Thursday, August 2, 2012

2/8 - Epi 311 ... Happy Raksha Bandhan

Thursday 2nd August

How quickly the weekdays go by when we're getting good episodes! Just two episodes left this week :(

Saccharine sweet episode ... no major dhamakas, no major tension ... sweet celebration of Raksha Bandhan, complete with Anjali's saccharine sweet smile for her brothers, an extra sweet one for the temple decorations, and a beaming wide one for the sight of Arnav dressed in white kurta ... he looked good!

Khushi gives raksha dhaga to Anjali ... Anjali tells her she wants time with her brothers as her rakhee gift. Point noted.
Anjali asks whose idea was it that Arnav wear the kurta she gifted him. Khushi says quickly it was NK's. Arnav gives a sideways look. Point noted :)

Anjali's mysterious phone calls make a return ... Khushi sees her.
*head desk* Khushi, keep your nose out of this one, you have enough problems of your own. Tell Arnav and let him handle his temperamental Di.

So nothing much happened ... Raksha Bandhan special feel good episode. 

Am annoyed ... that beautiful new maroon and gold suit got barely five minutes of screen time? Hope we see it again. Loved Khushi's and Payal's sarees. Khushi was looking gorgeous. Payal looks much prettier with her hair pinned back.
Aww moment ... Arnav fiddling with his kurta irritatedly, asks HP to send Khushi to him. :">

*edited*

Not much to add ... cv's, when everyone in tellyworld is celebrating festivals days or weeks late, what was the hurry to show Raksha Bandhan on the correct day and break up the intense track that was going on? At least give us a scene of Arnav picking up Khushi, a silent tense car ride ... something, anything!!! :(

Anyway, filler episode ... very few progress points ...
The tension between Arnav and Khushi is very apparent when they enter RM ... Nani confirms Khushi's story that Buaji is now better ... so the rest of the family will not know that Khushi lied.

Khushi gives Anjali a Raksha dhaga ... Anjali, kindly note manners here ... knock at door of married sibling, ask for permission to enter ... and not only Khushi, Arnav does that too ... can you return the favor?
Though why does Khushi have to give Anjali anything at all? Stay away from Di, girl ... you know she doesn't like you very much these days!
Or maybe Khushi was trying to give Anjali benefit of the doubt ... but Anali clarified matters straight away ... I want to spend time with my Chotey ... is that too much to ask?
Anjali ... woman ... just stop and think for yourself ... you want your young hot-blooded brother to spend time with his (s)motherly sister, instead of spending it with his young beautiful, very sexy newly married wife ... are you sure your brother is straight?!
And if you do ... why don't you ask your brother? Instead of his wife?

Arnav has bought jewelry by the kilo because Anjali likes it ... that's his surprise ... Khushi has another idea, but with the current silent war between her and Arnav, she's not sure he will listen to her ... so she gets NK as her ally ...
And Anjali is happily surprised to see Arnav wearing her gifted kurta ... delighted, in fact. Now that I did appreciate ...
And Khushi has got the message all right ... so she quickly clarifies it was NK's idea ... not hers ...
Probably she knows if Anjali knew it was her idea, she would pull another tearful quivering lips 'Chotey ab hamare Chotey nahin rahe ... biwi ki baat sun li aur kurta pehna ... Chotey badal gaye hain.'
However, if NK was the one who persuaded Arnav, it's perfectly all right.


Good thing Arnav is quicker on the uptake ... :">

Why the OTT joy at the decorations and Akash and NK in kurtas, though? They don't have an allergy to wearing Indian clothes ... it's only Arnav who does. Anjali's beaming wide smiles looked very fake and plastic today ... has she forgotten completely about her KP?

Liked the little touches of reality in the Rakhee scene ... Arnav's discomfort with the kurta, his self-conscious 'why is everyone looking at me? I'm not the only one who's worn this ...' and his teasing 'am I looking that bad? That you're crying?' I always prefer this type of bro-sis bondng to the saccharine sweetness.

*head desk* again ... Khushi, why go looking for trouble? In other words, Anjali? Give HP the thaali to give her ... and go to your own room when your husband is calling you ... Wait, I forgot, she's trying to distance herself from Arnav. Ok, forgiven ... just this once ... as long as you don't start talking to Anjali about her mysterious conversation with empty air.

And the 'Aww' moment again ... Arnav doesn't want to change out of his kurta yet ... and tells HP, 'send Khushi here ...' so hopefully we get a small ArHi scene tomorrow. There was a sharp drought today. :(

Added note - Arnav was wearing a KURTA ... not a Sherwani!!! :)) The Punju in me is offended!!! :))

168 comments:

  1. I liked the episode today ... Tragedy queen was a little OTT but bearable.... Loved anji's saree...

    So glad they kept rakhi limited to one eppy and relatively light hearted...

    SN: Arnav realised whose idea it really was:D- yay!!
    SN: DM pls give this girl sadbuddhi not to meddle/interfere/ get involved in any way wid Anji and her mystery man...keep your head down and Stick to your contractual worries!!

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    1. Gargi: I thought of you today, everyone looked good today na, Gargi would have approved.

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    2. *rofl* Gargi, I said the exact same thing about Khushi!!!

      I didn't like Anji's saree that much, it was ok. Preferred Khushi's.

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    3. Yup loved khushi's saree... Sanaya looked beautiful. BS looked nice as well....

      On a side note: watched Zindagi naa milegi yet again and abs love the three men in that film specially Abhay Deol.... actually love the film. :)

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  2. OK liked the filler episode. and loved that rakhi is over. why do i feeling there is going to be Anji Khushi face off soon.
    Arnav stop mami calling her phati sari.. that's the first step you need to take, to make things alright.
    I don't see arhi scene for tomorrow also.

    Glad that khushi was the reason for him to dressup and he knows it was her idea.
    After anji telling bitiya that she needs time with her bro... K is going to distance herself more.. and Bitwa has a major task in hand to that..

    Why can't we have a Khushi breakdown, letting it all out , now more to arnav.. will that be on the last day of contract??

    Girls lovely take on yesterday's episode..
    San,UJ and opti agree with you girls...

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    1. Why can't we have a Khushi breakdown, letting it all out , now more to arnav.. will that be on the last day of contract??

      Aaru: Shiddat to THAT!!

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    2. Aaru..the one single thing that made me feel good about khushi today was that she now realises what anjali actually wants ... when she practically taunts her and says that she wants to spend some time with chotey and whether she is asking for too much!

      So now SHIDDAT to khushi distancing herself from arnav.. INFACT khushi sleeping either on the recliner or in the garden as before.. I wouldn't want her to share the same bed even till they sort things out after reaching this breaking point now..

      and SHIDDAT to khushi breaking down reminiscent of the one she did just after wedding (albeit without a dubbed voice) and the one she did during the initial epis in the guesthouse.. reminding him of how wrong he has been in doing all he did to her.. and THEN walking out with dignity after the 10 days are over..

      "CVs, kya hum kuch jyaada maang rahe hain??"

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    3. Aaru

      *shiddat* for khushi to let the steam out reminiscent of the post GH scene.

      Mads
      *Shiddat* for khushi to walk away with head held high and then like Sama I would also like to see Arnav breakdown like he did that fateful night....... A proper wolf cry, a howl...

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  3. the episode went by too fast!..yeah, time flies when you're having fun. NK was amazing in lightening the whole episode. i am a little sad that they gave that huge gold dress only 5 minutes of screen time, but glad that the saree looks so delectable on her.. if you look around, khushi has the simplest saree of the whole group.. yet she shines! gorgeous gal, sanaya.

    p.s. did HP get more screen time than ever? and lots of dialogues too??

    all the inter-break precaps were about anjali taking to someone... which did not happen today. are they sad that they did not shoot that as a promo?

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  4. The highlight of the epi...Arnav realised that KP was Khushi's..idea....would have preferred it if he had worn on her idea but ok...
    Anji is ODing big time...her saccharine sweetness around everyone and coldness around Khushi getting to me....(not that i blame her for MUing Khushi, Khushi has dug a pit on her own and go she must in it)

    very abrupt that they brought ARHI in to the house after that powerhouse scene....It would have been better if they had shown them leaving GH yesterday in car and sitting silently in car if they did not want to show any convo....It was typical "mountain out of molehill" moment after yesterday

    As gargi says, please ask Khushi not to meddle....for heaven's sake don't go after the mystery man esp if he is shyam.....

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    1. Rekhs

      I was dam worried what Anji might ask for gift or if Bitwa would say something like last year, aapki khushi kyeliye aapne khushi de donga... thank god nothing of that sort happened.

      but I just hope K does not go with her investigation now, let her just tell bitwa or mami pls... no more going after with out informing bitwa.. we had enough..

