RKC Week 17 Epi 90 - 94 Nov 27 - Dec 1

Anami becomes detective ... will Sudha be too smart for her?
The real tussle is between Satrupa and Sudha ... Sudha using Anami as her pawn ... Satrupa using Laddoo. Both fighting for the right of their child ... their confrontation scenes are always a great watch.

Laddoo is bringing sunshine and laughter into the stiff formality of Lal Mahal ... don't much care for the way the Benarsi duo speak to their elders ... being rude to Avdhoot is fine, as he is equally rude back, and usually starts it first. Loved the way he spoke back to Anami about liking Satrupa, and thinking she is a good person ... probably the only person who can influence Anami regarding Satrupa.

On a side note, loved Satrupa's orange sari with zari border and her multi stringed pearl necklace ... she looked queenly.

Thursday
Anami is getting more and more suspicious of Sudha ... finally! And Narottam comes under her radar too.
Narottam is actually concerned for Anami ... his nightmare showed his genuine concern. But will he be able to muster the courage to go against his mother if the need arises? He was lying to Anami about Vatsalya's things ... was he also lying about his dreams and the file?

Laddoo is enjoying Satrupa's attention and the perks arising from it ... Satrupa might have brought him here to help open Anami's eyes ... but whatever she is doing, is also for Laddoo's good ... he is learning to accept new foods, new customs, a new language ... his mind is not closed against Satrupa's the way Anami's is, so he is taking advantage of the benefits she offers. I actually enjoyed the way he was rude to Anami ... it was a reflection of how rude Anami is with the people of Lal Mahal ... and I hope she realises that.

Purushottam makes an appearance finally! And fools Adhiraj ... yet again! Adhiraj is quite a waste ... hope the real CBI is not so clueless!

Was happy Baldev stood up for Satrupa when Sudha insulted her ... will Sudha succeed in bringing Baldev and Satrupa closer? Or will she drive them further apart?

RKC week 16 Epi 85-89 Nov 20-24

RKC is picking up pace this week ... good thing is, Anami's  dimaag ki batti is slowly flickering.

Gayatri has played a clever game ... but what will happen if Anami finds out her deceit? Trust betrayed will be difficult to regain. Of course, the bigger deceit by far is Sudha's ... but that will take much longer for Anami  to figure out.

Satrupa plays a clever game again ... starting to match Sudha in cunning and manipulation. Unfortunately, the blindfold that Sudha has placed over Anami's eyes will take some doing to remove. So these games are necessary ... just telling Anami that Sudha is deceitful, was not enough ... nowhere near. her deceit has to be countered with bigger deceit.

I am glad Satrupa finally pointed out to Anami that since she had brought Laddoo here, it was her responsibility to look after him. Anami with her constant, 'you're brainwashing my brother, stay away from him' rants, was getting on my nerves. She just doesn't see that what she accuses Satrupa of doing with Laddoo, is exactly what Sudha is doing with her. Pride comes before a fall ... her fall will be big.

It will be good to see Anami banishing Sudha to the outhouse ... but what games will Sudha play to get back in?

Satrupa told Anami that they took in Narottam to save him from Sudha. More and more I feel it was Sudha who tortured Narottam and made him wear effeminate clothes and learn dance ... not Dadi. Though Dadi is clever too ... it could have easily been her. But what did Sudha do that makes them all hate her so much? 

Rishton Ka Chakravyuh week 15 Epi 80-84 Nov 13-17

Mon Nov 13

Satrupa is ruthless. Hated the way she spoke to Panditayin ... there was a better way to persuade her surely?!
Anami-Dadi scene was cute.
Sudha trying to put the moves on Baldev was eww ... but Baldev is such a spineless slime ball, he might even rekindle their affair. as Satrupa said to Panditayin, she is fighting for her astitva, her identity. Right now, despite all she has done for Lal Mahal and Royal Steel, she is still the bahu of Lal Mahal ... not the owner.
Pujan trying to send Bheema to a safe hiding place ... will Adhiraj manage to catch him? 

