(*\/*)Mayank Nupur(*\/*)
When They Met
Mayank and
Nupur
had a love at first sight sort of beginning though not in the
conventional sense. Theirs was the kind of connection which was not
defined merely by the process of falling in love Nupur needed help and
Mayank helps her. The act of rescue, though not acknowledged by Nupur,
had already created a certain respect and space for her rescuer in her
mind. For him, it was her eyes, the minute she fell into his arms, he
felt something he had never felt before (having never associated himself
with females his age) . Then he saw her eyes, vulnerable yet
determined. He felt a connection he couldn't explain. She left him
without a thank you ...that sealed their bond.
As
much as there is an undeniable attraction, the obvious dissimilarities
cause them to think otherwise. They decide they hate each other. He is
the cool dude, the academic champ and his sense of humour is only for a
few to understand. Sarcasm is the tool he uses to put people at bay. He
doesn't care about the world. She is the fighter, the talkative, open
minded girl from a small town. She is filmy and loud, lovable and sweet.
Its an obvious clash of personalities.
She cannot stand
his sarcasm,
he cannot stand her non-stop chatter. They are put together to do a
project, they rebel. Its a opposites repel scenario. The underlying
attraction continues, she falls into his arms, he cannot help falling
deep into her eyes and she cant seem to take off her eyes from his.
This, however they overlook for everything else.
First Step towards Friendship
Then there is an obvious need to overlook the
dissimilarities and come to an understanding. The need is situational,
they have a project to do. She wants him to be her dance partner,. So,
its a need-based understanding that they develop, simply out of
necessity. While, they do form this association, they realise, they have
qualities that complement and complete each other. The underlying
attraction strengthens as the comfort level has increased. The talent
parade audition is a step where they realise their physical comfort with
each other. She is flustered by his touch but her body reacts
positively to him. This is a unique quality and most often, such
situations lead to discomfort but here, there is not just comfort but a
feeling of completeness. Nupur's mind has already associated Mayank's as
that of a perfect partner's. As they work together further, there is an
obvious closeness that leads to them being flustered but they never
feel discomfort.
Slowly their contrasting
natures also help in
bringing each other closer. HE would never have danced if not for
her..he would never have gone to a beach with a girl if not for her. She
was the reason he was beginning to enjoy life. She was learning to take
her work in the right spirit from him, though she lied, she is
motivated to work harder just for him.
The Pain
of a Broken Relationship
- Friendship
Betrayal! Mayank feels betrayed by Nupur. He is deeply
hurt because, for the first time in his life. he had trusted a girl (or
anyone other than his mother & himself) and this girl had lied to
him. The very thought tore him apart, he does not realise it but his
heart had already started falling for the girl in question. There are
strains of love that he doesn't realise but there is the broken trust he
is unable to accept. His coming for the dance is an act, where his
heart overtakes the emotions (such as hate, betrayal)he thinks he feels.
Pyaar ki ek kahani is supposed to be a dance of passion where 2 wounded
souls are dancing in unison.They fight because, she knows she made a
mistake and is remorseful, he fails to see her remorse. The ego
overtakes all the beatings of the heart and they part ways. They are
hurt far more deeply than they know. Even when they dance they look into
each other's eyes, there is no anger because deep inside - the souls
know that they are meant to be. The Ego of the individuals though come
to fore-front when they clash after the dance!
New Walk of Life and Relationship
He slowly and
surely forgives her (atleast in his heart) as it was impossible for him
to stay angry with her. Her defiance of him, impressed him further.
Somebody challenging his very forte, his studies, was something that
marked her as a equal in his heart and mind. When she proved that she
was upto the challenge she had undertaken, instead of being more angry ,
his anger seemed to melt away..He had already started missing her
(sample- the scene where he is studying and thinks of her
involuntarily). He was deeply impressed when she answers a question in
class, it wasn't a great achievement but her determination pulled him
towards her even more. Then, quite conveniently they were again partners
for a trip away from college and they would spend all their time
together, outwardly they rebelled, but their hearts probably rejoiced.
