23rd Jan Mon
My first reaction after the episode ended ... *deep satisfied sigh ... release breath I was holding unconsciously* ... oh boy!!! Was that an episode or what! :"> :"> :">
*edited*
Episode started on a slow note, as Khushi stands alone on stage, half her mind still preoccupied with the nasty encounter with the Slimeball, and the other half worried about her missing partner. Anjali asks her gently if she would like to wait, Shyam offers a partner from the 'dushman' party and she remembers that vicious encounter again. NK upset for Khushi, wondering aloud to Arnav if Khushi will be able to dance ... a random guest comments that Guptas will lose ...
And that's enough for Arnav. He can have as many fights with her as he wants, he can say what he wants to her, taunt her about winning and losing ... to him. Only to him ... His girl is a winner all the way, and he won't let her lose to anyone else.
The light go out on stage, Anjali leaves quietly, Khushi turns to leave ... the spotlight turns back on .. on her.
And on him.
She looks at him blankly ... her mind is not wholly there, caught as it is between the earlier encounters with Slimeball and with him ... and his mind is only on the last encounter with her ... where she was left upset ...
Your last performance, Khushi. Aren't you going to complete it?
And as she stares disbelievingly at him ... what does he mean? Because that was not a taunt ...
The music starts ...
HE starts ... 'teri meri, meri teri prem kahani hai mushkil
do lafzon mein yeh bayan na ho paye ...'
What lies between them? He seems to have finally accepted it, accepted that there is something that neither of them can run from, even though they've both been trying their hardest ...
She follows his lead ... as always ...
'ek ladka, ek ladki ki yeh kahani hai nayi, do lafzon mein yeh bayan na ho paye ...'
And as they twirl and sway and move to the sensuous song, his face is calm, serene, assured, his eyes never leave her face ...for him, the rest of the world doesn't matter, doesn't even exist ...
Her eyes too, stay fixed on his face, questioning, seeking, confused yet somehow trusting that this time, here and now, he will not let her fall, he will not let her lose ... and she surrenders to him completely ...
And then the song ends, she moves away from him ... as the rest of the world, the watching eyes swing back into her consciousness ... and we get a wholly unexpected treat ...
Rabba ve ... with flashbacks of the Arnav-Khushi journey ... from their first meeting, their different encounters, bitter, harsh, sweet, tender ... each memory interspersed with the present moments of how things have changed so much between them ... where earlier he dropped her from his window, now he bends to lift her as she dips in his arms, where earlier they parted in bitterness at the temple, now they come back to each other as though pulled by a force they cannot deny ... as he remembers every moment of his harshness, his face is soft in unspoken apology, his eyes seeking hers now, as though asking for her forgiveness ... and hers still confused, still searching ... as she remembers his tenderness of Diwali, she wonders, is scared ... will this present tenderness be again followed by heartbreak?
The music ends ... they stand looking at each other, lost in their own world, only the two of them, no one else even exists ...
Until she remembers belatedly where they are ... and moves away ...
The shocked faces of their audience finally into focus ...
Nani ... is this my grandson?
Anjali ... Am I seeing things?
Mami ... Is this a buy one, get one free? Will the younger one come in with the older? (Must say, Mami seems to be the smartest)
Akash ... shock, disbelief ...
NK ... incredulous ... Nannav?
Gupta ladies ... Buaji admiring, satisfied, Garima relieved beyond measure, and tearfully happy, Payal happy that her sister's act was completed, but with Arnavji?
Shyamu Slimeball ... fuming mad!!!
And the applause starts ... a standing ovation .. and Khushi acknowledges it with the tiniest of barely there smiles, the competition which was the thing uppermost in her mind for so many days barely registering as her entire attention is on the man standing so confidently and calmly behind her ... as though he hasn't just turned her world upside-down ... again.
Such a contrast from the Khushi who ebulliently accepted the cheers after her last performance and showed a triumphant thumbs up to Arnav ... now the cheers barely register as she makes her way to her family ... maybe in their uncomplicated, familiar presence, she can try to recover her composure.
But Payal says, Arnav danced with you ... and she can't face that yet ... so she runs for solitude ...
And in an echo of Diwali night ... a reverse- rewind ... then she locked herself into her room in tears, buried her heartbreak under a storm of sobs ... and locked away her newly-awakened feelings for good, she thought ...
Now she locks herself into a room again, and feels those long-buried feelings start to surface again ... not dead, as she had thought, just buried deep ... but they won't stay buried now ... her heartbeats increasing as she prays desperately to Devi Maiyya, but in return, can only think of him ... looking into her eyes, close to her, touching her ... as though he has the right ...
And Arnav faces his family this time without flinching, without running away, without seeking a cover ... yes, I danced with her, so what? No big deal at all.
Yes, he and Khushi are linked together now in public, in full view of his family and friends ... he doesn't care.
Payal looking for Khushi, Anjali too ...
Shyam is fuming mad, and NK unknowingly pushes his buttons even more ... NK's own admiration for Khushi fuels his rage, and the last straw ... NK says Arnav and Khushi looked good together!
