Blast From The Past! Thread #3 EP 52 Pg 147 - Page 115

Originally posted by: BarunDiwani

🤣 yes i feel like i have to do that with a fan any time i see that man !

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Laagi lag jaye logon, lagayi nahin jaye

Yeh agan lag jaye to bujhayi nahi jaye 😕

Originally posted by: ipkkndfan30

QUOTE=indi52]

episode 49 version one

a rather delicate situation. and a disturbing one for me too. how will this living in thing work out? and will i have to watch asr getting all boyfriend like with another girl? how would i deal with it? the problem, of course, was solved by the man himself.

he was lovely. responsible, sensitive, and man in charge. around la, he was supportive, but not all over her, though he didn't mind her getting close and possessive, sort of enjoyed it. yet, in his eyes and his never too keen body, a certain aloofness. asr aloofness. one that's always been there, and la is aware of it; it's him, she just lets it be. from the moment that we saw them together first, it's been this way.

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Indi, I fell in love with ASR once again ! The way he tried to make her feel comfortable yet as you said, he is so aloof. With La, he is always calm and in control. There is usually no argument and if any, his word is final ! I am thinking how ASR & La's married life would have been. Like Mr and Mrs Montgomery in Dharma & Greg TV series or Mr & Mrs Lodge of Archies 😆

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remarkable, how the look in asr's gaze has been kept consistent by barun sobti. those eyes play love for only one person.

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red: true ..

pink: 😳

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old "generator" and hopelessly romantic me was oh so relieved (i am worse than naniji). he would make sure lavanya settled in well, despite naniji's disapproval. he strode into la's room breaking up the early morning tete a tete with mami. when he asked her if she needed anything and she said "you," and it sounded a thousand times more intimate in hindi/urdu (zaroorat... tumhari), i almost switched the tv off. but only for the sake of research, i persisted. -------->>>>

La ! she flirts subtly with him always.. ASR doesn't mind it.. I felt he rather expects it !!

Don't feel bad for khushi !
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and soon came reward. playing cupid, la mentioned chamkili. how the eyes changed. ignition on. a memory flashed. the angry wild khushi pushing him... guesthouse. fire in brown irises. la pulled the arrow and let it leave the bow, hey didn't ya hear shyam? "kaman se nikli teer" can never be taken back. she said, calling her chamkili all the time, i've forgotten her name. usska ek naam hai! conflagration. the arrow had found it's mark.

khushi kumari gupta!
miss gupta!
khushi! khushi!!!

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La, Di, Shyam, mami everyone worked together to get these two together without even meaning to

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just look at those cognac orbs. where is the cool in them? the aloof? and madam is not even here. i was delighted. move in lavanya, get comfy. all will be well. ah, so you want to move into his room? outrageous, i thought, but looks like it worked. he was back in control; a neat, let's go, breakfast is served. man in charge.------->>>>

Indi, you made me google to find out what "cognac orbs" means !!!!!😳

To find out it refers to the ''hmmm...chocolotey eyes" !!!

madam jaha bhi ho, un dono ki dil bhate karte hai !! 😳

ohhh...how badly he wants her to be back yet ...?

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aap unke saamne ye kaam rakhia jo muskil to ho, par namumkin nahin.


nani was in don mode today. managing her looked not only mushkil, but pretty namumkin. thanks creatives, for this lovely respect paying to a classic dialogue from filmdom. gautam hegde apparently is much into bw, his penchant gave a nice touch to this scene. poor anjali, desperately trying to convince nani, chhotey's happiness is essential to her. but so is peace in the household. having seen the worst face of a family falling apart, she wanted to keep things together. nani's discomfort was most understandable, but the demand she made that la be trained in the ways of the more traditional raizadas within a month, how would that be met? clever way devised by writers to bring khushi back. this facility with ideas was sadly missing post dadi attack, but that's another story.------->>>>Those days episodes was written beforehand and they knew where the story was progressing ! That is the reason there was proper rythem in the flow. Later episodes were written on a irregular basis and hence lack the sensitivity, beauty and were like pieces of stand-alones------>>>>



anjali's travails continued. she walked in on her husband acting super cagey about a phone call. she even went as far as to want to check his phone. but when he turned away, she couldn't hold on to her determination. that fear of discord in the family again. a bit miffed, she walked away. shyam got another reprieve. time and time again, he escaped discovery by anjali. created enough tension in the viewer, and in life such things happen all the time. doesn't make it any less creepy though.

