Originally posted by: misti73
I liked Nirupa Roy today. He is worried about Phuljhari and is questioning goldfish's orders regarding Phuljhari's marriage and that he should not look for the boy. He knows that problems will be created if others get to know about all this and that Phuljhari childhood will be spoilt if she keeps on thinking about Bumbumbhole as the husband. So he is adamant that for the time being Phuljhari should forget about this marriage and just enjoy her childhood. I like this active father in Nirupa Roy who is trying within his means to make his daughter happy and he is not inclined to listen to anyone when his daughter's happiness is concerned. He s starting to get vocal about it too. Yesterday goldfish told him that Phuljhari is now married but today he wants Phuljhari to forget about this marriage for her own sake. Angie doesn't this sound familiar, I mean this forgetting part? Also liked the father for finally standing up to the mother and for telling her off sternly that he will not let anyone play with Phuljhari life. He does not care about others and Phuljhari will go to school. The father also knows his kids quite well which the mother knows but in her blindness does not want to accept or see.
It seems that the creatives have either heard the audience or are showing some sort of groW*H in father's character. As long they don't regress it back, the progression is good. Misti, wonder if they are reading the forum. Hopefully they are reading your thread.
I too liked father's concern. Phuljhari thinking about marriage is similar to Radhika of CB1 except there Radhika was an adult who fell for Dev and married him later. So that marriage was meaningful. But phuljhari's reaction is also realistic. She has been brainwashed by the goldfish and now has heard women talking about sindoor. Hence her reaction. This can be accepted.
I like father's thinking. He actually would like his daughter to forget about the marriage, but he is looking for the boy because he knows his daughter. He knows that she has got it in her head that she is married. Also, he is an uneducated person who believes things told by a pandit. So his reaction was totally reasonable.
I like this father over Shastriji as Shastriji was clueless about his wife and mother. He blamed all everything on Vishaka. Here the father knows his wife and kids pretty well. As you said, there is no delusion.. I can accept him giving in to his wife as his wife is a querulous person who fights with everyone. She is similar to Savita of PR that way. Not everyone has a capacity to fight like that. So a lot of people become quiet just for peace. But he is speaking up at the right moments.
I still have questions about his close relationship with Radhika. He loves Radhika more than his own kids. His relationship is not like Shastriji of CB1 who loved Radhika because Radhika was the ideal daughter of his dreams. It is more of a genuine father-daughter relationship. But he shows almost no interest in his own kids. Is it because he is compensating for mother's behavior or is there something more to it? So far they have hinted that Radhika's father left her with them and died. Also, Mansa promised the panchayat that he would bring up Radhika as a Brahmin girl. They better show a logical story which shows why Mansaram took such undertaking. It is fine if they keep it for future track but it should not be lame as it was for Radhika's birth story in CB1.
Also liked the battle of words between Phuljhari 's parents. Both are good actors and if Aditya Lakhia is given a chance to emote he will do wonders, he showed that today. He has an able actress playing the role of the wife, who can not only match him and sometimes can even do better. The actress's eyes are enough to convey a message and good to see her using them
The character of the mother is interesting. She is impatient towards everyone including her own kids. She seems to be a frustrated person who is dissatisfied with her life and blames Radhika for all her dissatisfactions. As Misti said, there is a reverse snobbery in her behavior. She has total disdain for Radhika's Brahmin education.
Again, the actress is awesome. Even today the way her body language showed her bitterness towards her husband was great. Her way of sweeping the floor, taunting Radhika or giving water to her husband was really good. I hope she wins some award because she gets into her character. The interaction with husband was well written and I hope these two actors good script in future episodes too.
Also liked Phuljhari that although in her innocence she went to the shop (she was hoodwinked by Champakali), but when asked by the mother she did not protect Champakali but told the truth. So she knows how to stand up for herself. Phuljhari and her suhagan business.......she is in full flow and now buys sindoor because she overhears some women talk. Whew! Thankfully she overheard and that gold fish did not came and tell her "you are married, so have to wear sindoor".............Didn't mind the scene..............she is a child and that's what she believes. Looks like the father is going to face an uphill task here that I will be interested to watch.
