IKRS Thursday 12th November 2015 ep 82 My Take
To me the episode revolves around the concept of fire. A life giving element .That which means energy. In many faiths it is considered a vital source to life along with water and air.Fire in the episode means passion, as in love or even hate that can be seen as a merciless all consuming inferno.In the episode as seen in crackers and small explosions it symbolizes spirit and excitement too! where fire burns all into ashes..yet it also enlivens as seen in the phoenix that rises up from the ashes..
Dada ji finds Viplav with his palms shielding the flame of the diva. The devious , fake holy man knows exactly when to empower his grandson. Dashrant says to Viplav, this is what he likes about him . How he gathers things and protects them. Dashrant in a roundabout way means how Viplav honours familial relationships and religious values. As much as Viplav idolizes his dada ji , he is blind to the actual fact that Dashrant is the master mind of negative forces in his life and his family. As Dashrant comes by.. Viplav's concentration goes and he burns his finger at the hot diva holder. Dashrant in actual fact systematically, burns the goodness out of Viplav. here he reminds Viplav, that sometimes being too good is also detrimental. It ends up in self destruction whilst giving life to another.. Dashrant motto is to destroy the needy and feed himself! slyly he tells Viplav his doing good acts for widows makes his family proud but anything that makes you anxious, like the needy widows, should be best forgotten.. Viplav needs to think about only about himself and his future. so first ..he must go to Boston and complete his education.here Dashrant manipulates Viplav to sever his ties with the widow..
There Tripurari literally in no uncertain words breaks off his relationship with an estranged Suvarna.He tells her clearly that he doesn't went his mother to learn about them. With regards to maha pandit asking for Dhani and not her? fobbing her off is no issue he tells her ,it's entirely up to her.. if she doesn't trust him than he 's happy to call off their relationship, spurns her! and forces her to leave.. Tripurari like Dashrant preys on the weak and needy.. I wonder if Suvarna will expose this snake in the grass Tripurari?
Dashrant, continues to sway Viplav, as for as the widows are concerned they are useless forget about them.. a duped Viplav nods.. yes he admits.. the time has come for him to leave for Boston..Dashrant yells that's it! now we both will celebrate Diwali..with fireworks like we did when you were young! Dashrant wants Viplav to be a boy under his control one he can mould in his own way.. but Viplav only hears Dhani words we kept you with so much love and what did you do? you humiliated us.. you only know one thing, to mock us! and leaves the house, makes his way down to the gate and notices this girl running away from tripurari.. asks him, who was the girl tripruari?.. Suvarna cries, when she hears his reply.. some beggar, wanting favour for Diwali. For me even if Tripurari finds out she is going to have his child,he will still disown both Suvarna and the child.. exactly the way he is disowned by maha pandit his father..
Diwali puja begins at both the Ashram and dashrant's hivali. Viplav is missing but Dashrant says he knows where he has gone? then he says.. the auspicious hour is passing so worship will start without Viplav.. he hopes he has wound up Viplav enough to create some explosions prayer takes place in both houses.. Viplav disrupts the worship of the widows at offertory time and sets of fireworks outside of the Ashram! sounds of bangs! Pop boom! brings Dhani out and she says, he should use firecrackers at his own house, not before the Ashram. He will as the road is public property, he's allowed besides he's loving it.. and carries on defiantly.. and she goes in..the scene is for want of a better word heated scene.thesoundsand noises of Diwali , the shriek ,crackle and pop of firecrackers.. is mirrored in this diwali greeting meeting between the two.viplav bangs out nosily outside the Ashram as a means of disrupting their peace. He said he had to get even with Dhani so that's what he here to do. besides his dada ji has convinced him that these widows are useless. his spirit is restless and for his own peace of mind he has to ensure Dhani gets to hear from his mouth what he has to say to her. typically her the stupid girl came and went back in! well Viplav Tirpathi will not leave this place till he has shed the weight of what did she say doing him! favours.. and this begins the fireworks from both sides. The wager is to have a crackling show of rockets and see which one fizzles out first?
