Mistis thoughts 17th october 2011

Today going to discuss on the basis of characters and their intereactions...The first character I am going to talk about is someone for whom I do have a weakness and usually shout about injustice done to him in the script and dialogues the most...so do bear with me... first it is Dev...(I also found his reactions very interesting)...

Dev-When Dev realizes that Radhika is not at home he gets worried and the first thought that strikes him is that she has left home and gone away (insecurity and guilt? I think insecurity more because Radhika was behaving differently with him) and decided to leave immediately to search for her. Padma as usual stops him saying that being a RP he cannot leave because he has to do his duties...if one notices his plam is turned up (people usually do that when they want to ask...what on earth?) and his expressions first had exasperation which turns to displeasure/anger. Dev counteracts saying that it is important to search for Radhika and Padma replies that Rohan will go and search for her...this does not make Dev happy (his inherent possessiveness coming out?). Rohan reassures Dev that he will go and search for Radhika carefully and this also does not make Dev that happy and after Rohan leaves Dev shows his insecurity regarding Radhika to dai that "that Rdahika will not leave me again?"... Dai returns that she has still not got her rights in this house (ahh dai did not say society) and she does not know what is going on in Radhika's head and that before the pooja started Radhika was a bit worried (It looks that Dai was given her voice back to be Dev's support in this house) . This makes Dev think and he has a worried look on his face ...then when Dev gets to know that Rohan has not found Radhika..he again is worried and tells Padma, dai and Gopaldas that she is yet to be found...Padma starts on her favorite speech that this was going to happen, she has done this before (Dev's look changes to exasperation)...Padma is on a roll that Radhika is irresponsible and Barkha is responsible (Dev is angry but don't know why...is it because Padma has again started or is it because he is again supporting Padma)...and that Barkha went to do her RPtian duties and Radhika left before feeding the Brahmins because she is the one for whom this path had been kept for (oyeee yesterday only she said that Barkha should not have gone and as soon as it comes to comparison between Radhika and Barkha, the latter suddenly becomes good)...Dai comes and supports Radhika that maybe she has her reason...and Padma shrieks that why did she not tell? (can someone zip her lips) and Gopaldas also says that Radhika should have told...ok..you two (I mean this Padmu and the all india radio poet'yes she should have told but if she has not told then there might be a reason...give Radhika a chance to tell her POV instead of judging her)...Dev is now angry and he leaves...,and Padma starts...where are you going (looks like Dev is her security blanket...as soon as Dev decides to do something on his own Padma's tantrum starts)...Dev sarcastically tells her that all the Brahmins have left...so I have finished my RP duties and now going to do my duty as a husband...and Padmu is not that happy...ahh so that means Dev was earlier angry at Padma for again starting on Radhika... ...But bholu next time when you go to search for Radhika, please do not go just because you are doing your duty as a husband but go because you love her and cannot live without her...go because you are worried that something bad might have happened to her...go because she makes you complete...please don't go because it is your duty...Hopefully you will reach that state when you will just be there for Radhika because you love her and want to see her happy...not because it is your duty...I know for you duty and love means the same thing...but there is a difference.

Reaction of family members to Kanha darshan-After Kanha gives darshan to dai she says that she felt the glorious touch and Padma also said that she felt something different...Dev also affirms...Gopaldas and Mohini also say that they felt something different...but Badi bahu, virat and Rohan say that their eyes were burning (indicating jealousy)...ok I understood Virat, badi bahu and Rohan...all three are jealous of Dev for some reason or another...I still cannot understand why dai got the darshan or felt his presence...I mean after what she did to Dev and Radhika, why this special favour (anyway leaving that aside)...and I cannot understand why Padma got this special favour regarding feeling Kanha's presence...I mean she has supported her son going on killing spree, she has supported her son publicly humiliating Dev...she has herself called Dev servant quite a few times and verbally abused him...has verbally abused Radhika too... so why this special favour? Rohan is bad but he is that way because of Padma and her spoiling...so why blame Rohan only?...why not Padma? Dev, Gopaldes and Mohini feeling the presence was ok...but it was interesting that Padma told Dai that Kanha came here due to some devotees prayer...that means she is acknowledging that dai did not get any special favour...it was someone else for whom Kanha came (we know that it is Radhika)...and dai affirms that yes she just got lucky...that is true...you are keeping on getting lucky with kanha...series after series😉...

