Blast From The Past! Thread #3 EP 52 Pg 147 - Page 43

Originally posted by: indi52

hi everyone,

just felt like sharing this one on barun; i wrote it a while back, this has been posted in a couple of other threads, but i sort of like it and so wanted to bring it here too. hope you enjoy. 😃 his answer to "if not acting, then what," in his recent interview, reminded me of this piece.

sometimes you are just not cut out to be a doctor, lawyer, ca, engineer. you never do well in school. the marks aren't what please people. an idea takes shape and gets set in the mind: you aren't good at anything, not anything useful at least. what's the point of all that cricket and footer playing, won't earn you a living. you try to keep cool, dreading and half believing what you hear is true, other half not that sure. maybe a kind young friend, a bright girl with good marks even, comes along and looks at you with eyes that believe differently. you carry on, move on to a job, a bit of a last resort type of job where the ones who couldn't be a doctor engineer lawyer seek a salary. seven years on, a friend of yours passes your photograph to a production house looking for a "cheap" actor. in a couple of years, the colour of your eyes is being debated by doctors engineers lawyers copywriters derivatives traders. when you appear on a small screen with your fake hermes shoes, girls chuck their big birkins and other bagwatis to one side and sit down to gaze at you rapt. when you go missing, mothers offer mannats. when you have sadness in your eyes, we cry and write shayari, when you smile that smile we clutch our hearts and swoon (savvy writes shayari). our children know when not to disturb mommy. our husbands try to believe something good will come of all this since there's no way out. no no not v, his name starts with b, b, can be heard at cocktail parties and dinners, also where women congregate to discuss serious world matters. men want you to know there's an asr in them. women pretend they're getting taken in. oh there's poetry, philosophy, kismet, karma, the power of love in the story of you. but most of all, thank g you were not cut out to be a doctor, lawyer, engineer, ca, head of treasury.

now get back to where you belong, sir, and do something about that pout.

(that pout was a reference to the night in captivity that he dreams she's come to him. she in blue and white, colours of the ocean, he in pearlescent white.)

Originally posted by: indi52

anita,

thanks for that comment. yeah, i was quite struck by the way camera told its story. right through the episode there were all sorts of things. but as shyam entered and this was the first frame practically where anjali and shyam are together, there was still asr in the bg. interesting.

Originally posted by: sohara

episode-42

Iss hypocrisy ko mein kya naam doon! Shyam was a brilliant actor.I wonder how cum he was not successful as a lawyer!.He pleased everybody by his sweet words and lies.He even brought gifts for everybody.Arnav was also very happy and content with his jiju.He used to love and respect Shyam a lot.

When Anjali and Shyam was taking vow in front of the fire Shyam was imagining Khushi. The evil man was not scared of God also.And he was very extempore to answer all her quarries.. Feel so bad for Anjali, that after doing so much pooja she only got deception.

In Gupta house buaji was dreaming of Shyam and Khsuhi's marriage. Buaji's question about the cheating on fasting reminded Khushi the confrontation with Arnav again.

Originally posted by: cinthiann1758

Hey ladies, I have been traveling home but was able to read most of the reviews just haven't had time to comment. I will try to catch up in a little bit. They were all awesome as always!!!!
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Episode 42

Lies, Lies and More Lies

Kushi runs up the stairs of the Mandir to the beat of the drums, the music tempo one of suspense, our hearts racing, her eyes go wide, shocked'..

Akash, sir has met her at the top of the stairs. Shyam's lie is safe.

Akash says to Kushi you forgot your plate. She thanks him; she must go her sister is waiting. He knows that, he just wants another glimpse at Payal, using his little white lie of returning her plate just to get that last gaze.

Shyam and Anjali take blessings and Mami tells her husband she is starving so he should do something so they can go home to eat. He tells everyone that she wants to make spiced nuts because Shyam has returned home after so long. Oops, another little white lie. They all agree to go home and as they are leaving Anjali stumbles. Two strong arms reach out to break her fall, one belonging to her brother the other her husband, their common bond is Anjali. These two men are totally opposite each other, one abrasive and an atheist while the other sweet as pie and faithful. Another lie! Arnav is a much better man than Shyam. We see ASR portrayed negatively at times but his heart is true, faithful and pure. Shyam is portrayed as a dutiful, faithful husband and we have already seen signs of his real deceptive character. Lies, lies and more lies!

