Friday 28th February
All the players moving into position ... the scent of danger in the air.
Paro completes the jhaanki without any obvious hiccups. No one sees her, no one tries to murder her.
But if looks could kill, Laila would be serving jail for Paro's murder by now ... for sure.
Mohini is disappointed that no one has recognised Paro ... so another try ... a general invitation to a sangeet in the evening ... she invites everyone, their neighbours and their extended families ... just so that someone will recognise Paro and call off the wedding. Mohini is getting desperate.
PaRud face off ... he blows up, tries to convince her about the truth ... Paro refuses to believe a single word. She went around the entire village, he claimed people were out to kill her ... nothing happened to her. He is lying ... about everything.
Rudra tells her that even her husband was trying to kill her ... and he saved her ... Paro scorns his statement.
Finally he gives up ... she will see the danger herself one day, and then only will she believe him, but it just might be too late.
He's right, of course ... but sometimes, being right is not enough. He needs proof, and he doesn't have it.
It seems that Rudra has decided that Paro is pretty much innocent, though ... but then why is he not calling off the marriage?
Preparations in full swing in the haveli for the sangeet ... Sumer wonders why ... and is told in no uncertain terms ... it's an identification parade, stupid! When Lord Brahma was handing out brains, where were you ... washing pajamas?!
Kakisa gets the best oneliners!
Samrat banna is a chupa Rustom ... booze organised for the men in double quick time.
Thakur's men grumble that they couldn't see the dulhan, and decide they need to try again.
Thakurain is getting more and more restless ... first a phone call to Danveer ... then she decides she will attend the sangeet herself.
Rudra warns Dilsher not to drink. Another one who ignores what Rudra says.
Paro ... Sanaya looking like a million bucks in a sea green lenhnga and large cut polki jewelry ... decides she's had enough, and won't go downstairs for her sangeet. Unconsciously obeying Rudra's diktat.
The men get drunk. All except Rudra. Who is keeping a close watch out for Paro ... and genuinely seems concerned when Sunehri says she's not well.
Thakur's man enters in disguise and starts hunting for Paro.
Rudra on the lookout for strangers in a haveli full of them.
Thakurain narrowly misses seeing Rudra.
Special mention to the costume designer and the set designer today ... the haveli was beautifully decorated .. and all the costumes were brilliant.
Sanaya looked like a fairy princess, Maithili looked lovely, Sunehri was cute, and Mohini's outfit and jewelry was very, very traditional and elegant. The men were all very well turned out too. Ummm ... except for Rudra's blinding mirror jacket.
Scene of the Day ... the PaRud faceoff ... Rudra's frustrated helpless anger comes up against the blank wall of Paro's stubbornly blind disbelief ... the righteous one is on the wrong side, and someone is going to get hurt in the attempt to convince her of the truth.
Posting here because I loved this lehnga and Sanaya's look. Will post more pics as I get them
All the players moving into position ... the scent of danger in the air.
Paro completes the jhaanki without any obvious hiccups. No one sees her, no one tries to murder her.
But if looks could kill, Laila would be serving jail for Paro's murder by now ... for sure.
Mohini is disappointed that no one has recognised Paro ... so another try ... a general invitation to a sangeet in the evening ... she invites everyone, their neighbours and their extended families ... just so that someone will recognise Paro and call off the wedding. Mohini is getting desperate.
PaRud face off ... he blows up, tries to convince her about the truth ... Paro refuses to believe a single word. She went around the entire village, he claimed people were out to kill her ... nothing happened to her. He is lying ... about everything.
Rudra tells her that even her husband was trying to kill her ... and he saved her ... Paro scorns his statement.
Finally he gives up ... she will see the danger herself one day, and then only will she believe him, but it just might be too late.
He's right, of course ... but sometimes, being right is not enough. He needs proof, and he doesn't have it.
It seems that Rudra has decided that Paro is pretty much innocent, though ... but then why is he not calling off the marriage?
Preparations in full swing in the haveli for the sangeet ... Sumer wonders why ... and is told in no uncertain terms ... it's an identification parade, stupid! When Lord Brahma was handing out brains, where were you ... washing pajamas?!
Kakisa gets the best oneliners!
Samrat banna is a chupa Rustom ... booze organised for the men in double quick time.
Thakur's men grumble that they couldn't see the dulhan, and decide they need to try again.
Thakurain is getting more and more restless ... first a phone call to Danveer ... then she decides she will attend the sangeet herself.
Rudra warns Dilsher not to drink. Another one who ignores what Rudra says.
Paro ... Sanaya looking like a million bucks in a sea green lenhnga and large cut polki jewelry ... decides she's had enough, and won't go downstairs for her sangeet. Unconsciously obeying Rudra's diktat.
The men get drunk. All except Rudra. Who is keeping a close watch out for Paro ... and genuinely seems concerned when Sunehri says she's not well.
Thakur's man enters in disguise and starts hunting for Paro.
Rudra on the lookout for strangers in a haveli full of them.
Thakurain narrowly misses seeing Rudra.
Special mention to the costume designer and the set designer today ... the haveli was beautifully decorated .. and all the costumes were brilliant.
Sanaya looked like a fairy princess, Maithili looked lovely, Sunehri was cute, and Mohini's outfit and jewelry was very, very traditional and elegant. The men were all very well turned out too. Ummm ... except for Rudra's blinding mirror jacket.
Scene of the Day ... the PaRud faceoff ... Rudra's frustrated helpless anger comes up against the blank wall of Paro's stubbornly blind disbelief ... the righteous one is on the wrong side, and someone is going to get hurt in the attempt to convince her of the truth.
Posting here because I loved this lehnga and Sanaya's look. Will post more pics as I get them
Hi Dia,
ReplyDeleteTwo months are up and next week RR completes 50 episodes. Despite all the ups and downs, the show has given us quite a story and every cast member has done justice to their role so far.
I enjoyed the maha episode despite a bit of dragging hear and there because it brought all the principal characters into the picture and we are heading towards a major dramatic point in the story which could change many equations.
Sanaya looked STUNNING and other actors and their costumes looked very nice. The set looks beautiful too all decked up. Camera work is still among the best in TV serials. TRPs are moving in the right direction but hoping for a bigger jump next week.
-U
Uma,
DeleteTwo months ... a decent start ... I would have liked higher TRPs by this time, but so far the trend is upwards, slow and steady, so just keeping fingers crossed it continues in the same direction. Rangrasiya is a very different show, as promised, and the presentation is still excellent. I was going through a post in the main forum which was debating which of the family characters could die in the wedding shootout, and I realised that despite all their idiosyncracies, I don't want any of them to die ... they have all endeared themselves to me and are all pretty loveable. Except for Mohini kaaki, of course, but she's not going anywhere! :) And they all have a role to play, even the silly Sunehri.
Next week we will celebrate 50 episodes, and I hope we can also celebrate a TRP rise. There should be some major dhamakas soon ... I think the sangeet will be a series of hits and misses, because in ALL soaps, the major drama only happens on the wedding day, at the wedding mandap! But the sangeet proceedings will lighten up the show and be fun to watch ... the clothes and the sets are simply beautiful, and Sanaya's stylist has outdone herself this time, in styling Sanaya for the sangeet. It will be such a waste if she doesn't go down at all!
I think we're gearing up for some major action soon ... the secret of Rudra's mother has been disclosed rather quickly, which means that is not the main story, there is lots more to come.
Did I mention how STUNNING Sanaya is looking in the green lehnga? I can't get over her looks! Need to post some pics in the main post.