Monday 28th August
Adhiraj's meeting with Anami ... she hits him ...
His interrogation ... skeletons tumbling out ... or maybe not ... as Baldev says, everyone knows everything anyway.
I liked the way he said it ... he is Narottam's najaayaz baap.
His bitterness shows clearly.
Narottam is sly.
Avdhoot tries pull ... not going to work with Adhiraj.
Pujan tries to run to meet his police contact ... but comes back quietly ... did he meet the corrupt guy or not?
Adhiraj asked Satrupa ... why give away the daughter? Why not the son?
Before she can answer, Anami interjects. Pity ... would have been interesting to hear that answer.
Anami refused to eat for two days ... Satrupa is shocked to hear that from Punam, the bodyguard. She and Damo bring Anami food as she sleeps on her rock out in the garden. Anami, of course, refuses it ... eat something brought by her enemy? Satrupa anticipated much the same.
Tuesday 29th August
Beautiful episode
Anami has refused to eat ... Satrupa leaves the plate beside her ... but stands watchfully with Damo by her side on the balcony, watching her wilful cub ... will she give in to hunger?
Momentary worry shows on Satrupa's usually impassive face ... maternal worry that is usually well masked.
Satrupa is a very interesting character. Anami's open rebellion is easy to explain ... she is clear, transparent. Satrupa doesn't allow normal maternal emotions to show ... how does she feel about this daughter? She knows the child is hers ... she knows she gave her away, for reasons she felt justifiable ... but she shows no softness on bringing her back, no maternal warmth to try to win Anami over. Is that because she is just built that way? But no ... she was warm and openly loving with Vatsalya. Or is it that she knows that will be taken as a sign of weakness by this young girl, who is more her reflection than her son ever was?
Damo says the same ... Anami is your childhood. Satrupa thinks she is even stronger. But her worry shows on her face ... slight hope as Anami gets up with hunger pangs and stares at the food ... a small victory smile as Anami reaches out ... to be replaced with disappointment ... and a feeling of inevitability, as Anami ties her dupatta firmly around her waits ... no, she's not going to give in so soon.
And Anami remembers her pagli panditayan ... her mother ... her love ... her scoldings .. and how she coaxed her to eat when Anami went on hunger strike ...
Anami steals inside the Mahal for water ... narrow escape for Narottam as he steals outside ... with his dupatta, he sheds his effeminate demeanor too. On with leather jacket and helmet,and off he goes.
Anami-Dadi ...and Anami finds her first sympathiser in the Mahal ... as Dadi is unwillingly reminded of Vatsalya in Anami. Beautiful scene.
Adhiraj-sister ... the first glimmers of Adhiraj's history with Laal Mahal ... he lost his mother to the Mahal ... is his mother Damo? Or Sudha? or someone else entirely?
Satrupa watched Anami with a small fond smile ... let anyone do anything, I don't care.
Pujan instigating Dadaji again ... Satrupa challenges him ... but Baldev steps in, he's had enough. Satrupa and her daughter have to leave the Mahal ... otherwise he will leave.
Dadi is not happy at the turn of events.
30th August Wednesday
The lioness fights for her cub ...and then fights with her cub :)
Satrupa finds a surprising ally in Dadi ... who sees Vatsalya's touch in Anami ... otherwise Pujan almost succeeded today in throwing her and Anami out.
Where is Anami when all these major battles are going on?
So Satrupa was married to Baldev by deceit .. she did notknow he was already father to an illegitimate son, Narottam. neither did he, nor did his father, let Satrupa know. No wonder she feels cheated. And she has given her hard work, her blood, sweat and tears to the family, the company ... but she is not related by blood ... so she can be thrown out. The unfairness reeks.
Satrupa cries for Vatsalya ... he felt jailed, caged inside Laal Mahal ... was Satrupa his jailor? Is Baldev right when he accuses her of being power hungry?
Dadi worries for the fasting Anami ... as does Satrupa ... its the third day today. How long will Anami last?
Dadi tells Dada ... or tries to ... of the connect she feels between Anami and Vatsalya ... but Vikram doesn't want to hear it. Satrupa is the villain in this ... and he wants to keep it that way.