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You are right about Anjali constant fear of discord in the family because of her past. This explains her denial after Shyam's exposure

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if there was tradition in shantivan, there had to be traditional politics. naniji, mamiji, saas bahu. interestingly, though mamiji was campy, her eyes never "bhadkoed" a la hindi serials. she hello hi bye byed, looked bizarre, but at heart was a complex, interesting woman, with plenty lau for the fam. and all her face making at nani, fairly and squarely returned by her sasu ma, hid a simple truth. she wanted ma in law's love and respect. a girl from a lower "class," always a bit diffident of her position, she yearned for status too. but she was delightfully lazy, a pretty bad cook, obsessed with makeupiya, poor sasu ma just couldn't not disapprove. yet if i'm to decipher the smile on her face when she watched mami opening her teej gift, i'd say she had affection for her weird d-i-l.

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Ohh.. nani had plenty of love for mami. I saw the love later during the last stages of IPK. I remember nani telling someone that mami's heart is good

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can never thank ipk enough for bothering to create real, believable people and trying to stay as far away from serial stereotypes as possible.



politics of the moment demanded an alliance. mami and la. mami was as shocked as nani at la's la-ness, (poor girl having to explain bath robe to the incredulous mami who had taken the "ladder" to her room), but she realised helping la fit in was important if she was to fulfill her dream of getting akash wedded. so she was here offering her hand in friendship. i have to say, i blessed her at the breakfast table, trying to shield la from naniji's acerbic tongue, perhaps she empathised? that biscuit giving, lovely. of course, the "calorie devi" getting tired of climbing la's tall frame, an abs classic. dear dear mami, may you never suttupiya.

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AMEN !

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breakfast was battlefield. naniji on the offensive, la bombarded by arch questions, abject impoliteness; asr flying to her defence ever so sweetly, every time. but what touched me even more was la's reaction. she wanted to handle things herself. she was not deserting. she would fight by trying, not running behind her lover boy for cover. got to give it to the girl. asr has chosen her after all. i wonder, does the boy whose life has become unbearably grim, need a bit of that flakiness la is so full of? lightens his moments perhaps? and sharp that he is, he knows deep down, she's not a bad soul. and perhaps this girl out there, wanting to make her life on her terms earns his respect even? i notice, with khushi too he's smitten by her cooky jhalliness. ----->>>ASR liked La a lot. Though I don't think he ever loved her.. Love entered his system only thru the jalli ladki. With La, it was a matter of convenience... so are many of our arranged marriages, isn't it? Two people who live together not out of love but on adjustment

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la's "mineral water" query re the paani in the poori earns her a whoop of laughter and a hug from me. whoop because here's at last a perfect match for mami. and hug because of that expression on asr's face. has a man ever look so sexy amused, head down trying to hide smile, a guffaw building up somewhere.




ok, since watching asr's glances taking it all in and talking nineteen to a dozen, now irritated, now irked, now amused, now concerned, is making breathing hard, taking a respite with khsuhi, payal, buaji. khushi is still torn about the decision to return to lucknow, "duviudha" plagues her. the thought of being alone plagues buaji. payal is perturbed but quite clear it is time to go back. suddenly khushi breaks into a poetic take of their dukaan, declares it's not just a shop, it's air has "chashni ki mithaas," there's the smell of saffron everywhere, it's where there memories of growing up play. i wonder why. is she trying to convince herself? if any one reading can crack this one, will be grateful.

back to the table and its drama. again a cupid. this time shyam. at his mention of lucknowi chaat, a pair of eyes move and concentrate.

----->>>ohhh...these cognac orbs !!😳😳😳

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then shyam lets the teer leave kaman, "par lucknow ki cheez toh special hoti hai... usska muqabla karna bahut mushkil hai." there's something special about things from lucknow, impossible to compete against really. eyes dart and mind begins to travel.

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once more...

love these cognac orbs !!😳😳😳

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taking over from her husband, wither thou goest anjali says, guess what khushi is from lucknow. two frowns, a smile, and head turn one... head turn two.


so much enters a pair of eyes as the owner recalls a young woman telling him she's going away... to lucknow... forever.


tainting the purity of that moment, an illicit sneaky memory of a girl in a saree, looking beautiful, smiling. camera puts the two men thinking of the same girl in the same frame. felt more vulgar than la romping around the house in a bathrobe. obscene almost. bet that's exactly what the creatives planned.

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beautiful shot !.. very well concieved.. like the shot before an interval in a movie >>

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but what was really intolerable:
aarhgh shyam fed anjali golgappa and said, "hume bas pata chal jaata hai." creatives, how could you.

episode 49 version two

if i were to do a real quick concentrated one of 49, it would be called "aankhen" (eyes) and would have just these two visuals. i bet it would say it all, and much better than any words i could ever write.

