Crooner 1.10 : Egos thy name is Desire - Note Upd - Page 16

Originally posted by: Nandalala

Treat kisko mangta????? Fultoo, jhakaas Maraschino cherry on top of the most decadent brownie ice cream sundae of a week!!! Wow, did I come back to bliss or what? 😆 The CVs saved the best for last and absolutely did not disappoint...every scene in Friday's episode was a delight to watch...My silly smile never waned even for a minute...

"A true soul mate is probably the most important person you'll ever meet, because they tear down your walls and smack you awake.

A soul mate's purpose is to shake you up, tear apart your ego a little bit, show you your obstacles and addictions, break your heart open so new light can get in..."

~Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love

3.2.1..."Hi"😍

Yeah, "hi" alright...He hears the payals signaling her return to him! Wheeling, dealing, wooing...our suave, and ever shaatir ASR has everyone in his fold. From Shuklaji to Happyji, all respecting the pati's decree. The countdown starts for 24 hours of all things Arnav-Khushi. He has planned for it. Thousand rupees for every hour, only because she is not allowing him to pay the rent. The charm offensive on full display as he neutralizes her ego into her "haq" as his wife; after a very poignant reminder to her that their egos are well-matched. Smirks share space with stares, hands shake, and for the first time, Khushi stands firm as her beloved walks towards her! Her work is cut out for her & she knows it...She'll do whatever it takes without backing down. He appreciates her stance; clearly, this is the best deal he's ever made, and he knows it...Getting his flirt on, he's in it for the kill, to make her his...seemingly on his terms.😎

"Service with a Smile...Biwi Nahi Banna Chahti Hoh Toh TV Bano!!!"🤣

He enters the GH into what she says is their "last" deal. His coffee is sugar-free, but his doses of "sweetness", laced in humor, are evident from the get-go. The "haq" to call him "Arnav"; no "ji" required--given to his wife. All he wants to do is spend time with her...Engage her in all things Khushi!! Talk to me, sing to me, dance for me...her creativity is his entertainment...all the things he has enjoyed her do...He watches her with rapt attention...He can't see beyond her face...The man who never smiled, now can't suppress grinning at every word and movement from her...His love and adoration for her so evident in those eyes! Ah, can this 24 hour period go on FOREVER??!!!😍

"Life is a full circle, widening until it joins the circle motions of the infinite."
~Anais Nin

"They are Beautiful"

Her fall brings them back to their reality. Never wanting to give up, she tries to walk away...His concern for her confuses her...Her hurt so evident, deep within..."Khushi, I am sorry I hurt you..." No other words spoken as her eyes acknowledge what he said. The day before she had asked for forgiveness for leaving him, today it is his turn...He never meant to hurt her, either. His hands on her ankles as he tries to heal her brings back memories for both...she is affected...back in time...another place. The same emotions, then suppressed; not allowed to be acknowledged. Today, he uses her payals to break their silence and become a point of conversation...connecting them to the one "hamesha" in that sweet orphan's life. The very payals he once rebuked in front of her, today become a reverential "beautiful" to him in his hands. What he failed to say that Diwali night when she questioned him, finally answered. His comment to her mother's most precious gift gracing her ankles is not lost on her. Coming full circle as she watches his eyes...a genuine cognizance for her and them; she tries desperately not to be affected because she still remembers the pain...Her silence speaks volumes to him...a prelude to what is on the horizon. Priya, your words are so true...he will do everything now to make her "dream" a reality. Create that new "hamesha" for her.

I couldn't help but think of Arnav's Amma's kangans when I watched this scene...when will we see the significance of those bangles? When will he caress those wrists? That letter accompanying them--which a mother so lovingly wrote for that bride who will one day capture her little recluse boy's heart--that Prince of Tides! When will she ever get to read it? So that she can help affirm his own "hamesha", too. I can't wait for that moment!

Their coming full circle doesn't end--that slip in the kitchen-as he pulls her to him, arms securely around her, breathes her in; complete possession-so reminiscent of that October day as she prepared the rangoli; another fall when the dhak-dhak was in full swing for Khushi...will she allow herself to feel and relive it again? When the "us" was still in its nascent stage! Will he help remind her of that time, and show her how far they've come?

