17th Nov Thurs
A beautiful Arshi scene ... marred by awful editing ... I get that they have to ensure people watch the entire episode, so they intersperse other stuff with Arshi ... but it destroys the continuity and flow of emotions! :(((
Episode starts with Arshi in kitchen, Arnav finds Khushi ... but of course, he has built-in Khushi radar ... hems her in with one hand and opens mouth to blast off ... remembers his own stipulation, no talking, which she has adhered to strictly, so how can he lose? ... shuts mouth again, contenting himself with banging other hand on wall in frustration ... frustration compounded by tiny victory smile on Khushi's face ... girl, you're in trouble if you show him you won! He leaves, Khushi allows her smile to appear again, wipes it off hastily as he turns, replaced with demure look, but he's seen the smile ... even more annoyed, he walks off ... and Khushi almost laughs aloud!
Tiny Shyam-Buaji scene ... he's trying to get wedding date fixed asap, so that he can stop Khushi going to dratted RM!
Arnav drinking milk, as recommended by Khushi (I liked this little touch) ... ah, so Anjali does know where the kangan are. She takes them out of Arnav's cupboard ... very sweet Anjali-Arnav scene, as they both remember their mother and her kangan, Anjali in tears again, but Arnav's eyes are dry ... he doesn't allow himself the luxury of tears ...
He has always had to be the strong one, had to grow up too fast, because his sister was the weak one, he had to protect her, look after her, so he could never allow himself the comfort of tears, never allow himself to give in to his emotions ... as Anjali reads their mother's letter and cries, his eyes are sad, far-away ... but dry. He is his sister's comforter, if he gives way, who will look after her?
Anjali reads out the letter ... addressed to Arnav's wife ... my Chotey has anger permanently on his nose, but a heart filled with love ... bear his anger, and return his love with interest ...
Arnav lost in his mother's memories ... truly, mothers know their children best ...
Anjali says ... if our mother could see you now ...
He interrupts ... she would not recognise me ...
He gets up and leaves ... not even to Anjali, ... especially not to Anjali, can he show any weakness, because he is her strength ... if he gives way, she will too ...
As he leaves, Khushi enters ... she sees at a glance that he is upset ... one glance ...and it seems Arnav doesn't even attempt to hide his feelings from her ... his eyes are naked, tormented, as he looks at her, then leaves. As though he's telling her he needs her strength, her support.
Anjali explains ... and Khushi understands ...
She goes to the poolside to pick up the chillies ... Arnav is there, staring at the stars in the night sky ... she looks at his back, then up at the stars ... and knows ...
No gust of wind this time, no flying dupattas ... he knows she's there ... because he needed her ...
Maybe he wants to be alone ... she aches for him, hurts with him, a hurt she understands, because it is a shared hurt and a very private one, one they both hide from the world ... she picks up the chillies and turns to leave quietly, not wanting to intrude, to invade his privacy, because she knows he hates to show his vulnerability ... and he is very vulnerable right now ...
So do they really become stars?
A quietly worded question ... from the depths of his heart ... to her ... because she understands ... and maybe her faith can give him the reassurance he needs ... because he lost his own faith ages back ...The vow of silence broken without even thinking ...
He doesn't need his privacy. For the moment, he needs her. She comes to stand next to him.
It's not a question of true or false ... it's a matter of faith ...
She points to two stars ... I believe ... those are my parents, they keep watching over me ...
He interrupts ... and are they happy to see us?Is my mother happy to see me like this?
And as she stares at him, her heart aching for him, he turns to look at her, not even trying to hide his torment, his vulnerability ... his emotions as exposed, as naked to hers as hers were to him one night some time ago ... two people from two different worlds, yet bound together by destiny, by a shared fate ...
She can't answer him ... would his mother be happy? Which mother would be happy to see her child in pain, shut off from the world, enclosed in his own walls of unhappiness and bitterness?
And it hurts her to see him so vulnerable, so tormented ...so alone ...
She leaves quietly ... turning back one last time to ask ... are you all right?
He half turns towards her, nods ... and watches her go ... somehow comforted slightly ... yes, he is all right, he's feeling better somehow ... he turns back to the stars ... maybe she's right, his mother is there somewhere, looking at him ...
