Oh how I wish Ashar doesn't turn out to be a grey character. That would feel like cheating to me. You have a strong storyline and a strong grey male lead, making the other guy negative is a cowardly way to turn the lead into a hero. Which I strongly don't want. I want Rana and Adeel to fall in love without an outside factor - without the other second option being evil. I want Rana to choose Adeel at the end of the day despite Ashar being there, being all goody-two-shoes.
As for why he fell for her, well who wouldn't. She is gorgeous, cultured and has a mind of her own. Not to mention a strong personality, a feisty one. Something Ashar himself lacks, something he admires and he knows her and understands her so well because she confides in him so much. Plus, cousins falling in love is a normal scenario in that society, therefore it's not a taboo and something Ashar is aware of on some levels.
Also the writers needed something to strain the bonds between Rana and Ashar and Adeel and this seems perfect. A secretly pining Ashar that Rana is oblivious to. A determined Adeel that wants Rana but sees the way Ashar looks at her. And a stubborn Rana who won't change her relationships with Ashar her confidant and Adeel her zabardasti ka shauhar. It's a perfect circle of want and need.
Rana is different from most women. And Rana's mother is most women. They wouldn't and could never completely understand each other. There is a generation gap, an ideology difference, and experience difference. Rana is young, educated and an idealist. Her mother is old, experienced and practical. She's someone who has lived by the same social norms that Rana challenges at every step. Of course, she won't understand.
As for Ashar, he adores Rana too much to disagree with her. He's always gonna support her even if he himself may never have the guts to follow the same advice he so easily dishes out to Rana. He knows what she wants to hear and he's ready to offer her those words. He's a great friend but not on the same level as her, in a way, if you know what I mean.
Edited by Couch_Potato - 8 years ago
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