Other thoughts~

~Anjali-Chotey convo: Absolutely loved it...His concern for her; checking up on her. She wants to share her joyous moment with him; his happiness is evident. But he does not leave his wife to come back to his sister. Anjali's tears at the end speak of the turmoil and the despair she still feels...Healing is never easy.

~ASR's dialogues were the star of the show today! My favorite: "tumhe jaante hue bhi aisi offer de raha hoon, dimaag toh mera obviously kharaab hai"🤣

~Level of comfort: GH has now become a destination to stay for ASR; no invitation required.

~Doc "Luv"😍 Carrying her to get the clothes...Aur kya prescribe karega?😉

~The GH ladeej: Blushing Garima🤣, welcoming Madhumati, both so respectful and ever ready to give space to this young couple. Understanding their need for privacy and to be together, even if they haven't explained why they are there! Round of applause for keeping it real!

~Khushi muttering under her breath: If only she would vocalize the "what else" she would say to him, Arnav could write a book on all things Sanaka!😆

~Loved her business news report...Suvi, even Mr. Dhokla is aware that ASR ain't working!!!😆

~Retrieving saved cash from behind Sallu's posters!🤣🤣

~Loved the background score today...a throwback to classic IPK...

PRECAP: "Silences speak the language of the heart and the soul"...thats an Anjali original😃...Their most significant conversation to date "as a couple", IMO. Priya, you told us we would get an intense scene on the horizon...I think this is it. Ah, Monday!😍 *So dead*

Sobti's eyes never rested in this epi...and the smiles never stopped...His voice modulation is par excellence! I have to admire the easy chemistry between SaRun...They just flow so naturally and in synch in these scenes...It is so hard to imagine that we are watching "just a fictional show." Kudos to the entire team--yet again--for conceptualizing and delivering on this track so beautifully...this is what I call "effortless perfection."

My song choice is the laid back, chilled out, romantic, "Better When We Are Together" by Jack Johnson...Them "being together"--ASR's only goal!!😉 Perfect for this glorious weekend...

"It's not always easy and
Sometimes life can be deceiving...
I'll tell you one thing,

it's always better when we're together

Mmm, it's always better when we're together,
Yeah, we'll look at the stars when we're together
Well, it's always better when we're together,
Yeah, it's always better when we're together."

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSntFujR6Yw[/YOUTUBE]

Originally posted by: Sunshine80

Congrats to the⭐️ of the crooner🥳

Priya...take care and hope you will be back soon

Gandhari wonderful job👏👏

RaaniSahibaa...u will do the job perfectly😳

Originally posted by: arch_nat1112

Will edit when you edit...☺️

Till then - here's to precaps and gutters and romance and love...

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zblqmsNEKjQ[/YOUTUBE]

-edited-

Oh Priya... LOVE the quote - it just gave me a vivid vision of continuing to woo Mrs. Raizada over 12 days to get her to fall in love again - abhi ek din bhi nahi hua hai, barah din kaise sambhal paayenge!

Khushi is her usual resourceful self - gathering as much money as she can (from behind her Salman Khan poster!) and seeing the people who had come to see the house jolted her enough to get her moving - talking to Shuklaji for dabba money and to Happyji for mechanic work... How much ever Khushi moves - Arnav is a step ahead... And then 3, 2, 1... and the sexiest Hi in the world! Teasing his wife - and reminding her that it was his right and duty to do things for her!

The question of ego for both of them - I was pleasantly surprised when he brought that out - more so because it was the first time that this had actually come up like this - Khushi's ego opposed to Arnav's ego. And it's actually a very interesting thing - because when you flash back, at every stage, it's been her ego setting up against his. (Awesome title by the way! I really had to think this through!) It's been that ego tussle that got him fired up, falling in love with that girl who dared to speak up against him - his jhalli Khushi!

The man who tells Khushi that she is running out of time, but that he has all the time in the world, with such confidence - one wonders - he is the one running out of time after all - 12 days to make his wife his! But yes, he is Arnav Singh Raizada - he is uber confident in everything! And yesss, this is sooo not the redemption track! Please people, get a clue! This is ASR wooing his wife - "tum jaanti ho ki obviously mera dimaag kharab hai" - what a dialogue!