How can Khushi be linked with anyone but him? Shyam for the first time loses his cool and snaps at a surprised NK. He manages to recover his cool slightly for his wife, but only just. Shyam on the thin edge here ... very thin.
Payal finally finds Khushi (did Arnav overhear Garima and Payal trying to figure out where Khushi was?) ... but Khushi isn't ready yet to face anyone ... she sends Payal away.
A second knock ... as Khushi tries to pull herself together, so she opens the door, and without looking to see who entered, turns back ... rambling her confusion ... I don't know ... I didn't know he would dance with me ... like that ... like that, as though making love publicly on stage, looking into her eyes as though she meant the world to him ... with that look, that tenderness ...
Why did he do that? What does he think ... that it will matter to her? It doesn't ... humein koi farak nahin padta ...
And turns to see him standing at the door, arms folded ... looking at her with an expression which says ... yeah right, koi farak nahin padta. Give it up, sweetheart, I've been there, done that ... tried saying it all ... nothing works.
Sanaya as Khushi looked like a dream ... ethereally beautiful, delicate as fine porcelain, her eyes stunning and expressive with a myriad of emotions ... Barun as Arnav a handsome prince, straight out of fairy tales ... the stuff dreams are made of ...
My first reaction after the episode ended ... *deep satisfied sigh ... release breath I was holding unconsciously* ... oh boy!!! Was that an episode or what! :"> :"> :">
*edited*
Episode started on a slow note, as Khushi stands alone on stage, half her mind still preoccupied with the nasty encounter with the Slimeball, and the other half worried about her missing partner. Anjali asks her gently if she would like to wait, Shyam offers a partner from the 'dushman' party and she remembers that vicious encounter again. NK upset for Khushi, wondering aloud to Arnav if Khushi will be able to dance ... a random guest comments that Guptas will lose ...
And that's enough for Arnav. He can have as many fights with her as he wants, he can say what he wants to her, taunt her about winning and losing ... to him. Only to him ... His girl is a winner all the way, and he won't let her lose to anyone else.
The light go out on stage, Anjali leaves quietly, Khushi turns to leave ... the spotlight turns back on .. on her.
And on him.
She looks at him blankly ... her mind is not wholly there, caught as it is between the earlier encounters with Slimeball and with him ... and his mind is only on the last encounter with her ... where she was left upset ...
Your last performance, Khushi. Aren't you going to complete it?
And as she stares disbelievingly at him ... what does he mean? Because that was not a taunt ...
The music starts ...
HE starts ... 'teri meri, meri teri prem kahani hai mushkil
do lafzon mein yeh bayan na ho paye ...'
What lies between them? He seems to have finally accepted it, accepted that there is something that neither of them can run from, even though they've both been trying their hardest ...
She follows his lead ... as always ...
'ek ladka, ek ladki ki yeh kahani hai nayi, do lafzon mein yeh bayan na ho paye ...'
And as they twirl and sway and move to the sensuous song, his face is calm, serene, assured, his eyes never leave her face ...for him, the rest of the world doesn't matter, doesn't even exist ...
Her eyes too, stay fixed on his face, questioning, seeking, confused yet somehow trusting that this time, here and now, he will not let her fall, he will not let her lose ... and she surrenders to him completely ...
And then the song ends, she moves away from him ... as the rest of the world, the watching eyes swing back into her consciousness ... and we get a wholly unexpected treat ...
Rabba ve ... with flashbacks of the Arnav-Khushi journey ... from their first meeting, their different encounters, bitter, harsh, sweet, tender ... each memory interspersed with the present moments of how things have changed so much between them ... where earlier he dropped her from his window, now he bends to lift her as she dips in his arms, where earlier they parted in bitterness at the temple, now they come back to each other as though pulled by a force they cannot deny ... as he remembers every moment of his harshness, his face is soft in unspoken apology, his eyes seeking hers now, as though asking for her forgiveness ... and hers still confused, still searching ... as she remembers his tenderness of Diwali, she wonders, is scared ... will this present tenderness be again followed by heartbreak?
The music ends ... they stand looking at each other, lost in their own world, only the two of them, no one else even exists ...
Until she remembers belatedly where they are ... and moves away ...
The shocked faces of their audience finally into focus ...
Nani ... is this my grandson?
Anjali ... Am I seeing things?
Mami ... Is this a buy one, get one free? Will the younger one come in with the older? (Must say, Mami seems to be the smartest)
Akash ... shock, disbelief ...
NK ... incredulous ... Nannav?
Gupta ladies ... Buaji admiring, satisfied, Garima relieved beyond measure, and tearfully happy, Payal happy that her sister's act was completed, but with Arnavji?
Shyamu Slimeball ... fuming mad!!!
And the applause starts ... a standing ovation .. and Khushi acknowledges it with the tiniest of barely there smiles, the competition which was the thing uppermost in her mind for so many days barely registering as her entire attention is on the man standing so confidently and calmly behind her ... as though he hasn't just turned her world upside-down ... again.