Rishton Ka Chakravyuh week 14, epi 75-79 - Nov 6-10

Mon 6th Nov 

Satrupa-Narottam ... what is Satrupa up to? Is she trying to do with Narottam what Sudha is doing with Anami? Her dialogues to Narottam were telling and pointed ... she seemed genuinely shocked that a mother could want her child to be in pain ... as she told him, untended wounds get septic and rot the flesh. Will Narottam respond to the not so hidden message? Will Satrupa realise that love and affection will win him over far easier and faster than harsh words? I still feel sorry for Narottam ... through no fault of his own, he has suffered all through his life.

Adhiraj-Anami ... Anami ... Mahima can't do bubbly chirpy girl ... she overdoes it. She needs to tone it down. And improve her voice modulation. And Adhiraj falling for Anami still seems too premature ... she is too young and immature, for one. So what has Anami found in the photographs?

Sudha-Vikram Singh ... so she finally tells him what she really wants ... Narottam to be the heir. Vikram Singh of course loses it ... a hotel and house for her and Narottam is not enough for her, her greed goes beyond that. Sudha suddenly realises Anami is overhearing, and does major nautanki damage control ... but was she in time? Or did Anami overhear something? And will she get brainwashed by Sudha again?

Satrupa-Anami ... Satrupa tries to din some sense into Anami's head ... will she succeed?

Narayani Shastri is a really wonderful actress. Sangeeta Ghosh is good too ... but NS is brilliant. Just a small gesture of her eyes is enough to say everything.

Tues-Wed 

Disappointed in Satrupa ... why did she rush to confront Sudha so quickly? Thought her plan would be better thought out. Sudha is emerging the victor in all their skirmishes.

Sudha's brother, Purushottam, is to enter ...

Thursday 9th Nov

I'm disappointed in Satrupa today ... I thought she would call Laddoo as a way to getting closer to Anami and winning her trust ... but she compared Laddoo to Abhimanyu ... which means she is perfectly prepared to sacrifice him for her purpose. Not sacrifice as in kill ... I don't think she will ever hurt a child ... but he is being brought for her purpose, regardless of his welfare. 

Vikram's 'test' ... Anami failed his principles ... for him and LM, the family comes first and everyone else can be sacrificed. For Anami, society's welfare is bigger than one family's good. Which is good in the abstract ... but what happens when she is wrong in her choice? When society's good as she perceives it, is not really society's good at all?  And her choice of punishment too, was too stark and unforgiving ... she is still living in black or white ...  right or wrong. 

When she denounced Vikram Singh as being wrong about Sudha, she should have been asked ... who decides which point of view is right or wrong? Why is she the one to decide? The one to pronounce judgement? And who decides whether her decision is right or wrong?

Sudha has been betrayed by the LM vasis ... that is for sure. Her vengefulness is justified. But like Anami, the viewers also know only her side of the story ... a bit more than Anami ... as we have also seen her plotting and deceit ... which Anami has not yet seen. Is her vengefulness completely justified? And with it, Anami's choice? 

Anami has a big jhatka coming ... and she really needs one. She is becoming more and more arrogant in her self-righteousness. 

The massage scene - Anami-Satrupa ... Satrupa, Narayani's expressions were brilliant. She is a wonderful actress! One could feel her pain, her loss, her deep grief ... the loss of her beloved son, her comfort, her friend and companion ... Anami is a long way from filling that void.  

Sanaya photoshoot

Have decided not to post any personal pictures of Sanaya any more ... there are too many, and I'm frankly not too interested in her personal life ... she is happily married, settled ... and that's enough for me. However the last pic she posted from Positano, Italy is worth posting ... love the dress ... the locale is gorgeous ... and Sanaya looks like a diva!



Followed by some work pics ... not fiction yet, sadly ... but the pics of the photoshoot she did a couple of months ago. And the pics are breathtaking ... worth a fresh new post! Photoshoot for a saree ad ... the sarees are gorgeous ... and San makes them even more so :)