I totally agree with you regarding Zindagi Gulzar Hai. The way Zaroon told his mother about his decision to his mother was good. However, his mother was sensible as compared to Areeb's mother too. Perhaps Areeb knew that words, logic, or arguments can never convince his mother so he chose action instead. Also, he didn't have much time to convince his mother too as Maheer told him that she was already engaged so Areeb chose the quick plan. Nnot that I support suicide threats, but just trying to understand Areeb's point-of-view.
Strictly my pov.. đ
The day he put a gun to force his parents to say yes, the character was over for me..Haan zaviyar is acting well , I give it to him..but ajeeb has given a lot of red flags to ignore..
First I don't like this majnupanti đThis is not normal behavior ..n ishq mei pagal majnu who does such things don't end up well , even if they marry .
Compare this to zindagi gulzar hai where zaroon and his mom talk abt the class difference n whether he will be able to adjust with kashaf..subtle yet impactful ..I love such meaningful conversations where both the parties make complete sense ..his mom tried to tell him but uptil a point ..then it was his decision..
I prefer such scenes over dramatics ..plus it doesn't send a good msg to the youngsters...
Maheer is immature , but she too , given the situation, compromised with her fate ..Saad obviously , I love him for this very reason..he didn't turn into a devdas , cry over one sided love ..areeb however is an extreme character so I don't relate to him much . I hope maheer sees the diff between the 2 boys and then make a choice..
As for who out of Areeb and Saad is a better person, of course, its Saad. However, when you have a number of proposals and you're asked to choose one out of them, you consider which person out of all the proposals is the best match and choose accordingly. This doesn't happen in love. In love, many times you choose the less good person over a better one just because you love him. Maheer loves Areeb, not Saad so of course her choice is the one she loves. Akhir Maheer mein aisa kya hai jo Saad usko itni Mohabbat karta hai. Love doesn't need any reason or logic.
The difference between Saad and Areeb's behaviors after losing Maheer is because Saad's love is one-sided and Areeb's love is two-sided. When Maheer told Areeb that she's getting engaged to Saad, he said to her that if she's happy with this relation then he won't bother her again. I don't think Saad would show the same calm on losing Maheer if she loved him and others parted them.