Aditya
spots Anjali walking towards him with his carry-on luggage. In an unusual
choice, Aditya doesn't let on that he's a family man just yet. He speaks to
Anjali in a very businesslike manner, and explains about the trip he has to
take. He says goodbye without even a hug, and walks off to his gate. Anjali
watches him go, giving him the stink eye the whole time. Since fate has a cruel
sense of humor, it's about time we were reunited with an old friend. The very
moment Aditya is out of sight, Anjali notices a familiar face riding the
escalator down to her level. With a mild panic attack, Anjali realizes that Raja
is about to come back into her life. She does the rational thing, and hides
behind a pillar as Raja is greeted by an entourage of media types.
The promoter for his show introduces himself to Raja, and goes about
explaining how excited everyone is that he's here to do a big show of his fusion
music. As his snappy patter continues, we see that Anjali has moved from her
hiding spot to a bookstore, and is peeking over the top of a book as Raja and
his gang pass by. As soon as she sees the hall is clear, she leaves the store
and peers cautiously around as she makes her way out. Her plans are foiled as
Raja speaks to her from behind another pillar (damn those pillars are handy!).
Raja
asks her if she's hiding from him, and why she won't look him in the eye. Unable
to speak, Anjali just stands there and looks uncomfortable. Raja continues, and
asks who she is there to see off. He answers his own question by assuming that
she's there for the one she left him for years ago.
At this comment, Anjali makes a face and turns to walk away. Raja tells her
to wait, and asks her if she'll meet with him somewhere a little more personal
than the airport. She doesn't reply, but he persists. He explains that he wants
to meet just once more, to get some closure and finish this chapter of his life.
Anjali looks at him with an amazed expression, then finally does walk away.
We
cut to Raja hanging out at a gigantic palace as the sun sets. He has his own
little flashback montage as he thinks about all the times that he and and Anjali
shared. When he's done reminiscing, he turns to leave, and sees Anjali waiting
behind him. (Not sure how she knew where to go, since she didn't say a word to
him at the airport, and he didn't leave any contact information.) He starts off
fairly mean, and tells her that he knows she probably doesn't have much time for
him, so he'll say what he's got to say quickly so she can go back to her "love
filled life." He asks her what right did she have to just go away without an
explanation, leaving him to wonder what the heck happened.
Now I'm not one to take sides in these romantic entanglements, but I'd
have to agree that he does have a point. Things were looking pretty good for
the two of them, so if she did vanish without a single word of explanation,
I'd be a little mad about it too.
He
tells her that no matter if she, society, or the world says that she was right
in what she did, he will always consider her as being unfaithful. Anjali digests
this for a moment, then agrees with him. She was unfaithful, but mostly to
herself. She has given up her own happiness to do what she thought was her duty
to do.
She also adds that her situation is not quite what he thinks it is. While she
must remain strong for the sake of her family and marriage, she is herself
breaking under the pressure of the life she's leading. She admits that she has
done a great wrong to Raja in the way she left things, and asks him for his
forgiveness. Having said this, she walks a few paces away and bursts into
tears.
