Pehli Mulaqat - A Comedy of Errors: 13 June - Page 3

Originally posted by: smartc

Awesome post there @ Vasu but then again, I don't expect any short of it from ya *hugs*

I am a silent lurker here for the most part but honestly, its Ram and Sakshi who just made me fall in love with the show. Two talented bunch of actors who are performing it like its supposed to be.. I loved the first meeting, the silly but infectious banter, the lovely chemistry so as to speak.. I just can't wait for more :))

Can't wait for more..Ciao ~

Originally posted by: kishpi

@psawyer, nureat01...Awesome analysis...and yeah the first meeting was wonderfully scripted and enacted by both Shakshi and Ram...it was hilarious...this was the one scene i enjoyed watching since the show started...hope there is more to come...

Originally posted by: pigbelly4myfeet

Awesome post Vasu! :) I'll just add to yours and Anu's post. Hey Pallo!

Oh and one more thing I wanted to add...I really WISH Ekta would use better background music man! Instead of the recycled stuff. I didn't really like that background tune when Ram and Priya separated after their little fight. The tune made the situation seem all overtly dramatic and extra serious/intense types when really it wasn't. You can't just use any old K-soap recycled tune and fit it anywhere man! This is the only thing that bothered me a bit (other than the lame sidey characters of course) in an otherwise awesome episode. True, I really hate that recycled Karam Apna Apna tune she plays every so often; did she spend all her music money on Shreya Ghoshal that she now has to reuse old BG tunes??? Along with changing the director, she should now think of finding some refreshed tunes as well.

Originally posted by: *Shruti*

Finally I saw the episode and reading your post Vasu I couldn't stop myself from writing down this post. Shruuu! Good to see you here.

So after hit and misses finally Ram and Priya came face to face.

Ram calling and asking to get ready with pills, water, doctor as he has to climb staircase to reach foruth floor first time in his life but doesn't his own mansion has a staircase as well. Don't tell me they have a lift at mansion so Ram can go up and down using it instead of staircase🤣🤣 LMAO - I'm sure they do have a lift! 😆 But as Ram mentioned himself, they also have air-conditioning at his house 😆 Poor guy, never had to work so hard in his life, I bet! All those morning walks sure hasn't prepared him for this! Another small touch I loved was how he needed an umbrella to get from the building to the car, when it was literally two steps away 😆😆

Priya's reactions when she hears Ram telling all that which makes her realize there are third kind of people also in this world which she was not aware of.

Then starts indirect conversation between the two as they climb stairs helping old lady. Priya telling Ram to hold third bag as he is man but he tells her he is not super man. Finally the two reach fourth floor. Priya gives Ram glass of water who checks if it has germs while Priya asks him really he can but didn't he say he is man not a super man then how can he see germs in water🤣🤣

And comes the twist in tale when driver comes. Priya realizes this is the same arrogant man while Ram realizes this is the same female whom he talked with last night. Then starts war of words with misunderstanding. On one hand Ram is talking about his sister on other hand Priya is talking about damaged car and both think something else. One of my fav line from the whole conversation was when Priya says she planned all this and Ram goes like "My god itne khulam khulla baat kar rahi hai"🤣🤣 I know! I loved his complete and utter horror at the fact that Priya was apparently some villainness who had been planning this "kaand" for the longest time, taking utmost care to monitor his staff and being so nonchalant about the whole thing 😆

Ram lost his cool when Priya called him fat lift would have been underground by his bojh. And his reaction was like how can she call me fat on my face she is not suppose to🤣🤣

Priya 108 deep breathe funda and then she goes hyper again asking her Dad how many he says 108 deep breathe done and she realizes she has to do it all over again but she starts her count from where she stopped instead of starting from one🤣🤣

You could see the fear on Ram face when he told Nuts the family is not worth her seeing her reaction he got scared that she might harm herself again. As she hugged him when he said he was joking he was disappointed that he can't do anything for her sister. He can't get her married to that family who are behind her money.

As Nuts left a thinking Ram behind entered Vikram with driver and clears all the misunderstandings. I absolutely loved this scene. It was not dramatize but was done nicely. Exactly - not 100 and 1 expressions of disbelief from Ram, just a subtle putting her words into context and realising his error. Very superbly played!

Coming to the precap, it was not dragged with the two fighting on phone but decides to talk like mature sensible people for their brother and sister's life and happiness.

The most awaited moment ' the meeting . With the neighbor aunty's invoking feelings in Priya that seemed to be the best moment for Ram to appear. It reminded me of all ekta shows where the saying gets interpreted to the right situation but unknowingly. In this case her mom making her aware although I felt that Priya had given up thinking about it apparently not the case. Although she thought she missed the bus she wished that she did not.It was really cute to see how they tried to press the button at the same time and made you feel that they were really going for the same thing .