I too liked the fact that she told her parents the truth. Radhika's suhagan business is a copy of CB1. The audience like it because it is for Dev. If they had shown her getting married to some other boy, the audience would be screaming not to have a kid marriage. But they showed realism in her believing it. I believe you compared it with Meera's story. I liked father's statement that he doesn't want Radhika's childhood to be spoiled. So he will convince her to let go of things for now and live her life. I hope they show a scene where he convinces her to enjoy her life and leave things for future.
Poor bumbumbhole he is still looking for his friend Phuljhari and amma has said that in friendship one forms a link with the others heart. It's good that Chunnu Munnu has limited this relationship from Bumbumbholes point of view to just friendship. I especially like it when he wrinkles up his nose and says his dialogue. He also gets taught the ins and outs of RP business and chants mantra with dadaji Chintamani who tells off the panditji very sweetly for questioning Bumbumbholes presence in the pooja and not the others. Then he marches around Rawal looking for Phuljhari. He also has a telepathic conversation with Nirupa Roy on the ghat and an actual conversation with him on the streets. This chap was very busy today and I enjoyed his journey.
Bumbumbhole is too cute and I too like it that they are showing him thinking about Radhika as a friend. None of his cousins care for him and he does not crave for their affection either. I really hope they keep that characteristic intact in adulthood and don't make him desperate the way Radhika of CB1 was for her mother's approval and Amma's acceptance. That type of characters exist but don't want to see repetition especially when that issue never got resolved in CB1.
Now Master Chenu the great..............he sides with Champakali and convinces Phuljhari to go for shopping. Looks like Phuljhari trusts Chenu more than Champakali............. but when Champakali refuses to give him the 2 rupees, one for convincing Phuljhari and the other for not telling mother the truth, he warns her that one should not play with him. So when the mother gets to know later on that Phuljhari has gone out and Champakali feigns ignorance, Chenu supports Phuljhari. Good work.............I want to call you Chachunder but that is reserved for some other person na.............so can't give it to you.
Chenu reminded me of Chachunder and hope they have a proper story for him when he grows up. So far he is behaving very consistently. Phuljhari is also shrewd and she knows from experience that Chanda's capability for deception. Phuljhari doesn't trust her and she also doesn't hesitate to point out Chanda as a culprit. I am liking this Radhika who behaves more normally and doesn't take unnecessary blame.
Now Kabutarni she marches in and starts taunting Padma regarding widowhood..........wonder what will happen if Padmas patience breaks. That should be interesting to watch, I mean whenever it happens.The silent conversation between kabutar and kabutarni was funny.........ah so the wise old owl did tell chintamani about the bribing attempt. ...........and in anger and frustration Kabutarni reacts...........she pushed chintamani down the stairs. So works as the catalyst here who reacts to situations............a calm manipulator would have done it the other way.
I like Padma. She is soft spoken but speaks with right firmness at the right time. So, she doesn't fight back like Kabutarni but has a more subtle way of putting her point across. I like her character. It doesn't matter if she would be positive or negative or grey in future, but she would be more hidden and complex. Kabotarni behaved as expected and her actions cause certain events but she is controlled by events rather than the other way around. Hope they keep it that way in future too.
Although all were good but it was Phuljharis family and their dynamics that was interesting today. Its good that almost all the characters are been given a chance to show themselves. I think some have been deliberately kept away or not shown that much to build up the audience intrigue.....
They are keeping three characters hidden. They have shown Rohan as it was necessary for the story but have kept his real character a secret from audience. The other two characters mentioned but not shown are of Mohini and her father who is also a chief mahant. Just hope the chief mahant won't be shown like he was shown in CB1. But it would be interesting to see what they do in context of RP title.
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