Friday, January 13, 2012

13/1 - Epi 164 ... Imitation and intensity

13th Jan Fri


First half - imitation is the sincerest form of flattery - not here, it isn't! Sanaya ROCKED =)) she got Mami's intonations down pat! Buaji's too, though that part was shorter. The most hilarious bit was of course when she opened the door and saw entire Raizada khandan standing there - my husband actually chuckled aloud at that part - and he doesn't often find Indian telly genuinely funny! And loved the way Arnav had to swallow his laugh - even more of an effort than the Payal-Akash time!
Also loved the way ODB went all the way to GH just to have the last word with his lady love ... like I guessed, it's all about the challenge for them ...

The last part in the kitchen ... the intensity is BACK!!! :) :"> :) Well and truly back! And Khushi is growing up slowly ... she was all nervous, flustered and very aware woman in that last scene ... no child there at all!

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The phone conversation continues ... pretty one-sided ;) Khushi jumps to completely erroneous conclusion that Arnav is trying to sabotage her dance performance, hence the repeated phone calls ... she ticks him off, not letting him get in a word edgewise =)) And Arnav left frustrated again ... how dare she not listen, not stop, walk away from him ... the list of crimes is endless! :P


Buaji frustrated and furious at Shyam's antics ... but doesn't tell Khushi what happened.


Manorama throws tantrum at being replaced as 'bahuriya' in chief ... on the other side, Payal worried about handling Mami, who doesn't like her at all. So Khushi as usual, decides to cheer her up ...


While Akash cheers up his mother in a sweet scene, which shows he might not be a silent bystander in the saas-bahu battles ahead, Khushi cheers up Payal by enacting Mami and Bua ... OMG, Khushi was just EPIC!!! =D> Hats off to Sanaya ... the voice, the tones, the intonations, the body language, the walk ... everything perfect!!! Am sure she took lessons from the original ... that's why Nani, Anjali and Mami were laughing about it on the SBB segment! But whatever ... she was amazing!!!


AT RM, Raizadas get ready to go give shagun to GH ... Arnav, much to Anjali's shock, says he's coming.
She walked away from him, she put down the phone on him ... of course, he's coming. He has to tell her where she gets off.
Shyam also accompanies them. Hmmm ... Snakewa in action again ... :(


Khushi opens the door in full nautanki mode ... and her jaw drops seeing Arnav. His likewise =))
The she sees Mami, fortunately busy spraying herself, and her jaw drops even further =)) and she comes to life and shuts the door. Mami disturbed at door closing looks indignant ... Arnav hides his grin with difficulty.
The door opening scene with Arnav's, Khushi's and Mami's expressions was completely and utterly hilarious!!! :D :D :D Utter gem of a scene!!!



Raizadas are let in by Bua and Payal as Khushi runs for cover.
Buaji forced to eat her words and allow Shyam to enter her house ...
Some teasing of Akash, exchange of gifts, and Buaji lets out that Khushi is making tea. Arnav's ears and eyes prick up instantly ... was he looking for her, waiting for her? He came just to talk to her, after all.
Man of action, he gets up immediately ... I want water ...
Buaji offers to get it ... he refuses politely ... he knows his way around well enough.
Making himself completely at home ... and getting his private time with Khushi ...


Khushi in the kitchen, getting rid of telltale Mami earrings ... worried if Mami saw her ... not at all worried if Arnav saw her ... she knows she's safe on that front - he won't tell. She forgot one rose in her hair though ... Arnav comes into the kitchen, removes it as smoothly as though he's been doing this a long time, and her hair cascades down over her shoulder. He offers her the rose, she takes it and puts it down, nervous already ... he's in her space and looking very confident about it.
"Actually, I'm from Lucknow too ..." as though they were in the middle of a conversation and he's just continuing it ... tones smooth, silky, non-threatening ...
She stares, baffled ... aap ... kya? What has that do do with anything?
He repeats ... I said, I'm also from Lucknow.
Still baffled, the morning's conversation is the last thing on her mind, besides the way he's looking at her, so calmly, confidently is making her even more nervous ...
Haan ... toh?