The lift failing and Ram walking the stairs. This was really hilarious. Ram asked the driver to bring his medicines how come he did not wait. Guess then the whole drama would have played for the entire colony instead of just the 4^th floor neighbours The taunting part was fun although it did go a little overboard especially with a stranger you have never met. For someone like Priya who was supposed to be all sweet and nice I would have thought if it was her brother there she might not have asked him to carry all the bags. So why ask a stranger. I found it kind of odd that she ended up just beating the poor guy over and over again. And here Ram took it as a joke now wasn't that sweet. Guess he has come into realization of his shortcomings so anything negative against him does not count and its just against his family. But it was nice to see Priya knew she took him for a good ride and offered him water. That is the true Priya the one who cares for everyone .

The play of words and misunderstanding. Again we see like the phone call the misunderstanding and choice of words made each of them relate to a different situation. The situation is so real that it was easy to see how Ram did not listen to his driver due to his anger. I just don't think that the music did justice to the situation. The acting was so good that somewhere I felt the music drowned out the performance more than add value

Karthik and Natasha: I am still at loss as to how Karthik knows Natasha. And how come he did not meet up with Ram. Also how is that he did not know that Natasha was in the hospital. Priya must have told him about the phone call but somewhere I think the writer left this as a missing end.Natasha on the other hand seems to be on a spree to get her guy. I am not sure if she loves the guy or is it she is fascinated as this guy had the nerve to try to hit her

Rishta vs Accident: Love Priya';s mom. She really makes me crack up when first she was praising Priya and the moment she figured the damage to her son her antics were different. On the other hand like the difference in way the situation was handled in Ram's house. Vikram as usual was the most sensible person and made Ram realize the whole situation. What would have happened if we did not have a person like him and the result is the precap. Ram is so shant and apologizing.This is different from the general way of ekta house where they pull the misunderstandings for days and weeks and months

Originally posted by: priya.nair

Vasu I was talking to Shruti who send me here. So here is my take on this episode Hi Priya di - great to see you here 🤗

The most awaited moment ' the meeting . With the neighbor aunty's invoking feelings in Priya that seemed to be the best moment for Ram to appear. It reminded me of all ekta shows where the saying gets interpreted to the right situation but unknowingly. In this case her mom making her aware although I felt that Priya had given up thinking about it apparently not the case. Although she thought she missed the bus she wished that she did not.It was really cute to see how they tried to press the button at the same time and made you feel that they were really going for the same thing . I loved the symbolism of that action and context - both stuck in the same place, wanting to go up, and on.

The lift failing and Ram walking the stairs. This was really hilarious. Ram asked the driver to bring his medicines how come he did not wait. Guess then the whole drama would have played for the entire colony instead of just the 4^th floor neighbours The taunting part was fun although it did go a little overboard especially with a stranger you have never met. For someone like Priya who was supposed to be all sweet and nice I would have thought if it was her brother there she might not have asked him to carry all the bags. So why ask a stranger. I found it kind of odd that she ended up just beating the poor guy over and over again. And here Ram took it as a joke now wasn't that sweet. Guess he has come into realization of his shortcomings so anything negative against him does not count and its just against his family. But it was nice to see Priya knew she took him for a good ride and offered him water. That is the true Priya the one who cares for everyone . True, perhaps she was a little harsh on him for a stranger...to me it seemed she was venting her frustration on the unknown man out on Ram, but she did make peace and offer him a drink, so all is well. It was like she couldn't help but tease him, as he seemed to ask for it, what with his hundreds of pills 😆

The play of words and misunderstanding. Again we see like the phone call the misunderstanding and choice of words made each of them relate to a different situation. The situation is so real that it was easy to see how Ram did not listen to his driver due to his anger. I just don't think that the music did justice to the situation. The acting was so good that somewhere I felt the music drowned out the performance more than add value There is often this problem in EK's shows where the music either overshadows or undermines the scene. I think even without the BG that scene would have been great, and would not have suffered the lack of it.

Karthik and Natasha: I am still at loss as to how Karthik knows Natasha. And how come he did not meet up with Ram. Also how is that he did not know that Natasha was in the hospital. Priya must have told him about the phone call but somewhere I think the writer left this as a missing end.Natasha on the other hand seems to be on a spree to get her guy. I am not sure if she loves the guy or is it she is fascinated as this guy had the nerve to try to hit her I too am confused about this relationship - I don't think Priya understood the message of Ram's phone call last week and she does not know that Nuts tried to kill herself. Therefore there is no way that Karthik can know, but I find it implausible that Nuts herself has not yet called him, and that Ram did not check to actually speak to Karthik. But it made for a hilarious misunderstanding, so I can forgive that loose end.

Rishta vs Accident: Love Priya';s mom. She really makes me crack up when first she was praising Priya and the moment she figured the damage to her son her antics were different. On the other hand like the difference in way the situation was handled in Ram's house. Vikram as usual was the most sensible person and made Ram realize the whole situation. What would have happened if we did not have a person like him and the result is the precap. Ram is so shant and apologizing.This is different from the general way of ekta house where they pull the misunderstandings for days and weeks and months

Originally posted by: pigbelly4myfeet

I know, true. The touches in the beginning were very natural. So casual...the slight irritation over the lift not working. And that awkward little moment where both of them try to press the lift button. 😆 I loved Ram's smile there. I love how he's not this cliched, stereotypical business man sadu types. 😆 He's generally in good spirits and doesn't take himself too seriously. Even Priya too. Very true, Pallo...on first glance, it had seemed this may be another JW sadu type of character...but they've added some different touches...yes Ram has his ruthless business tycoon side...but if you think about it, this was an awkward situation for him...his first time probably even ever going to a "middle class" building like this😆...but he was generally so affable, polite and good natured...the slight smiles there were SO cute...vintage Ram charm😆...I always go awww at those smiles😆...they didn't show him being arrogant just for the sake of it to supposedly PROJECT it.