Kanha and Balram conversation- Kanha said that people misjudge that they only get closser to God by offering prayers...it is selfless care and devotion to others that actually works more...true... then so why was Mansaram not given Kanha's darshan? He has been the most selfless person. Now if it is just selfless then dai also is there..because she does whatever she does for RP...but what if the actions of selfless devotion harms other human beings...breaks their self confidence...then does that also entitle similar status as someone who does everything for others without harming anyone? Anyway next Kanha says that when people are around us we do not value their presence in our life, but when they leave us we then feel their importance so let them suffer...true..Dev did take Radhika for granted and took her sacrifices for granted...the entire purohit family knows that Radhika loves Dev and will do anything for him so hence they also took her for granted...so they all should also suffer. Then Balrams says that if you had to make them suffer then why did you come and Kanha says that it is a leela ad leaves it at that with no reason being given by him...Now I am confused because I thought that Kanha's leela always has a reason behind it...he usually plays with people and makes them realize some mistake or some sort of shortcoming...and from how they have showed in the last week...this leela is to show the real truth of Barkha to others...maybe to make Dev realize some harsh turfs that will lead to Radhika getting justice...Then when Balram says that Rohan has gone to look for Radhika ...Kanha says he also wants her for his selfish needs and so he also has to suffer for Radhika's absence...Good liked it.... then Balram saying that Dev and Radhika have been tied for 7 janams...wasn't that first marriage meant for 100 janams? ...the other part regarding Dev being duty bund and sacrifices himself for his duties is true and so is him being aware of Radhika's sacrifices and he is bowing down to Barkha's words...but here kanha is saying being blinded by Barkhas lies and he is not saying that preferring to chose Barkha because that is choosing dada...so does that mean whatever happened in leading to RP sabah is right? ...hopefully this will be cleared in the future episodes.

Virat and Badi bahu-as usual interesting conversation...when Padma tells badi bahu that all this darshan is because of her (I don't know from where Padma got this idea...why will kanha come for badi bahu...this pooja was done for Radhika..so Kanha will come for her...Padma refuses to acknowledge Rdahika for anything)...and badi bahu as usual gets on her high horse and starts saying stuff that will indicate that Radhika is a ghost and virat stops her on time and warns her...then again badi bahu who is so eager to get rid of Barkha approaches Dev to tell him the truth and again Virat cleverly avoids the issues with Dev and tells off his mother in the privacy of their room that they do not have any proof...reminds her that Dev has earlier not believed her and he only listened to Barkha...and then also reminds her that she is finally getting a good name for the appearance of kanah so make use of the situation and not waste it...and that they have to prove that Radhika did not die but was killed by barkha and Barkha should not get to know of this...(mohini overhears badi bahus rant regarding Radhika dying but not regarding regarding Barkha killing her and runs to inform others)...Now I am feeling sorry for Virat.

Acting ...liked Avinash as Dev (his insecurity, fear, exasperation, anger)...liked Pragati-Mickie interaction as Badi bahu and virat...linteraction between Kanah and the kid balram was ok (but had problems with some of their dialogues) ...and I missed the presence of Rubina on the screen (she brings lightness to the show) but was happy that atleast for one episode barkha was not there.

Originally posted by: misti73

Dev-When Dev realizes that Radhika is not at home he gets worried and the first thought that the But bholu next time when you go to search for Radhika, please do not go just because you are doing your duty as a husband but go because you love her and cannot live without her...go because you are worried that something bad might have happened to her...go because she makes you complete...please don't go because it is your duty...Hopefully you will reach that state when you will just be there for Radhika because you love her and want to see her happy...not because it is your duty...I know for you duty and love means the same thing...but there is a difference.

misti ,he used those words 'duty of husband' but meaning was not that literally.He said bcoz padma always stops her saying RP duties sohe used her words on her directly and he was also feeling angry on padma accusing radhika.as he is thinking that radhika was not happy with him for not giving her rights and all ,and also he was not talking to her.So he knows if radhika has left then reason is not carelessness but radhika's unhappiness.So he got angered but didn't show only.

Reaction of family members to Kanha darshan- Padma got this special favour regarding feeling Kanha's presence...I mean she has supported her son going on killing spree, she has supported her son publicly humiliating Dev...she has herself called Dev servant quite a few times and verbally abused him...has verbally abused Radhika too... so why this special favour? Rohan is bad but he is that way because of Padma and her spoiling...so why blame Rohan only?...why not Padma? that means she is acknowledging that dai did not get any special favour...it was someone else for whom Kanha came (we know that it is Radhika)...and dai affirms that yes she just got lucky...that is true...you are keeping on getting lucky with kanha...series after series😉..

i don't know about others but i myself took padma's feeling presence as saying to all that she is also great,as she doesn't like when someone doesn't pay attention to her specially dev and in her dialogue too 'she sayed to dev "dev tumhe pata hai...".she and her insecurity.really 'Dev is her security blanket' and she didn't feel like burning that was ok ,as she is not like those three also who tortured others.

remaining comments later.