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AMAZING PAIR OF AANKHEN..

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Originally posted by: indi52

hi everybody,
just posted the new thread. yay. please shift there. still haven't figured out how to post a link with the topic rather than the url, if anyone here knows, please tell me. not a techie definitely, me. see you there. supriya has done some lovely collages. if anyone has any ideas for valentine's day, please do share. 😳

https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/post/75925709

Originally posted by: BarunDiwani

WOW, you'll watch MAMR everyday??? well you've got me beat there, I think i'll only watch it 10-20 times, i guess i'm a good ARSHI fan and can only watch him romance another girl other than Khushi so many times 😉

Originally posted by: cinthiann1758

Disclaimer:I would like to acknowledge that all my translations have been found on You Tube Videos translated by Alexa. All credit of translation and my interpretation of her work is acknowledged. All work I consider to be my own with the help of the translation. If work is used please credit. Thank you all for reading!

Episode 50

Signs

The girls are leaving and Kushi thinks her suitcase feels light. Payal says to check and make sure that the statue of the Goddess is packed. Kushi checks and oh, Devi Maiya she has forgotten her again! Is Devi Maiya trying to let her know something? Kushi apologizes to her and asks her if she is doing the right or wrong thing by leaving. She asks for a sign and DM's drape flies into her face. Pretty obvious sign, no?

Mami is praising the snacks! Nani insists that Lavanya must make dinner. She gives her a menu. Lavanya drops a plate. Anjali holding her head. Uh oh all signs lead to disaster. If you can't handle a plate how will you handle a kitchen? The way to a man's heart is through his stomach Nani says. If you don't know how to cook, what will you feed Chote? Mami says you already have his heart now you have to cook for Nani and win hers. Anjali wanted to help La in the kitchen but she is going to the mandir so Mami says go and I will help her. Another sign here that Mami will always be on Lavanya's side for if she gets these two married Akash is next!

Buaji asks the girls to be certain that they are making the right decision. They say they have to go they have no choice. They have decided. Kushi looks at her suitcase and DM's drape is hanging out. Kushi can't you see the signs? If Devi Maiya was alive she would be crawling out of the suitcase! Kushi hesitantly gets into the taxi.

Shyam is trying to call Kushi to no avail. Get the sign man! She doesn't want you! He can't get in touch with Kushi so he says to himself that he must go to her house and see what is going on. Anjali comes in and says are you ready to go and he lies to her saying he can't go he has urgent work. Just then Arnav walks in and Shyam asks him to take Anjali to the temple for he has urgent work and can't do it. Arnav says no problem where do you want to go and she answers Lakshmi Nagar. He is in awe that is right near Kushi's, she notices something in his eyes and asks do you know where it is? "Yes, I know." DM sends him signs I wish he would see them.

Lavanya is trying to read the recipe book. She is looking at all the food the family does NOT eat! She reminds herself no chicken, no eggs, no mutton! Lakshmi comes and La jumps up on the counter. How about this sign, she is afraid of Nani (since in this circumstance Lakshmi will represent Naniji). Mami asks Uncle Rahim where Nani is and he says she is sleeping. Oh good! He is to keep an eye on Nani and let them know if she wakes! Now it is time for La to learn how to prepare food.

Shyam is at the Gupta house and it is locked. He asks where are you Kushi? Shyam asks at the garage where did they go and the gentleman says they left with luggage this morning. Anjali is giving Arnav directions and he says he knows; she says to ASR you know this place? Have you been here before? They park. Arnav helps Anjali out of the car and you can see Shyam in the rearview mirror. Anjali invites Arnav to join her with her eyes but he refuses. He will wait by the car (near her house), a sign that he wants to remain close to Kushi. Shyam is nearby. Shyam remembers Kushi say while they were on the phone, "Shyam, I want to tell you'." He says to himself, why didn't I listen? Anjali is doing her pooja and is tying a sacred thread and she believes she sees her husband but she looks around and he is not there. Both of the men look to Kushi's door. Arnav and Shyam are lost in their thoughts of Kushi. Arnav pictures the guesthouse incident, him grasping her tiny wrists, catching her in his arms as she fainted, carrying her to his car and then into her house, placing her on her bed as she holds his collar (the sign of having rights on him) and as he is in deep thought the dupattas are caressing him reminding him even more so of her. More signs are being sent by our DM. Finally Arnav hears her say, "You don't want to see my face? be happy I will be going to Lucknow forever."