GH- Buaji opens the door at the house and Payal and Kushi come in. Buaji hopes their fast went well and soon they will marry good men. The first words out of Kushi's mouth is when do we eat! She runs into the kitchen and Payal offers Buaji the offering. Kushi comes to set the table and asks if Shyam is eating and Buaji is excited because she thinks Kushi wants to eat her first meal after the fast with Shyam. Aye, NandKishore surely knows how to make pairs, Buaji exclaims. Uggghhh!

RM- All walk in and Shyam asks for Nani. Mami says you came late and she is in bed. They talk about Nani being strict and she would scold him. Mami asks Anjali to tell the servant to start the dinner and Shyam says go and eat we will join you in a little while. It seems that Shyam and Anjali have their own ritual during Teej so they go to the home mandir and sit in front of the sacred fire.

Anjali starts, "I will not leave this love or destroy this trust, no matter how far apart we are. We will always trust each other."

But HE will.

Shyam says," I will always be responsible to this family."

LIE.

Anjali says, "I will always be there for you in happiness and sadness, in good times and bad times. I will protect you and always be yours."

Her truth not his.

Shyam returns with, "I will pray for children, just like you, because you are the soul of my life. You are the reason for my smile."

LIE.

Anjali responds, " I pray you never get hurt because of me and nothing interferes with your happiness."

She just gave him permission in his eyes. He pictures Kushi before his eyes.

He says to Anjali he respects the love she has for this marriage and that no one can take her place in his life. He loves her more than himself. This is his oath.

LIE, LIE AND MORE LIES!

Anjali answers that all the promises she has made are from her heart. She promised that no lies or betrayal will enter into their lives. Boy, she didn't see it coming! When she asks that God gives her all his troubles he stops her placing his fingers over her lips'he says that there will never be lies or betrayals in their relationship. LIE, LIE AND MORE LIES! "I love you very much, Rani Sahiba." Lie. They both pray and he is picturing Kushi and when Anjali goes to take his blessings he tells her you stay in my heart and not at my feet.

The family has joined them congratulating them on their remarriage and Di says she has one more thing to do and that is to tie the sacred thread on her brothers. She ties Akash's thread and turns to Arnav who says, "Di, please.." Shyam takes the thread from Anjali and goes to his brother in law, tells him that they feel it's a sacred protective thread but he can call it a bracelet of his sister's love and trust. Arnav answer is that he can't refuse that. That is not a lie! Shyam showers everyone with gifts and while they are all awaiting his gift for his Queen with anticipation, he says he has forgotten. Has he or is he lying again?

GH- Kushi is eating and Buaji sighs as she is missing Shyam. She asks Kushi, "don't you?" Kushi answers she misses his snacks more and Payal scolds her. Buaji agrees she misses his snacks too. Buaji asks if she cheated on her fast and Kushi stops eating and recalls the events of her afternoon. Buaji encourages her to call Shyam.

Shyam and Anjali are in their room and he asks her if she is mad because he was late or because he forgot her gift. He hands her a beautiful red saree. She scolds him and then looks into the shopping bag and finds a Delhi newspaper. She finds it strange that he has a paper from here but he says he got it at the hotel.

LIE!

His phone rings'.Kushi is calling.

What will he say to Anjali? What will he say to Kushi?

LIES, LIES AND MORE LIES

Originally posted by: sohara

episode-42

Iss hypocrisy ko mein kya naam doon! Shyam was a brilliant actor.I wonder how cum he was not successful as a lawyer!.He pleased everybody by his sweet words and lies.He even brought gifts for everybody.Arnav was also very happy and content with his jiju.He used to love and respect Shyam a lot.

When Anjali and Shyam was taking vow in front of the fire Shyam was imagining Khushi. The evil man was not scared of God also.And he was very extempore to answer all her quarries.. Feel so bad for Anjali, that after doing so much pooja she only got deception.

In Gupta house buaji was dreaming of Shyam and Khsuhi's marriage. Buaji's question about the cheating on fasting reminded Khushi the confrontation with Arnav again.