A 24 hour deal - the minute I heard it, I was sooo excited! The alarm on her face when she realised what she has got herself into - oh my the dhak dhaks! So our man is ready to go back to Gupta House to fulfill the conditions of the deal! Even Garima is ready to tease him now - she is really such a cool mother in law! I was completely in splits seeing her gutter mind at work! 😆

The Anjali-Arnav conversation had me kind of confused again. (By the way, how pretty was her sari! Someone please give Khushi such saris too!) After quite some time I really like Daljeet's acting too. And seeing Anjali's reaction, thinking Buaji's sick still - I hope she doesn't find out that was a lie - but I guess she will 😕. Her breaking down - seeing the sonogram video - a reminder of how alone she was - the two important people in her life missing.

The Biwi and TV - hilarious! This is exactly what IPKKND is all about - the comedy that is all around the drama - the immediate shift from smiling Khushi to a Khushi who is deeply hurt by his actions when she gets hurt... The Arnav who was enjoying her antics to the the one who was ready to apply balm - "I'm sorry ki maine tumhe hurt kiya" - and she understands almost immediately. And the payal - Priya, I kept thinking about our dream discussions and how it was brought in here so perfectly! A dream closed - another dream still open to come up - the wedding she described... will he fulfill it?

The end and the precap - will comment on Monday because I have no haalat to do it right now - have seen the darned precap only about 15 million times so far! 😳 But yes, it promises to be a super interesting week ahead!

Thanks Priya for entrusting me with your space for 2 days - I hope I can do my best! But will miss you like crazy for sure! And congrats to sunshine99 - loved the post on Friday!

P.S. I agree with him - Arnav hi theek hai! When will that darned "ji" go away?!

dont worry jaanu, that ji will just fly away one night

Originally posted by: amisuv

Priya, what a desirable title & beautiful opening quote 👏 👏 Yes, remember ur dream analogy & how we r reaching the final phase...

So Mr.ASR continues with his " Mrs.KKGSR ko Mrs.ASR banao " abhiyaan...He made sure that all the sources Khushi could seek help from were closed. So she would have no choice but to come back to him. Arnav confesses that he is enjoying watching Khushi in a helpless situation, but since Khushi refused his help, he was left with no other option.

" Tum kehti ho mujhe mein bahut ego hai, ghamand hai... kabhi apne baare mein socha hai " Luv u Janaki & Hitesh fr this dialogue 👏 👏 Again highlighting the fact that these two r mirror images of each other...

He teases her to exercise her Haq over him, corners her & is surprised to see that she doesnt back track.

Arnav agrees to pay Khushi provided she works fr him fr the next 24 hours. The practical & no-nonsense guy on display here. He didnt want this deal to be completed in the office, so he chose the GH, away from the prying eyes of the world 😉

" Biwi nahi banana chahti toh TV bano " Luved the comic timing of Barun in this scene, he was enjoying it to the core, but never once losing grip on the cool ASR attitude 👏

When Khushi twists her ankle while dancing, Arnav gets worried. " I am sorry for hurting you " The most sincere & heartfelt apology & Khushi can read that in his eyes.

" They r beautiful " The payal scene revisited. Then he could not verbalise his feelings, he chose to walk away that day. But today he is not scared, he is more than willing to open up & pour his heart out to her.

Khushi is still not ready to give in & Arnav is very well aware of this. He is not leaving any opportunity to get close to her bcoz he knows that Khushi gets very nervous & flustered when he is around... That she will not b able to suppress those emotions & desires for long...

Will Monday be the day then when she finally relents or does he have some naughty trick up his sleeve?? 😉 😉

Our Mr.Perfect again the show stopper with his naughty smirks & smiles, his voice modulation, those dreamy eyes 👏 👏 How I admire the ease with which he goes about delivering such brilliant performaces every single day...

A special mention to Hitesh & Ritesh 👍🏼 I am sure u guys were having a blast while writing all those naughty dialogues for Friday's episode...

