You (MJ) Me(Tara) & Tea!
A cute little episode albeit the asylum scene!
Loved the MriAra as well as the Neil-Tara scenes! Each different from the other yet both as enjoyable as the Chai!
"The first cup moistens my lips and throat,
The second cup breaks my loneliness" - Lines taken from a Tea Poem by Lotung
So so apt and summarizes the scenes so well...
Tara hands over the phone to Nandini scolding her about dropping the phone.
Mrityunjay ...still in his Home...looks for milk to make some tea, can't find any but finds the fallen pearl. He has the bandana wrapped around his hand, picks the pearl and wonders how it landed here. "There was a similar one in my dark room" and then goes on to place it on the shelf.
The journey of that pearl is like Tara. Mrityunjay has carried the pearl from his mansion to his Home, unknowingly it falls. He then picks it up and places it at a high place. It again rolls on the floor when Tara returns. The ups and downs of their volatile relationship...
Rudra and his family visit the people from his electoral area; several families and their children too. The people seem to treat and consider him like God. The people are grateful for the good work done by him and his family, namely opening schools etc. Mothers say even their kids know the party slogan, "Hai Bhopal ki yahi pukar, Rudra Pratap abb ki Baar" He then places the child on Nirmala's lap saying she loves kids, ROFL...the woman is irked completely...what a snob...behaves like the child is an untouchable! She gets rid of kid by handing him to Meethi. Vasu taunts her mother and asks, "Mama shall I pass you the hand sanitizer?" Nirmala's face was worth a watch!
Sisters do share common traits they say, so of course like Tara, Nandu too goes wandering into the dark room and starts to snoop around. Tara walks in when she drops stuff. Tara pleads with Nandu to leave and then gets down to clearing the stuff when she stumbles upon a file named Rudra Pratap Singh. Picks it up and decides to give it to him.
Nandu follows Aditya down the stairs, when MJ is coming up at the same time. Nandu uses MJ to get Aditya to agree to drop her to the marketplace. Aditya objects, but MJ tells Adi that she being a guest he should be dropping her.
Mrityunjay receives a phone call. Says to the person I am coming with file. Tara watches this convo and is miffed as a typical wife. Grumbles, "All the atrocities of this world are directed only towards me, whilst he speaks so sweetly to Nandu." If you notice Tara you hunky hubby also does not mind being called Jiju at all!
Mrityunjay goes looking for the file in his dark room. Hunts for it but is unable to locate it. Worried as hell because he needed the file today the most and what if it were to fall in the wrong hands?
Well Mister if you were to maintain atleast cordial relations with your wifey you could have simply asked your Other Half!
Rudra strides into an Asylum. The doctor says the person is getting very violent and they are trying their best to control him.He shouts at them that they had such a huge staff yet were unable to control and old madman! Rudra asks them to leave it, he would handle the situation. He watches the man throw things around, getting agitated. Rudra enters and asks "How are you?" As soon as the old man sees Rudra his eyes are filled with fear. It's like he sees the Face of Death
"We are meant to be together forever. You shouldn't commit such a mistake ever again."
The man terrified seeing Kalavati in him...goes down on the floor shaking and scared to death, "Forgive me, please forgive me"
Rudra takes pleasure in seeing his pathetic state. He enjoys the control and influence he has on this old man "Don't look at me, each tear shed from your eyes bloom several flowers in my heart, I am at peace when I see your fear." This kind of sadist behavior explains Rudra the Demon!
"But I cannot come here often being busy with elections and destruction of Jayraj too, so don't trouble me at all or else...you know what I can do, just like the last time" So the poor man has been tortured before and knows who Jayraj is. Another victim of Rudra...or has a deeper connect with Mrityunjay and Jayraj. He looks more like a grandfather? Who's then? MJ? Or Tara's?
I am totally lost here, every time the CVs close some loopholes they pull another one on us!
Mrityunjay yells at his house help, wanting to know who had been in his dark room. "My file is missing. Look for it."
Tara hears him shouting but decides not to interfere in his business. "Anyways he is crazy better to stay away or else he would be mad at her." Tara is satisfied that her Baba loves her and one day even Tayaji would come to be fond of her.
Adi stops the car when Nandu's phone rings. She acts as if she can't hear, places phone on speaker only to hear a man make demands for money. Adi tells her I shall pay off all your loans but she needs to go away from his life forever. Nandini seductively touches his cheek and says, " You are my life Aditya I can't live without you."
Nandini is scheming big. She wants it all. A life time guarantee of wealth and name. Not just a one-time pay out. And now that she has seen what the Shekhawats are all about. Naah Nandini wants it all. Her goal is to become Mrs. Aditya Shekhewat Singh. Clueless to the fact that her sister is going to be her biggest hurdle and would never allow it.
Tara takes Baba's call, who says he was thinking about her and she reciprocates. He then says, "The road is so long that there is no end to it." Did Baba mean the journey of Mrityunjay & Tara?
