Tuesday 23rd July
A fairly serious episode today on the whole ... drama and tension nicely balanced with a few light moments, but shape of things to come further laid out ...
And the precap promises another drama ... this PH seems to specialise in leaving us hanging on the edge for the next day ...
Chhanchhan's drama - for that's what it proved to be - about doing the asthi visarjan did the trick ... it melted Dadaji's frozen grief and he did what the doctor had prescribed ... he cried
It was a very nicely done scene ... Dadaji's dialogues were really touching ... his grief was heartfelt and deeply moving ... the whole scene was very moving and beautiful, with the talk about holding on to the memories. Since today was my dad's birthday, I found it even more so.
Babuji is delighted to see Dadaji finally let go and cry ... and the entire family is happy.
Chhanchhan produces the real kalash ... and requests Dadaji to finally let go the physical remains of his wife, because her memories are with him and will always remain so ... Dadaji agrees and the family prepares for the immersion of the ashes.
The acting by Arvind Vaidya as Dadaji was excellent, with Sanaya lending great support ... as usual, so good in the emotional scenes ... here she was the strong support and I loved her character and acting both.
During the preparations for the immersion, the children upset water over an important document belonging to Mukut ... goes unnoticed by Kaumudi.
Puja over, the kalash is prepared for the immersion, and Dadaji stops Umaben from laying the garland ... since Chhanchhan is responsible for his change of heart, she gets to lay the garland. And Matilal, the son, will do the immersion.
Manav is impressed by his mother's ready acceptance of Chhanchhan's elevated status ... and tells Chhanchhan so. He's still most upset that Chhanchhan accused his mother of wanting to break their marriage.
Immersion over, Dadaji is in a very amiable frame of mind, and allows PuchPuch not only permanent residence in the house, but also free access inside the house. He apparently was a dog lover in his distant childhood. Chhanchhan demurs because Mummyji won't like it, and Manthan might take up permanent residence on the sofa
... but Dadji has decreed so and so it will be. Much to Chhanchhan's delight! Umaben also agrees very gracefully. Babuji is not very happy but has to agree too - no one can go against Dadaji!
So Dadaji is won over by Chhanchhan completely .. and moreover he just had a makeover and is now a jolly old man!
Now where is that pooch?!
Manav gives Chhanchhan an "I told you so" look and walks off. Umaben gloats. There is trouble in paradise!
More trouble in not-so-paradise ... Mukut discovers the spoiled papers and yells at Kaumudi in front of the other three bahus ... much to Chhanchhan's disapproval. Apparently he feels Kaumudi is only good for shedding tears and cooking meals ... she does nothing else.
With a family of ten to feed, that itself is pretty much a full time job, I would think ...
The Mukut-Kaumudi problems are surfacing more and more ...
The three other bahus feel bad for Kaumudi, Chhanchhan feels Mukut bhai should take better care of his papers himself if they're so important ... Sanjana tells her that it wouldn't make a difference, because Mukut bhai always yells at Kaumudi anyway. And Kaumudi tells Chhanchhan why her marriage is so different ... unsaid are the words that everything Manav and Chhanchhan have, Mukut and Kaumudi still don't, after so many years of marriage.
Poor Kaumudi!
Again a nice scene ... especially with the words left unsaid ...
Back in ChhanMan bedroom ... the tense ChhanMan scenes are becoming my favorite part of the episode ... both actors do them so well.
Manav thanks Chhanchhan with a red rose
for restoring their old Dadaji ... Chhanchhan wants her old Manav restored too. He asks her to accept his mother ... she says she will try.
Both know the other is still sticking to their own point of view ... but they can't stop talking to each other for too long. The lines of communication start opening again ... slowly, tentatively ... Manav was disappointed that Chhanchhan did not accept Umaben with open arms ...
But Chhanchhan is not convinced at all about Umaben ... and this time she will only say something when she has proof.
And next morning, Chhanchhan thinks she is getting somewhere ... a courier with a bill for two kadas ... which have already been delivered elsewhere. CC wonders ... are these the kadas Sonali was wearing?
