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Or so
Said Shravan to Sumo!
What an amazingly well crafted episode
Yet again!
Team EDKV,
Your Commitment to Consistency
Has to be experienced to be believed!!
Kudos to you, Team
For delivering day after day...
One episode after another...
Hat's Off to you
Truly!
👏👏👏
What a soul-stirring insight we got into the REAL Sumo
Her world
Her memories
Her pain
Her void, and the vacuum
Brought to life FLAWLESSLY by Nikita Dutta
As a certain someone proclaimed
She's special folks!😉😛😆
So here goes...my take!
EDKV has truly mastered the art of seamless continuity
If it was the entwined hands the last time
It was the ruminating Shravan in this episode!
👏👏👏
LOVED how Shravan was totally in character
The astute lawyer reading between the lines
Of Khosla's buffoonery!
Shravan had smelt a rat
The ad hoc meeting with the Tiwari household, completely justified!👍🏼
So MANY notable moments in the scene that followed...
Suman's hand on Nanu's shoulder, as Mami let loose her spite
What a fine touch that...the piece on Sumo's parents
As Nanu revisited their past
This is something that is so refreshingly unique about EDKV
Every character is human
And, so is "grey"!
LOVED how Shravan's eyes would just automatedly, navigate towards Sumo
From Nanu's "Aur maine uski shaadi Rajneesh se karwa di"...
To Mami's stinging "Priya ne hi ghar girwi rakhi hogi...jo apna ghar girwi rakh sakti hai..."
Not a word uttered
To express his concern
Only the eyes doing the talking...
Namik and his expressions were absolutely bang on, yet again!!⭐️
Nice touch that, as to how the capable lawyer
Through his gentle prodding and probing
Completely understanding the sensitivity of the issue on hand (read: "Nanaji, bura mat manna...Kya aapne kabhi bhi Priya aunty ko ghar ke papers diye?"
Solved the mystery of Khosla and the papers of Tiwari Killa (read: "Ho na ho, Khosla ke paas is ghar ke original papers zaroor hain")
And then...
The trip down memory lane...
Sumo's world
Her bachpan ki yaadein
Her most prized possession!
Will come to the details of this emotional journey in a bit...
What stood out for me the most, as a viewer
Shravan was simply accompanying Sumo
But, how by the end of it all
It was no longer just Sumo's world
Shravan had also become an inseparable part of it...
Peeling away thy layers, Sumo...
Shravan now inhabits your world!!
👏👏👏
LOVED that lovely touch of small talk between those labourers and the watchman
LOVED how Sumo, almost in a trance, magnetically, also, pulled Shravan in
And then...
As the memories unfolded...
From where do I even begin??!!
The flashbacks blended in so effortlessly
The young Sumo and her innocent outpourings
As Sumo made her way through the maze
Of her childhood memories!
Super touch, that of having the young Sumo be the perfect guide
From the swing
To the bed
The scooter
Her "measuring tape"
Her Steppo
And, finally...
Papa's room!
So many heart-breaking moments here...
Such poignancy
Of Sumo's recollection of the swing
What a SUPERLATIVE creative moment there
As Shravan reached out to Suman
His pain manifested only by the quiver of his lips
As he held on to the swing
There was no need to swing it
Sumo's pain was already becoming his
And, Sumo had sensed it!
Absolutely, EXTRAORDINARY stuff, CVs!!
Nikita and Namik, you guys just slayed it!
👏👏👏
And then as we were drawn
To the deepest crevices of Sumo's world
Simply LOVED the attention to detail here
The stickers on the wall
The bunk bed
Sumo's secret haven...her cupboard
And the "Mummy...Sumo...Papa" scribble!
My favourite moment, here...
As Sumo
With her child-like glee coming to the fore
"Yeh mera scooter hai...iski bell abhi bhi bajti hai"
It was not just Shravan who could sense Sumo's pain
As he looked on...achingly
We too...
Had a lump in our throats!
A special mention here of how beautifully the flashbacks played out...
Only Sumo in the forefront
As her parents' presence was only implied
What a refreshing touch of direction , that! 👏
And then...
As Sumo "reached out" for her Papa's sweets...
The melancholy of the moment
Moving, indeed!
Finally...
Along with Shravan, as, Sumo led us into her parents' world...
As the bindi and bangles association unfolded
So did the most special moment too...
As Sumo finally emerged from her trance
With the bindi back to the past
As reality seeped in...
As the truth finally hit Sumo hard
All that remained...
Were Memories
Memories of the past!
FANTASTIC use of the mirror there
If Sumo was reliving her most precious memories
Shravan experienced every moment of it
The pathos
The poignancy
The pain
As Shravan finally reached out...
FULL MARKS to the CVs there for lending such dignity to the culmination
As those hands spoke volumes
Only a hand of reassurance
Of comfort
Of solace
Let those tears flow, my friend
This catharsis will be comforting
Will meet you on the other side
You are no longer desolate
A special mention here for Nikita's performance. She was simply OUTSTANDING!! An amazingly nuanced and layered performance! She sure has a glorious future ahead...
My personal favourites...
- The nuanced moment on the swing, delivering that soulful "Jaise aksar akele bachhon ke saath hota hai"
- The honesty of the "Aur yeh mera scooter...Iski ghanti..."
- The outstretched hand and the pain in tow, as Sumo reached out for Papa's sweets
And finally,
- The concluding bindi moments, as reality hits Sumo hard...
Nikita was just MINDBLOWING in this one!⭐️
This ode would obviously be incomplete without a word of appreciation for Namik...
How ably he supported Nikita...at every step
Not a single word uttered...
To be able to convey so much...ONLY through his expressions
Shravan was actually feeling Sumo's pain
And, YOU, Namik Paul, brought that out FLAWLESSLY!
👏👏👏
For all your modesty, you need to know
You're MIGHTY special, as well!😉😆😃
Cheers!
DocD
CID
Udne Ki Aasha
Kumkum Bhagya
