**Neil Bhatt/Kesar Appreciation Thread** - Page 7

The last two episodes were visual treat in all aspects. Neil just rocked with his performance.

Camera work for the entire episode was awesome. The lighting through the subtle breeze gave the ambience for a powerful yet subtle exploration of Kesar and Gulaal's feelings for each other. I would not want to name it as romance and disparage the deep lying human emotions that bind Kesar and Gulaal

Gulaal wakes up to the breezing wind. There is a scene at the time of her wedding to Vasant. When her "Baraat" turns up, its only her who suddenly realizes that they are there. She is so overwhelmed and her friends ask her the reason for her racing pulse when she tells them this. Her friends tell her that it can't be, if not they would have heard crackers at least. But Gulaal insists to have a look from the balcony. And it so turns out that the Baraat headed by Kesar of course along with Vasant are very much on their doorsteps. Her friends tease her saying this is the first time they have literally seen what true love is. There was something similar shown yesterday. Gulaal wakes up and we see that Kesar has indeed come back riding his bike. Do we have an in-depth meaning to this scene, we need to wait and watch.

Gulaal's existence and presence there has a magnetic effect on Kesar. Now how does such feeling be conveyed through the scene? So we have here the breezing wind that draws Kesar towards Gulaal's room. Arrogant and fearless they have shown him as, but his moral ethics prevents him to go to her room. But hearing the falling glass is an alarm that he rushes for her help.

Recollecting the last spoken words between them, the silence and its awkwardness were beautiful. He is all sympathetic seeing her condition. Gulaal quietly cleans up the mess and drags herself to bed. But we must see her disappointment of not finding him there when she looks back.

The scene where he quietly walks in and then is loud enough to wake her up to hand over some water left one wondering after all what Kesar is upto. Gulaal is all surprised at his civility towards her. She is no pure saint either that she has to do all this "Nakhra"'Tu ne takleef kyun ki, mei khud laati'.Rakh do..baad mei pee loongi'.Now Kesar it's not going to be so easy with her. Did you think you can just hand her the water and leave in peace. Obviously you are forced to speak out. The reaction there is superb in having to reply to her and requesting her to drink. There was this slight ego in getting himself to tell her "Pee le"..Varna mai'.we did have glimpses of younger Kesar who used to assert his ways on Gulaal. The scene where he insists that she drinks the water, there is so much love and sympathy in his eyes when he pleads with her with a nod of his head to drink some water.

The want to reach out to her and touch her was lovable. But it was mixed with emotions of wanting to touch her, the hesitation and the refrain from doing so. He fought emotions and resisted that want so beautifully. But seeing her wincing in discomfort, he touches her to learn she is running a high temperature.

Her little tantrums never affected him and he just took control over her ways , gets her the medicines, forces her to have, fights with her for bringing on to this for herself. His statement to her that her attitude is always "Aa bail mujhe maar" showed how well he has understood her. His irritation is lashed at Talli for leaving her alone. Well he can have this expectation from his best friend but little did he know that the poor girl is fighting with the reality about her fate and destiny.

It came as a surprise when after this love-hate behavior from his end, he is so cool and comfortable sitting next to her and nursing her health. An added freshness and naturalness to the scene was when he sprinkled water on the wet cloth to maintain that wet. I don't know how to explain but that scene was somewhat lovely. At this juncture, it never occurred once that Kesar and Gulaal have been away from each other for 10 years. It was just like that they have never been apart and always been together all this time. It required an illness to break the ice between them. We have to wait to see how longer Kesar maintains this sweet self with her. It was lovely to see Kesar asserting his claim over her yet again, but this time differently. Gulaal has this smile on her face as he forces her to get up to have the medicine. And what more can she ask for. He is all set out to force the medicine in her mouth too. Kesar's love is hidden behind that "jhoota gussa" he seems to bring about as he chided her for her ways and not taking care of herself.

Ab tak kahaan tha Kesar???!!! Where have you been all this while, the Kesar that she knew him as. He answers her in a literal sense that he was out roaming with friends. But when she says "Maine who nahi poocha'.it does not take him long to realize the depth of the query she has put across to him. Well he does not want to answer her because he himself is unsure that he asks her to quieten down with his finger on her lips and go to sleep. There was this calm and serenity in Gulaal in finding that Kesar back when she is forced to close her eyes and go to sleep. And Kesar is all so full of love and care for her seeing her going to sleep.

The scene was superb in terms of performance from the actors. A romantic heart will keep this scene in memory for ever. Thinking in terms of practicality, Gulaal seems to enjoy the attention she gets from Kesar. She is emotionally bonded to him. She is disappointed when he leaves the room, she is happy when he nurses her. She enjoyed every minute of her time with him and Im sure she will cherish this forever. But what does she think she will do when she steps over in her sainthood state. She wants Kesar and Talli alliance. Will she expect that Kesar continues to do all the same things once he is married off. Will she sulk again in her loneliness that she has forced on herself? Will she be happy when she is going to be devoid of this love and care from Kesar. Gulaal today lived and relished every minute of Kesar's companionship. So what does she want in life. Will her self-righteousness prevent her from acknowledging her love for him or she will decide to live the momentary happiness before she takes a drastic step.