The very fact that he had reserved a place for her, showed his changing
emotions towards her, when she fell into his arms, though they were
supposed to be angry with each other, those was not the emotions they
emanated. When he wanted her back, sitting with him, he was asking a
girl he was supposed to be "hating" to sit with him. His actions were a
dead-giveaway, the final straw being the act of missing the bus because
she had not climbed into the bus. (of course, it can be argued that he
would have done it for any girl)
As they spend
more time together, they fight, they argue but they cant spend a minute
away from each other. He is initially ignorant of his change in
feelings. The first hug is a small trigger, a joke he played on her
comes back to haunt him as her vulnerable side is exposed. He is
confused to see her in such a state. Her vulnerabilities attract her to
him even further. The complete hug distorts his single minded focus and
causes his heart to feel for this girl. She on the other hand had always
hidden her weaknesses to the world, but she gets caught in the moment
and exposes her real side to him. The minute he says its a joke, she
tries to cover up but its too late.
The hug solves
the mysteries that
their hearts carry, now only the individuals with their mixed feelings,
emotions and egos needed to resolve their issues.
As
he comes across
a vile and corrupt person who is a total contrast to his personality
(lucky mishra) and understands his not so noble intension, he feels
protective of her and responsible for her. His instincts are more basic
than he realises, protect the partner. The various escapades intensify
the comfort level their hearts share.
The First Realisation - Mayank
The
breaking point is when a drunk Nupur tells him that he is the sweetest
person she knows, he cannot but respond..the drink helped in putting the
egos at bay, so in a simple heart to heart conversation they realise
their love for each other. Only Nupur will forget while Mayank's
feelings towards her change forever!
Mayank is in
love with
Nupur, he understands it, even though he doesn't admit it to himself. He
can feel himself getting lost in her eyes, her beauty, her actions, her
conversations, her innocence, her enthusiasm, her smartness, her
self-respect. Her very being, attracts him to her, he dreams of her. All
these involuntary actions of his, disappoints the ego of the
individual, the heart however had decided to part ways with the mind, so
he lands himself in various flights of imaginations. He surrenders to
his feelings when trapped in chunky mishra's bungalow. (Khuda jaane is
the high point here).
However, once he
is out of the Bungalow, he starts to question his judgement. However,
small actions like the thorn from the cactus that pricks her and his
completely worried response to it, makes him realise he is giving
himself away.
Nupur meanwhile has developed immense
respect for him
and trusts him implicitly (Remember the time she wakes up post the barn
night, she suspects herself but has full faith in him). Her sparks are
based on the care he gives her. As much as she doesn't realise it
earlier, she now knows that she feels most protected, comforted and
comfortable with him. While she can be herself, he can continue to play a
huge part in her life. The obvious love that Chunky mishra can see is
lost to Mayank and Nupur though. They continue to be in denial, rather,
their minds are yet to accept what their hearts have known all along
Realisation
for Mayank is not far behind because not just his heart but his mind
had realised as well, he just needed a trigger to remove the delusions.
He finds that trigger during the academic meet, in the form of
chironjee, her behaviour towards Chironjee and her comparing him to this
person arouses a new emotion in him, jealousy. All the while he was
convincing himself to stay away from her as he wanted to believe that
his feelings were nothing but a situational infatuation. He was in for a
rude shock once he sees a set of goons attacking Nupur, he would've
helped any girl in the same circumstances, but the very fact that it was
her and she was hurt causes him to completely lose control of his
temper. Only post the incident, does he accept his love for Nupur to
himself. She on the other hand is in awe of him, not yet ready to
understand her feelings. As he spends more time with her he realises his
feelings are getting stronger by the day. He finally decides to mask
his love with a theory ( the desert island syndrome) and decides to stay
away from her.
The Ignorance
that Hurt Her
- Nupur
Then,
begins the low phase of their relationship, in his effort to stay away
from her, he hurts her and ruins the friendship that they had developed.
she in turn is trying hard to get back the same bond that they had
forged, her heart sees beyond his shield but there is only so much she
can do. This in turn leads to him displaying contradicting emotions,
where at one point he is possessive of her while at another point he is
rude to her. This leads her to assume the worst (drugs, no less) and
becomes the cause of a big fight. It is when he hurts her deeply with
his words and he sees the pain in her eyes does he realise how much he
is hurting himself as well. He makes such an heartfelt apology that she
can do nothing but accept his friendship.
