11.11.11
Had to write the date this way ;-)
Will come back to edit, but the Raizada ladies scene was utterly hilarious ... cracked me up totally ... especially Mami's expressions all through, and the way she started when Nani said "even Manorama knows the granths!" ... like, "who, ME?!"
And Nani biting her tongue at her slip was adorable!
*edit*
Starts with Arnav dreaming about Khushi, wakes up with her name on his lips ... third time this has happened. Every time he thought she had left his life - first when she said she was leaving for Lucknow, then in Nainital and now ...
Anjali wakes him up - I love the teasing Arnav-Anjali relationship, especially Arnav's lines, reminds me so much of my own brother! Rasmon ke bahane release your own frustrations :p. His Nirupa Roy line is still my favourite, though!
But omigosh, Anjali, one more rasam here too? She can write a whole new book on traditions and rituals - for once, can you leave tradition and ritual out of it, and just tease your brother because you want to?!
Bhai Dooj in the Raizada house ... as Anjali does 'teeka' for Arnav, the lines of the song ... poignant and pertinant, am sure intentionally so ...
"muskura kar jab tu mujhe pyar se samjhaati hai,
tere chehre mein us pal mujhko Maa nazar aati hai ..."
And the way Arnav looks at Anjali during the ritual with those lines going on in the background, make me feel the words of the song even more relevant ... Anjali reminds him of his mother, the mother he still misses ...
"teri duaa har uljhan mein jeena sikhati hai ...
tera ehsaan hai, mera armaan hai
tujhpe kurbaan dil ho jaaye ..."
Anjali's words, her wishes, her prayers guide his actions ...
And he will sacrifice his wishes, his life, his desires for her ...
If this was intentional, it's a pretty clear indicator of the track ahead ...
Shyam reminds Arnav that he's already given Anjali her biggest gift - his engagement to La ... La simpers, Arnav glowers ...
Mami does hilarious imitation of Arnav ... again her words seem to indicate what lies ahead ... "aapki khushi ke liye, main apni khushi kurbaan kar sakta hun, aapki life mein koi problem na aaye, uske liye kisi bhi had tak jaa sakta hun ..."
He's said this before ... but combined with Khushi's words about 'tab hum nahin honge ...", and the ME coming up, I am thinking more and more about an Arnav Khushi separation ... just let it not be due to Khushi Shyam marriage, that's all - that will be totally yuckkk! But then, Arnav wants to preserve his sister's happiness ... and sacrifice his own ... so hopefully no, not Khushi Shyam marriage, but maybe not Khushi Arnav marriage either ... their separation ...
I had thought vaguely earlier about a separation track, and a mini leap of a year or so ... really wonder what lies ahead ...
Shyam's words again pertinant ... saale sahib will do everything, am I here only to hold the gifts?
At a wedding, the bride and groom are center stage, the relatives do the work ...
Anjali going into her Mahaan devi mode really bugs me! :-)
Gupta house - Buaji says the nerve of the ring finger goes to the heart, Khushi remembers Arnav again ... Buaji tells Khushi Shyam now has some rights over her ... yuckkk again :-(
She murmurs distractedly ... I don't have to go to work ... her heart sinking too ... she won't see him again ...
in spite of the bitter parting, she is already missing him, missing the RM, her safe haven, her getaway, where she can forget the turmoil and chaos happening in her own life.
RM - La makes some silly remark, Mami says, ask Khushi ... La says excitedly, yes she will, then her face falls ... but Chamkili is not going to be coming any more.
Arnav's face ...
Anjali agrees, Khushi has become a habit, Nani adds, a good habit, which she doesn't want to break ... Anjali adds more ... and Arnav can't stand it any more ... He's missing her the most, and he can't even say it, doesn't even want to acknowledge it ...
So he loses it again ... Anjali this time fires back ... stop being rude to Khushi ... you never know when you will meet them again ... and after they have gone, you realise how wrong you were ...
And Arnav freezes ... yes, he sent her away, and she said the same thing, didn't she ... that she won't be there ...
Again all pointing to a separation ... am more and more sure ...
All the women show their displeasure at Arnav's words by leaving ... leaving him remembering her yet again ... and his words ... leave my life ...
Memories of the mandir ... parallel paths on opposite sides of the platform ... as they walk ... together, yet apart ... does this mean Khushi will mature slowly and rise to his level during the separation?
And this happened after the 'engagement' ... so will the separation happen after a hasty marriage?
Gupta house - Payal and Khushi - the girls seem to be the ones with the brains, as Buaji's have gone to the drycleaners' ... how is the house to run? Khushi, resourceful and forward-looking as ever, has already decided to take tuitions ... her sunny smile back, they will manage ...
And the phone rings ... is Anjali one roop of Devi maiiyya? She just can't let Khushi stay away from RM for any length of time ... for now, that is. She tells Khushi distractedly to come soon, there's big trouble here ... and rings off.
Khushi caught in conundrum ... head telling her she shouldn't go, but her heart is too big, how can she turn down Anjaliji's request?
(I do wish I didn't know it was a plan ... this part was fun!)