Originally posted by: indi52

reminded me of a game of hide and seek, episode 41. a beautiful game, where two people strangely bound to each other tried to hide their feelings, yet their feelings wanted to seek each other out. and when the playing field is a powerful temple, the richness and significance of it takes on deeper tone. their fingers touched. by chance? by design? no matter, it was the signal it seemed, and the eyes took over there on.



she looked at him aghast, he carefully hid his feelings behind a mask of nonchalance, and proceeded to complete the task of doing arati in mechanical vein. all went about their duties and rituals around the deity. yet for no apparent reason, she couldn't stop chasing him with her glances from behind lowered lids. nor could he take his searching, seeking chocolate brown eyes off her.


what was this happening to them? didn't look like either was thinking. just doing what their instinct compelled them to. she believed he was rakhas, yet her eyes had to see. he on the other hand had already started noting his reactions to this chit of a girl. his most unusual reactions. if she shouted at him, he just stared without a word. if she was rude to him he still couldn't stop thinking of her. if she said not a word to him, it bothered him. what was happening to him? it felt as though a pall stood between him and his feelings, hiding the truth. and perhaps it did.




though other than that first touch, they remained apart, but somehow in constant touch. and when lavanya forced asr to feed her a sweet and open her fast, khushi's eyes held sudden pain and consternation, her fingers struck a matchstick again and again against the matchbox; the sound of it, repetitive, full of friction, irritating told a tale of its own. something had struck deep. he looked at her, and there was a tonne of emotion in his gaze. looked like la had caught the thief with just that one act of pulling his hand and making him give her that sweet.

la. somehow always instrumental in that love of khushi and asr. it was she who employed khushi that day on a whim, she because of whom asr completely lost it with khushi and banished her to the guest house. her snide remarks and laughter that made him roar, "usska ek naam hai," and now her gesture that sparked a sudden burning heat in khushi and a smoulder in his gaze. it will be for her that khushi will be brought back to rm. and it will be her too that will be responsible for the two going off by themselves to nainital. watching asr hug ging la, khushi will feel a tear roll down her cheeks without knowing why. and of course, most memorably, it will be la who will understand what asr's slip of tongue really means.

ipk is perhaps the only show i've seen that created a character like la. you had to hate her, get irritated with her, want to slap her, but in the end love and respect that's what she took when she left. practically dragging your heart to give her that.

when she asked him, if he'd enjoyed her keeping that fast for him, his answer was predictably, you know i don't believe in such things. he really doesn't, and it's a pity no one understood how much religion and the thing of the spirit is there in this man. without rituals, without dogma, without mantra and puja. maybe someday khushi would have discovered it, and been entranced. but for that the writing would have had to be still in the game.

as khushi left with payal, a little exchange of looks between akash and payal. how prettily love was seeking each player out. or whackily: mamaji revealed himself to be quite a lover boy too, the game of here's a sweet for you oops i ate it, hmmm. lot of chemistry between mano darling and her patidev, what. only expressed in the way of older people, behind closed doors, delightful little glimpses slipping out once in a way. not a very strong man, mamji, perhaps a little cowed down before the powerful personality of his mother, but his own sense of humour and an indulgent air toward his always in a rumble patni. akash seemed to have inherited his gentle ways from his dad. the contrasts in attraction and its expression between different people was lovely through out

.parvati and shiv must be thinking, er when are we going to get some attention.



when khsuhi walked out, there was evidence the hide and seek hadn't ended. humari baat abhi khatam nahin hui.

while all were engaged, anjali waited, for her yeh to come. determined not to eat or drink a thing till he came, kept his promise. this had never happened before. she was distraught. days of not seeing him had worn her down. she depended on him for her sustenance. her brother and her husband, the two pillars of her life. one was by her side, here at the temple only because he always did as she asked him to.


where was he? asr urged her to eat something, but no. as stubborn as nani and her bro (i think someone else mentioned this too), anjali refused. she would pray and not touch food or water till he came.

and then he did come.