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    2. aiyoo....aaru...i had palpitations when that MM mentioned it last year too....(it was not RB, it was some other festival right..when they said that, hain na?).....

      It filled me with dread then and it fills me with dread now.....Jiska dar tha wahi hua...but if that happens...Khushi should just apply for Australian visa...yaar.

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    3. It was Bhai Dooj. Besides, she wanted him to get married, now he is married, aur kya chahiyay anjali KO?

      Rekhs: Australia visa ki naubat nahin aayegi, TRP baba will ensure these two stay together.

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    4. Rekha,

      Somehow I could neverinvoke any kind of sympathy for anji from day 1, ab toe aur bhi nahi.
      I mean I understand her situation and reason for MU, also understand khushi lied which does not help. BUt really would anyone say this to her SIL, I want to spend more time with my bro... why not just say it to bro?

      Also I thought ki once the brother is married, rakhi is tied both to bhai and bhabhi... so why did anji not tie rakhi to Payal and khushi? CVs forgot the basics of raksha bandhan...

      BTW what is MM?

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    5. UJ, mm is manorama mami...hehehe...

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    6. Rekha,
      .Khushi should just apply for Australian visa.
      Agree with Shwetha: Both trp baba and Bhole Shankar will make sure they will be together.

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  5. Today I like DABH .... Morning I saw an episode where the hero wore suits for the first time. They focused equally on both Maa and Biwis reactions and level of admirations. Why din't ASRs biwi get the same importance in admiring her Hot Hot Hubbie in White Sherwani?? Bhyss??

    Rest ArHi looked yummy. NK din't get a seperate pic of them together. Haire NK!!
    Chalo they stood together in family pic. Signs of things to come. Maybe.

    Yaayyy Arnav got to know it was Khushis idea :D

    Final Di Ke Liye whistle is going to blow soon..

    9 more days to go !!!!!

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    1. Sama, there was a brief moment when he comes down, she looks at him and it is a mixture of Damn he looks good plus the surprised cum happy look that he wore it..but it was too short.

      Story of Khushi's character: They just don't focus on her when it matters:(

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    2. Not just khushi .....every character ..... ASR ka dimaag ki jab zarurat hoti toh khabi use karne dete hain kya??

      Eerrrrrr why can't they focus on all characters together.

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    3. Shwetha : m very upset with AK, it feels like he doesnt give much time for the emotions to register....last couple of episode did nothing for me emotionally, except for yesterday's last 5 mins......it seems like he rushing through everything....

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    4. Geeeta; I WANT HIM TO be whacked in the head, grr...

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  6. WTF?! no continuation of yesterday's scene?? are we to assume whatever we want to??!

    rant no. 1 : why is khushi so chirpy again?!

    rant no. 2 : why could they not keep that beautiful maroon and gold suit of hers for much more time??

    rant no. 3 : of ALLLL the occasions that they have shown so far, they thought of showing only rakhi on the same day and that too without closing all the loops?!

    rant no. 4 (no use) : WILL DB PLEASE START SPORTING A BABY BUMP???!!! The "di araam kar rahi hai" after every 2 mins is making me pull my hair out..

    rant no. 5 : acc to mishti spoilers barun is not shooting for two days, which means tomo gonna be a filler too!

    LAME! was one word that came to my mind after watching the epi.. they better have some solid explanation for the way khushi is behaving like this..

    and I DO NOT want it to be like Arnav forced her to come back.. more like khushi says "ok fine..you want to go home? Let's go home.. let's not tell anybody anything, let's not give them the torture.. let's wait for 10 more days till the truth comes out, atleast rakhi will be done by then.. but till that time, we will be husband-wife for the family but not in person" (exactly the words that Arnav had uttered 6 months ago)

    ok..rant over! sorry for all those who liked the epi today.. I sincerely did not.. the rakhi thing did not work fr me AT ALL when they could have delayed it by merely two days and showed a clear conversation b/w arnav khushi.. today it looked a complete discontinuation and felt like they were in desperate need to show rakhi celebrations!

    sorry to say but the first scene of the behena show actually made sense to me today.. manvi is always shown to tie a rakhi to jeevika and today jeevika actually fulfills her duty of 'protecting' her sister by going against the patriarch of the family and pleading for manvi-virat relation..

    the CVs should really take a look at the TRPs and think about what they are showing...clearly what they are showing isn't working for the audience..

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    1. oh yeah...forgot to add to my list of rants -

      two CUs = precap??!!! REALLY now!!

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    2. most important rant .. forgot to add : WHYYY is khushi going around di normally again??!!

      or is this is the "mysterious" convo that might have happened b/w ArHi at GH??!! which we will (hopefully) see next week??!

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    3. aaahhh Madsie even I had serial in mind today ..... Agree with all you said ..... Why are cvs always in hurry when actual issue comes up??? If Khushis first act is to go and meet Di and chit chat normally that looked so out of place where she have left because of her.

      NK Payash and rest of the family being overjoyed is fine ....they just want a smile on their dearies face. Thik hai but why is Khushi and Anjali so overflowing with joy. Its not that they are having a blissful ride. Too much smile and bubbliness.

      DB needs to understand the borderline between smile and laugh. Admiration and happy.

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    4. madsie barun not shooting for 2 days means tomorrow there will be the mystery person to run after.. and barun will shoot over the weekend for mondays episode.

      i dint particularly care for the rakhi celebrations per se, and the episode did suffer from poor editing, but this is exactly what they did during holi.. forget that there was drama happening, and give an almost alternate reality happy family celebration.

      with the uproar we had about arhi missing their first teej after marriage(especially because last year teej was significant) they had to show some sort of tyohaar... and the phangurls will be chup after hotwa and hotwee in traditional garb..

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    5. Mads: Hugs bey!! On DB...When she walked away from Khushi clutching her tummy, I was wahan kuch hai jo pakad rahi hai??

      Hotwa hubby calling her and she goes after di *Head desk*

      If Di was not there, she should have raised an alarm, atleast called payal but nahin let hotwa hubby wait, I am toh going and creating more headaches...not for her..but for the audience.

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    6. yes mads...how did i forget that rant....Khushi is chirping about like anything...atleast show some restraint....we all know she can bounce back....but hadh hain yaar...is that why she keeps getting pushed about like this...

      why was arnav asking for Khushi to be sent up...modeling for wife in KP, is it....ek achha scene bas khwab mein reh jayega di ke chakkar main

      In anji's case, it is more DB's problem i think, she doesn't know how to just benignly....she sports a wide grin always....

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    7. Rekha, Me thinks he just wanted her to know that he knows it wasn't NK's idea but hers. Dunno if he would have guessed it if khushi hadn't spoken up. Still Remember I don't want you to get any credit funda of hers, Now it will be I will give you the credit, even if you don't want others to know.

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    8. modeling for wife in kurta pajama.. ROFL

      he tried hugs, he tried kisses, even stripping off his shirt.. biwi nahi maanti.. now KP hi sahi.. but now if she is gonna be tracking mystery convesation partner, she wont have time to admire her hotwa.. pfft

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    9. @Jaya, shweths, Rekha and Sama.. yaar I am somehow too pissed offat today's epi!!! if someone has seen any positives please help me out! :P

      apart from Barun oh-so-hot in shwerwani (yawn! :P) and khushi looking beautiful (when does she not?! :)) ) AND the one single dialogue that told me AOME conversation ought to happen b/w ArHi - "khushi ko bhej do!"

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    10. actually aaj kuch tha hi nahin tha epi main...kya positives...dundhe..

      I wish they had shown last years's epi,cut out La out and superimposed KP on bitwa's form

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    11. Mads: Khushi ko bhej do....Dialogue of the epi for me too.

      OTHERWISE I AM CONPHUSED:

      1. Is Akash talking to Payal or not?

      2. Was Khushi wearing the saree Arnav gifted her?

      3. Why was everyone behaving as if they were on Hum aapkay hain kaun set rather than IPKKND Set?

      4. Why does HP get more to do in an epi than Akash?

      5. Payal, How come she gets such nice sarees just like Anjali?

      6. Whose saree was Khushi wearing?

      I too eerily sweet it was and the no promo thing of Star plus*head desk*

      NK....AWWWWWWWWWW!!

      DB ....Stuff the damn pillow, grrrrrrrr..!!

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    12. BG aapke Akash/Akshay ki batein aap hi jane! Aap Bhi Na!!!

      DB ....Stuff the damn pillow, grrrrrrr!! Ditto.