Anami tries another tamasha ... this time Satrupa is more than a match for her. No bathing in the servants quarters. And Anami's words sting ... but Satrupa is used to being branded cunning, manipulative, power hungry ... not by a flicker does she show if it hurts.
Satrupa carries a tea tray up to Baldev ... I was wondering why Satrupa was carrying tea, and for whom ... the next scene explained it. Another showdown between Baldev and Satrupa ... she tries to convince him that Anami is his daughter ... but Baldev is not ready to believe her. He is hurting too much for his beloved son, he is not ready to see anyone in his place ... least of a ready made convenient 'fake' daughter. It's all power play by Satrupa ...how could she be so power hungry that she forgot her recently deceased son in her quest for power?!
So Baldev and Satrupa were estranged for a long time ... not only because of Narottam, but other reasons as well?
Precap is exciting ... Dadi combing Anami's hair ... Adhiraj in Benaras ... Satrupa wants a DNA test through CBI ...
Thursday 31st August
Anami has to have a bath in her own bathroom ... which she finds most confusing! Faucets and showers score the first victory over Anami in Lal Mahal ... much to Poonam's ... and her own amusement.
Adhirajin Benaras ... trying to track the Pandits ... and keeping an eye on Satrupa and Anami. He is convinced that Satrupa is lying about Anami.
Satrupa sees that all family members have decided not to have joint family breakfast ... after Anami's tamasha yesterday, not really surprising.
Pujan takes the opportunity to take a few jibes ... accusing her of buying an heir ... Satrupa can give as good as she gets ... but he gives her the idea of proving Anami's parentage.
Lol ... Pujan claims he was prepared to 'sacrifice' his son ... really?!
Satrupa ... 'hum sochte nahin, karte hain ... aur jo karte hain, danke ki chor par karte hain.'
Loved the play of expressions on Satrupa's face when Pujan gives the jibes about proving parentage ... Narayani Shastri is a really good actress ... you could see the exact moment the idea about DNA testing clicked into her brain.
Fortunately, Satrupa is a woman of great good sense ... definitely sensible enough not to declare aloud to Pujan that she will prove Anami's parentage. As she says ... she doesn't talk ... she acts.
Lol ... Pujan is hoping to sell his son this time around ... after all, when Anami is pronounced false, the family will need an heir again ... his son, of course.
Dadi's worry about Anami fasting continues ... so she tries some trickery ... maintaining her indifferent facade. Prasad for the devout Shiv bhakt Anami ...
Anami allows her to comb her hair as repayment for the first aid for the twisted ankle ... but sees through the prasad trick ... lipstick and teeka are very different! And for a pandit's daughter, even more so! Dadi is the next one (after Satrupa) to see how sharp Anami is ... it's not easy to fool her.
Always sweet to see Pandit family flashbacks ... and Dadi again feels Vatsalya's touch in Anami.
Satrupa discusses with her lawyer about doing a DNA test to prove Anami's parentage ... but the CBI needs to give approval for the test.
Anami trying her troublesome teenager ... make that two year old ... tantrums again ... to disturb Satrupa ... her antics are getting more and more childish as she tries to push Satrupa to breaking point. Maybe she also sees her own reflection in Satrupa, and realises nothing is really going to work ... so her shenanigans are getting more immature!
Loved the way one look from Satrupa and the kids ran for their lives ... of course not Anami ... she continued her song (I use the word loosely!) ... and unknowingly showed her unconscious acceptance of Satrupa as her mother. Only children who are completely confident about their position with their parents, can take such liberties. Though of course Anami is still doing it for a different reason ... but the growing immaturity of her actions shows her weakening stance.
Did not understand why CBI needs to give approval for the DNA test ... surely it should be a family matter? One explanation - the CBI is now investigating Vatsalya's death not just as an isolated murder, but also with the implications on Royal Steel, which is a big business with its attendant shareholders and board members. All of them have to be appraised and satisfied with the appointment of the new heir. Adhiraj suspects Satrupa of getting in a 'fake heir ... that actually doesn't make sense if he includes her as suspect in Vatsalya's death ... Vatsalya was firmly under Satrupa's thumb, so she had absolutely no motive to get him killed. But if seen in the context that Vatsalya's death may have been an accident, or a murder by persons unknown ... but Satrupa, while devastated by his death, took the opportunity to get in a 'fake heir' to prevent RS going to Avdhoot, and to ensure that the control of RS remained in her hands. So while she is not ... or should not be ... a suspect in Vatsalya's urder investigation, she could be committing fraud by bringing in Anami. And Anami and her parents, the Pandits, would of course be complicit in the fraud ... either by knowing about Royal Steel ... or just being guilty of selling their daughter to Satrupa.