He moves in, what he reallywanted to say, what's been bugging him ... so how dare you walk away from me when I'm talking, how dare you cut my phone ... 
Bua calls again for tea ... but before she can even answer, he cuts in ... no more interruptions, he will have his say this time, and the hell with anyone trying to interrupt ... Enough! Now I talk, you listen! Your saying you'll win doesn't mean a thing. I never lose ... the boys' side will win ...

So that's what this is all about. His challenge and his ego ... yet again. Well, she's never one to back away from any challenge. She never did earlier when she was a nobody, and definitely not now ...
I don't know what it is to lose ... that's not in my vocabulary ...
Are you so confident? ... and he starts moving in on her ... she starts backing, slightly alarmed but not too much yet ...
Try me ... 
My money and my power talks ... I don't need to test you ...
Money and power can buy you dancers, but not talent ... and you need talent to win this contest ...

He's got her where he wants her ... ready to take him on ...

So if you lose?
I won't lose. Still very confident ...
He reminds her ... you said this earlier too ... when you left my work ... you came back. You said it about Payal Akash too, then you agreed for their rishta ...
Her eyes fall ... he's right ... she lost those rounds to him ...

And he moves in for the kill ... he's got her where he wants her.
So think, Khushi Kumari Gupta ... if your kismat deserts you now ...?
She says uncertainly now ... if I lose ...
He smiles slightly, confidently ... if you lose ...?
And they stare at each other ... a man and a woman ... he confident, smirking slightly, she nervous, less of the challenge and more of the man it came from ... and the kitchen is thick with the tension and the sparks between them ...

What is he going to ask her if she loses? And knowing him, he is going to do his best and his meanest to make sure she loses ...

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20 comments:

  1. so sweet of you Diyu........its was a good episode...Sanaya's acting as Mami was good.......but i didn't laugh much....laughed a bit only when Arnav saw her.....and he smiled a bit, just the way he had during payash play-act....it was cute.....

    Thank god Mami didn't see her, or she would've cancelled the marriage there it-self.........

    finally he got to tell her, what he wanted to say, that he is also from lucknow...hehehehe.....it was good episode...because Arhi were there....he has started using NK's trick.....didn't take the water when Payal offered and later went into the kitchen on the pretext of fetching some water for himself.......

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  2. Tadaa..Here I am, Thanks for making the post Dia.

    Again a great episode.

    Akash - Mamiji - Get used to mediating akash bitwa, good thing you have already started participating.

    What is Shyam upto? And I looooooooved the Bua-Shyam chemistry, I even have a song for them for sangeet... Maar diya jaaye, ya chod diya jaaye, bol tere saath kya solook kiya jaaye?

    Sanaya ROCKEEDDDDDD today. And liked Deepali's expressions too.

    I thought a sister teasing her soon to be married sister and imitating her saasu ma was quite normal and Khushi was awesome, heck even Arnav thought so.

    Loved Barun's chuckle there.

    Why don't the R family ever call before tapkofying?

    Arnav is sooooo comfortable in GH, that is always so sweet to see.

    Loved their scene. Him taking that rose from her hair, momentarily lost in her before recovering, her awkwardness even if it was for a sec.

    He held up Khushi when the whole family was waiting for Tea that was a bit odd. Is that would land Khushi in trouble?

    The challenge. Hmm..A gentle reminder of their shared history and how she has lost. I think it served twin purpose - reminding khushi of their moments and also the viewers, ki bhai hamain bhi yaad hai woh baaten, sabr karo.

    I am now soooooooooooooooo sure she will be the one who is going to tank the challenge unless it heads for a tie with both of them tanking, lol.

    Also just like 1 lakh didn't mean a thing to him, he challenged her for the fact that here was someone who stood up to him and dared to accept his challenge, I see the Sangeet challenge too the same way.

    Rasams/Sambars be damned, I am in it for the sheer challenge and It will be fun to see you lose. Except Neither ODB nor ODG are capable of seeing the other lose, so let us see where it goes.

    And IF someone missed the higher intensity levels compared to the very recent NYE episode, Well what can I say, U missed it.

    I wonder now what trouble Khushi would be in now, Will Shyam do something in GH and Arnav will help her out. What would be Khushi's reaction in seeing Shyam trying to be so friendly with GH and pretending nothing happened..