Precap ... Chhanchhan leaving the house? Now what is she up to?!
Can bet Umaben will slide out of this again ... will that worsen the ChhanMan relationship further?
A fairly serious episode today on the whole ... drama and tension nicely balanced with a few light moments, but shape of things to come further laid out ...
And the precap promises another drama ... this PH seems to specialise in leaving us hanging on the edge for the next day ...
Chhanchhan's drama - for that's what it proved to be - about doing the asthi visarjan did the trick ... it melted Dadaji's frozen grief and he did what the doctor had prescribed ... he cried
It was a very nicely done scene ... Dadaji's dialogues were really touching ... his grief was heartfelt and deeply moving ... the whole scene was very moving and beautiful, with the talk about holding on to the memories. Since today was my dad's birthday, I found it even more so.
Babuji is delighted to see Dadaji finally let go and cry ... and the entire family is happy.
Chhanchhan produces the real kalash ... and requests Dadaji to finally let go the physical remains of his wife, because her memories are with him and will always remain so ... Dadaji agrees and the family prepares for the immersion of the ashes.
The acting by Arvind Vaidya as Dadaji was excellent, with Sanaya lending great support ... as usual, so good in the emotional scenes ... here she was the strong support and I loved her character and acting both.
During the preparations for the immersion, the children upset water over an important document belonging to Mukut ... goes unnoticed by Kaumudi.
Puja over, the kalash is prepared for the immersion, and Dadaji stops Umaben from laying the garland ... since Chhanchhan is responsible for his change of heart, she gets to lay the garland. And Matilal, the son, will do the immersion.
Manav is impressed by his mother's ready acceptance of Chhanchhan's elevated status ... and tells Chhanchhan so. He's still most upset that Chhanchhan accused his mother of wanting to break their marriage.
Immersion over, Dadaji is in a very amiable frame of mind, and allows PuchPuch not only permanent residence in the house, but also free access inside the house. He apparently was a dog lover in his distant childhood. Chhanchhan demurs because Mummyji won't like it, and Manthan might take up permanent residence on the sofa
... but Dadji has decreed so and so it will be. Much to Chhanchhan's delight! Umaben also agrees very gracefully. Babuji is not very happy but has to agree too - no one can go against Dadaji!So Dadaji is won over by Chhanchhan completely .. and moreover he just had a makeover and is now a jolly old man!
Now where is that pooch?!
Manav gives Chhanchhan an "I told you so" look and walks off. Umaben gloats. There is trouble in paradise!
More trouble in not-so-paradise ... Mukut discovers the spoiled papers and yells at Kaumudi in front of the other three bahus ... much to Chhanchhan's disapproval. Apparently he feels Kaumudi is only good for shedding tears and cooking meals ... she does nothing else.
With a family of ten to feed, that itself is pretty much a full time job, I would think ...
The Mukut-Kaumudi problems are surfacing more and more ...
The three other bahus feel bad for Kaumudi, Chhanchhan feels Mukut bhai should take better care of his papers himself if they're so important ... Sanjana tells her that it wouldn't make a difference, because Mukut bhai always yells at Kaumudi anyway. And Kaumudi tells Chhanchhan why her marriage is so different ... unsaid are the words that everything Manav and Chhanchhan have, Mukut and Kaumudi still don't, after so many years of marriage.
Poor Kaumudi!
Again a nice scene ... especially with the words left unsaid ...
Back in ChhanMan bedroom ... the tense ChhanMan scenes are becoming my favorite part of the episode ... both actors do them so well.
Manav thanks Chhanchhan with a red rose
for restoring their old Dadaji ... Chhanchhan wants her old Manav restored too. He asks her to accept his mother ... she says she will try.Both know the other is still sticking to their own point of view ... but they can't stop talking to each other for too long. The lines of communication start opening again ... slowly, tentatively ... Manav was disappointed that Chhanchhan did not accept Umaben with open arms ...
But Chhanchhan is not convinced at all about Umaben ... and this time she will only say something when she has proof.
