Today's story
An upset buaji continues to rant and scold Khushi for what she did and tells her she should be thankful that Arnav has agreed to marry her again. Did she even think about her family while doing all this? Khushi answers a knock on the door to see Dadiji. It's now Dadiji's turn to push Khushi's character to the darkest corner possible and also accuse her of trying to steal Arnav's money by having the property written in her name. Buaji is upset that her niece is being dishonored and supports Khushi. She tells dadi that her niece is not capable of such despicable acts and why is she only one to be blamed, isn't Arnav also responsible? This leads to further argument and Buaji feels that the relationship should be broken off. Dadi, whose goal is achieved, walks away, victory in her hand.
While the argument is ensuing, Garima happens to see Dadi ji. She's really scared, hides behind the door and listens to the whole conversation. After dadi leaves, Buaji curses both dadi and Arnav. Khushi supports Arnav and tries to convince bua that he's not what he seems, he may be gruff, but is very good at heart. He's that way because his mother committed suicide when he was 14. Enter Garima who slaps Khushi and asks her to say no more and sends her off to her room. Buaji notices how shaken and upset Garima is and wonders what happened to make her that way.
At RM, gifts are being packed for the Shagun. Enter dadi who says it's not necessary to pack because the engagement was broken off by Buaji and she doesn't approve of this wedding. Enter Arnav who overhears and tells them to continue with the preparations; he'll talk to buaji and clear things up. He goes to GH, notices Khushi's red cheek and is upset. Khushi tells him not to get upset and as a mother, Garima has every right to slap her. Arnav finds out that dadi was responsible for this misunderstanding. He reassures them that he'll come with the shagun and wants things done at the earliest.
Arnav comes home to a worried family who don't know why the shagun was stopped. He clears up things saying all is well now. He tells dadi that he knows what she's trying to do and the ceremony will take place whether she comes or not.👏
At night time, Arnav is reflecting back on his recent past with Khushi and realizes that he caused so much trouble for her and is solely responsible for all her problems from the time he forced her into marriage; he also recollects how his wife risked her life for him when he was kidnapped. He then walks downstairs and notices a shadow. It's none other than Shyam hiding behind a pillar (there was no tree to hide behind, that's why the pillar😆); of course Arnav doesn't find him''or else, how will the story move forward?
Some thoughts about the current track(s)
I'm sure I'm not alone when I say that this show has too many things going on simultaneously and is getting to be overwhelming. Yes, agreed the story is very gripping, but will viewers be able to follow the storyline? Right now we have:
1) Arnav's repentance/redememption - whatever you wish to call it
2) 6 month contract stigma on Khushi ' Still continues
3) Arnav Khushi Wedding (yet to come) ' So many people are already predicting that the wedding won't take place because of past history of IPK. Every time Arnav and Khushi come closer, something goes wrong, or a new villain enters to separate them. A friend of mine is begging the PH to remove the 'Nafrat paas aane na de' tagline completely and keep 'Pyar door jaane na de'; she feels that this way, at least there's hope that their love will always keep them together. Otherwise, people are taking turns to separate the couple. How many more villains do we need in addition to Shyam, Dadi, Mami (yup, she's never happy with Khushi and is always waiting for a chance to see her out), Anjali (until the sudden change we saw in her recently), the list is getting longer by the minute. Is there no end to this?
4) Past rearing up
5) Shyam entering into RM like it's his own house; am sure we'll see him full time pretty soon, so what does this mean for Arnav and Khushi?
This is not a 2 hour movie where everything needs to be wrapped up quickly. It's a TV show that people watch 5 days a week. Isn't there a better way to handle all these threads rather than throw them all together?