Confrontation with Reality
- Confession
Next
is the
night that changes the story of their lives, when she is trapped in an
embarrassing situation (the tear in the dress), she is too overcome to
do anything. He gives her his shirt, puts her at ease, wipes her tears,
brings a smile on her face, makes the world's best coffee and wins her
heart. This is the first time where she consciously acknowledges the
goodness in him and even comparing him to her dream man- Raj of DDLJ.
She feels something like love for him for the very first time. He who
had tried to stay away from her realises there is no escaping the love
he has for her and decides to give his love a chance.
The
change in Mayank is marked, he wants her to realise her feelings for
him and uses his character in the play as a tool. He questions every
action of hers, be it her concern when he is hurt or her unabashed
admiration of him or the compliments she showers on him to the choice of
colour of clothes. He even coaxes an yes out of her in the pretext of
the drama rehearsal. Unfortunately, even though she realises she has
feelings for him, her inferiority complex sets in and she is unable to
see the Mayank behind the character Varun he plays in the drama. On the
day of the drama, a misunderstanding leads to fight which further leads
them to believe that they never had feelings for each other. On stage,
both are unable to hide their actual feelings for each other, he stops
her and she hugs him and he understands, whether she knows it or not,
she loves him. That helps as a trigger to actually make a confession of
their love on stage. Nupur, even though has known all along her love for
him, is left speechless when he does tell her. However, when she does
tell him, its the union of 2 hearts that were always meant to be
together.
Post Confession
- The Awkward Feeling
Post the
confession, the awkwardness sets in, the shyness that cant be avoided as
they were never this close before. They had always had a varying
equation ranging from fights to friendship , but love was something
else. They communicate heart to heart after a long time. The increase in
comfort level in their relationship happens slowly and steadily.
Initially, Mayank, having been in love with her for a longer time, takes
charge of the relationship showering her with gifts and taking her on a
date, She is still apprehensive about even saying I love you. However
hard he tries to put her at ease, she continues to feel inferior to him.
This leads to another tiff (the locket issue) , but when she sees he is
committed to her and on seeing how relationships can be fickle in
nature (sheena issue), she finally realises how valuable he is to her
and expresses it simply and comfortably in the form of an I love you.
Stage 2 of Love - Dream about the Future
She
is comfortable with him and starts dreaming of a future together .
Being a girl from a small town brought up on stories of her prince
charming, she wants a commitment for marriage from him. He being the
only son of a single mother has other aspirations such as a stable job
after studies, hence marriage is not something that he looks at as an
immediate possibility. Another cause for friction is her desire for
public display of affection while he is averse to it. To her it is
acceptance of the relationship in front of her friends, to him it means
nothing. She needed the sense of security that the acceptance provided,
while he understands this, he needs his time to provide this comfort.
When another misunderstanding crops up leading to an almost break up, he
realises how important she is in his life, he is no more afraid to
commit. She, however is shattered. When he does go all the way to Morena
to make up with her, she gains some hope in his love for her. He is
ready to go to any extent to get her back in his life as he realises he
is incomplete without her. However, since the circumstances again play
spoilsport, she is broken beyond belief. Though her mind tells her that
she has been betrayed, her heart refuses to stop loving him. When the
misunderstandings are cleared and she apologises, he does what she
always wanted, a very public acceptance of their love. She is moved
beyond words and though she had always loved and trusted him, now she
found comfort with him. The passion that they share in the barn is
nothing but the acceptance of other in their lives. That they had been
back from a brink of a complete break-up and emotional turmoil helped
strengthen the relationship even further. The prospect of a long
distance relationship also brought a different understanding that was
earlier missing.
"Distance" - That only strengtened the Bond
ofLove
Distance
never separates two hearts that really care, for our memories span the
miles and in seconds we are there but whenever I start feeling sad,
because I miss you, I remind myself how lucky I am to have someone so
special to miss.Passing through this phase of life was another milestone
for both Mayank and Nupur.Although like any normal couple they also
encounterd misunderstandings and insecurities yet their love was strong
enough to withstand the hurdles posed in their way. True love doesn't
mean being inseparable; it means being separated and nothing changes and
this was exactly the case for both Mayank and Nupur.Nupur being the
"ultimate nautanki" always end up being in trouble but Mayank was always
there for her.Nupur did'nt tell Adhiraj that she was the Nupur for whom
he came looking after for marriage and when Mayank came to know about
this he asked Nupur to tell the truth before the situation gets
worse.Nupur influenced by Mayank's truthful and sincere nature agrees to
open the whole matter infront of Adhiraj but fate has other plans for
them.Before Nupur can tell Adhiraj about her real identity Bui came from
Mowrena and the truth was out shattering the trust Bui had on Nupur and
worsening the situation even more.
