Other Shows We're Watching

Since Rangrasiya is wrapping up, thought I would revive this thread. I'm not watching too many other shows these days ... I was hooked to Mahabharat till it ended, and now am watching KBC four days a week. The only other show I watch regularly is

Yeh Hain Mohabbatein ... surprising for an Ekta show, it's going quite well as of now ... although the same vamps and villains have started their antics, but so far, the tracks are short and sweet, and the heroes win over the villains every time. Ishita, Raman, and their nok-jhok is actually cute ... Mrs Bhalla and Mrs Iyer also keep me entertained. The kids are very cute ... Ruhi and Shravan both ... they're not very brattish and precocious like many TV and movie kids tend to be. Karan Patel is good as Raman, Divyanka is average as Ishita, but her character is well written. Mrs Iyer is OTT, but watchable.

Laut Aao Trisha is another good show ... haven't been watching it too regularly, may go back to it once RR wraps up.

Anyone tried Jamai Raja? I can't stand Nia ... otherwise I might have given it a shot. I might try a couple of the new Sony shows, I keep seeing the promos during KBC. Kumkum Bhagya was supposed to be intense, it's now become more comic, from what I've caught recently. 

29/8 - Epi 174 ... Deja Vu - I Demand Forgiveness

Friday 29th August

Quick update today ... basically deja vu episode about Rudra asking ... no, demanding forgiveness ... and Myrah using the opportunity to teach him some social skills as well as some home truths. Wonder how the latter will pan out, though ...

Myrah sorts out Samrat Maithili's fight by dressing up Maithili ... deja vu again ... and from the precap, another deja vu on its way.

Rudra, from ferocious snarling tiger, becomes bheegi billi ... running after Myrah for forgiveness through most of the episode ... deja vu again. In between, he finds the time to rescue her suitcase, and warns the trio to stay away from trying to make Myrah into Paro. Sumer agrees ... by making Myrah dress up as Paro, they won't accomplish anything.

Myrah Rudra Dhruv - Myrah Rudra sounded like husband wife in that scene.

Rudra records his sorry in Myrah's videocam ... Myrah is not impressed. Not good enough. Deja vu.

Last scene - Rudra corners Myrah and asks ... no, demands her forgiveness. And he will do anything for it. Deja vu again.
Myrah tells him to name three qualities she has, which are different from Paro. Trying to demonstrate that she is not Paro.
Will that backfire? Apart from the English speaking, and the stronger tendency to fight back and not take Rudra's rudeness lying down ... in many ways, Myrah is very similar to Paro.
Maybe that's because she is Paro. 

28/8 - Epi 173 ... Bringing Up Father

Thursday 28th August

During RR 1.0, Rudra often regressed to tantrum throwing two year old.
In RR 2.0, he does it again.
In RR 1.0, Paro was the mature one from the beginning. Here Myrah was as immature as Rudra, but has matured overnight.

Nothing makes a person so angry as being in the wrong, and knowing it. So Rudra knows he was wrong to not tell Myrah the truth, he also knows he was wrong to shout at her the way he did ... to tell her that she is nothing like Paro, that she can never be as good as Paro .. so of course he has to try to prove that he's right, and Myrah is the irresponsible spoiled useless girl he has always said she was. Only to find that she isn't ... and she's not interested in getting any closer to him either. She's back for Dhruv, and only for Dhruv.

I'm still not happy with Myrah being in love with Rudra ... Paro had reason to be in love with him although her falling in love was at express speed ... Myrah's falling in love was too fast, more like a crush than love ... and her staying in love after hearing the truth, knowing that all Rudra's actions, his coming close, his kiss, all were for Paro not for her ... that would make me fall out of love with a man very quickly ... and fall into anger at being deceived and led on. She didn't know she looked like Paro, but he did.



Maithili begins to intrigue me ... her expressions during her chat with Myrah were strange. And she forgets her own anniversary?

SuShaMo ... the terrible trio - they just won't give up. Do they live in an alternate universe or something, that they have no idea about Rudra's taandav at finding Myrah in Paro's clothes?

Update later 

27/8 - Epi 172 ... Shattered

Wednesday 27th August

Three shattered souls today ...

Today I found Rudra VERY unreasonable, the way he was shouting at Myrah ... yes, it was wrong of her to dress up like Paro ... but he isn't exactly blameless in the whole matter. He never told her the truth about Paro ... the way he behaved with her, any girl could be forgiven for thinking he was leading her on, that he was interested in her ... how was poor Myrah to dream that she resembled Paro, and that Rudra was only seeing Paro, and not her at all?

And if he had told her the first day, she would never have come to the house at all.

Rudra ended his tirade in typical unreasonable Rudra style ... he hates Myrah.

For what? For falling in love with him? For presuming he was also in love with her, despite his telling her he loved Paro and only Paro? Or does he hate her just because she has the temerity to look like Paro?

I thought Rudra had grown, matured ... but he's back to the same old Rudra. Unreasonable, angry to a fault, and losing his head completely when he's angry. And using anger as defense against his own unresolved emotions.

If he thinks Myrah is to blame for all their troubles, then why get her back to the house? Will he rush to get her back every time Dhruv falls sick? How about when she goes back to the US?
Mohini is right ... Dhruv is not the only reason he brought Myrah back. But history repeats itself ... the last person to realise or acknowledge this will be Rudra.

Did not like that Myrah still loves him, or that she accepted the entire blame for Dhruv being sick. They both share the blame ... and so does Maithili, as she also encouraged Dhruv into the game of 'is Myrah mummy, or is she not?' 

Myrah said today that she saw true love in Rudra's eyes, but it wasn't for her, it was for Paro. I hope again this is leading to Myrah being Paro ... or Rudra guiding her to love with Rohit. Currently I'm not very well disposed towards Rudra, so I wouldn't mind if Myrah found her true love with Rohit, and let Rudra live with his memories all his life. The way he is, any girl would be mad to take him on.

Episode started with Rudra's tirade against Myrah, while the poor girl listens shocked ... he never saw her, he never kissed her ... it was only Paro. And how dare she force her way into their lives ... he hates her.

Poor Myrah ... her castle of dreams collapsing around her as Rudra goes  on and on about how he hates her ... and her realisation that he never saw her at all ... he only saw Paro.

Liked the Myrah Maithili scenes ... glad that Maithili is back to being nice to Myrah ... and that she realised it was not completely Myrah's fault. Maithili did tell Rudra to tell Myrah the truth right at the start, but he refused. That one wrong decision started this entire chain of events. As Myrah told Maithili ... if she had known about the resemblance between her and Paro, she would never have come to the haveli.
And she takes the only correct decision in this situation ... she decides to leave. Leave the haveli, leave the country. The reason she came, no longer exists anyway ... she has called her wedding off.

Poor Dhruv ... felt so sorry for the little boy today ... he was as shattered as Myrah. He had lost, he told Rudra ... he had lost the game, Myrah was not Mummy, nor was she sent by Mummy. Poor Dhruv was heartbroken.
And so was Rudra, as he realised how shattered his boy was ... the father-son scene was touching, even though I was annoyed with Rudra. He was trying to do what was best for his son, but he failed. If Paro had been there, she would have told Rudra to tell Myrah the truth ... Paro was always brutally honest and straightforward.
But Rudra decided to hide the truth from Myrah ... and started the chain of events ... and now it has snowballed into something he can't control ... his son's love for Myrah.

KCM and Sumer are only worried about their money, and how to get Myrah back ... KCM is still thinking about a Rudra-Myrah union ... doesn't seem very likely as of now.

Rudra goes running after Myrah ... rude as ever, doesn't bother to tell her why he wants her to come back ... just yanks her out of the car. Rudra could get away with such behaviour with Paro ... but not with Myrah ... she's not ready to put up with his rudeness without a fight.

But she forgets her anger with Rudra, the moment she sees Dhruv ... and gets busy taking care of him. And even ticks Rudra off for fighting with her, instead of calling the doctor ... rudra helpless as he sees Dhrv calling for Myrah.

Myrah's little tension about needles was sweet ... the doctor mistakes Myrah for Dhruv's mother and Rudra's wife ... Rudra promptly corrects him ... she's not.
Myrah settles Dhruv, promises to come back soon ... and goes out of the room.
She sits on the stairs to compose herself ... Maithili, back to being sweet jija, joins her ... and Myrah confesses her helplessness ... she fell in love, she can't fall out just like that ... even though she knows that Rudra will never love her.

Poor Myrah ... I really felt so bad for her today. She was thoughtless, she was careless, but she was also honest and straightforward.
Rudra is wrong, she is not at fault here. He is - with his one lie ... or rather, his omission of the truth.

26/8 - Epi 171 ... The Truth Is Out

Tuesday 26th August

The truth is finally out ... and about time too!

Maithili is right ... Rudra is developing feelings for Myrah ...

Myrah still vacillating between 'he loves me, he loves me not ...'  is convinced by Maithili's lecture ... and decides to stay out of Rudra's way.

Dhruv and Koel ask for Myrah ... Maithili tries to brush them off ... Rudra stays quiet. His feelings seem to be a mix of guilt and something more ... he says nothing to help Maithili brugh off the kids.
Kids, being kids, insist on checking on Myrah ... so Rudra takes them to her room.
Myrah stays true to her resolve of staying out of his way, so refuses the invitation for ice cream.

Rudra keeps stealing glances at Myrah ... as usual, afraid to face his emotions ... as usual, running away ... Myrah feels again that maybe Maithili is right after all, and helps him out ... refuses to come with them.
And also answers his unspoken question ... 'I'm all right."