the devil hath power
to assume a pleasing shape.
~~~ william shakespeare ~~

again a breeze rose in the night. i listened carefully. was it like the one that wrapped khushi and the asr and the universe at the start of 40, the beginning of the day? no, here i heard a hidden hurricane, something sinister, a touch of destruction within. directors and sound editors used their keenest sensibilities to give us a glimpse of the future in short hand. (the hawaa really did baatein in ipk. no wonder khushi spoke to the winds about her love.)



suddenly, no more hide and seek. all feelings were out. everyone loved this yeh of anjali's.


after his father, he'd found no other man that he respected. till this one. i dont even wish to think what awaited this trust of his. some things are best hidden from. look at anjali, how she closes her eyes.



endnote
wanted to leave you with two caps that said things.

a delightful communication from the makers, this shot, from the first moment on, we are being made aware of anjali's two mainstays, and how they are arrayed. she is always in the centre. on either side of her, her two supports. or are they her devil and her angel?


my favourite shot today was this.

something in khushi is breaking out, can't take it. she doesn't know what it is, but this significant act by asr for la, one that husbands do for wives, is just getting to her. strike... strike... strike...

Originally posted by: sohara

episode-42

Iss hypocrisy ko mein kya naam doon! Shyam was a brilliant actor.I wonder how cum he was not successful as a lawyer!.He pleased everybody by his sweet words and lies.He even brought gifts for everybody.Arnav was also very happy and content with his jiju.He used to love and respect Shyam a lot.

When Anjali and Shyam was taking vow in front of the fire Shyam was imagining Khushi. The evil man was not scared of God also.And he was very extempore to answer all her quarries.. Feel so bad for Anjali, that after doing so much pooja she only got deception.

In Gupta house buaji was dreaming of Shyam and Khsuhi's marriage. Buaji's question about the cheating on fasting reminded Khushi the confrontation with Arnav again.

Originally posted by: ..Anita..

EPISODE 42, YO!!!

The episode starts off with khushi entering the mandir and almost bumping into Akash...that is why she made that shocked expression (silly me for thinking she saw shyam...everyone knows that the truth is not revealed to the lead until much much later) Akash said he has her thaali and he returned it... as khushi got into the ricksaw, akash watched to leave to make sure she got in safely (just assuming), but i think he wanted one last glimpse of payal.

The Raizadas are one happy bunch of people since their ladla son in law came to break their ladli dhikri's vrat. As they were leaving the mandir, Anajali tripped, and she was saved by both Shyam and Arnav. She turned to shyam first and smiled and then turned to Arnav and smiled as well. She seemed happy the two most important people in her life will always be there for her. She turned to shyam first and silently thanked him, this shows that she will always put shyam before her brother. I noticed that once shyam showed up, the family is a lot happier. It seems when anjali is happy the whole family is happy, their world revolves around Anjali's happiness, it could be because of her disability or her past experiences in life...or both could the the factor.

Shyam and Anjali go to the Mandir in their house and redo their vows in front of Devi Maiya...Shyam vows were all hypocritical saying he will always be there for her...i have no clue how he has the guts to lie in front of DM. One vow that stood out to me was that Anjali said that she will never block he road to his happiness (Khushi), shyam made a face like wow she is awesome and starts thinking of khushi, he is thinking that nothing will stop him in achieving his khushi. Shyam then said that before him, he will always put anjali first. this makes anjali happy...they finish their pooja and through out shyam is thinking of khushi. The pooja is over and the whole family is watching and admiring their love (i personally find their love diabetically sweet). Anjali want to tie rahksha daagas on her brothers and shows that arnav is in the background watching (arnav being in the background shows that he will always watch over his sister, and he also does not believe in this type of stuff). Akash steps up and allows anjali to tie the daaga, and arnav refuses. Shyam goes to arnav and tells him that he should put it on (this part the hindi was kind of hard to understand but i assume he said i know you don't believe in this but think of it as a bracelet??? if you know what he said please tell me) pretty much shyam said do it for your sister. Arnav said i cannot ever say no to you, and lets him tie the daagas. Anjali is watching from the background happy, she is happy because her lifelines are happy and will do anything for her...Shyam brings gifts for everyone and said he forgot anjali's teej sari, and she becomes sad but does not show it.

The Gupta sisters enter the house, and bua ji asked if their vrat when okay, payal said yes but khushi thought about that incident she had with arnav and walked off. Khushi went off to set the table and asked if she should set shyam's plate, bua ji said no he will be late and khushi said she will save his food. This makes bua ji very happy and she thinks the vrat went well. While they were eating khushi was eating like a maniac and buaji said save some for shyam...khushi just keeps eating, bua ji keeps saying how shyam is part of the family after a being with them for a short amount of time, and kept asking khushi is she agreed and khushi said yes not even listening to what she said. Khushi said she remembering shukla's chaat, and bua ji was like i am talking about shyam and khushi immediately said i am thinking of him too but not as much as the chaat. THis make bua ji very happy and she is planning shyam and khushi's rishta in her head and NK is by her side.

In Anjali and shyam's room (i feel like giving them a nickname...their names are too much work to type together...i will call them Anjam)...So in anjam's room, they were sitting on the bed...anjali was saying even though you were late the pooja was completed...and shyam said are you still mad that i forgot your sari (i think she should be happy her hubby came after a long time and stop fretting over a sari...but hey all girls want a gift from their hubby no matter what) and shyam was like what should i do with this sari now, hearing this she got up and immediately saw the sari and is happy...She hugs him and at that time khushi is calling shyam. The episode ends with Anjam hugging and shyam is staring at the phone

Will shyam pick up the phone and lie in front of anjali, or make and excuse to pick of the phone and leave early...Or will he not pick up the phone????