Marriage - A Dream that came Unexpectedly
Nupur's
family trust on Nupur was truly shaken and they were not ready to
accept any explanation from her side.Mayank decided to confront the
situation instead of backing off and that was the point where they faced
another hurdle in way of their love.Truly loving someone is'nt
something to be ashamed of and Mayank and Nupur were not fearing
anything because they knew that they did nothing wrong.On revelation of
their relationship Nupur's family did the same as in our society.In our
society,girls should be married off in such situations to avoid
bad-naming of the family and the girl herself and Nupur belonging to the
conservative Indian family became the victim of this unnatural
tradition.But Nupur was'nt the girl who would tolerate injustice.She
raised her voice to defend herself and her love but all in vain.Both
tried to change the mind of Bui and Nupur's Bauji but the ball was'nt in
their ground.Nupur was forced to marry Adhiraj and both Mayank and
Nupur sacrificed their love just to maintain the honour of Nupur's
family.Hearts shattered,souls dispersed,eyes gloomy,tears praying and
wishing to get freed from their eyes but little did they know that in no
time the reason for them to get freedom from eyes would be altogether
for a different reason.Adhiraj's parents came to know about Mayank and
Nupur's relationship and they called off the marriage making the bitter
reality true for Nupur's family who were doing all this just to avoid
this situation.Bauji was still thinking about his family honour instead
of his daughter's happiness.He asked Mayank to marry Nupur which he
obviously did.How can he leave his darling Nupur alone to face the
cruelty of world alone?Happiness reflecting from their eyes and their
heart enchanting only one mantra "You are my soul mate, my sweetheart,
you are my dream come true, from now until the end of time I give my
heart and soul to you",they got married.But little did they know that
Bauji was just doing this to get rid of Nupur and the series of
backbiting that initiated after her marriage was called off with
Adhiraj.This came as a real shock to Nupur.How come a father can be so
cruel?
Life after Marriage
Mayank and Nupur
started their new life together. For the first few days they stayed
secretly in the Excel college. Then they moved into Samrat's outhouse
and started their new life! They became the ideal college going and
married couple, an inspiration to many. Nupur was insecure about losing
her sister, her only family after Mayank. The insecurity came out
through anger, worry, jealousy. Mayank was her constant source of
support as they went through this as well.
After
rescuing
Gunjan from the eve-teasers and setting their differences apart, Nupur
and Mayank geared up for their first Valentines Day as a couple.
After
a fruitless attempt at seducing him, Nupur was pleased and touched when
Mayank said, on Valentines Day that he wanted to make Nupur his wife in
the true sense, meaning that he was ready for their consummation.
They
consummated their marriage, becoming each others in body and soul.
Ups
and Downs of Life
which got them moreClose
When
Gunjan was shot by the brutal eve-teasers, Nupur was shattered. It was
Mayank who was her sole source of support, her confidante, her best
friend. Bauji forgave his daughter, but not Mayank.
Nupur
the
warrior decided to take matters into her hands. She openly challenged
the politician Jitendra Devraj on National Television. When she returned
home victorious she was afraid to meet Mayank's eyes. That day he told
her that she cannot do stuff like this without telling him, because now
their lives are entwined into one and it's US before ME!
Then
came the phase of yet another misunderstanding between the duo. While
they were both drunk, they kissed in an empty classroom, only to be
caught on cam by Uday. He thought it was someone else and the next round
of misunderstandings began.
A baby arriving
at their
doorstep didn't make things any better. It was the suspected baby of one
of the boys, and Nupur suspected, yet trusted her husband. After a
series of trials it was confirmed that it was just a prank and that the
baby didn't belong to any of them.
Dream
to be a Good Wife
and of having One
An
opportunity arose for Nupur to achieve her childhood dream of becoming
an actress. But, unfortunately, she couldn't make it and she saw her
sister walk away with her dreams. This was the peak of the time when
Mayank realized that he had been doing nothing for to achieve his dreams
and goals. He knew that love was a lot, but definitely everything.