Of course Rudra can't admit he was asking her that ...

Kakisa will not change till the end ... she's now ruing why the kidnappers were so stupid and didn't manage to extract any money from Myrah ... and matchmaking for ... Rudra. Both her sons are married, as Danveer points out ... but thoughts of the potential dowry Myrah might bring, suddenly awakens belated maternal feelings in Mohini.

Myrah alone at home, confused at her feelings and Maithili's words ... and Rudra's silence ... tries to call Rohit, only gets voicemail.
She makes up her mind it's 'he loves me not' ... and decides to return Rudra's jacket ... it's not hers to keep, after all. And in Rudra's room thanks to a few helpful gusts of wind, she discovers Paro's picture. Minus the garland.

And she jumps to the fairly natural conclusion that it's her ... the way Rudra would like to see her. After all, the man has been giving her lectures on true love and marriage, questioning her about her fiance, taking his bodyguard role very seriously to the point of guarding her the whole night in his own house ... and not to forget the most important point ... he kissed her. But Maithili says he likes his woman to be desi ... and he's also been going on about how 'angrez' and non-desi she is ... so maybe that's his sticking point, and this painting is how he would like Myrah to look.

Which means  ... he loves her. He really does. Why else would he have a life size painting of her hidden in his cupboard?! Why else did he kiss her?!

There is another big reason, of course ... but Myrah really cannot be expected to think that she is the humshakal of Rudra's wife, and nobody has bothered to tell her this huge truth in so many days of her living there.

It seems Myrah shares another trait with Paro, apart from the speed of falling in love with Rudra ... she does nothing by half measures. And she's transparent about her feelings.
So first thing she does ... break up with Rohit ... over a recorded video message.

What a way to break up! I almost feel sorry for the absent Rohit ... she could have waited for him to come to Udaipur and told him in person!
And also waited to clarify matters with Rudra in person too ... Jumping the gun ... is a kind way to describe Myrah here.

However, unlike yesterday, when she sounded like a giddy teenager in the throes of her first serious crush, Myrah actually sounded quite serious about being in love with Rudra.

The RR cvs have absolutely NO IDEA how to show a woman falling in love. RR 2.0 repeats another trait of RR 1.0 ... the express train unbelievable speed of the FL falling in love with the ML.

Her unpleasant task accomplished, Myrah starts the next task.

In the meantime, Rudra, Sumer and family are happily eating ice-creams ... till Rudra suddely realises that Myrah is at home alone ... belatedly wakes up to his bodyguard duties ... and rushes home.

And finds Myrah in HIS room, wearing HIS Paro's clothes ... (not done, Myrah ... how can you happily take out clothes from his cupboard and merrily wear them? And has Rudra kept Paro's clothes in her cupboard for the last seven years?!)  ... preening herself in front of HIS Paro's picture ... and very pleased with herself about it.
As expected, Rudra loses it completely. First he loses his voice ... as he sees Myrah, but not Myrah ... Paro ... Paro laughing, smiling, jumping in the sand, all the flashbacks come crowding in ...
And then Myrah speaks ... about how she dressed up for him, this is the way he would like to see her ... and it's time they acknowledged their feelings for each other ...

And the memories are replaced by rage ... how dare she?!
Dhruv and Koel come back ... Dhruv says 'mummy has come back' ... 
And Rudra loses it ... there are no feelings ... he doesn't love her ... the painting is not her, it's his wife, Paro, the woman he loves most in the world, the woman inside his heart for ever and ever ... and he hates Myrah ... because she has Paro's face, Paro's voice ... but she is NOT Paro! And she can never be his Paro.

Poor Myrah stares at him as her beautiful castle of dreams comes crashing down around her ears ... completely in shock.

As per precap - Myrah leaves the Ranawat haveli ... am glad, it's what I would expect her to do.
And Rudra goes after her ... why?

25/8 - Epi 170 ... Myrah Has Amnesia

Monday 25th August

Myrah has Amnesia ... not the drug induced one, a previously existing one. She has completely forgotten that she's engaged to be married in the next few days.

And she's in love with the idea of love ... or rather, with the idea of a brooding, romantic angry man (can't call him young) with a past ... and that she is drawing him out of his terrible past with the strength of her love. She's even hearing very unmelodious bells (that was GH's idea of humor after all ... should have known), violins and guitars, and the sound of her own heartbeat.
Can't blame her ... that's the stuff all the best romantic novels are all made of ... and quite a few TV serials :) She has a rude awakening coming to her ... I feel sorry for her. But that will be the path to her growth.

Myrah's speed of falling in love was about the same as Paro's ... with far less reason. But then, Paro was a more mature girl, despite being almost illiterate and rural ... Myrah, educated and urban, is far more immature.

Rudra is confused. Myrah has the excuse of an injection ... he was stone cold sober and in his senses ... what made him reach out to Myrah, and even more ... to kiss her?
Was it the whispered "Major saab"? That only Paro ever called him ... only Paro and no one else. Or the way Myrah reached up on tiptoe to kiss him ... exactly the way Paro used to do?

But is he still seeing only Paro in Myrah? Or is he beginning to see Myrah herself? His giving into the kiss was all for Paro ... his flashbacks of the kiss were all Myrah

Maithili is the voice of reason ... someone was needed to remind Myrah that her rosy dreams of love and happily ever after with Rudra, were destined to remain just that ... dreams. And because she's been told by Rudra not to mention the resemblance between Myrah and Paro, she keeps quiet on Rudra's side of the matter, and reminds Myrah that she is engaged to be married. A timely reminder because it seems Myrah had truly forgotten all about her engagement.

Of course if Myrah was single, there was nothing wrong with her falling in love with Rudra, or Rudra with her ... as Myrah pointed out to Maithili ...
And of course Myrah still doesn't know the biggest reason it is wrong ... at so many levels.

More later * 

22/8 - Epi 169 ... Dream? Or Reality?

Friday 22nd August

Today's episode went at jet speed even for Rangrasiya standards ... and I am zapped by the precap. So I will recap the episode without any comments or analysis, and see if it makes sense when I write it down.

Starts with Myrah asking Rudra ... 'who is Paro?' 
He doesn't answer ... she asks him again ... random armed men come in and he brushes off her question by turning his attention to telling the men something ... takes Myrah by the hand and leads her out to the car.
Gives her water ... giver her his jacket ... chocolate ... she says, 'I'm fine' ... he tells her, 'twenty minutes ago you had a knife to your throat, you're not fine ... take it.' 

SN - Paro always said she was fine, every time anything happened to her ... she never made a big deal out of anything.

Rudra reminds Myrah to call her chacha ... she does ... chacha is not happy with Rudra, Myrah says 'no, he saved me ...' and also not to tell her parents. Chacha says he won't ... but he told Rohit.
Myrah is dismayed ... asks Rudra's permission to make an international call ... Rudra tries not to listen, but he's listening to every word ...
Myrah's Rohit apparently says he will come, Myrah dissuades him, she came alone because he's busy with some important contract ... there is no need for him to come.

SN - So there is a Rohit after all.

Myrah and Rudra in the car .. Rudra questions her ... why such a short call to your fiance, is he coming, why isn't he coming, you said you're okay, and he agreed? He won't come, because you said you're fine ...
Myrah stops him ... so many questions?
Rudra - shouldn't I ask?
Myrah says ... so many questions, let me ask you one ... who is Paro?
Silence.
She asks again ... and again ... and again ...
He says, you talk too much ... to shut her up, he switches on the radio.
Song ... Kuch na kaho, kuch bhi na kaho ... sounds appropriate at first ... but then ...
Aur is pal mein, koi nahin hai ... bas ek main hun, aur ek tum ho ...
Both uncomfortable ... she switches it off.
Myrah answers ... he wanted to come, I only ... 
Rudra .. I never said he didn't want to come ..
Then ... what did you mean?
Rudra, speaks unwillingly, as though he doesn't want to say this but is burning to say it - you're getting married, you love each other ... it's a lifelong relationship ... if I was in his place ...
Myrah ... almost apprehensively, breathlessly ... if you were in his place ... then? What would you do? 

They look at each other ... tension in the air ...
Saved because they've reached home.
Myrah makes to return his jacket ... Maithili comes ... then the kids.
Did anyone know Myrah was kidnapped? Maithili seemed rather blase about it ... are you fine? 

Later ... kids talk to Myrah ... did Rudra kaka do dishum dishum and rescue you? 
Yes, he did. 
Maithili comes to take the kids ... Rudra brings the doctor ... dressing, and then injection ... Myrah doesn't want ... kids try to convince her it doesn't hurt ... she'll get chocolate ...
Kids run away seeing the injection ... Myrah stops Rudra from going ... and holds her hand
'Do you trust me? Nothing will happen to you ... '
She trusts him ... nothing will happen ...
And in the eyelock that follows, Myrah gets her injection.

Doctor warns that Myrah might have some side effects ... sar ghoomna, chakkar aana, not in full hosh ... she should rest.

Myrah stops Rudra ... what would you have done ... if you were in Rohit's place?
He would have flown in from wherever he was, broken the heads of those who tried to touch her, then taken her away with him and never let her out of his sight again ...

The luminosity in Myrah's/Paro's eyes ... seems to catch Rudra in a spell.

Broken by the kids ... with chocolate for Myrah.

Rudra tells Maithili to stay with Dhruv, he will look after Myrah.
Maithili not happy ... this isn't right ... she will stay with Myrah.
Rudra says Myrah is his responsibility. Maithili is not very happy.