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    13. LMAO @ point 3 and 4.. TOTALLY agree!!! It was tooo eerily sweet for me!!! hajam hi nahi hua!! and Jaya, yaar, I agree they had done a similar thing for holi, but at that time, they hadm't really reached a breaking point like they reached yesterday.. (if I remember it right) after yesterday's scene, today was sooo disconnected! It felt as if ArHi (especially khushi) had temporary amnesia and forgot that they were in the middle of a serious conversation since yesterday..

      and I don't think its to saree that arnav gifted her, that one is red..this one was orange..

      and yes, RANDOMEST moment of the epi for me :

      Akash still angry at payal, but promptly goody goody when she points out something in the mandir decorations..

      and anjali is sucha spoilt brat, I swear!!! the "naniji..aap humse kya chupa rahe ho??" as if the whole world is revolving around her and her only..and if people around her keep her happy, then she is happy, if not, she is under deep misery!!

      Arnav must have had a tough task managing his di after their parents' demise, with the way she must have been..he must have put heaven and earth together to keep her on cloud 9.. no wonder he nikalofies all the bhadas on khushi, di par to nahi nikal sakta na..she won't be able to tolerate such anger.. and no wonder why anjali is soo dependent on arnav for her own happiness.. her condition is that of a girl who has been in a raltionship since her teens, who hasn't seen the world by herself at all, but via her boyfriend..who has been soo used to him that life suddenly seems incomplete without him now that he is gone.. the difference here is that first it was her brother, then it was shyam.. lef to herself, she will sink into nothingness!

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    14. I am going to rant about the unfairness to Khushi and Akash for a long time the way their characters get handled, grrrrrrrr.....DANDAAAAAAA!!!

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    15. Array that everyone getting all barjatya family types and working was sooooooo....*er....WT* MOMENT*

      And in all this while everyone is working Bitwa is supposed to be struggling with the kurta...Really??

      Mads, Yup Anjali is a spoilt, manipulative brat.

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    16. pointwa 1.. akash is not mad at payal.. the first scene he stopped her from pulling up his suitcase to their room.. (akash :"we have servants for those things" payal: "sad face because she thought he was mad at her") i personally think the direction was a bit faulty there.

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    17. Jaya: Wohi toh, I got confused cos was it you don't touch my things or It is too heavy, I will take care of it..Confusedwa vey!!

      BTW....Heyyyyyy.......just realized....Khushi is back in orange. I wanted her back in orange teej saree, I am guessing that saree must have been rented out and they did the best they could with another Orange one:)

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    18. Shweths....

      "everyone getting all barjatya family types and working" *rofl*...even i was wondering if i watching some other serial...
      esp when Khushi and nani give that thumbs up sign..*head desk* what for ...their bitiya....gosh get some perspective....she has three bros to tie rakhi for...a family fawning over her....okay she has a horrible husband agreed...but a lot better than many people who have to go thru infidelity in life..me thinks.....

      finding it increasingly diffi to empathise..for that woman going thru an invisible pregnancy (borrowing ur phrase..sweets)

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    19. rekha - "she has three bros to tie rakhi for...a family fawning over her....okay she has a horrible husband agreed...but a lot better than many people who have to go thru infidelity in life..me thinks....."

      EXACTLY my sentiments!!!

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    20. Agree with you guys, what was this episode about? Looked like a shambolic last minute effort at rakhi. No details and nuances of last year's rakhi episode or even rakhi the festival. I was expecting anji will have to tie rkhi to payal and khushi and she will tie rakhi to khushi as she believes in reeti rivaaz but will make a fuss about it giving Arnav hint that all izz not well. CVs didn't bother touching that at all.

      Yes it was like watching a Barjatiya production film, all dress up, perform ritual, eat, sing and enjoy. Only difference barjatiya productions ensure every little ritual is covered, every emotion is covered, our CVs forgot to do it...

      They even sport a proper baby bump in barjatiya production unlike DB... Payal looked preggers as compared to Anji *headdesk*

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    21. Jaya, Shwetha,
      I got the impresion that Akash is still upset with Payal.
      When he left, she did not accompany him because of 'Khushi and Buaji', though she had actually stayed back for RM because K had left to take care of Buaji.

      I feel he is going to act like everything is OK in front of everyone, but he is going to take it as a 'rejection' from her.

      How I wish the CVs had made him stay back in Mumbai. This was a shiddat!
      I really hope they will not show him go against bhai for Di's sake.

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    22. *rofl* on your point 4- Akash Vs HP-. Good one!

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  7. Arnav Singh Raizada:

    Di kay liye main kuch bhi karoonga*



    *Terms & condition apply:

    I will not leave khushi..EVER
    I will not let Khushi leave me...EVER
    I will not let anyone separate me and Khushi...Ever

    :)

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    1. Shwethu....

      Our Sandwich singh has found the perfect solution hehehe....How i wish u were the writer of IPK

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    2. Rekha, Well If I was the writer, I would first make sure Akash bitwa gets more dialogues than HP*WINK*

      Why Hasn't he put the stars or all her stuff back in his room, grrrrrrrr...Bitwa Dandaaaaaaaaaaa....Did they rent out all that stuff to some other show?

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    3. nah shwethu, they took it to decorate GH.. now have to bring 'em back..

      and i was head-desking about the props in the room.. especially that radheshyam picture that migrates along the walls of the poolside bedroom.. does that pic have some subliminal message that they show it in every scene? sometimes on the grey wall, sometimes on the white wall?

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    4. Jaya, God I am so blind, I have seen you guys talk about the picture, but till date have never noticed it. I hope I notice next time.

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    5. Shweths.. hugs!!! :) :) hope you are doing fine!! :)

      and on your post, I have one more :

      "I love you khushi.."

      *conditions apply*
      Di khush honi chahiye
      Di khush honi chahiye
      Di khush honi chahiye

      *headdesk*

      agreed the show is about brother and sister, but if they want to keep the relation closer to reality then they better start showing the fact that yes, he does love and admire his wife more than di/inspite of di being upset, YET their relation remains unchanged.. if not they are just reitering the fact of how weak this brother-sister relation is..

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    6. shwethu...


      hehehe...How did i forget ur and for that matter my Akash fixation?

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    7. the pic is here on the wall..
      http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g376/shailasubu/Khushi/Barun%202/ScreenShot2012-07-11at100018AM-1.jpg

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    8. Jaya, Ahhhhh, I finally see it. Thanks bey.

      Rekha: Ya, Okay I have this theory: Dogra was on leave either cos he went home or he is doing a role in Arjun the new show.. that explains the bol bachchan look he was sporting.

      What do you all think?

      Mads: I am good now, recovering from a bit of a crisis...the usual 2 step forward, one step backward regarding my son, so was busy running around and getting myself together. The crisis is still there, I am just handling it better today and from now onwards, I hope.

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    9. this pic gets more screen time than most characters of the show, so found a clearer pic http://starplus.startv.in/gallery.aspx?sid=124&aid=8699&page=6#more
      BTW this was button ve.. and khushi was wearing the same earrings..

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    10. Shwethu...

      all the best!! A bear hug for U and Jr....a real tight one....from us...

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    11. oh and seeing the first pic in anjali's room, i am reminded that khushi is wearing the salwar suit eerily similar to today's maroon/gold one and the last office scene's green/orange/blue one... so the new one is mass produced too!!(facepalm)

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    12. Thanks Rekha hugs back...needed that:)

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    13. shwethu, hugs yaar. two steps forward, one step back.. atleast, it equals one step in the right direction. big jadoo ki jhappi for you.

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    14. Thanks Jaya, hugs back..It took a bit of time to realize that but this time it was a huge scare. Yet honestly after the initial shock...I am better. Dunno just the reassurance that I had some place to get back to ..aka R&R was incredibly helpful.

      It is back to the drawing board to figure out stuff, dunno how soon we will be back on track, I realize I have to be in a better frame of mind and hence soooooo much bak bak today, LOL.

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    15. Shwethu, Signing off for the night ... just saw your post and wanted to give you a bear hug *HUGGG* ... for you both :) Baby steps ... baby steps ... they all add up.

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    17. Shweths.. hugss to you both!! :) yep, its one step each in the opposite direction rather than going into a negative.. :) no need to tell you to have faith, you are already displaying it.. :)

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    18. Shweths huggsss and lots of love to both of you...

      Zindagi Har Kadam Ek Nayi Jung Hai
      Zindagi Har Kadam Ek Nayi Jung Hai

      :Jeet Jayenge Hum
      Jeet Jayenge Hum
      Tu Agar Sang Hai
      Zindagi Har Kadam Ek Nayi Jung Hai
      Zindagi Har Kadam Ek Nayi Jung Hai

      Hausla Na Chhod Kar Saamnaa Jahaan Ka
      Hausla Na Chhod Kar Saamnaa Jahaan Ka

      Badal Raha Hai Dekh Rang Aasmaan Ka
      ..Rang Aasmaan Ka
      Ye Shikast Ka Nahi Ye Fateh Ka Rang Hai

      Zindagi Har Kadam Ek Nayi Jung Hai
      Zindagi Har Kadam Ek Nayi Jung Hai

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    19. Shwethu,

      HUGGS bey!! and tons of jhappis and pappis to shwethu jr.