The taxi is going to the station. All are sad in the taxi. Buaji is having regrets and Kushi is praying for protection. Something doesn't feel right. The signs are all there, the signs are all there, will anyone see?

Originally posted by: supriya.arshi

@Ami

His ears have become sensitive to anything related to Khushi, even the demeaning name assigned to her and just a few minutes before, Shyam's talks of video players and rewind buttons...anything remotely related to her and his eyes go to the side and thoughts of her engulf the mind..." - so true wish some1 is lost in my thoughts this way




"his eyes still fixated, the need to say her complete name, not out of anger this time, but more as a confirmation of the complete identity that has completely taken over him" - very well explained 👍🏼

"At the Rm Nani has ordered La to make dinner, a full menu complete with "Dumb Aaloos" and Maamiji has volunteered to help out (oh boy). La in the kitchen is quiet amuzing as she tries to find "kichori" recip in her continental recipe book. A scene with some great comic relief with the help of Rahim chach and mami's hinglish 😆" - totally 😆 these episodes had the best comic dialogues

"Once Anjali goes into the mandir, Arnav slowly turns to look at Khushi's home with a bit of fear and hope in anticipation to find out if she really had left and sure enough a lock was there." - i really liked the curiosity in him

"He can't take his eyes off of that lock. That lock is not just a lock to Buaji's house to keep thieves out, it's a lock to Khushi, to her life, which he is locked out of now. Imagining never seeing her again, never hearing her, never feeling her, never touching that innocent face...sadness and bechaini (uneasiness) runs through his body" - very well said 👏

Originally posted by: samin6

Pink are the lines I was touched by. Had not realized he knew what each one called her with. Because a busy person who rarely sees his family other then dinner table still can remember the name given to Khushi by each member namely Chamkili by La and Phati saree by Mami and her full name. (By the way, stupid me- of course he would remember- after all the hardships he had to go through to make her say her name.)
- Challenged her in Darga by saying his own name- hoping she would say hers- in vain.
- Put her name all over Lucknow hoping somehow some person would give her that name- his bad luck she moved to Delhi to get out of this attention and had an accident with him
- Before she could give her resignation looked at the employment letter to see her name, when he failed threw her from the top.
- Technically tried asking La who had employed her- to his frustration La did not call her by her name but Chamkili.
- When he told La to bring the employment letter- did you watch how his eyes looked- " I am not going to miss this opportunity to get to know her name." He was very satisfied with himself when he could pronounce her name for the first time and was very angry the same night because had difficulty believing that he had to do so much to get to know the name of some person who irritated the hell out of him.

Now in the issue of the locked door. I was thinking he must have come out of dream watching that locked door- because after all he had assumed that Khushi was bluffing. Sorry ASR shattered dreams

Originally posted by: ipkkndfan30

https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/post/75917707

Originally posted by: cinthiann1758

Disclaimer:I would like to acknowledge that all my translations have been found on You Tube Videos translated by Alexa. All credit of translation and my interpretation of her work is acknowledged. All work I consider to be my own with the help of the translation. If work is used please credit. Thank you all for reading!

Episode 49

I Put A Spell On You

"I put a spell on you because you're mine, you're mine" Words and lyrics by Jay Hawkins

The house is in an uproar. Things have changed. The Raizada family has added a new member, a visitor, no, a guest, no, a future daughter-in 'law? Nehi, if Nani can help it. Anjali and Nani are in deep conversation. Nani says to Anjali that Chote threatens her with leaving the house all the time. Lavanya Kashyup has a spell on him.Doesn't she see what is happening there? And don't say to calm down! Anjali reminds her that the moment she objected Lavanya did as she said. She says that means that Lavanya and Arnav respect her very much. Anjali asks her to sit, relax. "Nani, don't you think you are being a bit strict with Lavanya?" Nani thinks she will not be able to handle this situation or get use to the family ways and traditions. She doesn't understand why Anjali can't see it. She says Anjali will see it in a month's time if she is successful she will become bahu of this family and if not then out she goes! Anjali believes that traditions take long to learn. Nani disagrees. It's like teaching someone to breathe. Culture is not taught but lived. It is a person's heart and soul and it is learned from the moment we come into the world not learned in a month or two.

Shyam is trying to reach Kushi both on her phone and at her home. The home phone was busy. Anjali snatches the phone from his hand and proceeds to tell him that he doesn't love her anymore since he is on the phone. She wants to know who worries him so much. He is nervous, asks for the phone back but realizes he will be caught so he acts as if he is mad at her and turns away. He knows this will upset her. She asks if he is mad at her. She puts his phone down and leaves. He calls her, "Rani Shaiba!" Kushi has a spell on him and he has a spell on Anjali.

