Helloo Nissar, Maan Singh, Ved, Sudhir, Vikas, CVs, Barry, friends et al ' woohoooo ...what a fantastic way to end the week. I'm still floating in Maaneet lok.
Maaneet walk into the Sangeet. Loved Dadi's hug to both. Maan still weighed down by his guilt.
The contrast between Maaneet is still evident ... Geet - full of life, Maan - stern. Is this how their story began ? I think the KC staff had a blast putting this skit together. So it seems they didn't miss much when the nok-jhoks were going on especially with the dupatta...LOL !
The skit begins with the dupatta. Geet connecting with it immediately. Dadi was enjoying. Romeo is a perfect fit as the narrator ... him singing Maahiii....ROFL ! <applauding> Even Maaneet got it...saw a hint of a smile on Maan :))
Next are the flowers ... eternal white and passion red. Even Maaneet's sangeet costumes were in those colors ! ...Ant mein Geet hamesha Maan sir ki baahon mein hoti...Dadi had a good laugh. Adi did a fine job bringing NE-Arjun back to their senses.
Arjun rejects NE for the dance. NE hooks up with Romeo. Loved to see Romeo's dilemma. Even Geet got the joke ! NE can stand up for herself and give back to Arjun in equal measure...ha ha ha ! Arjun bitten by the green-eyed monster....sings Chal Pyaar Karegi...LOL ! If Maan was in a better frame of mind, he'd have caught the undercurrents between these two !
Hey, even Pandeyji is dancing ... Go figure !
Arjun and Maan walk away from the sangeet. Geet tries to follow but Romeo stops her. Dadi notices. Finally Geet escapes. Stops Dadi on the way and asks about Maan.
Geet-Dadi convo
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Loved the advice given by Dadi. Barry super job with the dialogues.
"Agar safar ki shuraat mein aapko kisi teesre ki zaroorat pade to itna lamba safar aap kaise tay karenge"
"Humsafar humsaaya hota hai. Aur humsaaya aur aapke beech mein kabhi itna faasla na aane do ke kisi teesre ka kadam aa jaay"
I interpreted this in 2 ways ... one simplistically put, don't let the baby come between you. Coz Dadi knows what's eating Maan. Second interpretation could also mean Maan's past ... don't let that come between you. Hope Geet remembers this advice from Dadi when the time comes.
Humaare Maan baahar se kadak dikhte hai par andar se bilkul bachche ki tarah hai. After marriage, in addition to the baby in her womb, seems like Maan will be Geet's bachcha too ... will need some hand-holding as his past is unraveled.
Maaneet
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Best scene of the episode !!!
Geet finds Maan in his room, in contemplation. Pehle to sirf baat chupa li, ab vaada bhi jhoota kar diya ? Opening salvo from Geet to get to the root cause of Maan's unhappiness. Maaneet are completely in sync with their thoughts and emotions. Any thing that makes one unhappy immediately affects the other. Maan's unhappiness is eating up Geet. Plus the fact that Maan hasn't told her the cause is adding to her unhappiness. She cannot bear to see him in pain. Just like Maan, she too wants to see him smiling...sangeet or no sangeet.
Her statement "kyun ki aaj tak aisa nahin hua ke aapne mujhse koi vaada kiya ho aur isey nibhaaya na ho' brings the first tear to his eyes. Breakdown coming up ! About time....coz for a man who worships truth cannot hide it for long....especially from the love of his life.
"Agar vaada toda to baat bhi badi hogi...aakhri baar pooch rahi hoon...mein aapko yun tadapte hue nahi dekh sakti" ... breaks the dam.
Maan's goes down on bended knee, touches Geet abdomen and confesses ...directly to the baby. This was one of the most moving, profound scene today. Barry - AWESOME dialogues.