Which is what Adhiraj is trying to get them to confess ... he was most obnoxious with the Pandits, and I will be very happy to see his face when he realises he was completely wrong about them!
So Satrupa tries to get in touch with Adhiraj to authorise the DNA test ... and overhears something interesting ... Adhiraj is in Benaras. What is he doing there?
Investigating the Pandits ... that's what. And if the Pandits give in to familial love for the their daughter, and use the CBI to give a wrong statement to get their daughter back, Satrupa is in trouble.
However, Murari Pandit only tells the truth ... however difficult it might be for him and his family. And Adhiraj is out to make it very difficult for him!
Adhiraj's meeting with Anami ... she hits him ...
His interrogation ... skeletons tumbling out ... or maybe not ... as Baldev says, everyone knows everything anyway.
I liked the way he said it ... he is Narottam's najaayaz baap.
His bitterness shows clearly.
Narottam is sly.
Avdhoot tries pull ... not going to work with Adhiraj.
Pujan tries to run to meet his police contact ... but comes back quietly ... did he meet the corrupt guy or not?
Adhiraj asked Satrupa ... why give away the daughter? Why not the son?
Before she can answer, Anami interjects. Pity ... would have been interesting to hear that answer.
Anami refused to eat for two days ... Satrupa is shocked to hear that from Punam, the bodyguard. She and Damo bring Anami food as she sleeps on her rock out in the garden. Anami, of course, refuses it ... eat something brought by her enemy? Satrupa anticipated much the same.
Tuesday 29th August
Beautiful episode
Anami has refused to eat ... Satrupa leaves the plate beside her ... but stands watchfully with Damo by her side on the balcony, watching her wilful cub ... will she give in to hunger?
Momentary worry shows on Satrupa's usually impassive face ... maternal worry that is usually well masked.
Satrupa is a very interesting character. Anami's open rebellion is easy to explain ... she is clear, transparent. Satrupa doesn't allow normal maternal emotions to show ... how does she feel about this daughter? She knows the child is hers ... she knows she gave her away, for reasons she felt justifiable ... but she shows no softness on bringing her back, no maternal warmth to try to win Anami over. Is that because she is just built that way? But no ... she was warm and openly loving with Vatsalya. Or is it that she knows that will be taken as a sign of weakness by this young girl, who is more her reflection than her son ever was?
Damo says the same ... Anami is your childhood. Satrupa thinks she is even stronger. But her worry shows on her face ... slight hope as Anami gets up with hunger pangs and stares at the food ... a small victory smile as Anami reaches out ... to be replaced with disappointment ... and a feeling of inevitability, as Anami ties her dupatta firmly around her waits ... no, she's not going to give in so soon.
And Anami remembers her pagli panditayan ... her mother ... her love ... her scoldings .. and how she coaxed her to eat when Anami went on hunger strike ...
Anami steals inside the Mahal for water ... narrow escape for Narottam as he steals outside ... with his dupatta, he sheds his effeminate demeanor too. On with leather jacket and helmet,and off he goes.
Anami-Dadi ...and Anami finds her first sympathiser in the Mahal ... as Dadi is unwillingly reminded of Vatsalya in Anami. Beautiful scene.
Adhiraj-sister ... the first glimmers of Adhiraj's history with Laal Mahal ... he lost his mother to the Mahal ... is his mother Damo? Or Sudha? or someone else entirely?
Satrupa watched Anami with a small fond smile ... let anyone do anything, I don't care.
Pujan instigating Dadaji again ... Satrupa challenges him ... but Baldev steps in, he's had enough. Satrupa and her daughter have to leave the Mahal ... otherwise he will leave.