    Would she start getting an inkling that there is more evil to Shyam than she perceived?

    I am looking forward to the challenge and the run up to it..

    They are trying their best to bring the Arhi story back on track and can I say succeeding fairly too.

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  3. Oops I meant practicing wrt akash bitwa.

    @geeta: Good catch at him using NK trick.

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  4. Geetu ... NK's trick? When did NK use that? Remind me, please, I don't remember that one!

    Shwetha,
    Love the song you used for Shyamuu ... what is the guy up to? He was proving a point to Buaji for sure ... but why?! How does he plan to get Khushi this way - the girl won't even look at him, ALL her attention is on her LG!

    Sanaya imitating Maami - I thought that would happen in the sangeet - guess because it's a joint sangeet, Khushi wouldn't go that far, but yep, a sis imitating her sister's would-be MIL - completely natural and Sanaya was FABULOUS!!!

    It was good to see Arnav finally get off his butt and DO something - he wanted to go to GH to see Khushi, and to get the next phase of the challenge rolling, because she checkmated him on the previous one ... he went to GH and started the attack straight away! I do like a man who knows what he wants! =))

    He held her up when the whole family is waiting for tea - whole family be damned, HE wants to talk to her, and he's going to talk to her ... again, I DO like a man who knows what he wants and DOES something about it =)) Arey, he is ladkevala and jethji, no one on either side will say a word if he's the one to hold her up ... THAT is using his position in the family well ... not the cancellation of the sangeet! =))

    AND he's using all his wiles now ... he might be talking about money and power, but what he's using is sheer sex appeal ... will Khushi be able to withstand that one? She wasn't doing so well on Friday :"> maybe she'll recover by tonight! :) Now the challenge really starts ... but neither likes to lose, nor do they like to see the other lose, so this is going to be close! All I know is, I want to know what he's gonna ask her to do if she loses!
    You think she will lose to him deliberately? I think the reverse - he will allow her to win when she's on the verge of losing ... and then ask for his prize in private! Or maybe that's what I really want to see ... ;)

    Will try the commentwa emoticons ... let's see if they work! Give me a couple of hours ... thanks again, Shweths!
    And thankfully, I can delete the spam comments :)

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  5. Trying the emoticons for comments ... :)

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  7. Geeta: Plz feel free to correct me.

    Dia:I think Geetu was referring to NYE plan. He could have offered to go with Akash but went alone later. So when payal offered her water, he said no and the moment he realized she was alone, ODB gets thirsty.

    You know I have his resigned look when she switched on the light on NYE Stuck in my head. It was like Oh crap, This is my destiny, Okay.

    So I think that has made him a bit more proactive. Ofcourse the fact khushi is busy with everyone in the family including NK and the dance practice didn't help either. Remember earlier How she used to barge in whenever he was working, Now ODB has to come down everytime to catch a glimpse or even talk to her.

    Oooooooh, I love that walk of his and her corresponding taking a step back thing..again that scores much much over RV where all they end up doing is stare at each other till their eyes become dry. This is soooooo much more fun.

    And he knows she is not immune to him, never was but for a brief period, I think she completely ignored his closeness. Now ever since the public RV & NYE Blanket-bad, ODB is turning his charm full on and she is getting a full blast of it and succumbing to it.

    She will recover today, but can I say the damage would have been done by that time.

    And I like your take on the challenge too, She is a conscientious girl, she would know what really happened..Either way so long as we find out what he has in mind*wink*

    Though my guess is Shyam's truth might be known atleast to Arnav by then.

    Looking forward to tonite, and Loved TWTW.