SN - When Paro got wet in the rain, then Rudra sat with her at night, even though Maithili offered to.

Myrah tosses and turns ... remembering Rudra ... the rescue ... in his arms ... his words, 'don't touch her' ... and his words, 'if I was in Rohit's place ...'

Rudra comes in, he'll get her something for her head, she's half asleep ... Myrah wants to talk ... she gets up, stumbles ... he holds her ... she points a finger to his scar ... 'how did you get that?'
She's half asleep, half drugged ...

Sanaya did this part fabulously ... her eyes just slightly unfocussed ... her expressions merging, moving between Myrah and Paro ... blurring the lines between the two ...
He fought with Sumer for that scar?!
Yes ... now go to sleep.
No, she doesn't want to sleep ... and she's not going to return his jacket either ... because she feels safe with it ... the same way she feels safe with him ... if he's there, nothing can happen to her ...
Rudra seems mesmerised by her words ... the familiarity echoing through his brain ...

She needs to sleep ...
No she doesn't want to ... why is he running away? Why is he scared? Can't he feel something happening between them?
It's magic ...
And she comes closer still and looks up into his eyes ... and he looks back, his eyes tormented, yet with a faint light of hope dawning ...

Precap ... even when I touch you? Nothing happens? Why so scared, major saab? 
Scared ... scared to hope ... terrified this is a dream ..
Up on her toes ... close her eyes ... and a kiss ...
Paro ...

If the cvs are playing with us, and Myrah is not Paro, I will personally go find them and do some serious damage.

Sanaya killed it in the last scene ... I think I stopped breathing for a bit there.






  

21/8 - Epi 168 ... Running Scared

Rudra worried he might be too late ... heartbreaking flashback of Paro, when he was too late for her ...
Myrah is not there any more. Only some fragments of rope indicate she might have been there ... she, or someone ...

Myrah has been shifted to a new place, probably because she complains so much about the first ... but in her opinion,  this one is no better ... she continues harassing the kidnappers, demanding 5 star treatment ... till Jhaddu shuts her up with a gag.

Mohini explores Myrah's room ... Shatabdi already there before her. Has Mohini started petty theft?
Maithili catches them and gets rid of them.

Myrah manages to get rid of the gag. Now she starts complaining about the smell. And the kidnappers are in trouble ... very soon the Army, Navy, Air Force, everyone is going to be here ...
She's trying to keep the kidnappers off balance ... with little success. She's also trying to mask her own fear from them ... with slightly better results.

Maithili's attention caught by Myrah's video recording ... Myrah talks about the bells she keeps hearing ... and why does Rudra affect her so strangely. And Maithili wonders ... what does Myrah feel for Rudra?

Dhruv and Koel are worried about Myrah, they come to ask Maithili about Myrah ... Koel is confident she will be back ... after all Rudra has gone to rescue her ...
But Dhruv's voice tails off ... remembering the time Rudra failed to rescue his mom.

Rudra finds clues .. earring and footprints ... Myrah's chacha calls, with more threats ... but Rudra is already on his own mission ... he will not let anything happen to Myrah. Not this time. Not again.
Myrah is not the only one masking her inner fears.

Myrah continues harassing the kidnappers ... her chacha is very kanjoos, no point asking him for money ... asks for her phone ... Dumbo killed his own, so he needs to use hers ... her chacha won't give any money, it's better to call someone else ... calls Rudra Phata doodh :)) ... and tells the inept duo Rudra is her husband, they had a fight this morning.
Inept kidnappers call him ... Myrah demands to be put on speaker phone ... she gives clues as to where she is ...  tabela, train ... and Rudra does the rest. GPS zindabad
And Myrah pauses for a moment when Rudra tells the kidnappers not to harm her ... don't you dare touch her ... 
A man passionate in love and hate and in his protectiveness ... a passionate man ...

Shatabdi Sumer ... love scene number 2. Filler.

Myrah tries to use her pepper spray ... but she overplays her hand there, and her plan doesn't work. Jhaddu has had enough and pulls out a knife ... and Myrah drops her mask of bravado ... finally she's scared, and lets it show. Jhaddu knifes her ... just as Rudra appears.

Rudra to the rescue ... action replay, he has a flashback of Shantanu ... but not this time ... he won't let the past repeat itself ...
Myrah distracts the kidnappers with talk about an army, why has he come alone like a hero ... and says drop the gun ...
Rudra would have ignored her, but for another flashback ... that's what he did with Shantanu ...
And he does the same ... kneels to drop the gun ... Dumbo bends to reach for it ... and Rudra and Myrah attack together ... he attacks one guy with a stick, Myrah stamps on the foot of the other, startling him enough to escape ... and run to Rudra ...
And a replay of the first meeting ... as Myrah flies to Rudra, he holds her arm and pulls her behind him, in a replay of the first Parud meeting ... along with the flashbacks ...
I really don't have words to describe the rest ... the old intensity was back, the old Rangrasiya was back ...

And when the danger is over, Myrah drops her false bravado and allows herself to show the fear that was clawing at her the entire time ... she was scared ... very, very scared ...
And she runs to Rudra and hugs him tight ...

Paro ... I'm scared, Major saab ... nobody can do anything to us, can they? I can't live without you ...
Myrah ... I was scared, I was so scared, I pretended not to be, but I was ... 
Paro ... crying, her face wet with tears ... her eyes scared ...
Myrah ... crying with fear ... scared ...

And Rudra holds his Paro tight, and renews his promise ... 'Don't be scared, I won't let anything come between us, I won't let anything bad happen to you, Paro ... Paro ...'

Myrah withdraws ... his voice reaching her through her fear ... she pulls back and  stares at him ... he stares back ... his arms drop ...
'I'm not Paro ...'
Bringing Rudra crashing back to reality ... no, she's not Paro ... his Paro is gone ...

And Myrah asks him ... 'who is Paro, Rudra?' 

For the first time after the leap, the intensity was back ... words cannot do justice to this scene ... it has to be watched. Fabulous acting by Sanaya and Ashish ... they are both so amazing in intense scenes.

Precap is confusing ... Myrah is falling for Rudra, despite knowing he is still in love with Paro ... but what does Rudra feel for Myrah? Why is he asking her about her fiance ... and talking about what he would do if he was in his place? 

20/8 - Epi 167 ... Of Remarriage and Re-kidnapping

Wednesday 20th August

Rangrasiya has to have some of the most inept kidnappers in the history of TV shows.

First we had Maithili kidnapped in place of Paro ... kidnapper - Sumer. Along with some equally inept goons, so it only took Paro to rescue Maithili. She took two episodes to do it. And she found Maithili easily ... Sumer took her to the right place. Of course, he wanted to exchange victims ... but being inept kidnapper no. 1 - things didn't quite work out that way.

Then we improved - at least the right person was kidnapped - Samrat. And this time, we had two rescuers - Shantanu and Paro. And exchange kidnapping actually happened, so Sumer got captured in place of Samrat. The rescue took about the same time, give or take half an episode. This time the kidnappers helpfully left the address where they were holding their victim written on the back of his picture, so there was no confusion.
Victim - Samrat. Inept kidnappers no. 2
Address where held - godown of Sisodiya sa.

Now we reach the main picture - the heroine gets kidnapped. Since she is the victim, she can't be the rescuer, unlike the first two times, so it's (finally)!) time for our hero to swing into action. However some things don't change ... our kidnappers are still completely inept ... or that hanky was equipped with a tracking device, which is how Rudra found the place they had taken Myrah so quickly. And he took less than half an episode to find her.

Starting from the beginning ... Mohini takes the opportunity to swing a deal with some random saree sellers, to gyp Myrah out of some of the money she seems to have so much of. Shatabdi wants a cut ... the saree sellers want a little more ... one eyes Myrah's bag ... and Rudra comes in just in time to nip that idea in the bud ... and send the men packing. He also belatedly remembers that he is Myrah's bodyguard ... so no more strange men inside the house, and Myrah is not to go outside without his approval. After all, he's responsible for her safety.
Rudra remembers this for Myrah ... he often forgot it in Paro's case. Character development indeed! :)

Myrah keeps her distance from Rudra .... and is happy not to hear any bells.

Kids return home ... Dhruv has been in a fight .... because he wants to bring his mother to the parent teacher meeting ... and fought with kids when they teased him that he didn't have a mother.
No prizes for guessing whom he named as his mother.

Rudra and Maithili both panic to see Dhruv (Ashish's BD was very obvious there ... he just didn't have the necessary speed in rushing to Dhruv). Interesting to see that Myrah is equally upset to see Dhruv hurt ... she visibly forces herself not to rush to him ... says that she should not interfere ... and leaves.
Myrah is maturing at a very rapid pace!

Rudra and the kids ... Koel is the big sister for Dhruv ... she protects him when his innate honesty makes him spill out his innermost thoughts ... Myrah has been sent by Paro ... she sings like my mother. You and my mother used to fight a lot too, you never loved her in the beginning ...
Rudra tells him that he knew very early that there was something special between him and Dhruv's mom ... but he took time to realise his love.
Dhruv's innermost wish spills out ... that can happen with Myrah too ... maybe you haven't realised yet.
Koel shushes him ... but too late ... too much said too soon.
Visibly upset Rudra ... the kids leave.

Myrah is sensitive all right ... and quick on the uptake ... the kids' very transparent attempts at pairing her and Rudra have not gone unnoticed. And the recently established friendship gives her the right (and the confidence, but she always had enough of that anyway!) to talk frankly to Rudra ... in a way that Maithili should have done, but did not.
So Myrah broaches the topic of re-marriage to Rudra in a way he can't dismiss. For Dhruv's sake. Because it's obvious he's missing his mother. His tendency to try to pair up Myrah and Rudra, the Radha Krishna hints ... he wants a mother of his own. Rudra should think about re-marrying.