Dadi is not happy at the turn of events.
30th August Wednesday
The lioness fights for her cub ...and then fights with her cub :)
Satrupa finds a surprising ally in Dadi ... who sees Vatsalya's touch in Anami ... otherwise Pujan almost succeeded today in throwing her and Anami out.
Where is Anami when all these major battles are going on?
So Satrupa was married to Baldev by deceit .. she did notknow he was already father to an illegitimate son, Narottam. neither did he, nor did his father, let Satrupa know. No wonder she feels cheated. And she has given her hard work, her blood, sweat and tears to the family, the company ... but she is not related by blood ... so she can be thrown out. The unfairness reeks.
Satrupa cries for Vatsalya ... he felt jailed, caged inside Laal Mahal ... was Satrupa his jailor? Is Baldev right when he accuses her of being power hungry?
Dadi worries for the fasting Anami ... as does Satrupa ... its the third day today. How long will Anami last?
Dadi tells Dada ... or tries to ... of the connect she feels between Anami and Vatsalya ... but Vikram doesn't want to hear it. Satrupa is the villain in this ... and he wants to keep it that way.
Anami tries another tamasha ... this time Satrupa is more than a match for her. No bathing in the servants quarters. And Anami's words sting ... but Satrupa is used to being branded cunning, manipulative, power hungry ... not by a flicker does she show if it hurts.
Satrupa carries a tea tray up to Baldev ... I was wondering why Satrupa was carrying tea, and for whom ... the next scene explained it. Another showdown between Baldev and Satrupa ... she tries to convince him that Anami is his daughter ... but Baldev is not ready to believe her. He is hurting too much for his beloved son, he is not ready to see anyone in his place ... least of a ready made convenient 'fake' daughter. It's all power play by Satrupa ...how could she be so power hungry that she forgot her recently deceased son in her quest for power?!
So Baldev and Satrupa were estranged for a long time ... not only because of Narottam, but other reasons as well?
Precap is exciting ... Dadi combing Anami's hair ... Adhiraj in Benaras ... Satrupa wants a DNA test through CBI ...
Thursday 31st August
Anami has to have a bath in her own bathroom ... which she finds most confusing! Faucets and showers score the first victory over Anami in Lal Mahal ... much to Poonam's ... and her own amusement.
Adhirajin Benaras ... trying to track the Pandits ... and keeping an eye on Satrupa and Anami. He is convinced that Satrupa is lying about Anami.
Satrupa sees that all family members have decided not to have joint family breakfast ... after Anami's tamasha yesterday, not really surprising.
Pujan takes the opportunity to take a few jibes ... accusing her of buying an heir ... Satrupa can give as good as she gets ... but he gives her the idea of proving Anami's parentage.
Lol ... Pujan claims he was prepared to 'sacrifice' his son ... really?!
Satrupa ... 'hum sochte nahin, karte hain ... aur jo karte hain, danke ki chor par karte hain.'
Loved the play of expressions on Satrupa's face when Pujan gives the jibes about proving parentage ... Narayani Shastri is a really good actress ... you could see the exact moment the idea about DNA testing clicked into her brain.
Fortunately, Satrupa is a woman of great good sense ... definitely sensible enough not to declare aloud to Pujan that she will prove Anami's parentage. As she says ... she doesn't talk ... she acts.
Lol ... Pujan is hoping to sell his son this time around ... after all, when Anami is pronounced false, the family will need an heir again ... his son, of course.
Dadi's worry about Anami fasting continues ... so she tries some trickery ... maintaining her indifferent facade. Prasad for the devout Shiv bhakt Anami ...
Anami allows her to comb her hair as repayment for the first aid for the twisted ankle ... but sees through the prasad trick ... lipstick and teeka are very different! And for a pandit's daughter, even more so! Dadi is the next one (after Satrupa) to see how sharp Anami is ... it's not easy to fool her.
Always sweet to see Pandit family flashbacks ... and Dadi again feels Vatsalya's touch in Anami.
Satrupa discusses with her lawyer about doing a DNA test to prove Anami's parentage ... but the CBI needs to give approval for the test.
