1/3 - Epi 199 ... Ghanti Baji ... Or ... For Whom the Bells Toll

1st Mar Thurs

Better than I expected ... I thought today would be full of Gupta drama, but fortunately not :)
Liked the way it started, with Khushi's flashbacks of how she left her home that night, never dreaming so much would happen to change her life ... and being disowned ...
The Guptas' neighbours seem to be classier than the Raizadas' neighbours ... they politely enquired about her wedding, remarked without malice at the suddenness, and wished her well before leaving. Happyji was sweet!!!

Gupta melodrama was expected ... I like small subtle touches in this show which make it realistic - Garima's face showed her initial happiness, before the anger re-emerged, she let Khushi enter, and then shut the door so that nosy neighbours would not overhear. I remember even during the break of Payal's first wedding, she did the same - first asked Khushi if she was all right, then took her inside so that the scolding would be in private. A small touch, but it makes a difference.
Of course Buaji and Garima couldn't forgive Khushi ... liked the way Khushi started off all spirited ... you thought because I got late, you would leave me? ... and then getting steadily more and more hurt ... her tears as she knelt in front of Babuji, the one person who hasn't turned his back on her ... okay, Payal was added to the list today ... but Garima and Buaji, unforgiving, threw her out.
As we guessed, Khushi pretended to call Arnav, and left ... still keeping his 'maan' in her maayka by telling the Guptas subtly through the phone call that yes, her husband is with her in this. Trying to lessen their feeling of guilt that they're not throwing her out on the street? And she leaves, takes one last look back at her family ... and shuts the door behind her. There's no going back now, if ever she thought there was.

Payal redeemed herself more by calling Arnav to ask if Khushi has reached all right ... so she let Arnav know that Khushi left an hour ago, didn't eat anything, was scolded by Buaji and Garima and was upset, and the family thinks he's picked her up so she's safe ... all in one breath without pausing much ... I think Payal was scared she would lose the courage to talk if she stopped even once ...
Arnav bitwa already unable to concentrate on work before the call, is even more anxious after it ... and gets ready to go find his missing biwi ... but he can't show his anxiety because his sister reappears again, asking about Khushi ...

Anjali seriously needs to stop shadowing her brother and get her own life! Maybe if she did, her husband would stop looking elsewhere!

And the hunt starts ... Delhi Darshan as Arnav reaches Khushi's house, calling her phone all the while, why is she not picking up ... asks Happy, asks the chudivala, asks the chanavala ... he sure knows the right people to ask ... gets a clue and takes off again ... this girl will drive me mad ...
Arnav bitwa, you're already mad, just admit it now.
And Khushi can't stay khafa with her best friend for too long, besides the poor girl has literally nowhere else to go ..

*gloat break* ... I said he should find her in a temple ... Yippee!!! :>

So Khushi scolds her Devi maiyya ... I haven't come to talk to you, I just wanted to sit quietly alone ...
She decides to leave and the temple bell is struck ... time for the aarti ...
And the bell strikes in another quarter ... Arnav's brain ... as it finally clicks where she might be ...

The second time Arnav has come to a temple in search of Khushi ... of his own volition ... entering a temple ... (counting their wedding, the third) ... Khushi sees him, and decides she doesn't want to see him ...

So Arnav now searching among the praying multitudes, looking for his Khushi ... DM having a good laugh ... bitwa, aur bolo that you write your own destiny ...

Dia's note ... I think we need to keep those shiddats moving ... a good many are happening here! Do the cv's ever come here?