The name is Sangeetha. I was a silent reader so far only because the registration process here was an exciting one. The system took up a mere 45 minutes and kept repeatedly saying "the User ID has been taken". With all my ID options exhausted, including certain number combinations, i finally resorted to RajatShweta 😆
Ok, here's my take on the recent developments :
Palace Crash Courses Galore :
Helena did a crash course on "How to switch Love from Malay to Chandra in 1 Hamam display".
Nandini did a crash course on "How to become a Man in 30 Minutes".
Aparna did a crash course on "How to write a Hindi letter in 3 visits to India".
Even after successfully cheating the whole Balgram, Vakranas was able to spot Nandini (play Odd-Man-Out game) and tell her about her father's Mandir ka Rasta plans.
But here, the Macedonian Queen wrote a perfect Hindi letter, with her own hand, without any spelling error, no mixing of non-hindi words, and read aloud by Chandra. Applause applause. Upadi de do isko bhi.
I have a half explanation only for Helena. Her mother Aapama (that is her real name) is Persian, and so her speech is laced with Persian words. These words later passed on into Urdu. At the Mughal court, Persian was the official language.
As for the Hindi letter, that was not beyond the realms of possibility. The real howler was when the fake rajakiya ghoshana patra about the release of Nandini's mentally challenged brother and the pardon for Nand, written by Roopa, was called a FARMAN!!! That was the pits!😡
The Hamam Hammer :
In the first scene, Chandra walking in a corridor, turns right and walks straight into the Ladies Hamam, UNINVITED, UNANNOUNCED, WITHOUT ANY LADY ATTENDANTS and stares at a lady showing her back, with her arms spread wide.
All this, BEFORE THE LADY ACTUALLY SPEAKS up.
Sure, a King has a liberty to walk in and out of anywhere in his kingdom. But why would he take a shortcut route through a Ladies Hamam, when ANY LADY for that matter could be taking bath ? Could be his Mom or MIL also.
Even when Chandra was taking bath, there were 2 male attendants outside the sankaksh. Here the Rani is taking bath without a single attendant at the entrance !!
The hamam invitation was sent only for Malayketu, so the attendant should be announcing other special walk-in entrants (like Chandra) to the Rani, right ?
The attendants would hardly have been briefed that Malayketu was expected. Think of the scandal that would have erupted with their rampant gossip! No r would there be any question of their announcing anyone. This is a very private place and only entitled persons would be allowed to enter; they would not be announced.
Actually, I am sure Roopa. acting like Maharani Nandini, would have dismissed all the guards and the daasis, so that Malayketu could enter unobserved.
And then, when Roopa says the word Malay, Chandra returns on the SAME ROUTE he came from !! Apparently, Hamam route was a one-way road.
Yes of course it would be, and why not? It would make it much easier to regulate access and ensure privacy and security
Period Mix :
Moora uses word like "kaun karega chhaya se SHAADI ?". Mughal period was in 15th century while we are currently wading thro 3rd century.
Durdhara uses word like "ye yavni to ek NUMBER ki kali billi hi". English ?
Helena uses word like "Mujrim, Shaadi, etc" but manages to writes impeccable hindi letter to Malay in the name of Nandini.
Roopa mumbles "Kate din madhu ban" song in the garden - that Chandra used to sing in Takshashila.
Yesterday, Roopa uses word like "ye LEP lagao" instead of UPTAN. It is actually upakant,
CVs, here comes the Viewers' Choice Award for you ...
The Surprise Package :
The Jealousy track so far has only 4 participants - Helena and Malay provoking Chandra that Nandini is still in love with Malay. Even Avantika was not aware of it.
But Sunanda and Roopa was aware of the jealousy track!! (Remember, Roopa entered Malay's room immediately after the Stormy-Ousted-Night and flirting with him ? This was even before Aparna was roped in the grand scheme.)
When Chandra asked Nandini to get out of the palace, only Helena was around. What would Sunanda's grand plans had been - if Roopa was seen loitering around after Nandini has walked out of the Palace ?
And then we see Roopa mumbling "Kate din madhu ban" song in the garden and Chandra praises her. Really ?? When did she travel to Takshashila or Piplivan to know what Chandra likes to sing ?
Not at all necessary. Sunanda learns from Nandini, who is briefing Padmanand about it after spying on Chandra's camp, that he sings that song. It is Sunanda who immediatly identifies the village where the charwahe sing that song.So now she would surely have briefed Roopa about the song.
Hey, now Even Roopa wants to do a crash course on "How to ape Nandini perfectly". Wait, isnt she supposed to do the background study BEFORE SHE STARTED enacting Nandini in the palace ? Kya Sunanda, aap bhi na...
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