (at least initially), but Shamsher just makes you feel disgusted with his sense of entitlement. You are rooting for fate and God to bring his arrogant a** down several notches.
