28/8 - Epi 329 ... Connections, Old and New

Tuesday 29th August

Shyam in fake moustache, fools around with some electrical connections for some nefarious purpose.

NK discovers wire leading to nowhere, he and Arnav investigate, VLR cuts the camera connection just in time and has to remove one of his cctv cameras.

Garima and Buaji discuss old connections … and connections of the heart. How Garima looked after two motherless girls as her own and never let them feel the absence of their own mothers. One her niece, one her husband’s child from his first wife. And Garima decides that old connections cannot be allowed to overshadow the new … she will beg Dadi’s forgiveness if she has to, but she will ensure her daughters’ future is secure.

Shyam sets up more electrical connections … preparing for a short circuit? And then disappears … Arnav follows him into Anjali’s room … where Shyam sticks a yellow box under Anjali’s bed and then disappears again.

Anjali clutches her suddenly obvious baby bump as though scared the cushion will fall unless she holds on to it. Anjali/Daljeet … acting pregnant is not only about wearing a baby bump, it’s also about waddling rather than walking and generally looking pregnant. And Arnav gets the security tightened on the workers, although it’s a bit like locking the stable door after the horse has bolted.

Garima, Buaji and Khushi arrive, greeted by Nani, Mami and Payal … finally the correct protocol. 

Khushi looking drop dead gorgeous in lehnga and barely there choli. Payal, Garima and Buaji all looking good too, liked their saris. Mami is as garish as ever, and extra overloaded with jewelry. Buaji makes it a point to announce that Garima wants to meet Dadi.

Khushi looking for Arnav … aww. :"> And after ages, the gust of wind and dil ka connection … Rabba ve … as they sense each other’s presence, Arnav halfway up the stairs with NK, stops … just in time to see Khushi enter … an eyelock which goes on and on, which they are not bothered to hide any more, let the world watch, they only have eyes for each other, and are perfectly happy that way. As NK asks, how did you know she was here, and Khushi answers for Arnav … ‘bas, pata chal jaata hai.’ We just know.

And a little teasing by Arnav of his gorgeous biwi … ears, nose, cheeks, till she is flustered again … is she looking all right? What is he trying to tell her/ and as he disappears with a grin, she has to check worriedly with Payal …  am I looking all right? He was trying to tell me something …

Payal reassures her, and Khushi is relieved … :)

Dadi settles an overloaded Anjali … omg, what was she wearing? About 60 kilos of gold in jewelry … flowers in her hair … hello, Anjali is not the bride-to-be … she is only the mother-to-be … we have a real bride here, who is much more simply dressed in comparison. 

And a missed connection with Dadi and Garima. :-o

NK-Arnav-Akash bromance was cute!:)

Dadi wants damaadji at god bharayi … so did Anjali … well, sweeties, everyone can’t have everything they want all the time, now can they? Especially when you want such nasty things …

And another missed connection between Dadi and Garima … :-o

Cute ArHi phone call … Arnav oviously getting bored with bromance, he wants the real thing … so he calls Khushi. Again cute the way way Khushi sees his call, and starts talking immediately, no hello hi, just complaining about his teasing … which he carries on … won’t you do pehle aap, pehle aap …

So Khushi gets her back by handing the phone to NK, Arnav recovers swiftly by handing the phone to NK … another cross connection between NK and Buaji … dude, it’s some girl for you :))

Raizadas have the worst friends and neighbours … as Anjali sits clutching her cushion … sorry, baby :)) … and the god bharayi gets under way, neighbours all gossip about missing damaadji … and Dadi takes the opportunity to rub her point in to Nani … I told you Damaadji should be here, call him right now.

Why are the Raizada ladies never ready with some answer for their guests? First with La, then with Khushi’s munh dikhayi, and now again. And there was one episode with some pooja in the middle when again Shyam’s absence was remarked upon … If you’re going to have a god bharayi for a pregnant woman, it’s obvious her husband will be expected at the function, so have some answer ready, instead of looking gobsmacked and helpless! 

And as Khushi disappears to get water for a distressed Anjali, Arnav overhears Dadi tell Nani to get Shyam back, and he instantlymakes it very clear that Shyam will never be allowed back into the house.

Precap … Arnav tells Dadi that they have barely recovered from what happened fourteen years ago, and Shyam repeated the same mistake and deceived Di and the entire family … a horrified Garima overhears.

So will the mehndi for Khushi even take place at all? Or will the Arnav-Dadi showdown happen and then they all calmly carry on with the mehndi ... as Garima decides again to disappear and let the wedding take place before she confronts Dadi?