      At least you figured it out - scare ko maaro goli! For every one Gabbar Singh out there there are 2 Jai Veeru's to set things right. So ur kiddu has mommy and Godjee's genie by his side :)

      As long as you have begun to walk the path, you will near your destination. The joy is to hit that finish line knowing the odds you have surmounted!

      Good Luck!

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    20. Dia, Sandy, UJ, Mads: Hugsssss guys. I feel loads better already....1 Friday to another friday, it has been one crazy week.

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  8. by the way, arnav bought khushi home on D-9 days.. rakhi tying happened in the evening? (dialogues about no lights and all) so will tomorrow be D-8?

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    1. Jaya na bey...It was morning, we are supposed to believe that in RM...the concept of natural light does not exist everything depends on Tubelights...

      Oh wait that explains the mental dimaagi halat of RM Wasis and why Bitwa and Bitiya are on fultoo tubelight mode.

      In GH, there is immense natural light equivalent to a 300 watts bulb, hence good things happen including the hotness factor:)

      And besides apparantly the siblings fast till Rakhi gets tied and with these two's medical condition - Diabetes and Invisible Pregnancy, they can't show either of them fasting for so long:)

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    2. yes, like you said, now that she's living sat RM, ODG has become tubelight too.. before, when she lived in lucknow or GH she always had a tirchi answer to everything.. at RM, that trait is all but absent! i guess we would never had that "mere aaka" dialogue if it was in RM :D

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    3. J, lucknow se yaad aaya....will we have a "hum lucknow ja rahen hain" moment....after 9 days.....Kuch toh Lucknow ki laaj rakho....

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    4. @Rekha..I sooo want that!! I sooo want the "10 din khatam ho gaye.. hum lukhnow ja rahe hain..humare gharwaalon ko kya batana hain yeh hum sochenge, uski chinta aap mat kijiye..aap bas itna sochiye ki aapke gharwaalon ko kya bataana hai.."

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    5. Lucknow Dialogue, SHIDDAT!!

      Okay Sandy will kill me for this:)

      What if she realizes Anjali is talking to herself (apparantly ) - *IGNORING THE FACT THAT SHE TALKS TO HERSELF ONLY AFTER A PHONE COMES - ANJALI CALLING ANJALI ANYONE?

      She comes to the room disturbed, Bitwa is in full flirty mood, they have a fight, she withdraws, NAhiiiiiiiiiiiiiin!!

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    6. Shweths, I would actually like it if she withdraws after bitwa is in a flirty mode!! :P serves him right, the loser!! :P

      NOW I only want them to get closer when he assures her in many different words that the marriage is for the keeps.. if even after their confrontation yesterday he doesn't say it out loud and keeps up his rant of "I am always right!" and makes khushi feel guilty about leaving him..then I wish khushi doesn't even let him touch her!!

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    7. Mads, she HAS to withdraw, if she keeps fighting, he will keep pushing her..cos Fighting Khushi he can handle..exceptionally well...A withdrawn Khushi will scare the Sh*t out of him.

      Hence, everytime she starts to feel a bit down, he immediately says or acts something to rile her up cos THAT is his Khushi. He cannot afford to see her all quiet.

      Oh You know I want her to be all chirpy with everyone and completely by broken when they are around...And I want her to have that dead look in her eyes and say, You know what do whatever you want to do, It is just a matter of days. After that....?

      I want to see that gobsmacked+worried for his khushi loook on his face.

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    8. Ohhh, SHIDDAT ... so do I! After his proud boast ... I am ASR, and I am always right ... I want him to see slowly that he is all WRONG! She has to withdraw ... today was an aberration for Raakhee ...

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    9. shweths.. a HUGE shiddat to that!!! soo true, he cannot handle a subdued and withdrawn khushi..

      and I also agree with the fact that he keeps pulling her strings because he wants her to be that khushi with whom he fell madly in love with.. sorry bitwa, but if you want khushi to accept you as ASR and Arnav both, then you better start accepting and reacting appropriately when she is down..

      this time I do not want khushi to bounce back even after he does something to rile her.. and really WHAT can he think of now??

      1. di ke liye/jiji ki marriage ke lie - check
      2. buaji, amma-nauji ke liye - check
      3. contract khatam hone se pehle kaise ja sakti ho? - check
      4. kash main tumse mila hi nahi hota! - check

      there really IS nothing he can do to rile her now..

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  9. Am so happy Saina Nehwal has reached the Semis .....yippeeeee!! i missed watching the match, was tracking on blog actually... some tense moments in the second game....I so hope she wins us the gold...two matches....fingers crossed.....

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    1. Oh yes Rekha.... So want Saina to go get it!!! *SHIDDAT* with full power... will be a very proud moment...

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  10. Shwetha I was in splits reading your comments. Invisible pregnancy it is! Barun looked handsome in his KP. Wish Khushi had continued to wear that lovely suit for the RB too. Why do they make her wear shabby suits for days and good ones like these are kept on only for a couple of blink-and-you miss minutes? Didn't quite like that orange saree of hers. DB's smile is plastic and painful. After the high drama yesterday this sugary episode is enough to give anyone diabetes.

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    1. Opti:Hugs!

      I can take saree anyday so long as those awful suits don't come back. God, I miss the chamkili suits, can't believe I am saying this.

      It was too damn sweet and all of a sudden, Duhhhhhh!!

      They are changing the track again...so we will know to what from Monday onwards or maybe from Wednesday.

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    2. Opti,
      I was getting anxious when i saw Shweths response to u and did not see ur post...wondering mujhe kyun nahin dikh raha hain...am glad i could read it after all...

      Yes, DB smile is plastic and in this track it is very in the face...

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    3. Rekha,

      Did you think Shwetha was having invisible written conversations with me a.k.a. Anj with her mysterious man?

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    4. Opti...hehehe Anji's spirit haunting the blog eh?

      gud one.....socha tho nahin tha....par sochega padi...

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  11. I've been trashed out again!

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  12. dia..title suggestion for today :

    "Anjali Di hain sabse sayani"

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    1. sayani??? The only impression I got today was sweeeeeeet ... saccharine sweeeet ... mujhe diabetes na ho jaye!!!

      Except for that smoothly inserted 'I want to spend time with my brother ... that's not too much to ask, is it?'

      On second thoughts ... sayani fits!

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    2. yaar I was sarcastic! :P and yes, sayani DOES fit when you think of how smoothly she manipulates her chotey ... and now even khushi..

      ditto to the sacharine sweetness.. too much for my liking!!!

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    3. umm.. what does sayani mean??

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    4. Sayani is wise in hindi

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  13. So Di goes missing on rakhi yet again... Sandy hugggsss... Di missing on Rakhi again. Papad ka dukhda.... Arnav gives khushi a sideways glance when she says 'buaji ab thik hai'....

    Need to watch the episode on the tele. Online was very slow and painful....

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  14. I swore to myself that i won't rant today.... i'll try my level best...

    is it just me or did anybody else feel that today's epi looked more like a one-shot fan fiction, happening in an alternate universe... in other words, completely out of the blue....

    the RM wasis were behaving the way they would have behaved last year, had there been no missing anjali.

    Mads and shwetha, i second you.... i DID NOT like today's epi AT ALL!!! it was badly written and poorly executed. agreed, if it is seen has separate entity, say may be a dream sequence, then this was quite a good epi. when i saw A and K enter RM, i pinched myself to make sure i wasn';t dreaming.

    with the way thing are gng, i am inclined to think that how and why khushi came to RM will be another of those questions that will straight away go to the "restricted section" along with all those WH qns about KN track.

    the only thing worth watching wa BS in sherwani... even that didnt hook me on to the screen for moe than 30 secs.

    hey i gotta crazy notion, did the cvs played the wrong tape or something??? may be this was rakhi at ipkknd sets, shot for SBS or SBB.... and they accidentally played it.... there can be no other explanation for today's episode.

    also every other show's got their Teej promos being aired left right and centre.. when are v getting ours???

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  15. Dia,

    I've been thrown out again!

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  16. Krish,

    Yes it was a fanfic totally disconnected from the story....as if SP told them get a RB epi on the block....

    I said yesterday....the reason why Arnav looked threatening in 10 day challenge was becos he was in a race to bring her back to RM for RB...it was a btw comment from me but today it is proved that is the only reason for this stand-alone epi....

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    1. only today i had a class on engineering disasters. one of the main reasons for the many engg disasters could be pressure from management to release a product without proper testing which may lead to catastrophe.

      when i watched the epi, this was my first thot. the epi was a creative disaster, due to pressure from all directions, like SP, PH etc which led to this fiasco.

      sorry, i dint mean to hurt anybody elses sentiments, but to me the epi seemed ludicrous... nothing touched me at all.