Such a contrast from the Khushi who ebulliently accepted the cheers after her last performance and showed a triumphant thumbs up to Arnav ... now the cheers barely register as she makes her way to her family ... maybe in their uncomplicated, familiar presence, she can try to recover her composure.
But Payal says, Arnav danced with you ... and she can't face that yet ... so she runs for solitude ...
And in an echo of Diwali night ... a reverse- rewind ... then she locked herself into her room in tears, buried her heartbreak under a storm of sobs ... and locked away her newly-awakened feelings for good, she thought ...
Now she locks herself into a room again, and feels those long-buried feelings start to surface again ... not dead, as she had thought, just buried deep ... but they won't stay buried now ... her heartbeats increasing as she prays desperately to Devi Maiyya, but in return, can only think of him ... looking into her eyes, close to her, touching her ... as though he has the right ...
And Arnav faces his family this time without flinching, without running away, without seeking a cover ... yes, I danced with her, so what? No big deal at all.
Yes, he and Khushi are linked together now in public, in full view of his family and friends ... he doesn't care.
Payal looking for Khushi, Anjali too ...
Shyam is fuming mad, and NK unknowingly pushes his buttons even more ... NK's own admiration for Khushi fuels his rage, and the last straw ... NK says Arnav and Khushi looked good together!
How can Khushi be linked with anyone but him? Shyam for the first time loses his cool and snaps at a surprised NK. He manages to recover his cool slightly for his wife, but only just. Shyam on the thin edge here ... very thin.
Payal finally finds Khushi (did Arnav overhear Garima and Payal trying to figure out where Khushi was?) ... but Khushi isn't ready yet to face anyone ... she sends Payal away.
A second knock ... as Khushi tries to pull herself together, so she opens the door, and without looking to see who entered, turns back ... rambling her confusion ... I don't know ... I didn't know he would dance with me ... like that ... like that, as though making love publicly on stage, looking into her eyes as though she meant the world to him ... with that look, that tenderness ...
Why did he do that? What does he think ... that it will matter to her? It doesn't ... humein koi farak nahin padta ...
And turns to see him standing at the door, arms folded ... looking at her with an expression which says ... yeah right, koi farak nahin padta. Give it up, sweetheart, I've been there, done that ... tried saying it all ... nothing works.
Sanaya as Khushi looked like a dream ... ethereally beautiful, delicate as fine porcelain, her eyes stunning and expressive with a myriad of emotions ... Barun as Arnav a handsome prince, straight out of fairy tales ... the stuff dreams are made of ...
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Editing was horrible, I cant believe they did such a lousy job for such an important episode.
How old is Arnav? Anjali says it has been 15 years since he danced and he was 16 when his parents died, so what he is 31? Nani mentioned in the earlier episodes he was 25, star plus says he is 28..Is confusion ko kya naam doon?
Somehow I liked the 28 year old-18 year old love story more yesterday. Maybe cos Khushi is now starting to look more like a young woman than a child woman..Sanaya looked beautiful yesterday.
She had to portray so much emotions - vulnerable, passionate, awkward, a bit scared and she nailed it.
Barun was again fabulous. You could see the passion, the love in his eyes and how much at ease, at peace with he was accepting his feelings for Khushi. His family scene, too good.
Great reactions from the supporting cast, the family though I wished family had noticed the sparks rather than concentrating on the fact that their chotey's dance performance, Oh well. Surprisingly Mami came through, hoping Nani does too.
NK: Sooooo Cute, You know I WAS planning to go there, Arnav beat me to it. And to Arnav, how could you, you threatened and look what YOU did. And his convo with Shyam, somehow I felt that Shyam also realized what happened up there and with NK joining the Khushi fan club, he would have gone..What meri love story main 2 villains?
Dance: Was good..SBS/SBB segments were far better. What was the best was Rabba Vey - Their own song, their own story, their own flashbacks. That made it special.
Loved Khushi's constant questioning and Arnav's steady and calm response, This is for real, this time I wont let you down.
Waiting for the epi...They better make it hot..Arhi in closed bedroom, Arnav looking like he will finally teach her what badtameezi is all about, it is high time, don't you all think?
SBS/SBB - Caught the mehendi segment..Arnav is not around and Khushi is missing him..a lot. While snakewa is sneaking from upstairs*yuck*
Arnav will not let her forget when he realizes she missed him, aww that would be so cute right.
just had to comment here since i only realized this today.. after seeing that dance for 200 times..that the editing was horrible!!
ReplyDeletethere was even a scene of him twirling her onstage in the sherwani!!!
chalo seeing that scene made me understand why the CVs decided to get him in waistcoat for the dance.. but.. agree with shwetha.. the hard work with the choreography, the sound, the lights.. everything spoiled by the editing.
but yes, they set the screen on fire, certain moves will be etched in my mind forever.. and yes, the "teri meri" song will be Sarun's... forever after this.