GH- Buaji is taking her inhaler, BTW way too many times, she asks if they have their tickets. She asks the girls do they really have to go? Payal answers yes and Kushi says I can't decide to go or not. Payal says we packed we have the tickets we must go. I can't live without our parents. Kushi agrees. They must tackle the debt at home in Lucknow. As soon as she gets to Lucknow she will look for a job. Aunt tells her in whatever you want to do think well before you do it. Kushi answers that she has thought about it. The store is not just a store but her home. Saffron and sugar are not only sweet but is the air we breathe and it smells sweet with all our efforts. We grew up there it holds many of our memories. These memories, the sweet scent of saffron and sugar have a spell on Kushi. Aunt says everyone is worried about everything but her. Kushi says it's not so. We will miss you so much. Buaji can't take it any more she grabs hold of the girls and says please don't leave me here alone. Don't go you can find a job here. No Buaji we have taken the decision. Our Lucknow spell cannot be broken right now.

Mami is in Lavanya's room looking for her. She tells her in a nut shell that Nani is out to get her but she is here and will help her! Lavanya seems to have a spell over Mami for she is mesmerized by her wardrobe, her diet, everything. Mami is then given a talking to by her husband who asks her why she went behind Nani's back and is supporting Lavanya. Mami figures if she allies with Lavanya helps her to get Nani's support so she can marry Arnav then she can have the opportunity for Akash marriage to be arranged. Smart woman, I say.

Lavanya and ASR . He comes in very comfortable it seems even with Lavanya wearing a bathrobe. He asks her if she needs anything and she says "Yes, you." Ahem. Lavanya changes and comes back saying "can you believe me wearing traditional dress like Chamkilli?" At the mention of Kushi's nickname he imagines her in the guest house incident and he hears her words of leaving him and going to Lucknow forever. Lavanya continues that she forgot her real name and he says reverently-"Kushi Kumari Gupta." Lavanya replies,"yeah, whatever." He tells Lavanya not to feel bad about what Nani says and she says she doesn't feel bad. Everything will be okay. "I know ASR, but I just feel bad we can't stay together in the same room." He doesn't respond. Interesting to me, I don't think it matters to him, he really doesn't want to live in that manner with Lavanya; his mind is on Kushi. He has been bewitched. He says, "let's go everyone is waiting." They go to the dining area and everyone is there. La goes to sit next to ASR and Nani stops her it is Anjali's seat. She sits across from ASR and Mami says now you can see face to face. Shyam enters and says he is lucky to be having tea with everyone. Anjali is a bit mad at him and is ignoring him staring at her plate. He makes a comment that the plate is luckier than him because it has her attention.

The servant is serving tea and when he gets to Lavanya she asks if he has green tea. Nani jumps in with besides cake with eggs what else do you know how to make? ASR is ready to answer Nani and Lavanya says it's okay. Nani says and not instant food, pure, tasty food made at home. Lavanya says there were servants at her home and she didn't cook. She used tea bags for making tea. She reaches for the biscuits and Nani passes them away from her. Nani sees ASR and tells him to drink his tea it is getting cool. Great one Nani keep him in check! Shyam, always the gentleman saves Lavanya by insisting that he can teach her how to make tea and cook. He lets everyone one know his queen is mad at him and ASR right away looks at his sister to make sure she is okay. She tells him it's nothing. As they pass the gol gappe to Lavanya she asks if they were made with mineral water and Nani replies they only use ground water. Lavanya puts the plate down and away from her. Shyam suggests she eats rice. He tells everyone about the special snacks from Lucknow and ASR is looking at him. Why are you looking at me like that? He asks him. Just the sound of the place where Kushi is moves his very soul. He is longing for her and saddened by the thought of her leaving. Shyam continues I know you are from Delhi and like the food here but Lucknow is a very special place; it is difficult to compare anything to it, it seems to cast a spell on all. No one compares to Kushi in both these men's minds. Mami responds it has been a long time since I had sweets from Lucknow. She tells Lavanya that the sweets are so good in Lucknow that people go to bed licking their fingers and wake up with them gone! Anjali remembers that Kushi was in Lucknow and the men remember her, ASR remembers her words that she is leaving for Lucknow forever and Shyam pictures her in her Teej saree. Both these men sitting at the same table, next to each other with the thought of the same woman going through their minds, it seems the spell has been cast.