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Mere liye pyaar ka matlab ho tum! - Part 2

Radhe & Tamanna from Bandish Bandits

So after having had an existential crisis which basically consisted of me coming to the conclusion that Radhe and Tamanna might not be perfect for each other, I am devastated.

I might have to start agreeing with people who say that Ananya and Radhe are a better couple because whenever Radhe tries to be egoistical with her, she stands her ground and even manages to sway his opinion while Tamanna just collapses like a house of cards.

At this point, I need to recognise that the only reason Tamanna is unable to shield herself from Radhe's meanness is because she is very much in love with him. Early on in season one, she is much better about rolling with the punches but for most of season two, the self-confidence she has managed to build back seems to just wash away when she is faced with Radhe.

I also need to recognise the writers of this show because they are much more progressive than even I am and I love them for that. They are literally opening my eyes to my own blind spots.

Radhe's Ego

I think there can be no doubt of exactly how egoistical Radhe is. This theme isn't explored much in season one even though it's definitely a subtle undercurrent there but it really blows up in season two.

There are multiple moments in which Radhe has to walk back on bad decisions he makes because of his ego:

Rejecting Ananya

Not recognising Mahi's talent and how he could contribute to them pulling off Rock

His inability to handle the idea of his father as the lead singer

Every time he is taught a lesson. The show never lets Radhe get away with being egoistical except when it comes to Tamanna. This will be important for when we discuss that viral jugalbandi moment.

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This all brings me to the moment that I can't get out of my head and the inspiration for this post that has now bled over into two three posts.

मेरे लिए प्यार का मतलब हो तुम।

I guess now we have to discuss Ayaan. What the show makes very clear is that Tamanna is using Ayaan as a distraction to get over Radhe. This isn't a great thing to do to another person but I sympathize with Tamanna. She is desperately in love with someone who is horrible for her self-esteem something that can be best illustrated by her own words-

खुद से बहुत भागने के बाद, आज खुद को पाया है। तुम साथ रहोगे तो शायद फिर खो जाऊँगी।

The first time she sleeps with Ayaan is after she meets Radhe for the first time since the Sangeet Samrat and he is very rude to her when she is just trying to be nice to him. He accuses her of not knowing what has been going on with him something we blatantly know is not true.

The second time is immediately after she confirms she will be attending the award function in which Bandish Bandits has been nominated for best original song and where she knows she will meet Radhe in what will be only their second meeting since the Sangeet Samrat after a disastrous first one.

The third time she goes looking for him is literally following her meeting Radhe again and being unable to sing in public with Radhe AGAIN.

She tells Ayaan she isn't looking for a serious relationship twice. Firstly, after their first time and secondly, on their third meeting when Ayaan confesses that he has feelings for Tamanna. After which they aren't together until they go shopping for Tamanna's mother's wedding and Ayaan says he is fine with a casual relationship, which they keep up till the IBC but in secret.

At this point, I get why Tamanna likes being with Ayaan because here is someone who is more in love with her than she is with him. She doesn't have to be stripped of all defences when facing Ayaan while Radhe always has her feeling rudderless.

She reveals that Ayaan and her are in a relationship to their bandmates immediately after Ayaan realises that Tamanna is still in love with Radhe which she seems to do more to prove to herself that she is over Radhe than to actually convince Ayaan.

At this point, Tamanna is definitely in bad decision land because she is making decisions to prove to herself that she is over Radhe when she very very much is still very hopeless when it comes to him. It's actually insane how much she loves him.

Because when Radhe finds her kissing Ayaan after their performances she is immediately filled with guilt even though she didn't do anything wrong. It's weird but Tamanna actually feels like she is cheating on Radhe when what she will actually end up doing is cheating on Ayaan.

This all leads to that scene. I mean the scene speaks for itself.

Tamanna again reiterates that she doesn't think they are right for each other and she moves to leave but Radhe pulls her in and kisses her but this isn't the kiss that damns her, it is the kiss that follows the one where she has to confront the fact that no matter what she tells everyone around her she is still in love with Radhe and with tears in her eyes she finally gives in to her emotions.

This all brings us to the most important question -

Does he love her?

Continued in Part 3!

Part One I Part Two I Part Three I Part Four I Conclusion

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