Rupesh's shradh ceremony is going on where the Chauhans and the Lals are performing the rites according to custom. Rupesh's ashes are immersed in the Yamuna (presumably) and his garlanded portrait is hung on the wall. Finally, they all take leave of Dhara & Bharti. The Lals return home, and Murli is still haunted by flashbacks of Rupesh's dying moments and the funeral. Murli then announces to his parents that in order to fulfill his promise to Rupesh, he's decided to take back Bharti as his wife. Everybody is surprised.
Next day, the Lals visit Dhara & Bharti, and Bansi tells Dhara that they want to get Bharti re-married to Murli a second time. Dhara & Bharti look shocked. Kamala explains to Dhara that since the misunderstandings have cleared, Murli wants to get back Bharti as his wife. Bharti tells Murli that she needs to talk to him in private.
In private, Bharti tells Murli that it's true that he promised her father to take responsibility for her, but that doesn't mean they have to be together. After all, their friends & relatives do help them. Murli agrees, but tells her that her father and he both knew what was being promised, and it's not the same as some wellwisher who just asks her how she is. Bharti tells him that they've seen the outcome of being married to each other, so how can they be married?
She also tells Murli that someone else would like a relationship w/ him, and she is more appropriate. Murli is surprised, and then, Sudha joins them. Murli asks her to explain, and then sees Sudha @ the door. Murli clarifies to Bharti that the only relationship he has w/ Sudha was one of humanity, and Sudha agrees. She tells Murli that she does have a place for Murli in her heart that is appropriate for someone who saved and sheltered her, but nothing more. Bharti asks Sudha not to do this to herself. Sudha tells her that she's a devotee of Murli, not a lover ROFL Bharti tells her that Sudha needs someone like Murli, but Sudha tells him that Murli has done his duty, and her need is over. She knows that if she goes down the path he's laid for her, she'll be successful regardless of whether he's w/ her or not. She tells Bharti that she's contacted her brother and told him that she can't live w/ RA anymore, and her bro will be coming to fetch her and give her a new beginning. She therefore asks Bharti to reciprocate Murli's gesture, and puts Bharti's hand in Murli's. She asks Murli to take care of Bharti, and then leaves.
In the garden, Bharti tells Murli that when he made his promise to her father, the situation was different, and that he was unable to die worrying about what will happen to Bharti. But it wouldn't be right to gamble the rest of his life a second time. She reminds him that he tried to force his heart for the sake of others, and saw what happened. He knows how much of grief this marriage caused both their families. While some things have changed around them, she has not changed, and probably, neither has his image of his desired wife. She tells him that w/o love, it's not a relationship, it's a compromise, which will bring them to the same spot again.
Comments: I loved Bharti today - she did exactly the right thing by pointing out to Murli the pitfalls. I wish she had gone a step further and told Murli that she had changed, and while she still respects what he did for her father, she refuses to re-marry him. After all, in the end, she pointed out how he still doesn't love her, and so, had she told him that she doesn't love him, even if she's lying, she'd have lessened his guilt.
I thought Sudha made a graceful exit, but I was sad that Bharti wasn't more forceful in persuading them to accept each other. If Sudha could tell her brother to take her back, what stopped her all these days? Bharti was right - Sudha is a better match for Murli. Bharti could have said that she has made other plans for herself, and just refused.
If Murli marries her, even willingly, it will be unconvincing if he is shown to love her. In that sense, this won't be realistic. Of course, since Murli is going to re-marry her, hope that he doesn't have the same hang-ups as he did earlier.
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