Myrah has read very correctly and accurately ... she understands him very well. But again, Myrah is missing a key piece of the puzzle ... one which no one has told her about yet. It's not just any mother Dhruv wants. It's Myrah ... because of her face.

Rudra refuses ... he can't ... because he will never love anyone the same way again.
Myrah agrees ... but that's not necessary, is it? People marry for companionship, for their families ...
Rudra asks her ... will you be able to marry like that? Without love?
And he gives her another long lecture on love ... what it means, how difficult it is to live without the one you love ... and how he can never marry without love. And he asks her ... can you marry without love?

It sounded like he was asking her if she would be ready to marry him, knowing that he could never love her.

As he turns away, Myrah murmurs ... I haven't even known this kind of love.
How can she answer his question about marriage with or without love, when she doesn't even know what that kind of love is?

But she doesn't say that to Rudra ... she makes some excuse about wanting sarees ... Rudra back in protector mode, repeats that he's in charge ... Myrah shouldn't go out without him ... if she wants sarees, he'll take her shopping. Myrah is not happy ... she doesn't like being dominated.
So unlike Paro ... who was happy to take Rudra with her everywhere.
And Myrah is irritated ... by those infernal bells ... and by Rudra trying to dominate her.

Saree sellers are back to try their luck ... their luck is in ... they see Myrah alone and manage to entice her out of the house ... kidnapping attempt successful.
Maithili does see her leave ... but doesn't manage to stop her. Myrah wonders whether to inform Rudra ... decides against it.

So Rudra discovers Myrah missing when Uncleji gives an irate call ... Rudra is supposed to be bodyguard ... how did Myrah get kidnapped?! Uncleji is not happy ...

Rudra tracks Myrah with the help of a chloroform scented handkerchief and tire tracks ... either he's very smart or the kidnappers are very dumb ... or there is only one car with those tire tracks in all of Udaipur. And did he call Aman? Hayyeee!!!
And Rudra vows ... he won't let anything happen to Myrah ...

Myrah wakes up to find herself bound hand and foot ... the kidnappers talk loudly and disclose the rest ... not very smart of them. And she tries to talk her way through ... Jhaddu and Pappu need to listen to her. Do they even know who she is? They're gone ... her uncle is not just a rich man, he's a minister. They really should have done their homework.

Kidnappers retreat to figure out what to do next ... while Rudra reaches the kidnap spot ... and memories flood back of another night, another woman in danger ... 

19/8 - Epi 166 ... Pyaar Ek Baar Hota Hai

Tuesday 19th August

Friends ... that's all. Myrah shocked at first, holds no grudges ... Rudra gave a genuine apology, she accepts it instantly, takes up the mantle of friendship happily ... and challenges Rudra to fulfill the meaning of the word. Rudra for the first time, is amused, not annoyed, at her unstoppable high spirits.
One quick trip fall catch ... broken more slowly this time ... Myrah hears bells ringing again and lets go ... still wondering, what the heck are those things?!
Myrah, we're wondering the same thing too!

Which Rudra does, the very next morning ... as Myrah wants to make breakfast for the family ... Shatabdi is only to happy ... Maithili tries to put Myrah in her place ... she's a guest, not part of the family. Myrah, blase and impervious to disapproval, wants to make breakfast anyway ... so Shatabdi and Maithili leave her to it.
And Rudra gets the opportunity to show just how good a friend he can be ... when he says something, he means it. So when the entire family is dubious about her misshapen rotis, even the kids laugh at them, Rudra eats them without complaint ... the shape doesn't matter ... and the taste is good for a first attempt.

Much to everyone's shock ... Rudra not fighting with Myrah, not making fun of her?
Maithili is really not happy. When did the fighting change to friendship? And what will it mean for Rudra? Is it really good for him to get friendly with Myrah?

Maithili sorting out her achaar ... Myrah joins in to help ... and Maithili asks a few probing questions about Myrah's fiance ...
Maithili jija, not bad ... we also have the same questions.
Myrah makes it clear she isn't in love with Rohit, they're good friends, that's all ... family friends ... she doesn't miss him or her parents very much, because she feels so much at home here. Everyone is so good to her. And she really doesn't believe in eternal love and all that. Friendship is a good enough basis for marriage.
Myrah doesn't seem to be very perceptive ... the kids have accepted her happily, no one else really has. Except now, Rudra ... he's extended the hand of friendship and seems to be happy with it.

Maybe Rudra needs a friend with whom he can interact without the memories of Paro coming in between ... apart from the face, that is. Because nothing else is like Paro ... scratch deeper, and everything else is like Paro.

Maithili's visitors arrive ... Maithili is going the Mohini way ... fixing a match for him, and she didn't bother to tell Rudra the reason the visitors were coming? Myrah wonders why she has been banished to her room ... and sends her detectives to find out. Koel does the needful ... two visitors, one fat, one thing, one old, one young.

Myrah and kids peep ... trying, and almost succeeding in making Rudra laugh ... Myrah is very happy at the thought of Rudra re-marrying. After all, they're friends now, and she would like her friend to be happy.
Until Rudra figures out  the reason the visitors are there ... and loses no time in making things very clear to Maithili.

He's not happy at all at the thought of re-marriage ... far from it.
He's not in the market for a wife ... not now, not ever.
Love happens only once in life ... it's happened to him, it's not going to happen again.
He can live the rest of his life with Paro's memories ... he doesn't need anything more ... neither he nor Dhruv.

All in a calm, firm voice ... no anger, no taandav ... this is a changed Rudra. He has no hangups, no emotional baggage ... Paro healed him. She completed him ... he needs nothing and no one else.

Maithili tries to make him see reason ... he needs to move on. It's been seven years.
Seven years or seventy ... Rudra is not interested ... because he will never love again.

And Myrah listens ... and wonders ... can there really be a love like this? Can love be like this?

Precap ... Myrah kidnapped. 

15/8 - Epi 165 ... Perceptions

Friday 15th August

Paro tried to teach Rudra, that it was wrong to jump to conclusions, to think the worst of everyone, to be suspicious and doubtful of everyone. Everyone deserved a chance, there was always some good and some bad in everyone. Usually she was wrong in her judgements, though, as Rudra never lost any opportunity to point out to her.

Today Myrah gave Rudra a demonstration, that Paro was right. After all, if Paro had judged Rudra by her first impression of him, and never given herself a chance to see that there was more to him than a Jallad, then how could the PaRud love story ever have bloomed?

Myrah and Rudra got off on the wrong foot. But when Myrah saw her mistakes, made mostly out of ignorance of facts ... she was quick to apologise. Rudra saw repeatedly that his first judgement of her might be wrong ... yet he stubbornly refused to change his mind about her.

And it's proved today ... the bells that Myrah hears ringing are Bholenath's way of telling her ... this time Rudra has to get his Paro back ... so you don't do the running. Stay away ... he will come and get you.
Myrah = Paro.

Rudra is falling for Myrah very quickly ... probably because the show is wrapping up soon. :( So why the heck did they kill off Paro then? Grrrr ...

Episode starts with some squabbling between Shatabdi and Mohini about the water issue ... Sumer slinks off, Maithili also annoyed ... Rudra joins in ... and of course, Myrah's room is the only one which has water ... and of course Myrah is having a bath there ... and of course Rudra needs to have a bath urgently ... considering the guy does nothing but stay at home, didn't see the urgency of the matter ... but oh well.

But before Rudra gets there ... Koel and Dhruv are up to their tricks ... they jump in from the window, with new clothes for Myrah ... Indian clothes, to make her look like Radha. Koel locks her cupboard for good measure ... so that Myrah has no choice.
Kids leave through the door, leaving it open ...

And Rudra decides he needs his shower ... enters, the door bangs shut and jams ... Myrah thinks he came in from the window, he protests he didn't ... the door is stuck ... in the tu tu main main, there is a trip, fall and catch ... and the bells ring again ... and Myrah pushes Rudra away.
The bells are definitely Paro's signal to Myrah to stay away from Rudra. Or else they're Bholenath's directive to Paro=Myrah ... stay away from him, he has to recognise you first before you two start getting too close.
I'd like to believe the second option, please.

Rudra with kids ... Dhruv and Koel push Rudra to become Krishna for one day. Koel has all her arguments in place ... and the clothes ready as well. This girl is a little fire cracker! Dhruv just follows her around like a lamb.

Pooja time ... and Mohini's phone calls explaines the absence of Danveer, Sumer and Samrat ... they're all at work.
Rudra has no such compulsions, since he is Myrah's bodyguard ... or not ... am not sure, that part was never satisfactorily cleared up. Anyway, he's at home ... all dressed up as Krishna. Supposedly. Never seena Krishna like him.
The kids looked adorable as Radha Krishna, though ... both looked very cute.
Shatabdi gets busy taking pictures ... Koel has more plans ... Kaka will now do ras leela. And here is his Radha ...

Myrah, looking simple and very pretty in a simple ghaghra choli ... and the adults are all dumbstruck ... is it Paro? Or Paro's ghost?
Myrah quite self-conscious, tries to explain ... the clothes were in her room, her cupboard was locked ... she had no choice ...
Maithili is frankly skeptical ... who would do such a thing?
Dhruv and Koel giggle ... they own up and let out their secret ... Myrah catches them ... so it was you? 

