My Top Scenes of the Week - Page 2

Originally posted by: DiyaS

My Top Scenes of the week - Sept 19th - 23rd
Will add links later ... hectic weekend! 😛

19^th Sept

Dupatta scene ' continuation fron Friday ' as as the dupatta falls over Khushi, a conch sounds in the background, making it very obvious this is a Devi maiyya sign, like the Teej breaking the fast one was. Leaving Khushi totally stunned for once, remembering her own words to La ... but how can that be?! How can even be possible ... no, it can't ...
And then Arnav strides out, in a temper as usual, and then stops suddenly seeing Khushi in the dupatta ... don't tell me he knows this superstition as well?! Or is he just mesmerised by the sight of her as she slowly takes the dupatta off her head, confusion written on her face ... and as she unveils her face like a new bride does and he stares at her like a groom would, the unspoken tension between them sparks again, the nervousness on her face as she drops her gaze, while he keeps looking intently at her ... the way they played this scene, I could so vividly imagine a wedding night scene with the identical expressions, the shyness and nervousness on her face, while he stares at her mesmerised ... beautifully done by both actors! And she takes it off her head completely, still nervous, confused, both at the sign and at his look, while he looks at her, then seems to shake himself and walk away, leaving her standing there bemused ... what is happening? And the last stolen look again, which is becoming a trademark ... before he walks off, while she tries to get back to reality ...
La comes rushing out all upset because the sign didn't work for her, and she pulls the dupatta out of Khushi's hand, Khushi lets go with some reluctance, as though feeling that the dupatta and the sign were meant for her ... then she comes back to reality, because La, her new friend is upset, and Khushi being Khushi, can't let anyone around her be upset for too long.

Ditto: the scene was awesome and the picturization was great. The performances by both without words and just expressions was spell binding. Secondly ASR watching Khushi's jhumka in this scene was enchanting.

Comic moment ' Nani claiming Mami will keep 'maun vrat' ... reactions of Arnav and Mama ... and Mami!

Loved this one: appreciated the shortness of the scene, since it was not overdone. Particularly Mamaji's expressions spoke volumes.

Loved the fact that Khushi was more concerned about providing relief to her friend and pupil, Lavanya than making pleasant talks with Nani and Anjali. Then the birth of the idea of La proposing to ASR, the cute boyfriend discussion and the tapori dance was gr8. I loved La here, her hesitation initially, (mock) affronted when Khushi takes ASR's picture (calling him murga halal ka) and then getting into the mood of the dance full fledged. The unbridled enjoyment of a pillow fight and the joy on both their faces evaporating on becoming aware of ASR's presence.

I also loved La's proposal to ASR, particularly the cheat scribblings on her hand. And of course the punch line, "Main aapki Radha nahi, Rukmini ban kar rehna chahti hoon". I think that was classic. The expressions on each member of the Raizada clan was notable. ASR stupified, Anjali amused and loving the transformation of La, Nani just thrilled, Mami overjoyed that it will be her son's turn soon.

20^th Sept

Shades of Khushi ' from childlike, innocent carefree, enjoying herself with her family, able to forget her worries for the moment, and enjoy just being a child again, and the warmth of her parents' love... to orphan with an unknown past and shadows in her life, her words ' 'the world may not recognise me as your daughter' to Shashi showed that she, too, has been through her share of loss and hurt in her life, and always tries to hide it behind a cheerful facade ... to gossiping girlfriend, enjoying herself with a new friend, and finally back to scared, not-quite-as-grown-up'and-fearless-as-she-would-like-to-showcat and mouse game with ASR ... the scenes I liked best were the family dinner scene and the subsequent scene with Khushi and her Bauji, for the shades they portrayed in this young girl. Her scene with bauji in particular moved me ' reminded me of the Sholay scene with Payal ... Khushi hides her feelings as much as Arnav does ... the only difference is that she chooses the facade of smiles and laughter. Is this because she knows what it's like to be left alone, and that fear of abandonment is always inside her somewhere? That if she makes a fuss, or is not loveable and happy, she might be left alone again?

Another scene aired during the episode was ASR and Lavanya encounter at RM. ASR asking Lavanya not to become like Khushi, but expecting a reaction from Lavanya. And when he gets a response from Lavanya, it results only in fueling his anger towards Khushi for teaching Lavanya a lot of nonsense.