Acting ...liked Avinash as Dev (his insecurity, fear, exasperation, anger)...liked Pragati-Mickie interaction as Badi bahu and virat...linteraction between Kanah and the kid balram was ok (but had problems with some of their dialogues) ...and I missed the presence of Rubina on the screen (she brings lightness to the show) but was happy that atleast for one episode barkha was not there.

ya when there is not rubina ,i don't feel like i have seen my choti bahu and bh actually i wanted to know what happened to her,she should not go through big accident as she is required to go through torture more ,she does not deserve only this much.BUT AS RADHIKA WAS NOT THERE ,IT WAS GOOD THAT BH ALSO WAS NOT THERE OWISE don't know how would have epi.

Originally posted by: why6

Misti, I did not like today's episode much. I also have reservations about thi episode...dai, padma...part of Dev's reaction and a large chunk of dialogues in the kanha-balram part... The quality of the episode was not good and I did not like Dev too much. On top of that I had problems with Dai and Padma too. I had major issues with dai and padma regarding kanha...Padma is of course as usual an annoying character, but what I am disliking in this track is her being painted as this noble soul. yes me too So Virat, BB and Rohan are shown to be selfish but not Padma who feels the presence of Kanha. This woman is so selfish that she is stopping Dev from looking for Radhika - his wife. First time was used as an excuse that a RP has to be present. So what if Radhika is in trouble. Is being present while Brahmins are being fed that important that one should neglect one's wife.Not only that Padma has sood silentley while Rohan went on rampage...she has stood silently when Rohan was verbally absing Dev publicly...she has herself publicly verbally abused Dev...has refered to him as ganda khhon...and after all this gets to feel Kanha's presence? Bizzare.

Then even after all the duties are done, she is still stopping Dev from looking for her. It seemed to me as if she is jealous of Radhika's position in Dev's heart and is possessive of Dev. Her behavior seems to indicate that if Dev cares for Radhika, her importance would diminish. That's why Barkha is so important to her. She wants to keep on praising Barkha so that Dev does not start thinking well of Radhika or have doubts have Barkha. The script seems to be written that way and yet episode after episode, she is being called nice or worthy of feeling Kanha's presence. That to me is shoddy writing. If they don't do that, I wouldn't have problems with Padma at all because then she would be consistent with whatever has been shown from the very beginning. So these lines of Radhika/Kanha and such stuff made me have an headache when I was listening to Radhika/Kanha talking to Balram. Yes that was shoddy writing..it seems that two different people are writing here...one is writing the kanha part and the other one is writng the other part...the one who is writing the kanha part and relationship to Padma has no clue as to what Padma is in the story...if you remove the kanha part related to Padma...the rest of Padma's actions gels with the story.

Dev - my problem with him was how they are showing him selfish for last several weeks. Yes, he did show exasperation with Padma and he is now insecure that Radhika may leave him. I liked that part. He took her for granted and has lost her. Now he seems to be realizing that Radhika may not be there at all. But no matter how they change a lead character from track to track, I can not separate this Dev from how he was introduced or shown evolved. This Dev is told by Dai that Radhika can leave him as she hasn't been given rights in the house. Yet rather than showing remorse or even a line that Radhika was wronged, all he is shown to worry is that Radhika may have left him for good. Why is there no anguish shown on his part that Radhika is unhappy or she hasn't gotten anything. Dev used to feel bad about such stuff before. But all his anguish is for himself that he would again be left alone. Dev was never selfish in this manner. Radhika being hurt used to hurt him more than him getting hurt. Yes, he took her for granted and he expected her to sacrifice as he did. But he changed after seeing Rohan's true nature. He even admitted to Radhika that he had made a mistake. But now he is even worse because even Radhika's pain is not breaking through his misguided sense of duty. Also Padma keeps on badmouthing Radhika and he is shown silent all the time. After the kidnapping, he used to speak up for Radhika and now he is silent.

Also no matter what his duties, he would forget them if he knew that Radhika was in trouble or is missing. So this Dev stopping and letting Rohan go is again not the Dev and again they are showing very bad writing. The writers of this show have now changed for the third time and with each change, the quality of story and character of Dev goes down more and more.