But Viplav waits and she too boldly steps out and defiantly faces him.. you happy got your kicks? Now leave! but he spins around on his heel.. no Dhani this is not the way to have fun! and walks into her slowly, and she backs off.. Viplav jeers, you all came to my house and said that you did me a favour, by keeping me at the Ashram, by feeding me, looking after me..she backs into a pole he raises his hand and knocks the mobile light! if he tries to intimidate her,he should know Dhani never feared him.. in fact she felt safe with him around you wanted to make your favour known.. so what you meant was ,that all your troubles were due to me? I duped you? tell me Dhani I fought your case free of charge.. didn't I ? got you a stay order? did I not teach you to be self-reliant or didn't I ? taught you how to fight for your rights.. or not? she stares up into his reasoning face.. was this all, then deceiving you all? ..go on answer me.. but Dhani replies, I don't have to answer any of your questions.. get out of my way! and roughly pushes him aside and walks off! he grabs her arm and pulls her back to face him.. what rudeness is this let go of my hand! she says.. give me my answer and I'll let go of your arm ..she pulls back her arm and he tightens his grip and snarls in her face.. what do you think only you have self-respect? I too have self-respect.. coming to my house! seems you liked it.. you will have to give me an answer! he growls I want to settle all the scores today and right now! I don't want this tension on my mind!.. she tugs back her arm and he raises his finger in her face . Viplav lets go off her wrist and he says just wait one moment.. goes and gets his cheque book and says to her ,I won't be burdened under your favours Dhani ji..so here you keep this blank cheque.. isn't this what you came for you to my house? here take it my heart feels less burdened! and I can celebrate Diwali whole heartedly.. he slams the cheque in her palm and continues, now tell me for all the help and support I gave you, what do you have say about those? and she moves past him and he stops her ,I won't let you go like this. Dhani you will have to give me a reply.. and she says, that I will give you! now you too wait a moment! she goes back to the ashram and he waits before it.. Dhani comes to the Ashram door holding the bike.. she glares at him. Then pushes the bike out of the Ashram he watches quietly as she gets the mattress she made for him to sleep on and he yells, have you gone mad what kind of answer is this? she turns and gets the photo frame he left for them and threw it across on the pile before him.. she returns with a can of kerosene oil and sprinkles it all over the heap of stuff related to him.. today everyone will watch! have tolerated your nonsense for a long time she yells at him.. Viplav just watches her actions with a frown.. she looks for a light and then picks up a diva at the entrance of the Ashram looks at him daringly and then throws the diva on the kerosene douched pile.. a flame of fire rises up between them.. to me the fire confuses . Is it the flame of love ? or is it the flame? I think from Viplav it is declared love ,however from Dhani it may well be a supressed and denied love. As for the cheque she rips it in his face and retorts, hope you got your answer? now my heart too feels lighter! I too will celebrate Diwali to the fullest ! all bonds are severed as of now! so why are you still standing here? why don't you leave! she screams at him and he roars, I too didn't want to meet you all! don't want to see the faces of such selfish ingrates on the blessed occasion of Diwali! Dhani screams back at him then why are you staring at my face? now everything is finished! So why are you still standing here? just leave! and both are furious but both have moist eyes.. rakshas she calls him and crestfallen he looks at the memorabilia that now burns.. the colour of his love is white.. he's swept by the torrent of love.. lost in himself.. Viplav folds his legs and watches their memories burnt to ashes,.. the colour of love drowns , how she had once said , since he was not in the habit of sleeping on a thin mattress she made this one for him so he could sleep comfortably .. and now slowly before his eyes it's charring away. those pictures in the photo frame he left for them to remember him by.. now burnt to ashes.. slowly he finds his feet and turns away from the Ashram..
A sparkler fizzles out in Viplav's front courtyard. Diwali is being celebrated by the rightful family ,Kanak , dadi ,shalu and Dashrant.. the illegitimate one, tripuari only looks at the fireworks from the territory restricted to him and his mother.. Dashrant feels in complete, his darling boy is missing.
Viplav drives through the gates in his jeep. The sight of sparklers and fireworks ignite her memories in his heart. She burnt him out of her life today. Today is Diwali, his family waits for him to join in.. he however celebrates Dhani's hatred towards him. He gets out of the jeep and stands before the spurting sparkler on the ground that scatters shots of countless sparks of fire everywhere Viplav! Viplav! some one calls but all he can see is her in the sparkle that fizzles on the ground on the ground before him.. fizzz.. it's goes and he can only hear her words , leave now! rakshasa.. in a trance he goes for the ignited sparkler and puts his palm over it to stop it from mocking him.. his family recuse his palm but he shrugs them off roughly, walks past them all.. and takes himself into the house away from all his family.. tripurari watches from far and smiles.. looks like the big sparkler is set alight .. so expect an explosion!
At the Ashram, Dhani opens the door to view and weeps over the burnt rubble of their good times.. he said, he too doesn't want to see the faces of such ungrateful and selfish people.. she sits on the step of the Ashram door ,looks at the tongues of fire.. and weeps alone..
Now too me surely this Diwali cannot mark the end of what is yet to begin between Dhani and viplav..? a journey where they stumble but never fall ,for somewhere far away they still live in each other's souls.. Hamlet53 13.11.15
Precap: Inderani announces before allget that vikal babu out of your minds. I have accepted maha pandits proposal. Dhani will get married.. to Tripurari. dhani is shocked and Suvarna has tears in her eyes..