Tara replies, "Baba however long the road may be, if we are focused with our goals it automatically turns easier" I hope you apply this philosophy to your journey of life with Mrityunjay because it's going to be one tough, rough and long road ahead!
Baba enquires how she was. She thinks of the harrowing evening and night, hesitates to tell him anything. He gets to know that she and Mrityunjay are along at home. Suggest to make her husband a nice hot cup of tea. She gives excuses, Baba then asks, "What are you thinking you did not think this much before marrying MJ."Tara voices to herself the mistake she made in marrying MJ. He senses her anxiety, yet she eventually agrees to make that Cup Of Tea!
Grumbling whilst preparing tea Tara says to herself, "Had I not promised Baba forget tea I wouldn't have even served him poison." She then remembers the Ujda Chaman, where there was nothing to make a proper cup of tea. How does her Savior survive? Must be living on fresh air and water and probably eating the horse's fodder, so decides that she would arrange for things there to help him make tea.
Making the right Cup of Tea is an art by itself.
Tara makes two cups of tea, one with extra sugar and one with the less sugar. Brings the cups to the living room and places them on the side table of the living room deciding to serve the tea through the servants. She goes back into the kitchen to get some biscuits. Now for whom Tara? Why the concern?
Mrityunjay walks there looking ever so dashing in white pyjamas and a plum coloured kurta. Picks the sweeter tea, does not like the taste, so keeps it back. Picks the next cup, likes the taste so sips it. Then places it back calling for Madhav and goes away only for Tara to return with her tray of biscuits. She picks the same cup that MJ drank from and takes a sip. Enjoys the taste then worries about the stove, places the cup back and goes back into the kitchen. Once again Mrityunjay returns, takes a sip and again goes away to attend a call. Tara comes again...I think by this time the cup was empty with their oh so unknowingly shared Chai Ki Pyaali!
Tara then tells Madhav to give the other untouched cup to Mrityunjay. The minute he gets to know it was prepared by Tara, he drains the whole cup of tea on the floor saying, " I don't need special attention, I can take care of myself" walking away. She is terribly hurt by his behavior.
Tara then decides to get out of the house for some fresh air fearing he would raise some issue or the other with them alone. It would be best to return when someone returned.
She is at ujda chaman and has bought a packet full of milk with her. Once again the milk here signifies nourishment. She goes to remove the jar of sugar when the pearl rolls off to the floor.
Mrityunjay enters looking as if he has just returned from a Golf Match. Baby blue T-shirt & dark blue breeches! Was he dressed hoping to meet the Ladki there? Hmmm..sochne waali baat hai!I am sure if clothes could speak we would hear fights between the garments...over who gets to be all over Viraf! ☺️
Mrityunjay sees her and questions, "Hey girl what is all this?' She turns saying, "This is an excuse to thank you for helping me " and offers him the cup of tea. He turns to go away, she stops him, "Look! If you do not accept my thanks I would be offended."
He sighs then says softly, "Listen there is no need to thank me. Leave."
He goes to the easel, she does not give up, "Look until you do not accept my thanks and drink my cup of tea I won't leave from here."
"Listen I have had tea."
"B ut the tea I make is really different. Try it. Have It."
He shouts at her, "Don't you understand what I just said? I have had tea, just leave from here."
Do you always shout and talk like that? Does anyone talk like that to girls?"
He takes her bandana and ties it round his palm. She notices, does not ask for it back. This was like telling her it's mine now. Mrityunjay apologizes, "Sorry, now leave." Simply loved this little scene. ☺️
She continues her blabbering, "By the way it was good to hear that from you. Many men do not have this word in their dictionary. And unfortunately, despite committing mistakes, they don't realize. All they want to do is dominate and trouble women."
Her words prick his conscience. He knows he is one of those men for his wife.
"Some one can only trouble you as much as you allow them to. Tolerating atrocities is a bigger crime than committing atrocities. Do you understand? Now leave."
@Imorelife you were so right when you said that Neil would be Tara's strength. Rightly so he pushes her to fight back the wrongs.
Ok bajjar batu...be ready for some drama now, your Lady has got advice straight from the Horse's Mouth. You bet she is going to fight back...
Also notice that he repeatedly told Tara to leave, because her presence affects him. He is afraid of complications of the heart...
Tara thanks him again and tells him to drink the tea and leaves. He watches her go, Oh I loved the look he gives when she is gone...hahaha...😆.as soon as she turns her back, he attacks that cup of tea and drinks it only to find the taste similar to the one he had at home. Tara watches from behind the wall and smiles to herself.
Precap: Tara tells Tayaji that she has found something that belongs to him. I loved the look of tension on him, now what is she upto? Oh man! watch his face. He is so s** scared of Tara. She advances towards Tayaji to give him the file. MJ realizes the file is in her hand. Between MJ & Tayaji stands Tara with the file and destiny.
hugs
dd