Nautanki by the Raizada ladies ... the most hilarious parts were Manorama's expressions, as she obviously wasn't in the plan ... and the way she jerked with complete astonishment when nani said - 'Even Manorama knows the granths!' ... "Who, me?! I do?!"
Payash scene somewhere in the middle of the Raizada nautanki ...
Khushi starts her lessons again, but makes it clear it's a one off. And she's happy that Arnav is not around ... but is she really?
Two stubbornly proud people, neither willing to give an inch, to admit they can't do without the other, that their attraction is mutual ...
Arnav enters ... and the wind blows again ... actually, I wrong the cv's ... no wind this time, just sensing each other's presence ... now that I really don't have a problem with. It happens - it really does!
Random thoughts ... the episode was good, held interest throughout - shows that Arshi don't HAVE to be in the episode together if it is well-written, and their separation track will work as long as the rest of the characters are properly written. All are decent actors, they can carry the show ...
And the episode definitely had quite a few indicators of an upcoming separation ...
So I'm guessing - and hoping - this coming Arshi scene is random, just to prolong things till the ME, which hopefully will be a proper ME, and really show some milestone or turning point. The last one didn't.
Had to write the date this way ;-)
Will come back to edit, but the Raizada ladies scene was utterly hilarious ... cracked me up totally ... especially Mami's expressions all through, and the way she started when Nani said "even Manorama knows the granths!" ... like, "who, ME?!"
And Nani biting her tongue at her slip was adorable!
*edit*
Starts with Arnav dreaming about Khushi, wakes up with her name on his lips ... third time this has happened. Every time he thought she had left his life - first when she said she was leaving for Lucknow, then in Nainital and now ...
Anjali wakes him up - I love the teasing Arnav-Anjali relationship, especially Arnav's lines, reminds me so much of my own brother! Rasmon ke bahane release your own frustrations :p. His Nirupa Roy line is still my favourite, though!
But omigosh, Anjali, one more rasam here too? She can write a whole new book on traditions and rituals - for once, can you leave tradition and ritual out of it, and just tease your brother because you want to?!
Bhai Dooj in the Raizada house ... as Anjali does 'teeka' for Arnav, the lines of the song ... poignant and pertinant, am sure intentionally so ...
"muskura kar jab tu mujhe pyar se samjhaati hai,
tere chehre mein us pal mujhko Maa nazar aati hai ..."
And the way Arnav looks at Anjali during the ritual with those lines going on in the background, make me feel the words of the song even more relevant ... Anjali reminds him of his mother, the mother he still misses ...
"teri duaa har uljhan mein jeena sikhati hai ...
tera ehsaan hai, mera armaan hai
tujhpe kurbaan dil ho jaaye ..."
Anjali's words, her wishes, her prayers guide his actions ...
And he will sacrifice his wishes, his life, his desires for her ...
If this was intentional, it's a pretty clear indicator of the track ahead ...
Shyam reminds Arnav that he's already given Anjali her biggest gift - his engagement to La ... La simpers, Arnav glowers ...
Mami does hilarious imitation of Arnav ... again her words seem to indicate what lies ahead ... "aapki khushi ke liye, main apni khushi kurbaan kar sakta hun, aapki life mein koi problem na aaye, uske liye kisi bhi had tak jaa sakta hun ..."
He's said this before ... but combined with Khushi's words about 'tab hum nahin honge ...", and the ME coming up, I am thinking more and more about an Arnav Khushi separation ... just let it not be due to Khushi Shyam marriage, that's all - that will be totally yuckkk! But then, Arnav wants to preserve his sister's happiness ... and sacrifice his own ... so hopefully no, not Khushi Shyam marriage, but maybe not Khushi Arnav marriage either ... their separation ...
I had thought vaguely earlier about a separation track, and a mini leap of a year or so ... really wonder what lies ahead ...
Shyam's words again pertinant ... saale sahib will do everything, am I here only to hold the gifts?
At a wedding, the bride and groom are center stage, the relatives do the work ...
Anjali going into her Mahaan devi mode really bugs me! :-)
Gupta house - Buaji says the nerve of the ring finger goes to the heart, Khushi remembers Arnav again ... Buaji tells Khushi Shyam now has some rights over her ... yuckkk again :-(
She murmurs distractedly ... I don't have to go to work ... her heart sinking too ... she won't see him again ...
in spite of the bitter parting, she is already missing him, missing the RM, her safe haven, her getaway, where she can forget the turmoil and chaos happening in her own life.
RM - La makes some silly remark, Mami says, ask Khushi ... La says excitedly, yes she will, then her face falls ... but Chamkili is not going to be coming any more.
Arnav's face ...
Anjali agrees, Khushi has become a habit, Nani adds, a good habit, which she doesn't want to break ... Anjali adds more ... and Arnav can't stand it any more ... He's missing her the most, and he can't even say it, doesn't even want to acknowledge it ...
So he loses it again ... Anjali this time fires back ... stop being rude to Khushi ... you never know when you will meet them again ... and after they have gone, you realise how wrong you were ...
And Arnav freezes ... yes, he sent her away, and she said the same thing, didn't she ... that she won't be there ...
Again all pointing to a separation ... am more and more sure ...
