Review: Shadow of the Past
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 26, 2014
Prabhat and Nitya grew up together.  Neighbors, they are madly in love with each other and a day doesn’t go past without them meeting and sharing what has happened in that time.  A misunderstanding creates a rift between them and they each go their separate ways.Prabhat goes on to marry Meeta and build a contented marital union with her. Meeta knows about Prabhat’s past with Nitya and still elects to marry him as she has harbored strong feelings for him right from the first time she saw him. Her gamble seems to have paid off as she and Prabhat have built a stable, happy life for themselves in the three years that they have been together. However, a chance incident makes her realize the deep feelings that Prabhat still harbors for Nitya. Not ready to accept a relationship that is based on duty rather than love, Meeta knows that Prabhat has to meet Nitya once more, for him to achieve closure. Even if that means that he might choose Nitya over her, she knows that they have to go through with it.The couple’s quest is helped along by Nitya herself in the form of letters that she leaves with various people. These letters contain riddles, which Prabhat has to solve in order to find her. Full marks to Parul Tyagi for taking such a unique concept and building a story around it. I found myself turning the pages to come to the next riddle. Prabhat’s anguish, Meeta’s caring and support and the bond of deep friendship between the couple is brought out beautifully and it is not till the very climax that you get to know what transpires in this triangular relationship. This is truly a love story with a difference.