Payash were annoying ... Akash bitwa finally confessed? Already? But why in the middle of such an important Arshi scene? Maybe because no one would have watched them otherwise! Bad, bad editing ... breaking up that scene into three- four small parts! Very annoying!
Forgot to mention the acting ... Arshi ... fantabulous! Barun and Sanaya just excel in emotional scenes ... Sanaya of course always brilliant ... loved the way she was the restrained one here, quiet yet strong, holding strong for Arnav, because he needed her strength and her faith ... he needed her ... including the way she turned to ask before leaving ... are you all right?
And Barun was brilliant ... naked emotion in his eyes, as he exposed his vulnerability completely to Khushi, and more than even that, his need ... like she holds strong for her family, and can let go only in front of him, he too, for the first time, found someone he could expose his vulnerability to, someone he could turn to for strength ... he needed her ...
And loved the way the vow of silence was broken ... no fanfare, no dramatics as to who won ... their shared need for each other won ... and no one was the loser.
Daljeet was very good in the Anjali-Arnav scene ... again reinforced the feeling I always get in these scenes, that she was always the weak one, and Arnav had to grow up before his time, assume the cloak of strength because she would have given way otherwise, and he couldn't lose the only family he had left.
Akash - Payal ... Payal had this annoyed look through the Akash confession scene which threw me off, which softened only slightly towards the end ... am pretty sure she is going to turn him down. However, I didn't pay much attention to them, was waiting impatiently for Arshi to re-start!
A beautiful Arshi scene ... marred by awful editing ... I get that they have to ensure people watch the entire episode, so they intersperse other stuff with Arshi ... but it destroys the continuity and flow of emotions! :(((
Episode starts with Arshi in kitchen, Arnav finds Khushi ... but of course, he has built-in Khushi radar ... hems her in with one hand and opens mouth to blast off ... remembers his own stipulation, no talking, which she has adhered to strictly, so how can he lose? ... shuts mouth again, contenting himself with banging other hand on wall in frustration ... frustration compounded by tiny victory smile on Khushi's face ... girl, you're in trouble if you show him you won! He leaves, Khushi allows her smile to appear again, wipes it off hastily as he turns, replaced with demure look, but he's seen the smile ... even more annoyed, he walks off ... and Khushi almost laughs aloud!
Tiny Shyam-Buaji scene ... he's trying to get wedding date fixed asap, so that he can stop Khushi going to dratted RM!
Arnav drinking milk, as recommended by Khushi (I liked this little touch) ... ah, so Anjali does know where the kangan are. She takes them out of Arnav's cupboard ... very sweet Anjali-Arnav scene, as they both remember their mother and her kangan, Anjali in tears again, but Arnav's eyes are dry ... he doesn't allow himself the luxury of tears ...
He has always had to be the strong one, had to grow up too fast, because his sister was the weak one, he had to protect her, look after her, so he could never allow himself the comfort of tears, never allow himself to give in to his emotions ... as Anjali reads their mother's letter and cries, his eyes are sad, far-away ... but dry. He is his sister's comforter, if he gives way, who will look after her?
Anjali reads out the letter ... addressed to Arnav's wife ... my Chotey has anger permanently on his nose, but a heart filled with love ... bear his anger, and return his love with interest ...
Arnav lost in his mother's memories ... truly, mothers know their children best ...
Anjali says ... if our mother could see you now ...
He interrupts ... she would not recognise me ...
He gets up and leaves ... not even to Anjali, ... especially not to Anjali, can he show any weakness, because he is her strength ... if he gives way, she will too ...
As he leaves, Khushi enters ... she sees at a glance that he is upset ... one glance ...and it seems Arnav doesn't even attempt to hide his feelings from her ... his eyes are naked, tormented, as he looks at her, then leaves. As though he's telling her he needs her strength, her support.
Anjali explains ... and Khushi understands ...
She goes to the poolside to pick up the chillies ... Arnav is there, staring at the stars in the night sky ... she looks at his back, then up at the stars ... and knows ...
No gust of wind this time, no flying dupattas ... he knows she's there ... because he needed her ...
Maybe he wants to be alone ... she aches for him, hurts with him, a hurt she understands, because it is a shared hurt and a very private one, one they both hide from the world ... she picks up the chillies and turns to leave quietly, not wanting to intrude, to invade his privacy, because she knows he hates to show his vulnerability ... and he is very vulnerable right now ...
