Ok today no commentary but some thoughts…… Much better episode compared to what we have been shown before…….I will come to the leads later but first Mansarams family……..
Finally Mansaram and Chenu both pushed back and argued in favour of Radhika knowing the truth. This was what Shanti was worried about. Mansaram can be overwhelmed by his own weakness but there is a limit upto which he will keep quiet…..he will push back if someone crosses the limit…..and today he charged at Shanti for not revealing the truth and for wanting to continue with the charade. Chenu also did his part first he showed to Chanda that the prince is meant for Radhika and that Radhika is getting all this and not her and also told his mother point blank not to take Radhika for a fool and to lead her on a wild goose chase. Shanti being a good manipulator knows her family quite well …..she is wary of the father-son duo and also off Radhika…….and she knows that if Radhika knew about all this she will stop anything from happening and tells this to her family. Shanti actually does not care for Chanda's opinion….her shut up to Chanda took care of that…….Then when they all see Radhika standing and listening to all this……..the father runs and asks for apology and says that the choice was taken away from him. The badi bahu did not give him any chance and he is helpless. Shanti is still continuing on manipulation that the father has done so much for Radhika……..she has done so much for Radhika…….I mean tolerated her and so Radhika should also do something in return to pay them back.. Good that Shanti clearly told that we have done this and now it is your turn to repay us back…….the emotional blackmail was the fathers role in bringing up Radhika. Ok creatives I have asked this before and asking again here why did the father have to bring up Radhika? Shanti has a very big caste reverse snobbery in her……..so why will Mansaram go against his wife and bring a baby? What was the compulsion in him to do so? I know Shanti had once said that Radhika was left on the door step….did Mansaram know Radhikas birth family? Or is it just humanity from him towards a baby for which he is ready to stand up to the entire world. Either way please make it clear……….otherwise the audience might have this question. Also Shanti did speak some harsh truths that how long can they wait on the basis of some accidental marriage in childhood and what will happen to Radhika when they are not there………..she is a practical woman and dealing with the practicalities of life. …..one one hand she is saying what to many is the harsh truth but on the other hand she is also not averse in using it to better her position in society.
Performance wise Adiya Lakhia, the lady who plays Shanti and the actor who plays Chenu………the husband wife combination was very good……….on the whole good drama among Mansarams family members.
Now coming to Radhika……..she was completely distraught that the family has lied to her………and I liked it that they did not show her screaming but kept her in her character and let silence and her expressions do the job. When Shanti charged at her that it is now her turn to repay back what the family has done for her…….she kept on muttering that how can she do that, I mean marry again? She does want to help this family that she considers her own but she cannot go against her faith to do that…..Ok creatives when the father apologises to her…….Radhika says no no and nods her head……….Comon creatives she has been let down by the person whom she trusts the most…….her father. I know that the father does have his own reasons but Radhika just says no no to her father and nothing else? Creatives you have good chance of a father-daughter drama here……….both the actors have good chemistry and can deliver so use them……..that part was rushed for me……Also Radhika was so happy that finally her mother is loving her…..and now she has been brought down to earth………….can we have something from her on that account…..that she thought that finally the mother is loving her…….she is getting something that she has yearned from childhood…..and now she realizes that it was just a mirage.
As for Rubinas performace……..liked it. Good work Rubina…….Keep it up.
Now coming to Dev…….liked Dev shock and mute pain when he realizes that Radika is the girl for whom the proposal came….he was completely dejected and also liked him in the car. But ………..I know I will get chappals from the forum here, did not like him shouting in the cliff scene…….at one point I thought that he might start beating his chest. Avinash can do much better than this (talking of the cliff scene only)…….he has shown that before. IAnyway liked his resolve regarding fighting for what he wants….he might not be successful because of his own insecurities and because Radhika is not ready…but I liked him thinking about it. Creatives please don't stop here regarding Dev's pain..his dream has been shattered and just showing 10 minutes of his reaction does not justify what he is going through……….stretch it a bit more……..give him some monologues in front of the statue of his dream girl……..let the complexities in Dev come out…..let him be normal in front of others but when alone let the pain out.
Also Liked Rohan and Padma conversation………Rohan is looking for ways out and Padma is ready to listen to him……..but then badi bahu forces him to say yes by crying………wonder what padma will do when she sees her son getting more and more flustered because of the incoming wedding…..
So there is a red clothes wearing love guru who gives sermons about Shiv-Parvati and Radha-Krishna.😉
By the way Chunnu munnu why am I having a feeling that I have come across majority of todays dialogues and scenarios somewhere? 😉
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