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    2. Abs krish.. there was nothing to feel for in the epi...becos the aspect was introduced in a very silly manner...

      khushi was jumping about in that suit and saree....everything seemed artificial...its only Arnav/BS who maintained some sort of seriousness in the scheme of things....at one point i thot even he will start dancing in gay abandon..wouldn't have put past these guys to spring something like that on us

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    3. krish, thats what i said in reply to madsie.. this was an alternate universe engineered (:p) to please the SP TRP audience, who are not signing up to watch IPK..they'd happily watch BV during that timeslot.

      i solemnly swear that if there was a promo screened for one week prior to this episode, with just the anjali tying rakhi on arnav scene, we would have gained a TRP of 3.5 for this episode.

      too bad the CVs don't think so far ahead, and then subject us daily viewers to such disconnected episodes in the name of festivals.

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  17. http://www.india-forums.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3128036

    and with this I call it a night! :P good night everybody!!! :D enjoy the post!!

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  18. Arnav told his Di that she gave him the gift and he gave her the surprise. How true. Anj was responsible for bringing back Khushi into Arnav's life, thereby giving him the most precious gift he can ever hope to get. He,in turn, has been surprising her ever since, both pleasantly and unpleasantly.

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  19. Random lurker here on your blog! I was wondering when Anjali put the tikka on the guys' heads they used to touch their heads. I used to think in previous episodes that they were pushing back their hair. But today Akaash looked like he was pressing his hair down and Arnav just looked like he was just touching the back of his head. Is there a reason for this?? Not being Hindu I have no idea how this rasam works.

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    1. yes mariam,they touch their heads. even on last teej when arnav fed water to a semi-coscious khushi, she touched her head.

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    2. Awww thanks for answering! Do you know why they do that?

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    3. Mariam, in Hindu tradition, we cover our heads for any pooja or religious function ... usually the women use their dupattas or sari pallus, and men use caps or hankies. If the men don't have any, they use their hands. Same with Khushi last year ... she didn't use her pallu to cover her head, so they showed her cover it with her hand ... of course, there she was recovering from the faint, and not doing it as part of the ritual, but that way the ritual got completed.

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    4. wowwww!! reallllyyyy???? that's so interesting! that makes the teej scene sooooooo much more interesting! i didn't understand all that before! wow! thank you so much for the explanation!

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    5. Mariam,

      To add to that tidbit...its also said, we do that as a sign of humility before the lord.....mark of respect...dhakka hua sar...again its a north Indian practice not prevalent in the south of India. some say it is also to ward off negative energy...

      In hindu customs, it is not a mandatory requirement in temple visits....tho it is mandatory in Sikh gurudwaras....

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    6. Thank you Rekha! I love understanding the tiny nuances of anything so this was very helpful. I didn't even realize I was missing stuff just through my lack of knowledge!

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  20. ladies, suddenly starplus is inundated by promos of DABH,YRKKH, etc about teej.. so is SP celebrating teej late? so in fact there will be a teej in IPK land?

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    1. I saw too ... DABH and YRKKH ... so do we keep our hopes up for Teej after all? Maybe on the last day of the contract? Do we really care which day the actual festival is? ;)

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    2. @Jaya and dia..yaar isn't teej supposed to be before rakhi? I don't know since teej is not celebrated in Maharashtra.. they have already shown rakhi in IPK so will they show teej at all? fr the other shows there are no rakhi promos yet..just the teej promos..

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    3. Mads, Teej for this year was on July 22nd. So it is already over but since the show does not strictly follow logic in some many things, they need not stick to logic for this one and can still show the celebration of teej, given that it is the first teej post Arhi and Payaash marriage.

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    4. Opti there are 3 teej festivals

      choti teej at the start of shravan, 22nd July
      Badi Teej on 4th Aug
      And one more in Sep - or is that Karva Chauth?

      I think the 2nd and 3rd are only for suhaagan / married women.

      Bihar and Kharkhand also have the chhat pooja celebrated on katika shukla shashti - 6th day of the kartika month in Hindu calender. Around navratri this comes I think.

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    5. Jaya and Dia

      DABH had teej yesterday. It has not played out completely yet but the they showed that the wick has kept a fast for the lamp....

      Mads
      Teej is celebrated at different times in different parts of India so teej can come before or after RB depending on which teej one follows.

      The only positive was Di going missing on RB. Wonder if it's too early to say one more moment recreated. If they are recreating old moments they might just recreat Teej and give us as composed an episode as holi or HR.

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  21. on re-watch..
    yes, akash told payal" rehne do, mein utha loonga" chivalry is not dead!!
    mamiji's dialogues today jarred. why were they talking about amitabh, aishwarya and her daughter (aradhya) as if it was current affairs? thats very old news... was that symbolism talk?
    there was even one bit where hellohibyebye ws dubbed in.. why? and why did she call her own son "akash bitwa"?

    di made rakhis for her brothers.. in a peetal thaal? what happened to her special silver thaal?

    HP placing things in the closet.. he used to just deliver stuff to the rooms, why is he opening closets now? oh okay, when khushi was not here, he managed laundry.. hmm.

    everyone else wore the same clothes for the ceremony..only the boys and khushi changed.

    everyone saying "he looks so handsome!" took off the actual fact of the blaakbuster surprije. and what actually is a jhaakee?
    khushi's mouth just dropped open when she saw arnav. why was there no follow-up on biwi niharofying HH while di was doing her drama? (biiwi was happily chattering with payal and niharofying di's happiness... facepalm!) or, she has seen a whole lot more so this kurta'd body does not affect her? smirk) there was space for a kurta rabbave.. but i guess khushi is a person who does not care about external appearances.

    everyone closed their hands in prayer.. except arnav. significant? yes!

    why is HP saying "khushi bhabhiji"? and poor HP.. running around the house so much..clothes, gifts, even fairy lights.. bring back the other prakash brothers to help him! i miss OP and JP.. and the original HP who loved lakshmi..

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    1. Jaya,

      The AB talk only indicates that either mami is not up to date with the latest showbiz news or the writer isn't.

      the thaal reflects Anj's state of mind. She feels she has been demoted from silver to peetal.


      Khushi does not keep Arnies' clothes in the wardrobe. Didn't you notice how she left them behind on the bed while picking up her own clothes in the scene where Arnie gifts her the saree? So Arnie boy decided to use the services of HP to arrange his clothes.

      I think that the hire charges for the cream suit Khushi wore were too high. They may have hired it by the hour. Since K had to do some jasoosi too, San would have had to wear the dress for at least 2-3 days. That is why they got her to change.

      Arnie does not believe in God so no folded hands. HP has two bhabhis, isn't it? that is why the name is attached.

      By the way now that you mentioned her, where is Lakshmi? High time she returns and smokes out the will taped under the cradle.

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    2. Jhaakee is a glimpse ... or a trailor ... so Akash and NK were the trailors for the actual surprise, which was Arnav in kurta ...

      But I don't get it ... was everyone in on the surprise that he would wear a kurta? Or only NK and Khushi? If only NK-K, then why was Mami so excited about Arnav's appearance? He is always there on RB, isn't he?

      Jaya, Arnav refused to change out of the kurta, and asked for Khushi ... can we hope for a Kurta ve tomorrow? Or will Khushi be too busy with her detective-giri?

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    3. Dia, I think K will be too busy with the detective-giri and will have to face a grumpy Arnie when she returns.

      Opti

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    4. considering mishti's spoilers about barun not being on shoot for two days, I m not hoping for a kurta-ve today..

      on second thoughts however, they showed no precap on wednesday and yesterday's two CUs were also the precap for today.. that scene can barely take up 5 mins..chalo, maximum 10.. what about the rest? If they have indeed shot scenes for Arhi before Barun left, then we might get something for today.. also, Sanaya's statement about how Arnav is trying very hard to kiss Khushi but is not being able to do it in the SBS smelled strongly of a scene she might have just shot.. :P

      also, CVs wouldn't end the friday on an anjali-khushi scene ... unless it is shyam's re-entry for which I think its too early.. if they want to keep viewers hooked for monday epi, they WILL end on Arhi and perhaps also show us what their convo was as they left GH..

      I think shyam's re-entry will be after the contract ends and arnav and khushi are strongly back together..that's when they both will fight together against him and for di's happiness (for whatever its worth) and her unborn child (if it IS indeed there) ..

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    5. Just remembered.
      Why didn't K tie a Rakhi on NK?
      Disappointed...

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  22. Was the KP in lieu of jewellery? ya woh scene ab bhi baki hain....

    he said Di apne gift diya...(i understood the symbolism) but what did he mean by saying she gave him a gift? what literal gift did she actually give and if the scene was for symbolism, why did Anji not show any reaction to his words? me confused.....

    One more qs, will NK end up saying that its Khushi's idea in front fo Anji and will that MU will still play out.?...hamare chotte......alaap!!

