Originally posted by: AreYaar
A tremendous week in Ishqbaaz was capped today with a powerfully emotional episode as the family disintegrates before Daadi's eyes. that is the worst thing she was made to witness iss age main har family going all poof in front of her the fact that she was pushed too and no one realized unki umar ka bhi koi lihaaz nahi and her line really got to me about abhi toh billu ghar main hai toh yeh haal hai abhi toh he did not even step out imagine once he is out. it hit home because sadly i've witnessed something similar years ago on my mom's side of family and so many years later never fully recovered from it and i've seen my own granny suffer toh yeah that part i am touchy about very touchy
Too many powerful moments to count today but I'd like to make a note of the ones that especially stood out to me yes i am just in aweee i watched it again and yes *salute to the whole team for this amazing execution so far of this track*
1) Shivaay saying that he was willing to give his life for the promise he gave to Jhanvi, leaving the house is but a small price...this, after he was initially shocked to hear her ask this of him...but willing to reconcile to it even then...even getting up to start walking away...until Tej's critical condition made him turn back again. his walk man😭😭😭 Great great job with the body language ek dum bikhra shivaay waiting to go find some lone time and break down but not even being able to do that caz abhi time nahi hai to let loose abhi bhi he has to be the adult call the dr despite all this mess and take responsibility 😕
2) Rudy's constant interjections asking his Mom to stop, telling her it's not Shivaay fault, but Svetlana's, but she was beyond reason...even after Daadi pointed out that she's gone mad. chote hone ka disadvantage nobody was allowing him to talk shivaay was trying to calm him down by constantly patting his shoulders and jhanvi wouldn't even let him open his mouth how much i felt for him and his helplessness too ke aap samjh nahi rahin but so good to see him still atleast raising his voice for his bhai
3) The way Shivaay would rush to stop Rudy each time from blowing up at Jhanvi...putting his hand on Rudy's shoulder to calm him down...the pain in Shivaay's body language here as he could feel everything falling apart, barely hanging on by a thread, his growing worry for Rudra too hanging on by a thread, about to explode yup fully agree
4) Shivaay pleading with Jhanvi to let him see Tej one last time but Jhanvi continued to act more ruthless in her pain...Rudy growing more and more agitated by the minute over her treatment of Shivaay and Shivaay still trying to calm Rudy down when he ended up folding his hands yeah man kal se ro rahi hoon they've given it such a nice buildup to it and shivaay ki voice his eyes he was dying a 1000 times inside . NM deserves so many awards just for this 👏 he really ahs set new standards and i cannot stop saying it
5) Pinky's anguish...what a moment...I must say Nitika Anand OWNS this character so brilliantly and she proves it time and again...this is the Pinky who's done many terrible things in the course of this story and yet she's the one I felt worse for today than Jhanvi...that's the power of a great actor...the way she pleaded to Shivaay to not listen to anyone asking him to leave, berating him for doing so much for this family all these years, treating his Badi Mom like his own Mom and then getting this in return...Pinky's anguish there was really heartfelt...
gosh i felt so much for pinky yahani am sorry i just cannot cannot hate her this si how good NA is and her tadap for her beta was so genuineAlso noteworthy was the near trance Shivaay was in...grappling with the reality of now having to leave, even as he is given pause by all the infighting that has now broken out in the family...and this is where the above lyrics fit
aadmi theek se dekh paata nahi and parde pe manzar badal jaata hai that was that moment
The togetherness of this family has always been a mirage only held together by the thread known as "Main Sab Theek Kar Dunga" Shivaay Singh Oberoi...today we got to see the "elders" of this family (a.k.a Jhanvi) act like children who were denied their fav. toy so they demand that no one show them their faces until that fav. toy is produced. i guess calling them elders is an insult to elders this is not how adults behave esp the way jhanvi reacted to all of it
The way she berated Shivaay and taunted him that he always promised that he would fix everything so THIS is how he has fixed everything today? The way she blasted him for not fixing things this time so now he must leave? LOL and what a watershed moment it was then for Shivaay...he had to face the possibility for the first time in his life of NOT being able to eventually fix everything...that has been the only running faith in his life...that he will find a way to protect his family, keep them from harm...he has done terrible things to keep his family from harm...but still ultimately managed to succeed...today he faced that ultimate failure...but more than the failure, it was the PRICE of that failure that was striking. shivaay ka i failed brought tears to my eyes he acknowledged he did and how ? this is teh guy who neever said sorry aaj acknowledging ke kitna bada mess kar dia hai. again you have said it so beautifully mere paas add karne ke liye zyada hai hi nahi am gettign emotional
For here was the family he did everything for, now demanding their pound of flesh for his failure of not living up to their expectations...and so Shivaay reaches a stage in life where he has to learn some lessons, face some home truths:
1) Putting all responsibility on a single person is never a long term successful plan no matter how capable you consider yourself alone of handling all problems in this world
2) Nurturing impossible expectations of you from your family only leaves them SPOILT and incapable of dealing with reality which will consist of failures many times...here's a family that was more than happy to give you credit for fixing things all these years but will be the first to throw you out if you can't fix things
I see a lot of ppl saying this track is moot cuz the premise of the blackmail is silly. I would have to disagree...the blackmail is hardly the point of this track...the larger issue is something else...this is about exposing the underlying rifts that have long existed in this family...Ppl have blamed a Pinky alone all this time for being the one sowing bitterness in the family...but today we have a Jhanvi who proved that she was always weak-minded, insecure, and quite willing to throw Shivaay under the bus if he didn't fix things.
I see no one else in the family stepping up to take responsibility...it's oh so much easier to scapegoat the only guy who's taken responsibility all these years...and that is an interesting premise to watch unfold...the blackmail is not even the point.
And finally coming to the last Shivaay-Rudra scene which so palpably depicted that feeling of the walls crumbling around the brothers...three bodies, one soul feeling torn apart by forces beyond their control and trying desperately to hang on in their own ways...that was Rudra today...desperately making a final plea to Shivaay while Shivaay was trying to keep his composure, even though he could see the upcoming consequences...but ultimately cornered by his own promises, his own characteristics...admitting defeat for not being able to handle things so now having to pay the price.
The reason Shivaay has to pay this price is because he still takes the onus and burden of responsibility, even while going down in defeat...and the irony is that some ppl in the family like Tej and Jhanvi so ruthlessly DEMAND that price of him...but he will pay it gladly...because that is who Shivaay is.
+1 to everything mentioned here esp boldTremendous performances from the cast this week, but I'd especially note NM who has been phenomenal 👏👏, along with Nitika Anand, MT, and Lee (who was really good in his scenes today), and SC who spoke a lot with her eyes this week...major props to Director Saab for fantastic direction as well👏👏
ABSOLUTELY and they proved with this week of episodes why they are getting all accolades this year why they are the best show best actor and best actress i would add best ensemble bhi esp the senior oberois and NITIKA ANAND. that woman doesn't allow me to hate pinky even if want too & i seriously wish i could let each one of them know how BRILLIANT THEY ALL WERE esp, the names mentioned here