He
told Nupur that if one dream closes, we should see another one. We
cannot stop dreaming. They confide in each other that they achieved
their dreams of getting and becoming a good spouse! Its a high point in
their relationship, because they are now ready to take up more
responsibilities as well as work out their marriage.
Career V/S Love
Then
started a phase of their life which nowhere was less then a dreadful
nightmare of their life. Many things were leading them towards a
heartbreaking, horrific ending which was going to change life of
everyone, most importantly Mayank's.
Both
Mayank and Nupur applied for same scholarship which due to some reasons
Nupur won, unaware of fact that her opponent was no other than her
husband. This leads a little ego problems between the duo and they had
to apart their ways but again it was their love who make them one as
they realized their mistakes. Mayank got the scholarship of completing
his education in USA with
job offer because of his tremendous and unquestionable intelligence.
This was a huge opportunity for Mayank to give the colors of reality to
their dreams. Nupur was to go to dehli to pursue her dreams of becoming
successful in life so that she could stand with Mayank in every step of
their life.
The Sudden Turn of the Destiny
Nupur
wanted her sister's life secure before her going anywhere away from
her. She had to go to dehli in spite of her heartful will to accompany
Mayank, because it was next to impossible for her to stay away from
Mayank. In the Samrat and Gunjan's engagement party Mayank gave Nupur
surprise that it's not only Mayank who is going but Nupur also. They
would achieve everything in their life together.
Apart
form all this there were happening many incidents leading towards a
huge loss of one of them. And then during their way to airport, the
worst and atrocious incident of their life came across all of them. A
horrendous accident which changed everyone's life! Gunjan lost her
guide, a mother figure to her, who was always there for her in her every
happiness and sorrow, who used to wipe her tears, join in happiness of
her young sister putting aside her all problem, difficulties, interests
even her own life. Samrat lost his friend who was there to understand
her, to make him smile even through hardest of times of his life. And
Mayank, Mayank was the one who lost his life, his other half, his Nupur.
He was a lifeless body without any interest of living in him left.
Thus
Nupur was away from all of them, forever and ever.
The New Begining to the Unclosed Ends
3 years
later, everything was going on at same pace. But few people's life had
got appalling turns to make them all lonely, apart from everyone,
everything. Mayank became a successful person, who achieved everything
in his life which he wanted to. But without Nupur this was nothing, he
had no one to share all those happiness of his life with, but things
were little bit different here. Though Nupur was far away from Mayank
but he never let her go from his heart, his memories, his life. She was
there for him, her memories were with him which were enough for him to
spent his life.
Samrat was
accused by Gunjan and Mayank that he was the one because of whom they
lost Nupur. He was trustee of the ExcelCollege.
Due to some reasons Mayank had to join ExcelCollege but
this time not as student but a professor. The last thing he wanted was
to join ExcelCollege,
but everything was drawing him towards college. Nupur's memories were
there in every nook and corner of college. It's everything leads him to
only one person, Nupur. Through this thickest period of abysmal misery
of his life, it wasn't even for a second that he could forget Nupur, the
reason he still was breathing.
True Love
that gets Back to Complete
theIncomplete Journey
After few years of separation which were a lifetime
for Mayank he finally got some clue, which firstly he didn't want to
think about. Many signs which were leading him towards one person of his
life he loved from all his heart and soul. Many things were pointing
towards only one thing that his Nupur is alive. After making himself
believe on thing that Nupur is no more, it was hard for him to think
about all this. But destiny had something else in store for him. It was
his love which make him believe that, Yes! Yes, Nupur is alive. She is
alive. But where, he had no clue.
After so many years of
darkness, just a little ray a
hope was like a ray of life for him in dark tunnel where he had got
lost. Without caring about anything else he started following that
little ray which could relieve him from his unfathomable pain, he
somewhere believed now that it will lead him to Nupur, he just will have
to put his all soul in searching Nupur. He knew, He damn knew now, his
life was alive. His Nupur was alive. And he was craving to have her in
his arms, to tell her that how he spent these years without her. He was a
lifeless body without Nupur, who had had nothing left to live for.
More Yet to
Come
^^^ Thanks to Divya. Nidzy, Hina, Rabi, Preeti for the
Update
Shagun & Chandni for the Banners
Edited by manapandey - 13 years ago
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