Random thoughts on characters
Mami - When Shyam was thrown out, I understood her concern for Anjali was the reason she blamed Khushi. Now that things have settled down, what's her problem? Why is she bent on misunderstanding Khushi? No, I don't want her to be lovey dovey with Khushi, but why make it look like she wants her out of RM. Has she been brainwashed or does she not remember how much Khushi did to bring back Arnav? Where did her thinking brains go? Can't wait until she finds out what Anjali is doing behind her back and how she was backstabbed by a daughter whom she cares for so much.
Payal - I wish she'd develop a back bone and ask her mother in law to be quiet. May be that's too much to ask???😉
Dadi - I stick to my original idea that she's like Duryodhan (at least for now). I won't be surprised if her mind has been filled with poison either by Shyam or someone close to him (this person is Shakuni). Her one and only one agenda is to right the wrong that she did long time ago (i'll explain once I have the details of Arnav's dad's past). All she wants to do now is to throw Khushi out of RM. If this happens at the cost of her grandson's happiness, so be it; if she has to besmirch Khushi's character and treat her like dirt, so be it; if she has to spread poison all around, so be it; if she has to give pain to many, so be it. Nothing will stop her at this moment. I wonder if Anjali inherited this blindness (ego related) from dadi.
Anjali - She is certainly blind and totally unaware that she's jeopardizing her brother's and Khushi's lives. She let Shyam into RM and will reap the consequences of her thoughtless actions. On one hand she behaves as though her happiness lies with her brother and on the other hand she wants to be with her husband. She's doing things against her brother's wishes. Does she truly care about him? Not only that, she's begun to lie even to mami, who's her sole mother figure and truly cares about her. BTW, is she over her depression completely and making these decisions in a sane manner? I just want to know when to pounce on her mistakes.
Khushi -Why is everyone bent upon slapping Khushi, tainting her character, blaming her and giving her pain? If she supports Arnav, it's her fault; if she gets married secretly, it's her fault; if she doesn't do phere, it's her fault; if Arnav bequeaths property to her, it's her fault; if she so much as breathes, it's her fault. When will this stop? Is Arnav the only one who'll stand by her? Today, Buaji asks her if she was ever concerned about the family whie getting married secretly''well, if it wasn't for her sister, would she have agreed to the marriage in the first place? We all know her reason for being quiet, but why aren't the Gupta's asking her questions? The poor girl is being hit from all sides. Is it too much to ask for some understanding? But, when it came time to do so, Buaji gave Khushi all the support; I'm so glad that this strong woman took a stand against dadi and showed her, her place. Wish she'd thrown some more insults at dadi.
I know that Khushi spoke of morals, traditions etc. and she didn't follow them herself. I have a question here. Under what circumstances did she get married? She was being forced by Arnav to make a quick decision and was literally dragged to the temple. In such a state will anybody remember traditions? Should she have had a brainwave and said "Oops, we didn't do the pheres and there's no pandit?" Post marriage, we've already seen the constant turmoil in their lives. Considering all these, how can we expect her to remember that pheres were forgotten? One mistake that could have been avoided was, Khushi herself didn't know that without pheres, marriage is not complete. This caused confusion for viewers.
Arnav - While talking to my dad, I found out that Arnavam means a large, deep ocean. I'm going to assume that Arnav was derived from arnavam. Yes, he certainly reminds me of the huge ocean that keeps so many things on the inside and bears so many burdens, yet remains calm, until something happens. Then, it's time to react and the waves will be so high and ferocious that they can hit with a deadly force. Shyam hasn't seen this side of Arnav yet. But, the time will come soon.
Arnav is finally beginning to realize that his momentary decision was responsible for spoiling the life of an innocent girl. Can't wait for tomorrow's episode when he apologizes to Khushi. I loved this picture of Arnav and his reflection. He has a family yet he's always alone. No wonder he needs Khushi and only Khushi to bring the sunshine that wipes out all the emptiness and darkness in his heart.The pain that this couple is going through is heart breaking.
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Bahut Mazaa Aaya
- Swati ji, Tuhinaa ji and Barun, you were all too good.👏========================================================================
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Edited by chitmanas - 13 years ago