Also loved the short kitchen scene between Khushi, Lavanya & Anjali followed by Khushi averting a confrontation with ASR by bringing in Mami into the kitchen by dropping the flour container. Gr8 expressions by ASR indicating to Khushi that it was not over.

21^st Sept

Need I say it ... the Arshi confrontation. And this is a little long ... because I can't leave out anything ...

Starting with Arnav realising he's been tricked, losing his temper again, he's really on a short fuse now! So he corners her when she comes back home to an empty house ' empty except for the two of them ' and finally she is trapped. By his arms as well as by the beating of her own heart, thundering in panic ... She has to listen to him ...
Why oh why, Arnav is it so important to you that she listen?!
It just is.

You've crossed your limits, Khushi Kumari Gupta. How dare you cut my call?

Why is that the first thing on his mind always? That she refused to listen to him?
Then he goes on ... No one is at home, no one to rescue you ... and she's even more terrified.
(Didn't like the shouted 'samjhi tum?!' somehow detracted from the intensity with which he was talking earlier, and made it more crude ... I felt he should have kept his voice low and intense all through.)
But the next line was classic ... again back to his main grouse .. who the hell are you that I have to take all this trouble to talk to you?!
With others, he calls once, and they fall into line. And her ... he had to follow her, trap her physically, browbeat her forcefully to listen to him ... that is not ASR ... not ASR at all. ASR doesn't have to force people to listen to him ... they normally hang onto his every word! But not her ... not Khushi. How dare she!
So he has to show her her 'aukat' again .. I only tolerate you here for Di, otherwise ...
Really, Arnav? Is that why you have been itching to talk to her since she entered the house? Itching for that fight that only she can give you?!

You're here to train Lavanya, not to brainwash her with your middle class mentality. Do your job, take your money and go home. And keep your shaadi ideas to yourself.

And she has had enough.

Shaadi is not my 'idea', Mr Arnav Singh Raizada.

And his hands drop in shock ... or is it that he's actually glad, glad that she's finally fighting back ... and he has an outlet for all his pent up frustration? Because she can take it ... he knows he doesn't have to hold her any more ... she's not going to run away now.

Loved the low, fierce tone in which Khushi spoke ... this is the Sanaya I love :)))
And she tells him ... in the same fierce tones ... this is what marriage is all about ... not just the social trappings, but the vow, the promise, the desire to hold and protect, to step into death's way if necessary for your loved one .. it's that promise which fulfils life ... but you don't understand the sanctity of that promise ... for you, marriage is a responsibility, a burden, a tie you don't want ... because you want to be able to walk away any time ...

Maybe you call this your new thinking ... but I call this a lack of character!

Kudos to the dialogue writer for these words ... the words 'liberal thinking' and 'modern views' suddenly seem so hollow ... a euphemism for the fear of commitment and a lack of strength of mind to uphold those vows ... why is it that our sense of morals has become so blunted that we shout in outrage to defend Arnav's right to have a live-in relationship, because that is 'modern thinking' ... and don't defend the age-old institution of marriage from which we all come?

A BIG DITTO TO THIS ONE

Back to the show ;-)
And he's mad ... hopping mad ... has she hit too close to home? She stares at him defiantly ... no, she's not going to apologise about convincing La about marriage, and he really has no answer, except for that red haze of rage creeping through him ... so he reacts the only way he knows how ... brute force ... or the threat of it ...

"I'll show you what character dheela really is ..."

And she is scared again ... they are alone in the house ... and he's hurting her ... besides, she didn't mean it that way, her unruly tongue ran away with her again ... he's holding her so close ...
And he pulls her closer still ...

Then what did you mean?

Eyes meeting eyes, tears of pain, ice replacing anger ... her fear ebbs somehow as his rage dissipates, but they still can't look away ... still so close ... till he realises her pain ... the physical pain he's giving her ... and releases her ... and still she doesn't run ... they stand locked within their bubble ...

Till La bursts in ... she has really turned 180 degrees! She knows of course, that ASR was mad at Khushi, sees her wipe her tears, and it's Khushi she rushes to, to ask, what happened?
And he leaves without a word.
La upset for Khushi - it's my fault he got angry with you ...