Maithili and Shatabdi want to scold the kids ... Rudra is just too dumbstruck at the resemblance ... Myrah stops them ... she's not angry, it's okay, and anyway it's nice to wear traditional clothes on Janamashtami.
Koel isn't done yet ... she wants Rudra kaka and Myrah to dance ... Myrah refuses ...

And that's enough to set Rudra off gain ... Myrah will only do a London thumakda type of dance, she won't know anything else ... especially about Radha Krishna and Janamashtami... because she's a spoiled brat, she's not Indian enough, just by wearing Indian clothes, she can't become Indian and sanskaari ...

Where did that Rudra go, the one who told Paro she could call him by name because he wasn't the traditional type?

So of course Myrah proves him wrong again ... by singing very traditional bhajan, and doing the pooja in traditional style ... Rudra simmers, Maithili doesn't look too happy either ...

Pooja completed, Myrah takes the opportunity to tell Rudra a few home truths ... again asking him how much does he really know her? Indianness is not in just the clothes ... which is why she doesn't bother whether she's wearing Indian clothes or not ... she's not born in India, she may not have struggles in life as much as he has ... is that her fault? And how Indian is it to judge somebody so completely, based on superficial things like appearances?

Myrah still doesn't know that Rudra is judging her based on appearances for a different reason ... she looks like Paro, but she isn't Paro, hence everything she does is wrong.

Koel finds something good in the whole thing ... at least everyone came to know Myrah is very Indian at heart.

Maithili is not happy at all. Even she has been guilty of misjudging Paro, based on her looks ... that speech applied to her as well.

Samrat - Maithili ... he's not sure why she is so disturbed. Maithili is worried Rudra is getting attracted to Myrah ... based on her looks?! And Myrah will get married and leave in ten days ... maybe they should get Rudra married again?
In ten days? Or before Myrah's wedding?
What did Maithili see in Rudra's eyes? Did she see an attraction for Myrah? Or for Paro?
Maithili feels that Rudra should get married again ... but to someone who doesn't remind him of Paro all the time.
Maithili, I agree.

And Rudra finally sees the truth in Myrah's words ... he has been misjudging her ... again and again ... based on that one first impression ... treating her like an enemy, just because of her face ...

So he manages to say an awkward sorry ... much to Myrah's great surprise. 

14/8 - Epi 164 ... We Go On Hurting Each Other

Thursday 14th August

The intensity was back today ... quite a decent episode.

Starts with Myrah playing a prank on Rudra ... a prank that goes wrong ... a prank that wasn't in good taste to start off with.
However, I giggled throughout at Mohini's expressions during the song ... and how the entire family was convinced Paro was back haunting the haveli ... they all seemed convinced Paro was back. And the actual explanation, when it presented itself was so simple.
Nope, Myrah didn't wreck the recording of Paro's voice, nor did she tamper with it.

She merely ... played it.

With a few additions, like creating a haunting atmosphere, flitting between the shadows of the curtains ... simple, but effective.

If she hadn't been Paro's carbon copy, and Rudra already disturbed by the fact, it wasn't a nasty prank, merely a naughty one. Except that one doesn't usually play a prank like that on one's hosts ... maybe one does if one is a hot-tempered young girl, who's been consistently rubbed the wrong way by a very grumpy guy, who insists on thinking the worst of one, for reasons she can't fathom. And who acts without thinking of anything except the need to get back at him, for laughing at her discomfort earlier in the day.
Since I did not like Rudra laughing at Myrah for that incident either, I can sympathise with her ... but only up to a point.

Of course Rudra was deeply disturbed ... Myrah didn't understand why, instead of snapping at her for her prank, he was struck dumb, as though he had heard a ghost ...
It was left to Dhruv to explain ... and Myrah was contrite immediately.
But too late ... Rudra walked off without a word, and Maithili was extremely upset as well. The two people who loved Paro the most, were the most hurt by the prank.

It was left to Samrat to point out ... and Mohini to agree ... that it wasn't completely Myrah's fault ... she had hurt Rudra out of ignorance. She didn't know the real reason Rudra was so disturbed ... no one had told her. And Mohini added that it was time people stopped this silly hiding of facts, and told the girl the truth.

Myrah does try to apologise to Rudra ... she is really upset at having hurt him ... that wasn't her intention. But Rudra is fixed in his anger ... and in his opinion of her. Apology not accepted.
And Myrah finds herself in tears again. She's really sorry for hurting him.

Dhruv and Koel are upset ... no way Myrah and Rudra can stay together ... they are always fighting. But Dhruv points out to Koel, her parents are always fighting too ... yet they're together. So there is hope.

Sumer starts a new business ... water business. So water at home is finished.
Must say, he's enterprising ... three days rent money put to immediate use!

Next day, Maithli making laddoos for Janamshtami with the kids ... telling them stories about Krishnaji and Radha ... much to their amusement, they learn that Radha Krishna used to fight too. More hope.

Myrah strolls in, and helps herself to a laddoo ... one look at Maithili's grim unsmiling face, and she puts it back and tries to make amends with another apology.
She wants help with the theme for her wedding ... Maithili is not very interested ... but Shatabdi is happy to help ... the more expensive and ostentatious, the better. Myrah isn't too interested ... but is too polite to say what she really thinks of Shatabdi's choice ...

Rudra is asked for his opinion ... and he takes the opportunity to blast off, and give Myrah a few home truths about weddings, spending money on weddings, and the true meaning of marriage.

Anf of course, goes completely overboard ... especially considering the circumstances of his own marriage ... the hate wedding and the forced pheras ... and the amount of spending he enjoyed making KCM do for all the ceremonies for a wedding he had no intention of going through with. So all his talk about marriage being a union of souls and not a matter of spending money, sounded very hypocritical ... he seems to have as big a memory loss as Paro/Myrah.

Dhruv and Koel are distressed ... even Maithili and Shatabdi feel he's going way too far ... and Myrah's eyes fill with tears at his vitriolic outburst ... after a couple of futile attempts to protest, she leaves without a word.

Rudra has no idea of Myrah's past or family ... he was as much out of line for this outburst, as she was for her prank.

Myrah upset ... Dhruv and Koel come in to cheer her up ... these kids are really cute.
The girl playing Koel is awesome.
And they succeed in making Myrah smile ... though her eyes remain sad.
And when they leave, she mentally apologises to Rudra again. She really didn't mean to hurt him.
Even though he hurt her a lot. 

13/8 - Epi 163 ... Bonding

Wednesday 13th August

Quick take -

I loved PaRud ... seeing Paro back, in a new flashback, pregnant, demanding imli, demanding and receiving pampering by her Rudra, laughing at his singing ... that was the best scene. Such a joy to see her back.
And hats off to Sanaya ... two different characters in the same episode, and they are so clearly distinguishable from each other ... she slips from one to the other effortlessly.

Loved all the family bonding moments today ...

Rudra with kids in the car, remembering Paro and telling the kids about her ... and the adorable flashback :)

Myrah with the kids ... asking them about the mirchi, telling them to listen to parents, and later watching a movie together ...

Koel-Dhruv serious discussions on Myrah ... and Rudra overhearing ...

Rudra listening to 'heli mhaaro Ramji' and remembering Paro ... Myrah watching ... Myrah had better not do anything to that recording of Paro's voice. Maithili and Rudra ... again Maithili his biggest support and sympathiser.

Precap - Dhruv-Koel again ... Dhruv wants Myrah to stay with them, Rudra overhears ... no anger?

Myrah-Mohini ... Myrah is still under the impression that Mohini is a servant, and Mohini is allowing it. How the mighty have fallen! Massage for Myrah?!
Mohini wants a catering order from Myrah ... Myrah again turns her down.

More settled episode ... no slapstick comedy today that had put me off so much yesterday ...

The news about the ending of the show is depressing ... apparently the ML of Uttaran has tweeted that Uttaran has got a mini extension till Sept. Does that mean Uttaran will go off and RR will stay? *fingers crossed* 

12/8 - Epi 162 ... Can We Stop The Bells?!

Tuesday 12th August


From dark, intense, passionate romance to ... comedy?!

And what's with the pace again ... what is the rush to show romance between Myrah and Rudra?

And what's with the silly bells ringing ... if the CVs think that's a funny way to show that Myrah is getting supernatural signals about her emotions for Rudra ... then let me assure them, it's not funny, it's stupid.

Myrah checking out the temple bells was cute though ... and Shatabdi trying to find out her budget for her wedding, and wanting a slice of the pie was amusing ... does Shatabdi really think she can cater for a high society wedding like Myrah's would be? If there is going to be a wedding at all, that is.

The shawl scene was okay ... Rudra tries to apologise ... Myrah gets him angry again ... Dhruv tells him he will listen to him from now on ... Rudra is pleased, but surprised that it was Myrah who taught Dhruv the right thing ... feels he might have misjudged her after all ... goes and covers her with Paro's shawl. Dhruv happy ... she may not be Mummy, but Mummy has sent her ... that's why you gave her Mummy's shawl.

The Parud flashbacks were probably the most touching part of the episode.

Maithili tells Myrah that the shawl was given by Rudra ... and it's Paro's shawl ... Myrah doesn't react to Paro's name at all.
But she does go to return the shawl ... and smiles to see Rudra and Dhruv sleeping exactly the same way. And of course falls over ... Rudra wakes up ... some more tu tu main main ...
After Paro and Rudra's intensity, these scenes seem so light and immature.

Did not find the kids' stunt funny ... no logic in their thinking that if Myrah has been sent by Paro, she should like the same food. Maithili talking about Paro and her pregnancy was touching ... wish the stupid cv's, instead of being in such a hurry to wrap up Paro's death, had taken the time to give us some cute Paro pregnancy scenes ...

