If “Silsila Badallte Rishton Ka” were an American soap opera, Kunal would not have left his wife for his 7 year itch-scratcher, because of "Divine Lowe". He would have instead been hopping back and forth between Mauli & Nandini's beds every few days/months/seasons trying to figure out his feelings, while both women fought over him like cats on heat...
Let’s be clear here, this is not a love situation by any means, at least not from Kunal’s side..A person who has been in love for as long as Kunal claimed to have loved Mauli would never have cheated on her, especially if there was respect in that relationship. He would have tried to make it work first, before throwing in the towel. And if he wanted to leave, he would have sat down with his wife and had an honest talk with her instead of shamelessly cheating on her, the way he did.
And true love does not take a few days to develop, it does not take watching a woman in a transparent saree dancing in the rain to develop, it takes time, it takes getting to know the person with their flaws and still wanting to stay. Kunal didn’t take much time between realizing his “feelings” for Nandini and jumping into bed with her. After that he didn’t think twice about flirting with Nandini right under Mauli’s nose while Mauli introduced both Kunal and Nandini to her friends, as her “Jaans”, her reasons for living...I mean he didn’t even feel any guilt..It’s like he decided that his old car wasn’t working for him anymore, so let me just go for the shiny new car which I am getting to ride for free anyway, while the old car rots in the garage, until I decide what to do with it...and he continued to do that, till he was caught red-handed.
That’s not love, that’s a lack of empathy and a careless disregard for other people’s feelings. The only true love I have seen was from Mauli’s side. As for Nandini, a person who understands what love is, and what it feels to be hurt in love would not have done what she did.. hurt her friend, who was there for her, who blindly trusted her and actually freed her from Rajdeep’s clutches. She says that she “tried” to stay away, but did she really?..How much self-restraint did it take for her to drop her panties for her best friend’s husband?..Oh, right! none at all..
And for Gajra to still justify all this, by talking about “feelings, not being right or wrong” *Eyeroll* ...Yes, yes feelings are not wrong, but acting on them, especially when you know that your actions will hurt someone, is definitely wrong. I have come across people in my life, whose faces I would happily smash in, because I find them obnoxious and they have wronged me in some way, but do I do that? No, because I have self control and underneath all my cynicism, and general mistrust and abandonment issues, I am still a human being with feelings for others and a sense of right and wrong...
So let’s be real and not glorify the shit show that “Silsila Badalte Rishton Ka” has become and continues to become...I was hoping that it would show some upward movement and emotional growth for Mauli as she moves forward with Ishaan and Mishti and maybe, some sign of repentance from Kunal. But all I see, is Mauli being a hot mess, still (understandably) reeling from her feelings of hurt betrayal and conflicting emotions for Kunal, while he is portrayed as a martyr, a grieving widower and father extraordinaire, who had to do what was right by Mauli and Nandini, but was unfairly judged for choosing his one true love over his family..Like, Bitch please, just stop...