All the women show their displeasure at Arnav's words by leaving ... leaving him remembering her yet again ... and his words ... leave my life ...
Memories of the mandir ... parallel paths on opposite sides of the platform ... as they walk ... together, yet apart ... does this mean Khushi will mature slowly and rise to his level during the separation?
And this happened after the 'engagement' ... so will the separation happen after a hasty marriage?
Gupta house - Payal and Khushi - the girls seem to be the ones with the brains, as Buaji's have gone to the drycleaners' ... how is the house to run? Khushi, resourceful and forward-looking as ever, has already decided to take tuitions ... her sunny smile back, they will manage ...
And the phone rings ... is Anjali one roop of Devi maiiyya? She just can't let Khushi stay away from RM for any length of time ... for now, that is. She tells Khushi distractedly to come soon, there's big trouble here ... and rings off.
Khushi caught in conundrum ... head telling her she shouldn't go, but her heart is too big, how can she turn down Anjaliji's request?
(I do wish I didn't know it was a plan ... this part was fun!)
Nautanki by the Raizada ladies ... the most hilarious parts were Manorama's expressions, as she obviously wasn't in the plan ... and the way she jerked with complete astonishment when nani said - 'Even Manorama knows the granths!' ... "Who, me?! I do?!"
Payash scene somewhere in the middle of the Raizada nautanki ...
Khushi starts her lessons again, but makes it clear it's a one off. And she's happy that Arnav is not around ... but is she really?
Two stubbornly proud people, neither willing to give an inch, to admit they can't do without the other, that their attraction is mutual ...
Arnav enters ... and the wind blows again ... actually, I wrong the cv's ... no wind this time, just sensing each other's presence ... now that I really don't have a problem with. It happens - it really does!
Random thoughts ... the episode was good, held interest throughout - shows that Arshi don't HAVE to be in the episode together if it is well-written, and their separation track will work as long as the rest of the characters are properly written. All are decent actors, they can carry the show ...
And the episode definitely had quite a few indicators of an upcoming separation ...
So I'm guessing - and hoping - this coming Arshi scene is random, just to prolong things till the ME, which hopefully will be a proper ME, and really show some milestone or turning point. The last one didn't.
Diya, my thoughts exactly - for once an ArShi-less episode which i thoroughly enjoyed...the Raizada family was in full-on masti mode, for a change! :)))
ReplyDeletebro-sis teasing is always fun...anyday better than anjali's sugar sweet mode! but i dun rem the nirupa roy wala dialogue...kab aaya?
and i adored the look on arnav's face during the tikka..so sweet, like she means the world to him...though in reality, if my bro ever gave me that look or viceversa, we wud crack up bigtime :D
and the Raizada ladies were just too cute with their act..first mami does an arnav and makes him also smile and then wid khushi..too good...imagine, Nani-La almost did a high-5! fun epi..and much needed!
Shilpi,
ReplyDeleteI especially love Arnav teasing Anjali about her overdone rasams ... echoes my thoughts completely! The Nirupa Roy line was classic - very early in the show - in the first couple of weeks, I think, when Anjali is going on about his khushi and how she prays for him blah blah, and he goes "di, aap din par din Nirupa Roy banti jaa rahi ho!"
It cracked me up ... again something so typically what my brother or my husband would say!
Agree with you about Arnav looking soppily at Anjali - that's what you meant, right? Me and my bro would crack up too ... far more likely to trade a few snide ones during the proceedings than get soppy!
The Raizada ladies act cracked me up ... I wonder if I hadn't known it was an act, would I have been as puzzled as Khushi? *rofl*
But Mami's expressions during that mock fight took the cake ... Khushi was trying to be all sweet and peace-maker and Mami was all "yeh sab kya ho raha hai?! And why don't I know what's going on?"
Might as well enjoy this week ... I do think an Arshi separation is coming ... my gut feel.
yeah...thats wot i meant..and now i rem the that nirupa roy one..he's good with his deadpan humour
ReplyDeleteArShi separation - ur gut feel toh i cud have ignored, but now that u have listed down so many scenes indicating the same, i have to agree...lol ;))
as painful as it will be to watch, guess its more than needed..just hope it doesn't translate into shyam-centric drama!
Gut feel has been there for a long time ... you want to know more? ... gut feel also says a mini-leap ... *rofl*
ReplyDeletebut don't worry too much ... the CV's rarely agree with my gut feel :-( so let's see!
Yep, that's for sure ... no more Shyam-centric drama ... or at least make him a little more conniving and interesting ... right now, he comes across as totally blah! Would a guy like him, who married only for money, be such a fool as to risk his money tree just for a pretty girl?! Seems quite crazy!
Ho!ho!ho! the show hasn't even competed 6 months n u already anticipate a leap, albeit mini??? ROFL....god help u!
ReplyDeleteNow, m intrigued to know wot all does ur gut feel say..i bet there r loads of theories..enuf to make a parallel track maybe! ;))
Shilpi,
ReplyDeleteAfter today's episode, I have retired from theory making *rofl*
Am just going to sit back and enjoy the show! These cv's are throwing too many googlies!