But Khushi can't talk, can't bring that usual false smile back yet ... she needs to compose herself, recover from the pain, the hurt ... yet again ... hurt given and received ... she touches her bruised wrist and sees the marks on it, touches them gently ... his marks ... on her skin ' on her soul '
And he stands behind the shut door, he needs recovery time too, why does he always lose his cool with her? Why does he always end up hurting her? And why does her hurt feel like it's piercing through his heart?

Actually, the whole episode was good - every scene showed progress - the candle scene showed how important Khushi has really become to Arnav, that he could let La fall from a stool, but couldn't let two drops of hot wax fall on Khushi ... Shashi Gupta nowhere near as gullible as Buaji about Shyam, and the last Anjali-Arnav scene was touching as always, though nothing new.

22nd Sept -

Shades of Arnav. The temple scene is my favourite - it started off a cute scene, child crying for her father, Arnav stops and tries very awkwardly to comfort her ... she says she has no money to buy a pigeon ...

Khushi rushing impetuously as usual to buy a pigeon ... denounces the selfishness of the rich man who bought them all ... unconsciously, her view of Arnav has colored her view of all rich men 😛 ... and then she sees the child and the man ...

And the scene moves from cute to beautiful and touching ... Barun was completely and beautifully in character as the restrained awkward Arnav emerging from within the khadoos ASR, the Arnav who has forgotten how to reach out to others, locked as he has been in his own prison, his few awkward words, his empathy for the child and his deep pain when she mentions his parents all showing so clearly .. and the last gruff words ... go home and don't come out alone again ... showing a man who cares, cares deeply, yet doesn't want to show it ... Barun was fabulius in this scene. And Khushi sees it all ... a new, different side of her Rakshas, and wonders for the first time - has she been mistaken in reading him?

And maybe that feeling staed with her later in the RM, and allowed her to see for the first time the pain behind his words when he lashed out at her later ...a shared pain, if only he knew. But he doesn't know ... he lashes out at her as usual, as has become a habit ... because she is somehow making and finding the cracks in that iron facade, and he doesn't want that, even as he seems completely unable to stop it.

In this episode the beginning, ASR senses Khushi's presence. And he sees her in the temple with her back to him. It was interesting to see ASR automatically reaching to remove his shoes and go after Khushi. It was the priest who asks him to wait that stops ASR.

Secondly I think this is the 3rd or 4th instance where Khushi is also becoming aware of her ability to sense ASR's presence. And she is almost scared to trust her senses or instincts. By the time she makes up her mind and looks for him, the subject has or would have already left, leaving her in doubt about her ability to spot his presenece.

23rd Sept

Scene of the day - and of the week - Khushi-Anjali. The scene stayed with me long after the episode ended, it tugged at my heart and it brings me to tears every time I watch it.

Khushi has never had the freedom to express her grief over her parents ... Being in such a loving foster family, expressing grief must seem to her to be the height of ingratitude, that even surrounded by so much love as she is, she can still miss her own parents. And Anjali could see her grief (though I'm not sure how Anjali knows she is an orphan) and relate to it, so Khushi finally had the freedom to say yes, she misses her parents too ... had the freedom to cry for them ... every time I watch the scene, it makes me cry. Both Daljit and Sanaya were brilliant ... Anjali was the older motherly figure, she could comfort Khushi because of their shared pain, and Khushi looked like the little lost girl that she must have been when her parents died.

And I was glad Arnav overheard ... fiercely glad. I didn't feel sorry for his remorse, I felt it was long overdue ... he has to feel remorse for his words, for he was thoughtlessly and needlessly cruel earlier. The loss that has shaped his life and his current persona ... he has to see that the same loss has shaped another person so differently. And that his way of controlling his grief, which hurts everyone around him, and even innocent bystanders like Khushi, is not the only way ... he has justified his behaviour because of his loss, but now how to justify that behaviour, when the same loss has been handled so differently by the girl he pretends to hate?! The girl he tries so hard to hate ...

Echo your sentiments heartily on this one.

And the last scene between Khushi and her babuji again made me tear up.

Yes, particularly when she runs heedlessly from her mom and buaji and hugs her father.

' Khushi returns home after reliving her decade old loss, only to find herself faced with the possibility of another loss, of the second anchor in her life ... no wonder she clutches on to her babuji so fiercely.

I had to call my parents after watching this episode!