Maan is brutally honest ...wo shaks jisne tumhari mom ko dhoke mein rakha, aur tumhari jaan lene ki koshish ki. Mein wo swarthy aadmi hoon, jisne apne pyaar ke swaarth ke liye tumhari parvaa nahin ki. Tumhari mom ke baare mein socha, par yeh bhi ek swaarth hai " Perfect and effective way to tell Geet what's hurting him. Maan's confessing that he cannot be a good father because he is not the biological father. Maan's pain brought tears to my eyes. Also, felt that there is more to his statement of 'not being a good father since he is not a biological dad'....something related to Maan's own past. Maan also conveys how this act of his has been weighing down on him...the torture he's been going thru. Mein kabse tadap rahaa hoon...pataa nahin tum kabhi mujhe apne pita maan paaoge ke nahi. Kya tumhari mom mujhe kabhi maaf kar paayegi ya nahi. Loved the sitar BG !
The way he hugs and kisses (?) the baby was just moving. I tell you this baby after its born will be on Maan's side. They have already bonded strongly together with this convo....dekhtey rahiyo.
Maan's confession not only showed the root cause to Geet but also conveyed his love for Geet and the baby. Her mamta overflows. She shows the maturity that was expected of her in this situation....no MU...THANK U CVs !!!
Khud apne aap ko gunhegaar maan liya aur khud apne aap ko yeh sazaa de di, chup chaap hi tadapte rahe.... And she wipes his tears...awwww....yes !
Barry dialogues that followed just floored me. Have to quote them.
Baby ke papa (Maan) ke baare mein to jaanti nahin...magar baby ki mummy, usko aapse koi gila nahin. That's when Maan raises his downcast eyes and looks at Geet. Usne aapko maaf kiya. Aur baby, use lagta hai aapne kuch galat nahin kiya. Aap to bas baby ki mummy ko bachaana chahte the'magar haan, baby ko ek baat ka eitraaz hai ( a tear rolls down Geet's face) aap ab bhi use begaana maante hai ...Maan nods his head in a 'no' ... varna aap aise nahi kehte ke wo aapka nahin isliye aap swaarthi ho gaye. Baby jaanta hai ke agar wo aapka ansh hota to bhi aapka faisla wahi hota aap mere mummy se pyaar jo itna karte hai ...and then she lifts Maan's chin and says ...aur baby bhi jaanta hai ke aapse achcha papa aur koi nahin ho sakta hai. Maan overcome with emotion kisses Geet's hand in all humility...tumhe nahin pataa tumne kitna badaa bojh halka kar diya...thank you. The relief is evident in Maan's face as they hug.
Mein jaanti hoon Maan, mujhse ehem aapke liye koi nahi, par mere liye mere bachche se ehem koi nahi. Geet confesses to him that though she loves him a lot, mamta in the form of the baby was the first emotion she'd experienced, falling in love came later.
She asks him to promise, God forbid he has to make a similar choice in the future, that Maan chooses to save the baby. Maan promises and also promises to fulfill his earlier promise of being happy at the wedding and continue smiling. Super hug !
CVs - I've already said this before, and I'm shouting out loud today. You have already used the baby card once....NO MORE !! Nothing should happen to make either Maan or Geet choose between one or the other. Maaneet and Baby are 'HUM'. Without the 3 of them together , there is no HUM. So keep the HUM together !!!
NE-Arjun confrontation
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Liked both their POVs. Must say both are improving in the performances...yeah Arjun is still better than NE. So NIkunj....catch up, pronto ! Arjun asks NE to follow her heart. He is caught in between his heart and mind. A great opportunity for CVs to flesh out Arjun's character.
Geetu ... Lagta hai we may need you Brain vs Heart convo for Arjun...LOL !
Maaneet dance
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Loved Maan hugging Geet from behind....awww. Compared to NE, Arjun and the KC staff, Maaneet did not have the privilege of practicing their steps. So I'm ok with Maaneet's dance steps. What counts is the fact that Maan is now putting his heart n soul into the sangeet which is making Geet happy and t his collective happiness is showing in their dance. I love it !
Gurmeet, Drashti - Standing ovation. Fantabulous, mind blowing performances. !!
Nissar - Excellent execution !!
Barry - Today you rocked !!
A big applause to the entire Geet HSP team (don't want to exclude anyone) on a Super Saturday Sangeet epi !!!
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