Rudra goading Myrah to eat was not funny either ... it's not only NRIs who don't know how to eat daal baati, most non-Rajasthanis don't know either.

Myrah behaving like a stubborn fool and continuing to eat was even less funny ...

The whole bathroom drama was stupid ... although have to say, Sanaya and Ashish, and Shatabdi and Maithili all acted well.

Rudra laughing at the end was cringeworthy ... to laugh like that at someone is not funny at all. Could have understood if the kids had laughed ... but not a grown man. Anyway I'm not a fan of toilet humor at all.

And the precap ... more Myrah Rudra closeness? If there are more bells ringing, I think I will do something I didn't even do for Chhanchhan ... give up on the show.

11/8 - Epi 161 ... Old Habits Die Hard

Monday 11th August

Paro tried her best ... she really did. But it seems that Rudra's habit of assuming the worst and misunderstanding people has not gone at all. Jumping to conclusions is his area of expertise, and he excels at it.
Of course Myrah made it worse with her foot in mouth disease today ... poor girl, whenever she tried to tell him the truth, it came out wrong!

Myrah is good with kids ... that is established ... she saw Dhruv folding the clothes all wrong ... he saw it too ... his face crumpled, he wasn't going to 'earn' his money after all ... and Myrah promptly told him that was the way she liked her clothes to be folded. And the puppet show was equally cute ... getting a simple message across to the kids in a fun way, making them smile.

London thumakda song was very cute ... Sanaya danced with so much energy, can't believe she was down with flu at this time. The kids were really cute ... they were following her steps with full enthusiasm.

Myrah-Mohini scene was hilarious ... Mohini's greed for money seems to winning over her indignation at being called a servant!

Myrah taping herself ... and the bit about not crying ... she mustn't cry ... was that just silly, superficial Myrah ... or or there another reason that Myrah keeps telling herself she must not cry, she must stay happy?

What is with that silly bell noise? If it is meant signify Myrah falling for Rudra, I'm going to be really annoyed!

Rudra's face softening at the sight of his son laughing and dancing with gay abandon was beautiful ... everything else forgotten in that moment of seeing his son laughing happily.

So Dhruv has accepted that Myrah is not mummy ... does that mean that Myrah is not Paro. :((( Or did Dhruv say that just to reassure Rudra, and let him allow Dhruv to spend time with Myrah?

But he feels Myrah has been 'sent by Mummy' ... what does that mean?

If RR is going to wrap up in a few weeks, I cannot fathom the cv's stupid decision to kill off Paro. :( 

8/8 - Epi 160 ... Grief Bared ... Grief Hidden?

Friday 8th Friday

Myrah, why are you so worried about Dhruv? What makes you reach out to him all the time? Why does Rudra scolding him bother you ... did you forget he is Rudra's son, and Rudra has all the right to scold him? To give him money, or withhold it?

Poor Rudra, today Myrah's words hurt, and hurt hard. When she was talking about his wife, how Dhruv must be more like his wife than him, he remembers Paro's smile, her love ... when she says his wife must be a saint to have put up with Rudra, he remembers the times he had hurt Paro ... the hate marriage, his constant temper which hurt her so often ... and when she says that if she were his wife, she would have run away or committed suicide, he remembers Paro dying in his arms.

I did say that if nothing else, Rudra will grow to appreciate Paro more than he ever did in life. :)))

Maithili is annoyed with Myrah's unthinking words ... and rightly so. And she puts Myrah right on one thing ... she can't meet Rudra's wife, because Rudra's wife is dead. And what Myrah just said to Rudra, would have hurt him very much.
Myrah is shocked and sorry for her words ... being Myrah, she will apologise soon enough. Or try to.

Rudra already feeling bad for his harshness with Dhruv ... Dhruv sad again. Why can't Myrah be his mother? Maybe she's just forgotten everything.
Rudra tries to tell him, he knew his Paro inside out. This cannot be her. Even though he too, wishes he could do some magic and bring her back. But he can't.
Dhruv is not convinced. Maithili plays a game with Dhruv ... don't talk about your mother, don't show Myrah any pictures, and if she still doesn't remember, then she's not your mother. If she does ...
Then Dhruv wins.
And Dhruv is happy with that.
Smart Maithili ... got Dhruv to agree to doing what Rudra wants ... she did give Dhruv a faint hope ... but both she and Rudra are sure ... this careless, good for nothing, spoiled girl, who doesn't care to understand other people's feelings, cannot be Paro.

Rudra starts to put away all Paro's pictures ... felt bad to see him putting them inside the cupboard ... as though putting away Paro's memories.

Myrah, as anticipated, comes to apologise ... picks up the picture, but doesn't see it, Rudra snatches it away, and she tells him she wouldn't have looked at it anyway. And she's sorry ...
The rest of the apology goes a bit haywire, as Rudra returns it with more of his rudeness ... Myrah doesn't take it lying down ... all she wanted to do was apologise, she can understand ...
Rudra can't take that ... nobody can understand what he feels ... losing a loved one in your own arms, wanting to die along with them ... like he did once with Paro, he unwittingly lays bare his grief to Myrah.
From the stricken look on Myrah's face, the barely held back tears ... it seems she does understand only too well ... ( and hopefully from her own experiences ... unless the cv's really haven't given Myrah any back story at all ) ... but Rudra is, as usual, too caught up in his own grief, to think anyone else can have any issues at all ... and goes back to his rant of spoiled girl ...
Myrah has had enough, At least she tries to stay happy in her own life ... unlike him, who isn't ready to let go of his grief ...

Myrah is right ... Rudra really doesn't know anything much about her at all, does he?
CV's, please don't ignore Myrah's story this time round ... either she is Paro, or else she'd better have a good story of her own. One of these two things has to be there for Rudra to ever fall for her.

Their shouting draws Dhruv's attention, who comes running ... why are they fighting?
Myrah handles the situation ... and gets Dhruv laughing ... and Rudra speechless, because he can't quite say the word thanks ... nor can he imagine that a spoiled brat of a girl can handle his son so well.
And then she bangs the door shut as she leaves ... leaving Rudra nonplussed.

Mohini is upset ... so is Danveer.
Mohini ... how come Sumer is benefitting from DK2, and not them?
Danveer is only worried for Rudra and Dhruv.

Dhruv and Koel discuss Myrah, Raksha bandhan and gifts ... Koel wants a doll, but his dad has said no. Koel throws a mini tantrum ... Dhruv promises he will get it for her.
So next morning he steals Rudra's wallet.

And Myrah sees him ... Dhruv spills the whole story out to her ... Koel, raksha bandhan, doll, and dad won't allow ... but he wants to buy it, so he will 'borrow' it from dad.
Stealing is wrong ....
So Myrah offers him the money ... he refuses ... she tells him he can earn it ... he agrees happily.

Myrah goes to return the wallet. And gets caught by Rudra ... but of course.
And gets out of a sticky situation by talking her way out ... Rudra can't handle her at all. So he goes back to doing what he does best ... grouch.

What is that funny music Myrah is hearing?

Hope the cv's celebrate Raksha Bandhan properly for once.

7/8 - Epi 159 ... Equal and Opposite

Thursday 7th August

Rudra and Paro were yin and yang ... both strong in their own way, but he was undoubtedly the stronger one, because Paro was happy to let him be so ... for a village girl, her husband was naturally the superior one in the relationship, that was her upbringing, and the way of nature for her.

Myrah has no such hangups ... she's as good as any man ... if he insults her upbringing without knowing a thing about her or her parents, she will do the same back ... insult his relationship with his wife, and let him see how it feels. If he throws her out with no good reason, when she has asked politely and nicely, has offered to pay for her stay, and his entire family have (apparently) no objection, then she will override his baseless objections, use her pull and stay in the haveli anyway.

But once she comes to know the reasons for his objections, then it might be another matter completely. And Maithili jeeja will do the honours tomorrow.

Sumer is ever-practical and money minded ... Myrah was paying good money, Rudra was foolish to throw her out. Rudra, the ever-emotional one, for him, this house is full of memories ... his baapusa, his maasa, and most of all, his Paro ... how can he let a girl, who looks exactly like Paro but is nothing like her, come in and trample over all those memories?

Danveer tries to make a traumatized Rudra understand ... Dhruv is drawn towards Myrah, he's missed his mother since childhood, he wants that maternal love ...
Rudra is furious ... how can kakusa even begin to compare Paro's mamta with that rich, spoiled brat of a girl? She can never measure up to his Paro.
Hmmm ...

Rudra does have good reason for his apprehensions ... Dhruv is becoming attached already to this stranger who has his mother's face ... he's upset that she left without meeting him ... he won't eat dinner with his father, because his father threw Myrah out. Rudra manages to trick him into eating, feeling sorry for his son, but still determined to spare him any more hurt ... and of course, getting close to Myrah and then discovering that she is not his mother, can only hurt the child more.

But he hasn't bargained for the inexplicable pull Dhruv feels for Myrah ... and for Myrah's pull towards Dhruv . Neither has Rudra bargained for Myrah's connections ... and her temper, which is as hot as his own. And unlike his sweet docile Paro, Myrah is not helpless, she is in a position to do something about his rude behaviour.

And she does. Promptly. "Dear Chachu" loves his niece and can do anything for her.

So next morning, Dhruv is still sulking with his father, and Rudra is trying his best to make up to his son ... movie for the whole family ... Dhruv wants Myrah aunty to come with them ... and Myrah aunty appears.