I liked Dev because when Radhika first came back although he showed relief, later on he was back to his pompous self which disappered today and his fears and insecurites came out...that pompousness is just a show for others...that is the part I liked...there was another thing that was different with him...when Radhika first left, Dev threw a tantrum and forbade anyone else to go...this time he did not throw a tantrum and he was going to go immediately...when Padma stopped him he stayed back but did not stop Rohan from going and at the end again when Padma threw a tantrum he put his foot down and told her using the language that she understood that I have done my RP duties and now I am going...I would have liked him to say to Padma...keep your duties to yourself I am going to look for my wife...but the way they have made him now, that would have been bit sudden. What I liked was that he is scared of loosing Radhika and hence he did not want to take chances...what I did not like was again as I have said before that he did not go immediately and although he did look worried , he did verbally acknowledge remorse when dai said Radhikas rights have been taken from her. The Dev that you have described before has been lost due to the creatives obsession of this two wife track and glorification of Barkha.

Dai -- now I have no hopes with this character and neither do I like this character much. She is now Dev's supporter suddenly. Why not show some transition in her thinking by showing that she has realized over one month that Barkha is not a right person and she made a mistake. Then today things were clear. They are not showing that because Dev choosing Barkha is still being justified in name of duty and dharam by creatives. So Radhika's rights at home are taken is the main issue. Her rights in the society as Dev's wife and as a RPtain is not an issue. So Kanha will give darshan to a person like this. Give me a break. On top of that, when Padma was badmouthing Radhika, not even once Dai interrupted to say that Barkha is not responsible. She burnt Radhika's things and her momentos given to Dev two days after she disappeared.

yes to all here...dai just wants Radhika to get her rights back in the house ...thats what she said..so if she wants Rdahika to get only her rights back in the house...then how is she a wellwisher or Rdahika...and why will she get kanha's darshan?

Then lines of Kanha to Balram really gave me a headache. All that leela to test love and Dev/Radhika being together for seven lives were such nonsensical dialogues. Does Kanha have no work than to play this game. Then the whole precap where Kanha says that Radhika's criminals have been punished but Radhika has not got justice yet (familiar line Misti by the way). But how has Barkha been punished. As of today, all I saw was Barkha hitting the car against the tree without anyone knowing that she has killed Radhika and then tried to kill her again. So is that punishment? Isn't she still the RPtain and Dev's wife in public. Lets see if truth comes out tomorrow and that's what Kanha was shown referring to. There were couple of good dialogues where Kanha said that he liked people doing service rather than pujas. But other than that, Balram and Kanha lines were not very good. That's why I wrote that if they were going to show actual Kanha, they needed to be careful where Kanha is not shown justifying all the PF adharams.Yes here...this is the thrid day where they have messed the kanha-balram dialogues...I don't know why can't tey understand that they have to be careful when they dealing with kanhs...because is they are not them it shows that they don't care and it will not be good for the show...

It seemed as if they are going that way where Dev's and Dada's actions would be white-washed with them being gullible people who were blinded by bad Barkha. My hope is that at least Kanha be spared such lines.yes...and wonder what about chaya?...whom was dada blinded by then? Oh well that might go under the carpet.

Misti, I will comment on your analysis later on. But today found the whole episode not of good quality at all and my expectations from the track are again going down.

Acting wise, I liked Avinash (whatever little was given to him) followed by Pragati and Mickey. Avinash is showing more with expressions his thoughts. Otherwise, he is given very little material. A lot of injustice is being done to Dev's character. I would have less problem with Dev if they can give him some meaningful lines. Yet episode after episode, he is given such a loose script. What a pity. They could have made these episodes very powerful. Especially if ratings have started to go up, they can increase it by showing more of him. But he is sidelined as usual.

Yes because for some reason makers think that Dev does not bring in TRPs when the icnrease in TRPs show that actually audience is interestd in seeing Dev's reaction.

The only consolation was absence of Barkha. I realized how bad Benaf's acting is when I watched the last part (car chase in Sunday's ME) with my 5 year old nephew. He is into good and evil these days where evil is punished by good. So he wanted to see the bad girl (Barkha) being scared when the good girl (Radhika) comes back. So he kept on exclaiming that the bad girl is not scared at all. I was trying to explain to him that she is scared at seeing the good girl come back from dead. But he wouldn't believe me because according to him Barkha's expressions did not show that she was scared at all. After a while I gave up and just told him that the bad girl would be scared tomorrow.

Interesting response Angie...

Originally posted by: misti73