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  8. You are right Shwetha........i was talking about Nk's ideas of using pretext to meet his lady love....also the way NK was requesting Arnav to suggest some excuse during the phone convo to Khushi......whereas Arnav's approach for Akash was straight-forward.....


    yeah, the walk in the kitchen was awesome.....how well Barun gets the mannerism of a predator down to the tee, doesn't he........also in thursday episode, during the fall-trip convo.....he face was showing expressions of a hurt predator....good to see such detailed study in a daily soap....

    its good if he has accepted her as his destiny, and will do something to get to her, even if it means in the form of some challenge.....as long as he tries to keep her away from NK, it wud be fun to watch, cause NK is totally lattu over her......and i guess in a couple of days, he will take the decision of marrying her.....hehehe

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  9. Shwetha and Geetu, Thanks! I got what you mean about NK - yep, ODB is far more direct for sure! :)
    Shwetha, I have his predator look on Friday stuck in my head ... when he tells her softly ... "what if you lose?" ... the guy gave me goosebumps there! No wonder Khushi was going all weak in the knees! And we've been wailing forever for Arnav to get off his backside and DO something ... guess he heard us finally! :)))
    Not only does she not barge in to talk to him any more, she runs away when he tries to talk to her! :D And I totally agree with you both, with bells on ... I LOVE that 'he advances, she retreats and gets all flustered' thing they do ... scores over Rabba ve for me too! Have watched that last kitchen scene so many times already - the yt tab has been open on my lappie since Friday!

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  10. Hi All,

    Now that Shyamwa has started to move slowly , and Arnav and Khushi are having a challenge track of their own, I am guessing these two tracks would meet somewhere.

    In the Friday episode, Arnav had oozing confidence and Khushi was so nervous. More nervous she is, more fun Arnav seems to have ... I loved Barun's expression when he says "haan...agar tum har gayi to?...". If Arnav wins, what would he ask Khushi to do? If Khushi wins, what would she ask him do? This has become more important question than release date of the project. :)
    They way he made himself at home at GH was nice. Did he actually offer her the flower? It seemed more like she just took it from him. And heck...missed chance of seeing her in pink salwar and open hair. I guess, that would be reserved for after wedding track ;)

    Now that we are taking about wedding track which probably will start in short period (2-3 months), I just couldn't help recollect this segment from SBB/SBS where Barun says "Agar Arnav ghade ki tarah khada rahega, tabhi Khushi ki shaadi Arnav se hokar rahegi...". I am dreaming what would be intensity between leads then?

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  11. Deepa, Geeta, Dia

    I know right, Damn that voice. And those eyes, Uff..To be honest, I cant seem any actor get it so right (or maybe I have never noticed before,dunno) - The way he looks at her ,his eyes conveying exactly what he is feeling at the moment, And the voice modulation dunno who said it but they got it right. His voice was seductive. No wonder Khushi got hit by a double whammy, his closeness, his voice...Full credit to her if she recovers.

    I wrote this on your TWTW, so pasting it here again.

    As for the tagline on khushi being in trouble and Arnav helping her out, my guess is when they go back they will overhear/see Mami making some remark on the jewellery that the G family brought for her (Payal wondered about that, remember), So It will be an awkward situation for them and Khushi might be upset about that.

    So Arnav may offer to help them out so Mami doesn't know and Payal can have a smooth entry and Khushi might insist on a job or something and he may offer her one in his office...See I am back to predicting :)

    Anyway My guess is ME would be Payash wedding, unless they drag the whole thing.

    And some Qs on Payash wedding.

    Unlike ArLa engagement where we knew exactly when the date was going to be, How come no one ever mentions the date of Payash wedding, 1 week away, 2 week away, When?

    We still dunno when sangeet is?

    Where is the marriage going to be? Have the Guptas booked a hall or something?

    Will it be at RM?

    Why is the location and Time of Payash wedding such a secret?
    Hai koi jawab?

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  12. gr8 minds think alike shwetha, i was having the same thought bt the problem tagline....

    i think the ME wud be the sangeet, as they need more time for the competition also........

    agree with u, why are they keeping everything a secret.......no shopping, no calling the decorators etc, remember for the engagement, everybody was so busy on the phone all the time, and for payash wedding, nothing......

    they bought jewellery for the engagement, with LA picking so many sets....but nothing for payal.......seems so strange, isn't it.......

    i was so hoping that they would play the similar track, with showing different ArHi equation, after the broken engagements.......

    u know something like he sees her not buying anything for herself, he buys a nice a jewellery piece or a pretty dress......though he doesn't need to gift it to her.......but atleast we would come to know that the equation has changed......but i guess they want to keep us guessing.......till the shyam truth is out....and maybe till ArHi are actually married....