Anami trying her troublesome teenager ... make that two year old ... tantrums again ... to disturb Satrupa ... her antics are getting more and more childish as she tries to push Satrupa to breaking point. Maybe she also sees her own reflection in Satrupa, and realises nothing is really going to work ... so her shenanigans are getting more immature!
Loved the way one look from Satrupa and the kids ran for their lives ... of course not Anami ... she continued her song (I use the word loosely!) ... and unknowingly showed her unconscious acceptance of Satrupa as her mother. Only children who are completely confident about their position with their parents, can take such liberties. Though of course Anami is still doing it for a different reason ... but the growing immaturity of her actions shows her weakening stance.
Did not understand why CBI needs to give approval for the DNA test ... surely it should be a family matter? One explanation - the CBI is now investigating Vatsalya's death not just as an isolated murder, but also with the implications on Royal Steel, which is a big business with its attendant shareholders and board members. All of them have to be appraised and satisfied with the appointment of the new heir. Adhiraj suspects Satrupa of getting in a 'fake heir ... that actually doesn't make sense if he includes her as suspect in Vatsalya's death ... Vatsalya was firmly under Satrupa's thumb, so she had absolutely no motive to get him killed. But if seen in the context that Vatsalya's death may have been an accident, or a murder by persons unknown ... but Satrupa, while devastated by his death, took the opportunity to get in a 'fake heir' to prevent RS going to Avdhoot, and to ensure that the control of RS remained in her hands. So while she is not ... or should not be ... a suspect in Vatsalya's urder investigation, she could be committing fraud by bringing in Anami. And Anami and her parents, the Pandits, would of course be complicit in the fraud ... either by knowing about Royal Steel ... or just being guilty of selling their daughter to Satrupa.
Which is what Adhiraj is trying to get them to confess ... he was most obnoxious with the Pandits, and I will be very happy to see his face when he realises he was completely wrong about them!
So Satrupa tries to get in touch with Adhiraj to authorise the DNA test ... and overhears something interesting ... Adhiraj is in Benaras. What is he doing there?
Investigating the Pandits ... that's what. And if the Pandits give in to familial love for the their daughter, and use the CBI to give a wrong statement to get their daughter back, Satrupa is in trouble.
However, Murari Pandit only tells the truth ... however difficult it might be for him and his family. And Adhiraj is out to make it very difficult for him!
Baldev - an interesting layered character. Slowly the layers are being pulled apart one by one to reveal the truth of Baldev and Satrupa's marriage. Satrupa was deceived at the tender age of 17 when she got married ... Baldev today is an angry, embittered man, but he is only reaping the fruits of the seeds he sowed as a young man. Nothing makes a person so angry as to know he is in the wrong ... and Baldev is in that situation.
ReplyDeleteDadaji has said more than once to Satrupa ... 'I never treated you as a daughter-in-law, but as a son' ... not a daughter, but a SON. Satrupa got the place that should have been Baldev's, the place that he lost due to his own misdeeds, and also because his wife was stronger and more prepared to take over that place. And he knows it. Hence his anger, the equivalent of temper tantrums of a younger child. Baldev is older and wiser now, so his temper tantrums take the form of anger with the world ... with his father who outlawed him in favour of his wife ... and with his wife, who took over the status of most-favored child from him.
He is not ready to accept Anami because he wants to lash out at Satrupa ... but added to that is his very real grief over Vatsalya's death, and an unconscious fear of getting attached to another child, and then losing her too, in case Satrupa is lying ... so better to avoid all attachment by insisting she is lying in the first place. Also a sense of disloyalty to Vatsalya ... how can he give the place of a dearly beloved son to a child he didn't even know he had?
So many emotions, so many conflicting feelings ... a very layered character ... and the actor is doing a great job of bring out all the layers the writers have written in.
Maybe even when Anami's truth is proved by DNA testing, Baldev will still resist loving her ... his anger will spill over even more towards Satrupa ... as the father, did he not have the right to participate in her decision to give away one child? But slowly he will start loving Anami ... and maybe later she will be the bridge between him and Satrupa, as her brother Vatsalya tried to be.
DeleteWhich will probably then bring Sudha back into the picture ... so far the glimpses of her have been few and far between.
You put life in the serial through your analysis😊
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