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I am saving all my lamenting for the lack of hamam scenes only (which from the precap will probably leave me wanting no more as this is not the hamam-walas i envisioned). Roopa is here to stay until the CVs see fit to end this track. I am more interested in the finding out the answers to the many questions that today's episode has raised rather than the swift end of this track.
For example, why does Roopa hate Nandini so? If this is going to be the classic India twin problem where one is angry and hate the other for having the wonderful life he/she was denied; then it is so lame to me. I am extremely curious, how the story has been written now. For there is a slim chance they will make it a clever one, though I cannot now think of any possible twist that would make this one; or they will do the usual nonsensical stories that don't add up or is nothing but dumb. However, as I said I am very curious how this is to unfold. So no fast forwards or missing episodes for me.
Another unanswered question, which Aapama had asked too, I think...how did Roopa get the same face (down to the mole under the nose) as Nandini? I stand by (you can thwack me as much as you want now!😉) my theory that she is the love child of Nand. Though this time i think it must be of some Daasi that he ditched at the drop of a hat once the deed is done; perhaps during his pre-Samrat days. Because then it would make sense why Roopa's very being is seared with the mentioning of Nandini. For if they had the same father and a world of difference in life, Roopa would hate her. And Nand would have all the reason to fear Sunanda exposing his fall from grace in the eyes of Nandini.
Roopa's accent sounds very much like Bhojpuri which my husband speaks. As Patliputra is the modern day Patna, it makes sense she speaks that accent.
I am not sure about Roopa romancing Chandra though. Because she (from the precap) is clearly all about making Chandra hating Nandini - though why would Sunanda want this? Wouldn't it be easier to get rid of Chandra if she makes him fall for her head over heels? Like Delilah? However, it is possible that she is going to use Dadi or any other reason as an excuse to be 'intimate' with him as today's episode, which suits me just fine. For one reason mainly - after the horrendous way he had behaved with Nandini, especially the part where he had the gall to ask her 'how many are there' he deserved to receive some pain too. 😡 The way he looked when she just jumped on him was hilarious. Oh, he would love the attention from her despite all his venom isn't it? And darling Roopa will get him spinning like a top in confusion with loving attention one moment and Malay's mantra another. You deserve this you donkey!
I would like to see his greenhorn's attempt at flirting too! He has no chance against Roopa. But more than this, i would love to see Malay becoming putty in her hands and for it to be smacked in his face that it was never Nandini, but a mere nobody. A further slap to his already bruised ego.
And the poor real Nandini - stuck in all of this. I do wish she will get back some of her spunk. Love can be crippling I admit, but she does not have be so helpless. In fact, i think this track might serve the purpose to re-introduce the warrior princess to the warrior princess herself. Just like you said, Chandra is not going to believe Nandini unless something extreme, in this case, her saving him from the evil Roopa in the nick of time is going to happen. And while doing it, perhaps she might regain back some of her lost spunk?
Until Sunanda is exposed, I dont think Avantika will be the first choice of womanly advisor to Nandini. For each time without fail she has told Nandini to accept that her PittaMaharaj is a man full of fault, while omitting important but self incriminating details such as the murder of Shishunaag, to back up her reasoning. So no, Sunanda will have to do for now. I do wish that they will show more of Moora. She is far a better choice for Nandini to pour out her pain and concern. But god forbid she goes to Dadi ma. Oh that insufferable being. Her so attempted cute granny with her ' oh i am always coming in at the wrong time'... it was OTT to me.
I do look forward to today's episode. Why? Because unlike Nandini who has become the dutiful target board of Chandra's insults and jeers, Roopa is all about making him loony. She has no fear or qualms about making true what he has been accusing Nandini off. however, in all their face off (apart from that one fatal 'yes i love Malay') Nandini has always been shown and hurt and broken, and not fighting him. This ROopa, I expect will give him a good fight. Not a shouting match, I hope. But a sultry ' yes, i love Malay and so what is it to you?' and end it with a sexy smile and sashay away.
oh what fun to behold!
Originally posted by: sashashyam
CHANDRA NANDINI 76: TANGLED SKEINS
My dear Sri, Shailaja, Anu, Krithika, loveislife, and the others who will undoubtedly soon join in the lamentations about tonight's episode 76,I do not share your excessive despair, which I feel is a premature and kneejerk reaction. And I watched the episode the way I watch every episode of any serial for as long as I follow it, from end to end, to make sure there are no interesting segments or lines that I have missed. I did not expect anything much more, and I was not disappointed.See, we knew there was going to be a doubles track, twins or a look alike. So how can it be any different, in the broad outlines, from what they showed? The dialect that Roopa speaks is the rustic lingo, rather like what is spoken in rural Bihar today. She is a wild, uncontrollable creature, and that comes thru well.One sees that Sunanda has been using her till now for other purposes of her own, and they have been paid for it. This was most likely a question of Roopa impersonating Nandini with others who did not know the original well, and extracting money from them under whatever pretext. Now Roopa, who clearly hates Nandini with a white hot hatred, is ready to do this latest job for free as it matches with what she wants as well. So far so good.But as she says herself, she is going to need extra coaching about how to impersonate Nandini in her day to day activities. Probably from Sunanda.The scene where she hugs Chandra was impromptu, but soon she will want him as well, and given her generally rough and ready techniques, her wooing of Chandra should be side-splitting. I was in stitches looking at his face when Roopa suddenly fell on his neck!😆And his first ever, tentative ventures into sensuality with the girl he takes to be Nandini should be equally amusing. How can one declare, as if one was around in this era, and that the historical Chandragupta Maurya would never have flirted with his wife or wives in the bath? He was human, after all!😉 I have no problem with Rajat trying this kind of stuff out for a change.A potential clash between Roopa and Aapama already looms on the horizon. Roopa wants to become Nandini in Chandra's life. Aapama, however, wants Nandini - both the Nandinis, actually - out of Chandra's life for good. It is not yet clear what Sunanda wants and why. It is a nice tangle.The real Nandini is nothing like as tough as it takes to confront all these chudails, and then she goes to Sunanda of all people for advice, instead of going to her mother.So I am not going to watch anything in FF mode, or drop out till this track is over. But this lightweight stuff might let me skip a weekly post or two. Let me see.I am delighted that all of you enjoyed this post so much.Sri, I am more relieved than anything else by that, as I am never sure how any post of mine turns out in the end!One last point. Sony has begun telecasting Peshwa Bajirao from tonight at 0730 pm daily. They have a promising cast, with Manish Wadhwa as Bajirao's father Balaji Vishwanath, and Pallavi Joshi as Tara Bai Saheb, Shivaji Maharaj's redoubtable daughter in law. Tonight's one hour episode was very good. I plan to watch it regularly, and I would recommend it to all of you.Shyamala/Aunty/Akka/Di
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