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  13. OMG, so far we have had glimpse of 2 old songs..Bichchu song..really*head desk* If there is a song for arhi, it better be a good one..

    And NK jumps to khushi's side, that is sweet ya.

    *note to self* Keep expecatations low..actually really low to be pleasantly surprised.

    Geeta: I know right, don't tell me recession has hit RM. Ditto at last para...I was so counting on that and if Arhi marriage happens all of a sudden, uska bhi chance na hin..grr..

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  14. Ok, so ME is not sangeet, Sangeet will be this week itself and the ME is apparently on the 28th Jan ... so HOW???!!! What will happen on the ME?

    Kajra mohabbat vala ... what an ancient song *head desk* ... really?! why??? Bicchu song ... well, NK is a good dancer and so is Nani :)

    Shwetha, taking your advice and keeping expectations low!

    Will there be an Arhi dance? Million dollar question now ... and I don't know, I'm getting convinced Khushi will have some wardrobe malfunction ... that can't be what she wears for her own dance, can it?

    AGree with you both ... the date of the Payash wedding is being guarded like a state secret! No shopping, no preparations, except for Sangeet, the sangeet is usually the day before the shaadi, two days at max ... s is the Payash wedding and the Shyam revelation in the ME? No promos either ... I think ME promos will start only next week, really keeping us guessing!!!

    Yaar, Arnav will buy her everything after the wedding only ... the guy has no brains right now! Shwetha, after the SBS, I think the trouble to Khushi will be her wardrobe only, not Mami's jewelry ... they're already at the sangeet. Wonder when it will telecast ... by Thursday/Friday, is my guess ... everyone?

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  15. Shwetha, all I managed to do was to put those emoticons on top, but can't seem to copy paste them onto the comments or make them appear there ... need to do some further research! :(

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  16. yeah Dia......agree with you, ME is not sangeet....i don't trust these SBs segment totally......cause the team is very good to put the reporters off the track.......u remember, during teej, Sanaya had said that they get married accidently at the mandir....also somewhere the reported mentioned that shyam is khushi's brother :P


    wardrobe malfuntion....and Arnav helping her.....me likey.....but how ?

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  17. thursday friday for sangeet seems good......maybe wardrobe thingy at the end of the friday episode.....and then us waiting eagerly for monday..hehehe

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  18. Dia, I think ME will be Shyam's exposure to Arnav atleast or maybe arhi marriage...I am hoping for the former.

    Dia, Bichchoo song is my hubby ke zamana ka song..*head desk*..Kajra wala since it was on oldies chalega...But bichoo on Nani, Naah..Even NK does not deserve that yaar..And for Bichoo why did they do Half nagin dance...This show has bad choreography, costumes...Credit to the actors who make it still look good.

    Wardrobe malfunction lol, that is a new one..so long that is a private arhi moment and shyaam is nowhere to be seen within 1 km of it, I am okay with it. But in her dress, where is the chance of dress malfunction..Like NK said looks more like a sweater, mabe it will look good in the show.

    I still think it will be mami or some other trouble cos usually the time lag between the tagline and the epi is 2-3..So we had khushi in trouble on thursday so it might happen today..Arnav will help out tomorrow. And for sangeet we will get a new tagline today, let us see.

    I didn't get what she was wearing either...Is PH KE Kanjoosi ko kya naam doon..Sanaya looked great though as usual.

    Sangeet will be tues-wednesday I think.

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  19. Someone posted on the forum, I forget where ... the problem might be this ... Khushi was wearing Mami's jewelry in the kitchen, so Arnav helps her put it back into the box without Mami suspecting ... it might just be that simple, because the taglines are usually pretty misleading! If it's just that, we'll get to know today itself thankfully! :)

    Wardrobe malfunction I am still thinking of though, because the top does look rather strange ... what were the designers thinking of, ... unless it will change halfway through! Or maybe it will look good on screen ... can't say!

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  20. Ooh Dia, that could be it... Something related to jewellery:-bd

    Just noted the emotions, looks great:D

    You do have some codes at the top of the blog though, maybe u need to edit something?

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