Originally posted by: aa123.80

Well said Diya. Summed up all the important scenes really well!

This week was one of the best weeks, cause it was so high on emotions and intensity. Some really amazing dialogues and situations built up by the CVs. It also reflected the main theme of the show, and it revolved around Arnav Khushi. The scenes of Thursday and Friday had special meaning for me, cause the emotions felt by Arnav, Khushi, Anjali on losing the most important people in their life were so realistically portrayed. I connected with those scenes on a personal level. The scene on Friday, during the shradh pooja brought tears.

The highlight was the Anjali-Khushi scene as you said. Again, marvellous job by the CVs in showing how both Arnav-Khushi have the same pain, yet how differently they've handled it. Arnav decides to block all the pain, shut himself out from the world, while Khushi decides to embrace life and accept life the way it is.

Another scene I loved was the mandir scene. LOVED Barun there. The way he spoke to that girl was so endearing, and yeah the awkwardness was so well portrayed by Barun. He's not comfortable displaying his softer side, and Khushi noticing all that was very necessary. Beautifully executed.

The scenes this week were also amazing cause both Arnav and Khushi discovered new aspects about each other, Arnav seeing the pain and sadness behind Khushi's smiling face, and Khushi seeing the warmth and emotions behind Arnav's cold exterior. Kudos to the whole team!

Originally posted by: lwfw

phew have to write some more
will come back and edit 😆

Originally posted by: savi-tan

@Diya : As always well written. Would you believe watching the episode, hearing about Tiger Pataudi's death made me realise how unpredictable life really is. I guess sometimes we need to stop take things/people for granted. Called up my parents and talked to them for a long time - so long that they started to worry!!

A very emotional week it has been for me. Hope I get to see some nok jhoks from Khushi the coming week so that it restores my inner equilibrium!

Originally posted by: prinky02

Awesome posttt..

While reading it, I could remember flashbacks of those scenes.. I really loved this week's episodes. The scenes were no doubt intense but they were meaningful and I salute Barun, Sanaya & Daljeet, especially for their brilliance in acting.

My favorite scenes are *not according to dates*:
1. The dupatta scene - It was a that both Arnav and Khushi are meant for each other.

2. Khushi and Shashiji talking at night.

3. ArHi confrontation - Character Dheela one - It was an intense scene but I really loved how Khushi said the meaning of Shaadi.

4. Arnav&Anjali scene when they both cry & remember their parents

5. La&Khushi scene - when La comforts her and asks her what happened after the Character dheela scene.

6. Arnav saves Khushi from the melting wax of the candle.

7. The Mandir scene which I adored the most. I've seen it a lot of times whenever I don't have anything to do. Loved how Khushi saw the other side of Arnav.

8. Anjali&Khushi scene - brought tears to my eyes esp after i finished watching the whole episode.

9. Arnav realizing that he was wrong. I'm really very glad. I hope he apologizes as soon as possible.

Originally posted by: current

Awesome post Diya..

I loved the ARHI scene in the house..LOVED it..the intensity ..the raw sex appeal ..

I like the way he starts in frustation ..and becomes angrier and then melts with her tears..

Thanks, Zainab ... my original commentary on this scene was far longer 🤣 ... have lost count of how many times I watched it and analysed each and every expression of Arnav and Khushi 😳 I couldn't help laughing at the way his every complaint starts with ... how dare you not listen to me?! Arey baba, khud hi 'get out, get out' bolta rehta hai ... when she gets out, toh itna gussa!
And the intensity when he grabs her ... ufff ... and when she finally starts talking he drops his hands instantly ... he has goaded her into a fight finally, now he knows she won't run away ... and she doesn't ... even when he leaves her hand later ... 😳
if it had been a western show, there would have been a kiss there for sure 😆

Uff the temple scene was such a scene stealer..awesome..

loved Barun there ... his acting was spot on, including the dialogue delivery ... gruff, yet soft ... wanting to reach out, yet hesitant to ... 👏

and then when he thinks how he has wronged KKG..really...too good..

Thank god bande ki tube light jali ... in the same week for both of them ... first she sees another side of her rakshas, then he realises that he might have wronged her ... and the fact that these scenes are now coming more regularly, gives me hope that they will finally get off the merry go round, and make some progress!

love this post..
.thanks a ton, Zainab .. 🤗