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    1. Ok forget my question on gift...he meant the KP, mere tubelight chamki....sorry

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    2. Yes, Rekha, he meant the KP. I took it to be symbolic of the fact that Di did gift him Khushi by bringing her back to RM. If she hadn't, they may well not have met up again. He has since been surprising her with his actions, be it his broad smiles and genunine laughter, his dancing, his drinking bhaang, his celebrating Holi, his falling so hopelessly in love, his wearing KP etc. In short things he has never done or has not done for ages, he is doing now, thanks to the gift (Khushi) she had given him.

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    3. Yes..got it..infact i got the symbolism totally (its perfect)but i forgot the literal gift being referred to...thks...

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  23. Late again!

    From Wednesday:
    Noticed a movie poster ‘Bhole Shankar’ outside Khushi’s house and they focused on it as ASR was leaving.(I think it was b4 she jumped in front of his car.)

    So, ASR is Shivji.
    He will fume when DM is dishonoured.
    (Thanx CVs. As if we didn’t know this already. But nice,cute sign.And better than those gloom and doom ones. Thank You.)

    So,
    Signs:
    1. Radhe Shyam in pics, idols – all over!
    2. Chick pea/ ceramic jars/ chalice
    3. Bhole Shankar.

    Did I miss a painting or a sign somewhere?

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  24. Thursday:
    1.ASR seemed uncomfortable when Di mentioned their mother?
    Is it because he is generally not at ease with these senti things or something else related to the past?

    2. Those packages that he ordered: Is it K’s new wardrobe? (tit for tat!)
    Keping my fingers crossed.

    3.Altogether a peaceful nice episode- at least one day of rest for our brains.

    4.Didn’t like: “hamare Chhotay”- Anji really should stop saying it. I think the CVs make her say it to make Khushi aware of Anji’s insecurity. But it also makes her sound possessive.

    5.Appreciated a lot: No tears, No fbs.(Almost like a shiddat granted.)

    6.Noticed: Anji has finished with curtains and walls.
    She has moved on to living things- plants and trees!
    Next it will be animals (Lakshmiji?) and then may be we will get to see VLR.
    C’mon CVs…..

    7. And Oh! Was this there? BDs? – for mami?

    8. There was not a single Arhi moment yesterday- no convo, no eyelock.
    Still they managed to keep the Arhi magic going with;
    1. Bitiya admiring bitwa in white kurta.
    2. Bitwa asking for bitiya.
    Oooooh! Both CCKKP moments.

    GOOD JOB, CVs!

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    1. su,
      the discomfort partially comes from the circumstances surrounding her death...she appears to have committed suicide on the day anji was to be married (her first marriage that broke)

      reasons not known, whether the broken marriage caused the suicide or the suicide caused the broken mariage....

      in fact, when Khushi had that suicide epi...i was disappointed that arnav did not have any FB of that moment, may be the cvs did not want to intrude into the flow of that intense scene

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  25. Hola Amigos!!

    Rambling along..

    It was a colourful episode. A sense of normalcy temporarily hiding the storms brewing within the house. Festivals have always been occasions whn family issues are set aside for some much needed calm and normalcy.

    Tyohaar - a day when all hurts and sorrows, the trials and tribulations are defeated (har).

    Today a husband and wife returned home still very annoyed and upset with each other. Yday thy had agreed to start siding with teh truth and stop playing games. The fact that Khushi's lie got covered up by Nani gives me hope that the fact of the Arnav Khushi marriage having undertones will not go beyond her at RM for now. Perhaps the GH already knows. Also, if the lack of surprise on Khushi and Arnav's face was for real, Buaji mentioned meeting Anjali and Nani in the hospital the previous day so they have an inkling that Anjali would again think they lied.

    Khushi today seemed to have assumed the role of bahu of the house though not Mrs. ASR. Just yday I had spoken of how Anjali once said that Khushi brought happiness to RM. Today that is what happned, she came back and the house smiled again. She made teh daughter of the house smile and the family smiled again. But knowing Anjali's feelings towars her, Khushi was sensitive enought to not take credit. I wish she would tell her husband why she did not take credit when he asks her.
    It was nice that she set about securing Di's happiness ot alone but with help from others and then there is the joy if inclusion that multiplies the joy of giving.

    Like Khushi was once told, youy do not get a place just like that, you need to make a place for yourself. Arnav had to at GH and Khushi since tehre has been upheavel at RM needs to do it once again. May not be fair but this time if she realizes that no one is averse to her just that they all wished they had been included then the goal is easier.
    It was nice that Khushi went to tell the brothers that the time was nigh for rakhi tying, oversaw decorations, bonded with one and all and also pushed Paayl to remind Akash rather than approach him herself. A slight ccognisance of boundaries (good ones). She can be very free with NK but with Akash there needs to be some more care as he is also her jeejaji. A perceptible thawing from Akash to see Khushi and Payal having taken the pains to make the day special for Anjali. A feeling of happiness perhaps to note that his Di and his family are also imporant to them and not just their buaji and parents. Most importantly Di smiled, she was joyous - what more would teh brothers want.

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    1. Adding to your rambles ... watched the little family scene again with the preparations for RB are going on ... for the first time, Khushi seems to be assuming some responsibilities ... calling the three brothers to get ready because it's time for Raakhee, directing the preparations, her interactions were limited to NK, Payal and Nani ... the three people who are unconditionally with her, so her smiles didn't seem out of place for me. I also liked the way she pushed Payal to approach Akash, and left Akash and Mami completely alone ... and the way the two bahus stayed in the background during the initial puja and the raakhee tying, and only moved forward for the final photos.

      Also noticed that Arnav carried in his wife's bag, and when he went off to his room, took it with him ... also noticed the slightly angry look he gave Khushi when she said Buaji was all right now ... still angry with her lies? Did Nani cover up for Khushi or did she not discover the truth from Buaji? Either could be possible, and Nani is wise enough to guess why Khushi needed some time out ... which Anjali in her currently confused state, is not.

      Arnav and Khushi ...
      If you love someone, set them free.
      If they come back to you, they are yours.
      If they don't, they never were.

      Khushi has followed this faithfully ... set Arnav free, or tried to ... and he is back to her like a homing pigeon.
      Arnav cannot dare yet to do the same ... so is he still insecure about her love for him?

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    2. Dia

      Yes she has set him free and he did come back to her. But she set him free not coz of herself but despite herself. She set him free coz of Di. So she had no expectation from him of coming back. What I mean is, she did not set him free to test his love for her. She knows he loves her and now she knows he trusts her as well. What she doesn't know is how much and to what extent he loves her....

      Arnav also knows khushi loves him. That's in wednesday's episode when she sat with a fake plaster on her foot he deliberately hit the door. He knew she will come running to him. He knew she loves him enough to come to him and ask him 'kaha lagi aapko?' he is insecure because he knows she does not trust him yet that's why 'aise kya hai jo ab bhi tum mujh se nahi kah sakti' 'tum jasnti ho tum mujhse keh sakti ho' while closing the door at GH 'khushi i'm always there with you' She trusts him to save her from harms way but she doesn't trust him to understand her feelings...

      May be that's why he has not brought up the important topics yet coz he knows she doesn't trust him yet. Before he can broach any serious topics like contract and Di and Shyam etc he needs her to trust him....

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  26. Rambling some more..

    Since no one quoted the alltime fav bro sis song - I shall quote a few lines especially given the way Anjali is going.

    "Phoolon ka taaron ka, sabaka kehana hai
    Ek hazaaron mein meri behanaa hai
    Sari, umar, hamen sang rehana hai"

    Dekho hum tum dono hain ek Daalii ke phool
    Main na bhuulaa tuu kaise mujhako gai bhool
    Aa mere paas aa, keh jo bhi kehanaa hai, ek hazaaron"

    But what Arnav knows and needs to show her better to assure her insecurities is:
    "Ye na jaana duniya ne tu hai kyoN udaas,
    Terii pyaasii aankhon mein pyaar ki hai pyaas,
    Aa mere paas aa, kah jo kehana hai, ek hazaaron

    Jiivan ke dukhon se, yuuN Darate nahiin hain
    Aise bachake sach se guzarate nahiin hain
    Sukh kii hai chaah to, dukh bhii sahanaa hai"

    Anjali was happy beyond measure because it was surprises for her, her gift that got attention, decorations for her, all her brothers thinking of her. She told Khushi she only wants some tim with her brother and no girts or surprises but was she totally true to herself? Today was raksha bandhan so all her brothers were doting but there is a daily life too and every day life is not a cinema - the grind is part and parcel of it. But does that mean they think and care about her any less?

    AT GH Buaji will deifinitely be brought on board just liek Nani was at RM and buaji knows Shyam lusting after Khushi and why Khushi kept quiet.