So do they really become stars?
A quietly worded question ... from the depths of his heart ... to her ... because she understands ... and maybe her faith can give him the reassurance he needs ... because he lost his own faith ages back ...The vow of silence broken without even thinking ...
He doesn't need his privacy. For the moment, he needs her. She comes to stand next to him.
It's not a question of true or false ... it's a matter of faith ...
She points to two stars ... I believe ... those are my parents, they keep watching over me ...
He interrupts ... and are they happy to see us?Is my mother happy to see me like this?
And as she stares at him, her heart aching for him, he turns to look at her, not even trying to hide his torment, his vulnerability ... his emotions as exposed, as naked to hers as hers were to him one night some time ago ... two people from two different worlds, yet bound together by destiny, by a shared fate ...
She can't answer him ... would his mother be happy? Which mother would be happy to see her child in pain, shut off from the world, enclosed in his own walls of unhappiness and bitterness?
And it hurts her to see him so vulnerable, so tormented ...so alone ...
She leaves quietly ... turning back one last time to ask ... are you all right?
He half turns towards her, nods ... and watches her go ... somehow comforted slightly ... yes, he is all right, he's feeling better somehow ... he turns back to the stars ... maybe she's right, his mother is there somewhere, looking at him ...
Payash were annoying ... Akash bitwa finally confessed? Already? But why in the middle of such an important Arshi scene? Maybe because no one would have watched them otherwise! Bad, bad editing ... breaking up that scene into three- four small parts! Very annoying!
Forgot to mention the acting ... Arshi ... fantabulous! Barun and Sanaya just excel in emotional scenes ... Sanaya of course always brilliant ... loved the way she was the restrained one here, quiet yet strong, holding strong for Arnav, because he needed her strength and her faith ... he needed her ... including the way she turned to ask before leaving ... are you all right?
And Barun was brilliant ... naked emotion in his eyes, as he exposed his vulnerability completely to Khushi, and more than even that, his need ... like she holds strong for her family, and can let go only in front of him, he too, for the first time, found someone he could expose his vulnerability to, someone he could turn to for strength ... he needed her ...
And loved the way the vow of silence was broken ... no fanfare, no dramatics as to who won ... their shared need for each other won ... and no one was the loser.
Daljeet was very good in the Anjali-Arnav scene ... again reinforced the feeling I always get in these scenes, that she was always the weak one, and Arnav had to grow up before his time, assume the cloak of strength because she would have given way otherwise, and he couldn't lose the only family he had left.
Akash - Payal ... Payal had this annoyed look through the Akash confession scene which threw me off, which softened only slightly towards the end ... am pretty sure she is going to turn him down. However, I didn't pay much attention to them, was waiting impatiently for Arshi to re-start!
arnav-anjali scene yesterday was the best one till date...the way anjali read that letter, i could actually feel their mom reading it out..no wonder they both got so lost in the past! and arnav's dialogue was the killer - 'she wouldnt recognise me!' for once, he was pained by the thought of what he has become now cuz he realised this aint what his mom would ever wish...
ReplyDeleteyou said it 'Which mother would be happy to see her child in pain, shut off from the world, enclosed in his own walls of unhappiness and bitterness?' =(((
khushi's silence further fortified his hurt..but the fact that she understood relieved him even more..she makes him realise he's not alone as he always thought..beautiful scene...
and this is the most strongest aspect of the ArShi story so far...and the CVs have got the perfect pair to potray it - SaRun nailed this scene!
Arnav's dialogue was really the killer ... his grief and his inner turmoil showed so beautifully, yes, he knew also that this was not what his mom would ever have wished ... Barun was damn good in that scene! So was Anjali.
ReplyDeleteAnd I loved the way he sought reassurance from Khushi ... she was ready to leave, and he reached out to her ... he needed her to be with him, he knew she understood his turmoil, I think they both know that she has started understanding him, she definitely understands this side of him and he needs her ... it was just beautifully done and SaRun were just amazing in that scene ... simply beautiful! I loved the way he turned to look at her as she leaves, and then his face is more peaceful ... as though he knows she is with him.