Basketball and Bui

11th December

Gunjan and Suhani with respective brats ... oops, boyfriends.
SG scene - good as usual, but too short (SG scenes always seem too short to me!). Well, it never takes Gunjan too long to get her point across - for once, Samrat isn't ready to listen to her. And I agree, he has justification - Adh is being a prat of the highest order.

Interspersed with AS - umm ... Adhiraj needs acting classes - badly! Was Samrat/Mohit this bad when he started? Adh was ROFL worthy when he switched from being angry to lovey-dovey - I started laughing where he was supposed to be all romantic and intense! It was as though director told him - now u look angry - and he looked angry, director said - now u look tender, he tried to look tender!
And omg - Suhani squints!!! All thru their scene, I couldn't concentrate on what they were saying - not that it was worth much - cos I was just laughing at his puppydog expressions or gaping at her squint! They'd better stop giving Suhani such close-ups.

Best part - Samrat saying - Chashmish, tum palatna bhool gayi. Don't blame her for melting - I would too. Whatever happens between them - fights, disagreements, arguments, Samrat's love for Gunjan is the one steady rock of his life - unshakeable. Gives me a lot of hope for the unfolding of sister secret track coming up.

MN at home - Nupur echoed my thoughts completely!!! when Mayank started talking I was like - he sounds more like strict headmaster than boyfriend, promptly Nups says - you should have told me u were taking a class, I would have taken notes! Hehe, that's why I like this girl - she comes up with winners!
MN at bb match with Bui - ROFL!!! LOVE Bui's fashion sense - complete with hat and sunglasses inside the gym! And her laddoos! Poor Bablu!

BB match - Enjoyed it again! Never knew BB matches had such long half times though - enough time for more pep talks by GSu, including a bro-sis look. But it was fun - a good change from all the serious love and family tracks that have been going on for so long. And I liked the way they showed the transition - Sam and Adh playing together, yet not together, and then finally at crunch time, Samrat letting go of his ego and passing the ball to Adh. Am glad it happened this way around and he let Adh make the winning basket - put Sam on the higher moral ground. They didn't show them sharing the trophy though. Another sbs scene that didn't make it past the editing table - unless they show it tomorrow. Thought Sam would hand the trophy to Su? Unlikely - tomorrow will be party and lots of tension.
Another good part, when Sam and Adh join the game and Adh gives his instructions, again excludes Sam, all Sam does is grimace, as tho' to say - this guy will never change. Again Sam on higher ground here.

Loved the Gunjan nose flick! Want more Sajan scenes!
One reason to look forward to Salaame Ishq - Gunjan dancing with full verve for the first time in the show in a peppy number - Khuda Jaane was magical, but it was slow and romantic. In Salame ishq, Sanaya's enjoying herself :) And she dances well :)))

Addendum - watching SG scenes/MJHT of last December - no, Samrat wasn't this bad when he started - or three months down the line. At least his expressions in serious scenes were good. His character was irritating but the SG scenes were watchable from the start. So jury still out on AS - they've already had a month and they're still minus chemistry. Anyway, after the truth is out, they may break up and that might be when they get better - their story has been too fast to be very believable. And I never saw much chemistry in MN the first few episodes either - or for the longest time - still don't most of the time. Nope, I don't think I'm ever going to be an AS fan