And next morning, Chhanchhan thinks she is getting somewhere ... a courier with a bill for two kadas ... which have already been delivered elsewhere. CC wonders ... are these the kadas Sonali was wearing?
Precap ... Chhanchhan leaving the house? Now what is she up to?!
Can bet Umaben will slide out of this again ... will that worsen the ChhanMan relationship further?
Dia, Loved your analysis. There days it seems like all I wait for is the precaps. :)
ReplyDeleteWatching the precap, it made me feel like CC was walking out on purpose. Almost like she wanted to force the game into the open. With her gone, UB will drop her guard and show her true colors.
Let's see how this plays out. I have a feeling Sonali is a wildcard here. She may turn sides and join Team CC. Perhaps CC in her 'trace the kangan' game will land up talking to Sonali again?
The cv's are good here ... they leave us hanging every single day on the precap! If you're watching the show, you will definitely tune in the next day to find out what's going to happen!
DeleteWonder what exactly CC is up to ... she said she would not tell Manav anything more till she had proof. Did that bill have all the proof she needed? Or is this about something else completely?
I also feel Sonali will not be Umaben's pawn. She might be another thinking girl, who will use her own brains to figure out what's happening and join Team CC eventually. After all, which girl of today would like to marry a man who is in love with another woman?
Another good episode. My favorite scenes were the Dadaji-Kalash one and ChanMan ones. Anuj and Sanaya are doing really well. Arvindji was also very good.
ReplyDeleteMy guess, Chhanchhan is enacting a walk out and Manav is clueless. Hope the plan does not backfire on Chhanchhan.
BTW, Mukut-Kaumudi track is building up very well. Will we know more about Sonali this week?
-U
Uma,
DeleteIs Chhanchhan enacting a walkout to look for Umaben's reactions? Or show Manav Umaben's real feelings about her? I'm also worried whether this will backfire on her ... on the other hand, she might be doing something for Mukut-Kaumudi. Am confused ... will have to wait for tonight!
I am really liking the ChhanMan tension scenes ... they are more subtly written than the rest, and both Sanaya and Anuj are doing them very well. They have alot of hidden undertones ... their fights are subtle, with more left unspoken than said out in words ... nice! There is a maturity in their fights which is not often seen on TV - I last saw something like this in Astitva. Hope it stays this way.
My guess could be wrong but I think ChanMan may have another disagreement and Chhanchhan takes this an opportunity to stage a walk out to see how UB reacts or Chhanchhan figures out UB wants her out, so she plays it out to see what follows.
DeleteAfter what happened between ChanMan, I don't think Manav will join in this charade...plus will he agree for a drama in front of the whole family? Chhanchhan also decided she won't share her feelings with Manav until she has proof... If it is for Mukut-Kaumudi's benefit, how will Chhanchhan's walk out help?
Either way I am glad the creatives are keeping the audience interest alive, they need to hook viewers and I hope these current tracks will do the needful and TRP increases.
Another question is once Chhanchhan gets to the bottom of this mystery, how will be her relationship with UB? Will she tell Manav? If ChanMan do not walk out of Borisagar house, what will stop them? Will the rest of the family find out about UB?
Questions galore...and I am enjoying it.
-U
I have no answers to any of your questions ... and I am enjoying it too!! :)))
DeleteTo the last question ... there has been only one serial that I have watched where the son and DIL have actually left the parents' home and set up house on their own - Astitva again. I wonder if Chhanchhan will show something so radical - radical for Indian telly, that is.
Can't wait for tonight's episode!
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x128gtj_saas-bahu-aur-betiyan-aaj-tak-24th-july-2013-video-watch-pt2_shortfilms#.Ue-5u43I3oZ
ReplyDeleteCute segment of Sanaya Anuj at Gold Awards with Nakul from Pyaar ka Dard Hai - I didn't know he and Sanaya knew each other - from modelling days apparently!
And with Riddhi Rakesh ... friends fro IPK days because of Akshay Dogra ... he is Riddhi's brother, and San and Riddhi apparently get along well too!