Originally posted by: -Sush-
Lovely write up, Chick! beautiful collages Shwets!!
Yes...now that I know it is not real Sula...I am more motivated to watch...It is not the dreaded polygamy track!
I agree, Jayna ...right? Yes...she has an elegance about her...very fitting to be the royal and as per the nice image RNJ was holding of her!! Today she did the cunning ...and the flipping personalities well too! I liked her acting...
Gayatri is connecting with me...but RNJ is not! This is the first time I am not able to "feel" what he is feeling...something is amiss...They built him up with a high sense of honor and duty...the intensity in that part is missing a bit...I didn't pay attention ...is it the same director...or someone different?
Agree about the attire! Lovely for both! Nehru jackets ar the way to go!..
Sush,
RNJ is actually fine for me. I am on the other side of the fence regarding this..Every time Sid starts showing the emotions, I want to run...That is not RNJ for me. I don't think it is for the actor either...I'd rather not see the tears and the pain in his expressions...it makes him more human , probably...but it makes him look weak. Its not that I don't accept men portraying their emotions so well...just that I am more used to men who hide them.😆
Who is Ranaji? He is the person Gayatri described to Sulakshna...He comes across as an akdu..like he himself admitted to her under the stars- his emotions have been blunted by the war and the demise of his first wife. He comes across as harsh at first, if you care to look beyond the aura he projects as a king.
In the light of that, to me Ranaji is still stunned. Yes, Sulakshna's arrival has stunned him into inaction, like BRM pointed out. The man cannot make sense..because lets face it- what is his way out? - Request Sulakshna to kindly leave..but would that be fair to her, considering she wouldn't even be accorded the respect a widow got in those days? And secondly, would she be able to handle the trauma of this truth? Thirdly, would she agree to it, considering she has been throwing tantrums ever since she got back.
On the other hand, he has Gayatri, to whom his heart belongs. He cannot let go of her in any way. He is selfish- Yes. When did he claim he was not? As Indravardhan, he wants to choose only Gayatri..but as Ranaji, he cannot abandon his first wife! Clearly, the man has to choose between duty and love...neither choice is going to be fair now...
Either Sulakshna has to agree to leave- but she is his lawfully wedded wife...and therefore the queen of the land, accepted by the British Government...Or Gayatri has to adjust to the fact that his heart and soul would always belong only to her, even if Sulakshna had the title. To me, it doesn't look like Ranaji has much of a choice here. 😆 All my sympathies lie with him. 😉
I loved this montage. 👏 Very symbolic, unlike the QH one which was real and terrible to look at.
Who threw the stone? Has to be BRM...
If slapgate is still in the cards, I guess this is the MU Sid was talking about weeks back when the love story moved at express speed. This is a MU that has been programmed into him from his infancy! 😆 If G is going to level some vague allegation against BRM who is any day better at histrionics...RNJ is not going to believe her. It all depends on how researched her facts are and how she presents it...If that slap happens, that is the biggest crack in their relationship. RNJ is going to resent the fact that she accused his beloved grandmother, and Gayatri is not going to forgive him either, I hope..
So then, this was the purpose of bringing Sulakshna? Two birds with one stone? Let RNJ be exorcised off any vestiges of Sona's ghost (respectfully)...and also create an opening to pit BRM right in between Gayatri and Ranaji?
Patni toh hum aapko rehne nahi denge? BRM's chaal is all too clear. Every time G spoke in favour of Sulakshna, it was after BRM manipulated her emotionally..with folded hands and sweet bhaashan...😉 Gayatri might know the old lady's real intentions, but I do hope it will be long before she can convince RNJ..until then, the crack stays. I am also hoping she can expose Sulakshna soon..I am not in a mood to watch another rerun of Kumkum Bhagya...Yeh Vaada Reha is airing the same track too..Please..not longer than a month...or can I be greedy and ask for a diwali gift? 😃😆