The whole family is shocked ... Dhruv is delighted. Rudra is furious ... how dare Myrah come back after being thrown out? Myrah's cool 'talk to my hand' only makes him even more furious. The phone call from Chachu clears up things ... unlike Paro, Myrah is not helpless and alone in the world ... like Paro, she is utterly determined when she has made up her mind. Rudra doesn't own the haveli yet. The government does. And Myrah's chachu moreover, hired Rudra for Myrah's security, which he seems to have forgotten about ... on top of which he dared to throw Myrah out of the house? Not happening.

Another time, another place ... Rudra was appointed to safeguard Paro, state witness for the BSD, and he threw her out of the house at night. Deja vu. Paro came back ... now Myrah has returned.

Sumer happily shows Myrah to a room ... empties out Shatabdi's things, and even gifts Myrah an antique box ... annoying Shatabdi completely!
I liked the Sumer Shatabdi scene ... cute! SuSha seem to be happy in their marriage, after the false start ... this was better than the silly Shatabdi-Mohini fights.

Rudra barges into Myrah's room and showers some more rudeness on her ... Myrah's not one to take it lying down and answers back, but when he gets more personal and goes to her parents and her upbringing, she attacks him back on his Achilles heel ... his wife. Unknowingly touching a very raw nerve.

I would just like to point out that we felt bad for Rudra because we know his history, and we love Paro. Myrah would have felt equally bad about the attack on her parents, and we don't know her history, so we don't feel equally bad. That is Myrah for Rudra's history ... she does not know it. And if he makes personal attacks without knowing anything about her, he should remember that she is just doing exactly what he did.

Again deja vu ... Rudra accused Paro of being a terrorist without any proof, and treated her accordingly. She fought back as best she could, but her weapons were pitiful and few. Today he made personal attacks on Myrah's upbringing, without accepting that her rudeness was in retaliation to his own ... and Myrah has stronger weapons in her arsenal than Paro did.
If Myrah is not Paro, there is one thing she will do for sure ... make Rudra appreciate Paro in death much more than he appreciated her in life!

Rudra obviously is left completely rattled at the attack on his memories, and leaves ... calls an emergency family meeting, and explains the situation, including the house issue, which doesn't allow him to throw Myrah out.
Mohini makes a comeback with her one-liner ... I didn't do anything when you did the drama with the first one, I won't do anything with this drama with the new one either!
Maithili is worried about Dhruv. Rudra says he will handle Dhruv.

Dhruv might not be so easy to handle. Currently, he and Koel are snooping around in Myrah's room, looking for clues as to why she doesn't remember she is Dhruv's mother. They find earrings in her suitcase, which look like Paro's earrings? Myrah catches them, gives them a small lecture on manners, and then chats with them about her trip and why she is here.
And is astonished when Dhruv tells her that she cannot get married.

So far Myrah has been equally rude to Rudra, because she didn't know his history. What will change when she learns about Paro?

6/8 - Epi 158 ... Inviting Trouble ... or Trouble Invites Itself

Wednesday 6th August

Myrah Mehra's motto seems to be ... do unto others as they do unto you.

If people are good to her, she'll be good to them ... which also means, if they fall in with her wishes, she'll be good to them.
If they don't, they're in trouble.

As Rudra is shortly going to find out ... to his cost.

Yep, she's determined and stubborn with it ... she wants her way ... she can coax, wheedle, be sweet and charm her way through in most places ... but if she comes up against opposition, then she'll play dirty.
And Rudra was VERY rude ... even knowing his story, I felt like giving him a whack ...

More clues about Myrah being Paro ... she calls Maithili Jeeja.

Just hope they don't make Myrah too klutzy and OTT like Khushi, that's all. :(

Episode -
Episode starts with Myrah requesting Maithili to show her around the house ... Maithili doesn't quite know what to say ... Rudra says no, Myrah marches up to him, and disarms him completely by falling on her knees and asking for permission. Flabbergasted Rudra can't refuse! Mission accomplished.

Maithili shows Myrah the house ... and mentions their old one was better. Myrah asks why they moved from there ... Maithili is silent. Thought they could have inserted a flashback there.
Samrat comes asking for his wallet ... Myrah gabbles about all Indian husbands being the same ... they all lose their wallets and expect their wives to find them.
Her dad is the same. Okayyyy ...
Myrah tells Maithili she is here for a destination wedding. Did she mention it was her own?

Samrat and Maithili wonder at destiny ... a girl who looks exactly like Paro ...

Kakusa also wondering at destiny and the cruel fate which led Myrah here ... Mohini is conviced it's not cruel destiny or fate ... it's a bhoot ... otherwise why would a girl with the same face land up here, and get so attached to Dhruv so quickly?
She has a point.

Myrah gels with Shatabdi, out to make friends with Myrah because she let drop that she's rich ... Myrah compliments her figure ... Sumer says it's because she uses him as a treadmill.
Shatabdi tells Myrah Mohini is a mad old servant ... getting back at Mohini for telling her that Maithili was a cow?
Myrah asks Shatabdi names of relationships in Rajasthan ... including older sister. Jeeja.

Myrah wanders around again as Shatabdi and Sumer flee from Mohini ... sees Dilsher and Mala's picture (very badly photoshopped ... isse toh they could have put up two separate ones!) and thinks they're king and queen of the palace. Makes her way to another room, and almost goes in ... Rudra makes a sprint for it and stops her ... it's his room, and she's not allowed inside.
Okay ... sorry.
Maithili brings her tea ... Myrah chokes on it ... Rudra panics, and forgets she's not Paro ... 'upar dekh, Paro!'
Myrah tells him to relax ... it's just tea.
She needs to wash it off ... washroom please?

In her absence, Rudra lets his pain show through ... why won't this girl leave?! Make her go! She's opening up his wounds again ... Maithili sympathises ...
And they both do a double take as they see Paro ... sorry, Myrah ... coming towards them with a dupatta on her head ... Myrah ... or Paro??? Rudra and Maithili shell shocked. Rudra remembers Paro on their wedding day ... the Maha Shivratri one ... he can't take it, and walks away.

Myrah babbles cheerfully about the beautiful dupatta the lovely haveli, the wonderful people ... and drops her bombshell ... can she stay there please? Just for a few days?
Mohini doesn't want ... but Myrah is persuasive ... like a bulldozer. She loves the place, she gets positive vibes here ... she feels as though ...
Sumer can be persuaded with money ... and Myrah has plenty of it ...

But Rudra isn't so easy to ride roughshod over. He throws Myrah out bodily ... more memories of another time, another place, and another girl ... or is it the same girl?
Paro refused to leave ... and Myrah refuses to leave too. This is an insult ... and she's not taking it. By hook or by crook, she will be back.
Rudra banna asked for trouble this time ... or rather, he invited it himself. Throwing out Myrah like that was not such a good idea ... she didn't like it at all. And apparently Myrah is as stubborn as Paro ... and better connected.

Precap ... Paro used sheer persistence and the power of the BSD ... Myrah uses political clout. End result is the same. She's back in the haveli.

5/8 - Epi 157 ... Dhuan Kumari 2.0

Tuesday 5th August

Filler episode ... leading up to Myrah's arrival at the Ranawat house.

So we got some sweet interactions between Rudra and Dhruv ... Dhruv still convinced Myrah is his mother ... Rudra trying to convince him she isn't, his mother is dead ... Dhruv upset.

Mandatory filler scene of Shatabdi and Mohini's oneupmanship ... Shatabdi cons Mohini into thinking she's going to be interviewed on TV ... again using Koel. This round to Shatabdi. If this show lasts till the kids grow up, Koel will be one crafty girl, adept at playing people against each other. Her mother and grandmother are not the best examples at all.

Myrah argues with her uncle about the need for security ... she doesn't like Rudra, but then he saved her from an accident ... and that reminds her, she has a task to complete. So off to the Ranawat haveli ...

Rudra tries to cajole a sad Dhruv ... without success.
Maithili cajoles Dhruv out of his sulks ... by using Paro's mantra ... aatan paatan chusski phiski, moriya le jaa peed iski ... and gets the kids ready for their fashion show rehearsal.

Mohini conned by Shatabdi into going to search for the non-existent TV reporter, instead comes across  ... a modern day Dhuan Kumari. Myrah emerging out of the smoke ...

And Mohini thinks she's seen a ghost. Ananya's expressions were awesome there! And so were Sanaya's ... wondering why everyone runs away when they see her!

Kids finish their rehearsal ... Koel does an enactment of Mohini, Dhruv of Major Rudra Pratap Ranawat Jr, BSD officer ... Rudra gets emotional at Dhruv's mention of dying and stops him ... did he remember that Paro also said the same words, and her words came true?

Mohini runs in, scared out of her wits ... Ranawats try to find out what has scared her ... Mohini stutters ... dhuan ... bhoot ... 

And Myrah appears at the doorway of the haveli ... much to everyone's complete and utter shock ...
All recall their first interactions with Paro ... Mohini, Maithili, Sumer, Shatabdi ... Koel recalls Paro's picture.

Rudra tells Myrah to go.

Myrah makes herself at home ... she's come for a reason ... to say sorry.
Rudra, from being Mr Angry, has progressed to being Mr Rude ... okay, sorry accepted ... now go.
Not to him ... Myrah wants to say sorry to Dhruv.
And she does.
Takes her time over it ... smiles at the child ... presents him a chocolate ... which he waits for approval from Maithili before taking ... and then promises him her friendship. And he can visit her whenever he likes.
Dhruv is thrilled.