    As always, on a happy day like this, the one thing Anjali brings up as a memory is the one most painful to Arnav. Was ti a reminder to him that we have a bind strengthened by the pain it has been subjected too? Was it necessary?

    Arnav's gift aapne diya, surprise maine - seems to indicate something to do with Khushi for me. Aranv today missd the part where Nani tells Khushi that Di is in her room resting. If Anjali who had been up and about in Khushi's absence, makes herself scarce again with her being in teh house, will it send a message to Arnav?

    Wil lArnav thank Khushi for making the day special for Di and his fmily and then ask her why she did not accept her part and that leads to nok jhok between them?

    Anjali an be many things but she is not hallucinating. She knows facts, just chooses to view them selectively as suits her prupose. The Khushi who always pushed the brother towards teh sister is today being only considered as having pulled him away from her.

    In relationships, a moment in time cannot undo the experiences fo a lifetime together!

    Anjali sees only teh moment and forgets the accumulation of memories that shoudl convince her of the love from both Arnav and Khushi. Why? Who let her down such that in one moment, every fond memory she had had was relegated to a lie? Perhaps the reason why she tends to so tenuouslyy hold on to her present and everyone associated with it?

    Today fro a family piture, Anjali planted herself at the centre but by her side were the 2 mother figures Nani and Mami, especially Mami with the aarti ki thaal and the diya. Khushi stood near Nani and Payal near Mami. Anjali's misconceptions about these 2 bhabis will be gradually undone by the 2 mothers?

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    1. sandy,

      Trust u to pick out the nuances in epi like yesterday......HAA!!

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    2. Rekha,

      When I firs saw the epi, I went blank. It was much later at night that a scene came back to me, Khushi in the middle of the hall co-ordinating and then the song came to mind.

      It is the small lies that wil end up as the undoing of trust. The termites that eat their way into relationships.

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  27. Jaya,
    From the pic you posted for Shwetha on the painting.(the first one)

    Did anyone see this?

    Is that a pic of Shyam on the bed right next to Anji? (not very clear)

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    1. From Y'day:
      Colors of wind: Member- restricted: Couldn't access it.
      That VM: seriously too good! THANX.

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  28. Rambles last..

    Arnav and Khushi with Akash - again a bond wherein they work together to sort out issues plaguing both relationships? Also, in that picture, DM's Trishul was very evident. One prong NK, One prong, Akash, in the centre Arnav with a genda phool blunting the edge and the stem of the Trishul near Khushi.


    NK will be the guadrian angel -ever watchful and ever smiling at this family's happiness. Today ANjali finally took her first stepo towards DM after the fiasco in her life with her brother showing her the way.

    Arnav told her that she telling him everything will be a clause in a subsequent deal and Khushi in the precap mentions "SHould I tell Arnavji?"

    Hmm so what did happen between the nigh and the dawn? Did Arnav with Nani's permission propose to Khushi but they have to wait till ANjali gets better? Is that why Khushi si mollified to some exyent becasue she to some extent knows her position in the house? But still has not heard about him about her position in his heart?


    Or is it that she has been given a status in the hosue when she knows that Anjali is not paricularly fond of her for now.

    Arnav telling Anjali about her gift and his surprise, Is Anjali going to gift Arnav his jeejaji when he surprises her with wedding vows renewal with Khushi. With Shyam around, Khushi will never leave Arnav and Anjali open to his vile actions. Their protection will be her prime objective.

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    1. Sandy

      I felt very disconnected with yesterday episode like everyone else here. We can only assume things happened like Arnav could have proposed khushi or not.... They could have told buaji about shyam khulaasa at RM or not. He could have had more discussion/argument after the wednesday epi or not. He could have been questioned by Anji about the buaji's health lie after he came back that evening or not??? It's too much to assume.

      Given that the CVs have not bothered showing Arnav's thought process during KN track leading to ILU and then to hut scene what are the chances we will get a glimpse of what transpired during that night??? It's just too much to ASSUME.

      They just completely brushed that tense convo under the carpet yesterday. I feel let down after yesterday's epi. I don't want to keeping lOoking for minute details I eant them spelled out please.... Make it easier to get into the leads' heads please.

      Although I do agree that Anji is not hallucinating. It's not Anji calling Anji... It's Shyam (or middle man) calling Anji...

      I can almost feel more and more of 'ab hamare chotey hamare nahi rahe... and then one fine day she drops the bomb... Hum kaisey maan le ki jo khushiji kahe rahi hai wohi sach hai. Khushiji ne bahout baar jhoot bola hai aur ab toe chotey bhi humse jhoot bolne lage hai...
      Chotey might try to explain but Anji might think he is only doing this protect his wife....

      Okay i am going to stop thinking now... No point really!!! **sigh**

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      My reply to this comment got pushed below.

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  29. Dia - True true - and so is the Lucknowi in me! - A qurta and a sherwani are two very different things - how can people confuse the two!!!

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    1. Monu,

      I have that connection too...in fact one of the reasons i had interest in the serial apart from the obvious, my fascination for San...Jhappis for u!!

      Su, in fact, i wanted to point out that "hum" is singular in lucknow...so humare....LOL thats how its spoken..watch Khushi too...in fact, we are told in lucknow by elders...bakri ki tarah main mat bolo....lol

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    2. Rekha,

      "hum" is singular:
      I got that. You know I am a big Anji supporter. Even I don't like this 'high handed' hum- hamare when it comes to chhote. Why can't she just say "Chhote". After all, there is only one Chhote- so no confusion.

      Am I getting brain washed?
      Or am I slowly getting the truth?
      ... I really don't want to think Anji today. Had an over dose yesterday-on the blog and in the epi!

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    3. su,

      sweetie...i was mentioning that more as a lucknow way of speech...that why the LOL

      tho...i agree oflate her speeches have tended to make her sound more possessive by intent/design. (the operative word her is more). How much is too much is a matter of perception.

      in the past, they have shown her over-proctective of arnav...even then we commented that she mothers him too much

      but it did not seem to rankle becos he wasn't married but now that same thing seems odd to some becos normally people tend to step back a little in sibling relationships when there is a new bond like marriage..

      In fact, she did that too after marriage, i thot...but her own life has now taken a turn for the worse, she seems to be clingy for that reason...nothing really out of the ordinary if u accept that she is emo fragile

      Personally, i have no pref on how anji should turn out...make her whatever just justify her behaviour as per her character...thats all....

      why i can't be a anji sympathiser is i don't know her facts...if i did, i may view her more humanely.. I presume she had a hard time in the past and that hard time has re-visited her...tuf....but she also has the benefit of a supportive family which is a luxury in times of strife...so unless i get a glimpse of her past...i can only say she is still more fortunate than many. But i hold no paryicular opinions abt it

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    4. Mona- Rekha,
      Hugs!

      Hum bhi lucknowi :) There are so many references to Lucknowi lifestyle in the serial e.g. once mami mentioned about the 'Budh bazaar' which is a weekly haat held on wednesdays.

      Infact this is what drew me to this serial...otherwise neither I was aware of sanaya or MJMT being such a good serial...athough I used to like the chashmish girl in MJMT while swapping channels. To be frank I could not recognize that the actor playing Khushi is the same girl... Courtesy goes to R&R.

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    5. hey ananya....hugs to u too...

      in fact, i watched some forgettable serial (ab toh naam bhi yaad nahin) just becos they mentioned it is based in lucknow and after 10-15 epis i realised the only thing lucknowi about it was the image of the ghantaghar that they flashed at regular points of the serial.....hehehe

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    6. Rekha,
      I understood the lol part then too.
      Thanx.
      I am not worried much about Anji actually.
      She has not confused me yet, except for the blank calls and clandestine meetings.
      This hiding business- I don't like.

      I kind of expect that she WILL manipulate Chhote if she has to, but it will not be for her selfish gains.

      I am actually WONDERING why Shyam cannot be revealed to us.
      It is ODD. Are we missing something?

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  30. Rekha

    Saina lost semis... Meri koi shiddat true kyun nahi hoti.... :(

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    1. oh no i was so hoping our first gold would be reserved for her - never mind, she is a rocking dame, will get us a bronze inshallah!

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    2. Yes disappointed but she rocks yaar...today was not her best...as she said...she was thinking too hard....must be tuf...she was up against the world no 1..wang...

      I am sure she will get the bronze ...go for it Saina...

      I loved yesterday's P kashyap match as well...he is a very gud player....was impressed with his first game...he lost but played bravely....again was up against the best World no 2

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  31. lessons to be learnt -
    - ODB - no need to threaten OBD about breaking up Payash and ODG no need to worry about ODB breaking up Payash - they are stupid enough to do it themselves!!
    - The creepwa couple : one is blind to a fault the other a slime ball, yet they are together and nothing seems to break them up - ODC on the other hand are very much in love, are perfect for each other and are not snakewas yet always at loggerheads - reason - COMMUNICATION - the creepwa couple are still talking to each other!! and ODC never 'discuss' anything - learn bacchas learn from Sayani Di - talk to each other!!!

