Eesha Sawant on pain, suffering and emotions in years following 'Pinjar'

Puro and Rashid bid farewell to Trilok, Ramchand and Lajjo. Puro fell for Rashid’s good-naturedness and especially the act of mingling with the crowd to let her decide her way forward without hesitation. She decided to stand by him through the lifetime. They went home with new found respect and love for each other. She forgave him for his misdeeds and they lived comforting and supporting each other throughout their lives.

Trilok was happy on finding Puro alive but it was shortlived as he would never see her again. On returning home, he held his parents responsible for whatever happened with Puro and their family. He never gave up on her and constantly wrote letters to her about his life and she reciprocated with equal warmth. As time flew, Puro bore two children and Trilok sent his blessings. Lajjo survived but was suffered from the trauma for years thereafter. She was truly indebted to Puro for saving her and reuniting her with her family. She missed her parents and prayed to know their whereabouts and survival.

Puro’s parents were forlorn because they lost Puro and consequently Trilok and Lajjo too. They learn the about Puro and her courageous, selfless act from Lajjo and broke down. Puro’s mother spent rest of her life mourning her loss while her father suffered extreme guilt. Trilok, over the years became a successful lawyer and preferred to move to London with Lajjo. The sight of his parents always reminded him of Puro.

Ramchand remained a bachelor. He still loved Puro and wrote poems of yearning and loss. His futile search for his parents was unending. He left for Delhi in an attempt to escape the darkness in his life—he had lost both his parents, the family home in Lahore and Puro. His poems and writings brought him immense fame and he was one of the most renowned writers of his time. He wrote letters and couplets addressed to Puro but never gathered the courage to post the letters, partly because of the fact that he wanted to forget her.

One day Ramchand came across an old acquaintance from Lahore in Delhi. This brought his world crashing on him. He learned that his father was out in the market that fateful day when their family lost everything. As he was hurrying home to avoid the marauding mob, a stampede broke out in which he fainted. On regaining consciousness, he tried to go back home but he had to hide until the arsonists were gone. He bled profusely but managed to reach his house only to find it empty. He was stabbed to death just as he left his home in search of his family.

Ramchand’s mother, on the other hand, was transported from one camp to another, in search of her son and husband. She arrived at a refugee camp in Punjab, only to witness the injured and dead people and victims of rape and assaults. She had herself been abducted by the miscreants and had suffered the same fate while being locked in a room. She was undernourished as she was given not more than a single roti a day. She could not survive long thereafter.

The poetry written by Ramchand then, dripped of personal pain and loss.