Originally posted by: --Nishita--

Hey Priya...hope everything is ok at your end. Take care girl...you and your dear ones in my thoughts and prayers.😊

Congratulations to all the stars of the thread!!!!👏👏

Loved the title...its so apt!!! This episode is by far one of my most favourite episodes so far...I had a huge grin from the start go! I always knew Arnav's style of wooing his wife would be different but this has makings of a blockbuster😆😆😆. Everything around these two has revolved around deals, loans, contract and challenges...and this time its no different. Tom and Jerry at their best😆😆. Cant wait and watch what the remaining 11 and a half days have in store for us😍

If Arnav thinks Khushi observes him closely then he is no different. He knows Khushi so well that his entire plan is designed around her thought process😆. Arnav knew Khushi would ask for help from the entire world except him and he did what was expected. Cut off all channels of funds so that she is left with no option but to turn to him. I read a few posts where people said Arnav is getting Khushi back with the power of money...hello!!! When did he do that? All he wants her to do is to exert her rights as Mrs Arnav Singh Raizada. Khushi has accepted him as her husband but she is yet to acknowledge the fact that she is his wife. 😳

3..2...1...Hi! Arnav probably knew exactly when Khushi would wake up and the time she would take to ask for help and then turn to him. He had timed everything😆😆😆. Her refusal made it easier for him to strike a deal with her...she had no choice but to accept it but again Khushi making it clear she was working for him and not taking his help. Arnav showed Khushi the mirror by reminding her that her ego was as big as his! I loved it when he noticed she was not moving behind...she was subconsciously doing what he had asked her to do sometime back!! They are partners for life meant to be with each other...there is no way either of them can lag behind...they will spend the rest of their lives with each other walking side by side.

The best place for them to have their 24 hours of privacy...GH!!! No place can be better than that!! Arnav had no qualms walking in and telling Buaji that he was planning to stay there for few days...no awkwardness...that house is also his house!

From hereon started the laugh riot...Biwi banna nahi chati to TV banne mein koi problem hai?🤣🤣 He explained the rules of the deal and ended with entertain me...kuch creative bano😆😆😆. Arnav had so much of fun...isnt everything is fair in love and war!😳 As if Khushi's stunts were not enough to make me fall off my chair laughing, the moment she paused for a second, he said "Suna nahi TV?" 🤣🤣. Each and every line said in that scene had double meaning and I felt it was targeted towards the audience and this forum😆. Sweet revenge 😆 😆

Barun and Sanaya were fantastic in this scene...their comic timing was superb. They have been on a roll in the past few days never failing to excel in the scenes given to them!!!👏👏

I loved the way the payal was brought back...yes as Priya has mentioned in the post, its the end of one dream paving its way to another dream😳. Arnav apologised to Khushi...that apology I felt was not only for humiliating her but also for all the pain that he had given her in the past. He did not go into details but spoke of the one thing that is so dear to Khushi...her amma's payal. The moment Arnav said he remembered the payal, it brought back memories of the Diwali night...the same night when Khushi's heart was broken because Arnav said she didnt exist for him. That was the time when Arnav learnt that the payal was her mother's payal yet did not hesitate to hurt her sentiments but today, he undid that mistake by calling it beautiful. Giving a whole new meaning to the hamesha that she said. I remember Priya had mentioned that the Payal scene spoke about his ownership on her...sealing their relationship forever and today, he did just that. What will be next? I will go with Anji here...yes, it will be the kangan and the letter that was written for Khushi by his mother😳😳. I am also hoping he gives her the stars back. Their parents need to bless them on their wedding day so dont the stars have to make a comeback? I hope the stars are there to welcome Khushi the day she enters their bedroom in RM😍😍

Other points:

1. Loved Garima behaving like a phangurl...who would have thought she would play around with Arnav. Buaji was the first to be informal with Arnav and now it is Garima's turn...looks like he will call her Amma the day he asks for Khushi's hand😳😳

2. Anjali's sadness touched me. The sonography report is something a husband and wife would always see together...what an emotional moment it must be for any parent to see their child for the first time. Anjali has no one to share this moment with...she chooses to call her brother to share her happiness but now is conscious enough not to cross her lines. She knows Arnav will always be there for her but then he has a life of his own.

3.Loved the part when Arnav carried Khushi to take the clothes from the clothesline. 😳

4. Khushi taking out money from behind the posters😆😆😆

5. Khushi muttering to herself that she has many names for Arnav😆😆 but she settles for laad governorji😆.

6. Khushi telling him that informing him with every single detail is not part of the deal and he promptly says that the clause will be added in another deal🤣. Khushi, however made it clear that there would be no more deals between them...aah, the look on Arnav's face😍

7. Nothing on the precap for now...we wont get anything more than what was shown😆😆 but that is enough for me to die in the gutter😆. One thing I would like to see is how he managed to straighten Khushi on the bed😳. The "Somvar" on the screen was blocking my view😆😆.

With these few words, I am off to the gutter...see you all there😳