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    1. Mona
      Loved your post. It brought a smile after the gloomy episode. Thanks for bringing the smile back. That's why I love this blog. Always manages to bring a smile... The creepwa couple: one is blind to the fault and other is a slime ball.... ROFL....

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    2. hehe thanks UJ - i have vowed not to comment on anything serious till i can see sense in the track and ODC (the only people i am bothered about!) -so pray you dont have to jhaloo my nonsense (this kind!)for too long ;)

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  32. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POiw0zPs-n8&feature=relmfu

    I want this khushi back!!!! the one who would fight for her self esteem..the one who would break ASR by her mere words..I want her back!!!

    CVs..are you listening??

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    1. Madsie,

      'this' Khushi was not in love. So, I am not sure if the exact thing will happen.
      But I've been asking this Q for a long long time.
      What if this 'contract' ends like 'that' contract?

      I mean, the emotions may be the different, but it could end the same way- after all both are contracts that HE forced on her.

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    2. Yes, Su..that's all I meant.. that this contract should also start on his terms, but end on hers..leaving HIM with a sense of loss..

      I don't want the exact scene...but khushi fighting for her self esteem and her telling him exactly how much he has hurt her..

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  33. Shwetha: setbacks are only Godjee's way of saying u need to adjust, nothing more. Raaste par chal pade ho, to manzil par pahunch hi jaogi. *Hugs*............All Will Be Well........

    Btw, did you guys see/hear that Arnav/Anjali's Dadi is due to make an entry? We might get our blast from the past shiddat realised sooner rather than later.......maybe only a partial one........but coming through............also,with numerous comments about Babuji getting well, then his revealation of Shyam's kartoot should be coming up soon too.............

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    1. Aki here is the confirmation -

      http://www.india-forums.com/tellybuzz/buzzin-hot/12423-swati-chitnis-to-enter-iss-pyaar-ko-kya-naam-doon.htm#3832284

      I have NO idea where she will fit into the scheme of things, but looking forward to some change from weepy anjali and ofcourse a blast from the past!! :))

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    2. Thanks Mads, hope this finally is the blast from the past. But there has never been a mention their dadi even in the passing, has there? The only thing I can think is that either the siblings don't get in with dadi or the memory of the past is too painful to have kept any connection with dadi after chacha threw them out....

      Anyways i guess it's a welcome change. I'm sure Dia will be very happy if it indeed proves to be the start of blast from the past....

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    3. UJ, I too have a feeling that they don't get well with this dadi since it always reminds them of their dad.. also, then it is a given that nani disapproves of her..so I wonder what role she will play..

      btw, what does this say about shyam's comeback?? I see no connection! :S

      anyway, as the mantra is - wait and watch..

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  34. Late Kate that I am….
    Please let me write something down on Wednesday’s epi:

    1. Bitwa running his finger down biwi’s sexy wet neck: Was that a re-creation of the ‘Kasrat’ scene where bitiya gaped open mouthed at HH’s sexy wet look?

    2. This scene:

    K; “Hum gir gayein. Hum aapke saath Ghar nahi aa sakte. Hum apni Paier neeche zameen par bhi nahi rakh paa rahein hain.”

    -In future, Bitya will fall and be swept away under the strong current of accusations?

    Back to scene-
    Then ASR goes and hurts himself. She goes running to him and gets back into the ‘chot’ act:
    K: “Woh aap wahan gir gaye the iss liye hum daude chale aayein”:
    (Actually ASR had not ‘fallen’ yesterday, he had just hit his leg. She should’ve said ‘aapko chot lagi’, why ‘gir gaye’?)

    In future, ASR himself might have to face a lot of accusations (from whomever or something that he inflicts on himself to get her back) and Khushi will run to him; may be that is how they will get back together?

    3. Scene after K jumps in front of the car:
    ASR”Tumhe waapas laakar hi rehoonga, Khushi. Contract khatam hone se pehle”

    :K: “nahi aaongi, jab tak contract khatam nahi ho jaata TAB TAK waapas nahi aaongi”
    She implies that she will RETURN ONLY AFTER the contract is over. ???

    I think here she is saying that she will carry on with this act till the contract is over, and the real original Khushi will come back only after the deal is over.

    Does this mean she will play along and do whatever he says, she will be obedient, but in the end she will have ‘her way’?
    Is that what we are going to see now?

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    1. Nice decoding...makes a lot of sense...Su...liked it a lot...

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    2. Thanx, Rekha.
      It COULD happen, in the long run- may be in the next track.

      Right now the CVs are up to their old tricks- K might relent for a while. (after SBS). We might even get a heart to heart talk, which I was not expecting till now.
      They do this quite often.
      They might take a loop and come back to the same point and then take it up from there.
      Who knows?
      But I enjoy the way they are going about this track. Confusing, but there is something beautiful in every episode.

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  35. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsuWrO0zTns&feature=plcp

    today's SBS - watch at your own risk!! :))

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    1. now I know why there was only one scene for the CU and the precap.. they wanted to save this for today! :P

      but I still want my explanation CVs...of what passed the night before b/w them!!

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    2. Mona, 'CU' is the 'coming up' part that they always show before the ads..

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    3. Mads,
      MOst likely they will not show the night part.
      They are rushing thru the days almost 1 day per day to reach a dead line.

      I take it ASR would've returned home yesterday and picked her up in the morning. NO heart to heart talk yet, since both wouldn't even look each other in the eye in the rakhi epi.

      SBS seems like his way of saying sorry, starting with the pearl necklace. And she will be moved, does not mean everything is going to be fine.

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  36. UJ,

    The tenseness continued. It was just temporarily brushed aside for teh festival. Yes there was some disconnect but what happens b/w that ending and the couple entering will be eventually showed to us.

    Khushi speaking of buaji - either Arnav was annoyed she is still covering up to protect loved ones or it could have been surprise that she actually has started sticking to facts - Only the truth and No more games!

    Whether Khushi knew or not already we will know shortly. Also Khushi's first port of call was Di and she mentioned buaji too.

    The last bit you have written is true. And can youblame Anjali for it? She herself has abetted Khushi so many times in the past to am twist Arnav - manoing him for sangeet and so on. Arnav has always seen through and sine they were harmless they were brushed off. But examples for the younger ones have been set.
    Arnav when his "bas pehan liya Di" will add more fuel to the fire. It will be proof of something Khushi was able to make him do that she Anjali could not in so many years (hink about the going away on Ma's bday thing). So it will in her unbalanced mind all start adding upto Arnav distancing himself whereas it will be she herself who will push him away. I also found it ominous that she started Rakhi with NK and came to Arnav last - a reflection of her love for people at present? NK made her laugh, made Arnav wear sherwani for Di, Akash has not been coochie cooing Payal and seems to be mourning with Di and lastly she cmes to chotey who has seems to have been playing truant.

    Yday was quite on the face. The confusion this past week aslo has been because they have been weaving the past into the current storyline.

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    1. Sandy,
      "bas pehan liya Di" will add more fuel to the fire:
      That was my first thought too. Really hoping she does not get to know it was K's idea.

      The order of tying Rakhi: I felt it was starting with the youngest and also saving the best for the last!

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    2. I do realise the tensed moments are not near over yet... It's just the beginning of what is to come. I would have preferred RB woven into the story rather than making it a standalone aloof episode with connect to the present.

      On rakhi tying, did anji not tie rakhi to Akash first last year as well and saved arnav's for last. I might be wrong but that's what I remember of it. She is least close to NK so NK goes first, then to Akash so Akash goes next and closest to 'hamare chotey' so chotey goes last....

      Last year khushi made laddoos - mithas. She helped find Anji and bring their smiles back...
      This year she got arnav to wear tradition attire and helped with decorations and stuff so again brining smile to bro-sis....

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    3. anji will surely come to know its K's idea..why will the Cvs let go of a golden opp to create an MU?

      this nk might blurt it out to anji out of the gudness of his heart...

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  37. from a post on IF ... about DB/Anjali -

    "I don't mean to be rude but everything about her irritates me these days. I don't think the character is being portrayed very well these days. I don't know if its the writers or the actress or maybe its me...but something is definitely getting lost in translation. Tis is a pregnant woman whose husband just got thrown out...but why do I feel like giving her a tight slap every time she comes on screen? I know that can't be the right reaction."

    EXACTLY my sentiments... I KNOW this cannot be the right reaction, too.. it is too inhuman, but alas, that's how I feel these days!!!

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  38. http://www.india-forums.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3129192

    nice post... lovely connection!!! :))) dadi's entry would make some sense too now.. :)

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