Rudra packs the kids off to school with Sumer. And tells Myrah to go.

Myrah admires the haveli, and asks Danveer if he built it for Mohini ... Taj Mahal types.
Still shell shocked Mohini, protesting she's very much alive, is removed by Danveer.

Rudra tells Myrah to go.

Myrah asks Maithili to show her the house.

I think Rudra asked Myrah again to go. He repeated it every two minutes ... forget how many times. He is running scared of this new intrusion in his life, and the unnecessary, unnatural overbearing rudeness shows his fear.

Not that it had any effect on Myrah. She likes the haveli, and she wants to see it.

So of course, Myrah will want to use the haveli for her wedding.

Precap - will Myrah see Paro's picture? Or will Rudra stop her?

4/8 - Epi 156 ... Belief and Disbelief

Monday 4th August

Belief ... ours as well as Dhruv's :)

Disbelief ... Rudra, and everybody else.

Let's see who wins.

And Rukmini the blue titli is back. So Myrah has a connection with Paro for sure.

Episode update -

SuShaMo are okay in small doses, but they get boring in large ones. Episode started with Mohini pulling a fast one over Shatabdi in their achaar battle ... using Koel as the via media.

Rudra stands next to Paro's picture, and ponders the cruel irony of fate ... a lookalike of Paro, in the same town ... and she's already met both him and Dhruv ... no wonder Dhruv was so insistent he had met his mother.
Maithili tells him not to worry about Dhruv's misconception ... Rudra tells her that he almost made the same mistake as Dhruv. Neither of them even entertain the thought that it could be Paro ... after all, Rudra consigned her to the flames himself.
However Rudra did say that for a moment, he had a ray of hope ...

Dhruv overhears ... and confers with his confidante, Koel ... after ensuring her secrecy promise to him is not the same secrecy promise as the false ones she bestows on her mom and Dadi :)  Because he knows that's his mother .. otherwise how would she look like his mother, and why would she be in Udaipur?
And later that night, he tells Paro's picture the same thing ... Papa might not agree, but you and I know you're my mother. 

Myrah sends a video message to her fiance ... omitting the mandatory 'I love you' ... she's just not the type.
Just not the type ... or she can't say what she doesn't feel?

And she's is enchanted by a blue butterfly who flies in out of nowhere.
Rukmini is back ... which means a storm ... and Rudra ... are heading Myrah's/Paro's way.
And the Paro-Myrah connection is established ... Rukmini is only Paro's friend, no one else's.

So the first thing Rukmini leads Myrah to ... is Rudra's wallet.
And Myrah decides she needs to give it back ... hopefully this time Rudra won't run away again.
Interesting point ... Myrah didn't blink at Rudra's full name. It obviously didn't ring any bells.

Next morning, first a SuShaMo achaar drama ... this round to Mohini.

Then ... Dhruv sets off to find his mother ...
Back home, Rudra and rest of the Ranawats are in a tizzy ... till Koel admits that he went to find his 'mother'. So Rudra sets off after him ... after discovering that he can't find his wallet.

In the meantime, Dhruv gets splashed with mud on the way to find his 'mother'... is that why Myrah didn't recognise him as the child she met the previous day? Of course, the kid also had a face transplant in the interim, so can't really blame her.

So Myrah ... who is on the way to find Rudra and return his wallet, is stopped by a mud splattered Dhruv knocking at her car window, and mistakes him for a beggar ... and tries to give him biscuits, because he must be hungry, and while she won't give him money, she feels sorry for a hungry child.
And is of course misunderstood by a furious Rudra, riding up on his motorbike ... who shouts at her for misleading his child, and breaking his heart ... because she's a spoilt rich girl, so obviously she's heartless.

Unfortunately for him, Myrah not only looks like Paro, but she's equally feisty, in fact, much more so ... and a good deal more vocal. So she gives it back to him ... he has no right to make assumptions without knowing anything ... she was trying to help the child, because she thought he was hungry ...
Which gets Rudra even more angry at this slur on his parenting ... Dhruv is not a beggar child, neither is he hungry ... all he wanted was ... his mother 
But of course Rudra can't say what Dhruv really wanted ... so he tries to leave again ... Myrah is mystified, what does the child want then?
Dhruv looks at Paro's picture ... that's what he wants ...

Myrah isn't having Rudra's rudeness ... so she gives him another ticking off ... then,  forget it, she doesn't want to know any further. She does't know Rudra's history, neither does she want to know ... she's tried being nice, saying sorry ... oh and by the way, here's his wallet ... which he left behind, and she was on the way to find him to return it. He saved her the bother of finding him ... thanks for that.

Rudra left with nothing to say ... and no chance to say anything, even if he did :)

Myrah stalks off to her waiting car ... stumbles ... Dhruv points out to his father that a bike is roaring her way ... and Rudra pulls Myrah out of the way ... almost into his arms, much to their combined discomfiture.

Myrah pulls away with a muttered 'thanks' ... Dhruv smiles and tucks his precious picture back into his bag ... Rudra takes off with his son ... and Myrah looks at Dhruv as he stares back at her, a lost and slightly haunted look in her eyes ...

Precap ... Myrah meets Mohini ... this should be an interesting meeting.

1/8 - Epi 155 ... Father and Son ... And Ghost?!

Friday 1st August

Day of shocks for father and son ...

First Dhruv meets up with a woman ... no, girl ... who looks exactly like his mother. So exactly like her, that Dhruv believes she IS his mother ... he asked for his mother back as his birthday wish ... and he got her back.
How simple and beautiful a child's mind is!

Rudra tells him, as gently and firmly as possible ... that the girl cannot be his mother ... it's impossible. But little Dhruv is not quite convinced.

The very next day ... to his utter and complete shock  ... Rudra meets the very same girl. A ghost?! Or Bholenath playing a cruel joke on him and his son?

Nice episode again ... the pace could be slower, but not complaining. Starts with Dhruv apologising to Rudra again for making him angry ...Rudra has to reassure him that no, he's not angry ... but Dhruv isn't sure ... so he and Koel try to make Rudra smile ... cute bro-sis duo!
Mohini comes in to scold Koel for blabbing to her parents ... Dhruv exhibits the first of his father's traits (also his mother's) ... protecting those he loves.

Rudra takes the kids to school ... disappears on the way on a phone call ... Koel walks ahead, while Dhruv stops to tie his shoelace. And so Dhruv is alone when Myrah, wandering through the market, having cheerfully hoodwinked her uncle, trying on men's turbans, loses her own hat ... saved by Dhruv.
She stops to thank him with cheerful smiles ... Dhruv stares as though struck by lightening.
And calls her mummy.

Myrah is horrified ... is her turban so bad?!

He calls her mummy again ... Myrah, a little panicky, reassures him, takes the turban off, and looks around desperately for the mother of this poor child, who she inadvertantly scared so badly with her turbanned look.

Koel comes back to pull Dhruv to school ... Myrah decides she doesn't want to buy such a scary turban after all.

And bumps past Rudra as he crosses her in the marketplace.

Later at night, Dhruv tries to tell Rudra he saw his mother ... Rudra tells him firmly it can't be so ... because she's gone for ever ... and to himself, he adds ... it's all his fault.
Poor Rudra, living under that burden of guilt every single day, every single moment ... he failed to protect Paro.

Next morning, chirpy Myrah chatting to her parents gaily ... completely ignoring the waiting security officer appointed by her uncle ... or rather, assuming he can't be on time ... Indians never are.
Untrue ... this one is ... and he's getting more and more annoyed every minute he waits ... informed by turbanned peon that 'Madam is on international call' ...

Finally Rudra loses it and walks off, dropping his wallet ... just as Myrah decides she might be wrong, and it might be a good idea if she checks out whether the guy has arrived or not ...
To find that he came ... and left ... so she runs after him ... finally calling out his name ...
'Rudra!'
And Rudra turns ... and sees ... a ghost from his past ... his Paro ...

And she confirms the resemblance by running to him, tripping and almost falling ... just in time for him to catch her .. just like Paro.
But how can that be??!!!

This girl talks ... and talks ... and talks ... in pure unaccented English ... she smiles, she laughs, no trace of shyness ...
Rudra stares shocked, as Myrah babbles on apologetically ... then can't take it any more ... and turns and runs ... leaving a baffled Myrah ... she said she was sorry ... five to ten times, if not more ... why this strange reaction?!

Dhruv tries to convince Maithili ... he did see his mother ... Maithili nods ...
Dhruv tries harder ... he asked for his mother in his birthday wish ... he prays to Bholenath to send his mother back ... Bholenath listened to him, and sent her ... why does no one believe him?

How simple and wonderfully clear a child's mind is!

Maithili tells him firmly ... Paro can't come back. But she lives on in him, Dhruv ... in his eyes, his smile, his laughter ...

Rudra ... and memories ... Paro promising that their love is lifelong, is ordained, is forever ... love is strong, it can move mountains ... Paro laughing, Paro loving him ...
Then why?! Why did Paro's Bholenath take her away from everyone she loved, and who loved her? She, who had so much faith in Him, in love, in hope, in laughter ... why did He take her away? Paro, who taught Rudra to love, to live again ... first He took her away, and now He's playing a cruel joke on Paro's innocent son.

Precap ... Rudra tells Maithili he too, saw the girl Dhruv saw ... Dhruv hears Rudra.

I cannot see Rudra falling for Myrah ... I see him running away from her as fast and as far as he can. I cannot see Myrah falling for Rudra either, as of now ...
But I do see a bond developing between Myrah and Dhruv ... where will it take Myrah and Rudra?