I cracked up initially only, when Ram calls his driver/servant to bring his pills AND call the doctor just because he was getting ready to climb four levels of stairs for the first time in his life. 🤣 Loved Priya's reaction to that too! 😆 I guess inside she was already amused by him. 😆 Already thinking of him as a "namoona". 😆 LOL yes she was in a sense INSTANTLY amused by him...and that just set the tone for the scene thereafter...it's like she just couldn't resist pulling his leg after that and he gave her ample ammunition to as well😆

LOLLL I knowww! I love the fact that Priya automatically takes the LIBERTY to tease Ram you know? It's like she can't HELP tease him about his little weight/doctor/pill issues and quirks. 😆 Too good to resist almost. 😆 Seriously, I LOVE their good humoured/amused sides! 😆 LOL yes exactly...I love that Priya is not some generally bechari types...the way she was teasing him and the ENJOYMENT she was taking in teasing him...it was ADORABLE...especially in the "nasamajh ko DINOSAUR" bit and when Ram says, "mere lungs hi gaayab ho jaate"...cuz that was him sarcastically replying back but still she'd just smile...it was such an endearing si instant camaraderie b/w two strangers...yet not shown in an OTT manner...it's really major props to Ram-Sakshi too that they show such EFFORTLESS chemistry👏👏...you can sense a sort of connection b/w the characters but it isn't shoved down our throats...the subtlety was maintained.

Anyways, so yeah like you said, LOVED how Ram wasn't this perfect human being or anything. Loved the way Priya got him to help out. 😆 In an amused sa good humoured way. 😆 "Nahin main apne bags se baat kar rahi thi". 😆 Thank god there was no samaaj seva type of bashan or anything like that. 😆 And hilarious how she expected him to carry the second bag also! 🤣 But I loved how Ram was all "yeah right". 😆 LOVED their bickering there. Yeah was also so glad to see that it wasn't some bhaashangiri...and they added in these unexpected touches of both of them bickering over carrying the bags...I actually thought it was a pretty interesting scene about "equality of sexes"...Priya expected him to be chivalrous maybe and and carry ALL the bags regardless...cuz duhhh he's a MAN😆 and he's like woman, I'm a man...not SUPERMAN😆...and the way she goes, "ok fine!"...LOLL...dude Kekta has a typical bickering scene in every soap of hers but it's been AGES since I've seen such a refreshing one...I think last time I probably thought this was for PM scenes😆


You said it perfectly. I totally loved how Ram didn't go all gentlemanly there or anything like that offering to hold Priya's bag also. Thank god for these refreshing little naunces. 😆 He made a sensible retort back about Priya holding one bag at least. 😆 Bichara was already so tensed up about climbing those stairs and her Priya expected him to lift all that weight along with it. 🤣 "Yeah I'm a man, not superman" 🤣 Just the WAY he retorted with that line! hehehe...can't stop giggling remembering this scene. 😆 LOL I LOVED how Ram said that too...I couldn't stop laughing...these two NAILED the banter so brilliantly...Newbies, please watch and learn how REAL bantering is supposed to be enacted😛😆



I loved how Priya got through to Ram there in a way about using his body and exercising before he is unable to use it at all. She was playfully teasing him and being amused at his quirks, yet getting a significant message out to him at the same time. Very subtly, naturally and intelligently shown.

loved his amused look at Priya there. And their amused exchange at each other. 😆 Eee LOVED their cute si camaraderie that developed over such a short time! They already had an inside joke and everything! 😆Cuteness! :))) WORD...totallyyy agree with this...she was teasing him playfully but at the same time trying to get the point across about his weight too and yes they already have inside jokes...how adorable can they get?😆...I'm sure they will tie back all these cute jokes in the later stages of their relationship...I'm excited to see that😆

Oh and one more thing I wanted to add...I really WISH Ekta would use better background music man! Instead of the recycled stuff. I didn't really like that background tune when Ram and Priya separated after their little fight. The tune made the situation seem all overtly dramatic and extra serious/intense types when really it wasn't. You can't just use any old K-soap recycled tune and fit it anywhere man! This is the only thing that bothered me a bit (other than the lame sidey characters of course) in an otherwise awesome episode. God yes! That music unfortunately makes the scenes kinda stale *sigh*...they even used random KMH music in that portion of the stair scene when Priya smiles...what was the need for that? And yeah this stupid "fight" music of Kekta's is SO olddd...she really needs to outgrow it.

Originally posted by: nureat01

..dude Kekta has a typical bickering scene in every soap of hers but it's been AGES since I've seen such a refreshing one...I think last time I probably thought this was for PM scenes😆