Blast from the Past Thread #8, pg 126, ep 98 - Page 73

Originally posted by: ..Anita..

i could not resist writing an analysis

Episode 88!!!

Khushi walks out of Arnav's office extremely upset. How could it not have worked'she asks Devi Maiya for help' and then spots a plants. She's excited once again' before wondering how she'll pay for it. She looks at her gold bangle and grins (Oh no'those are one of the last memories of her mom'things she does for her man). In another part of the office, Akash comes up to Arnav and says that Arnav needs a break especially after yesterday. Arnav says he's okay, and Akash leaves.

At the Gupta house, Shashi asks Bua when shyam will come back. Bua tells Shashi that there is no telling when the shyam will come & go. Shashi spots the shyam's diary (clever boy for leaving that'he knew shashi will be nosy), and quickly tells Bua to make him some tea. Once Bua leaves, Shashi finds Rani Sahiba's number and dials it. A lady answers, and Shashi asks about the shyam. "Rani Sahiba" tells him that he's her lawyer... then is shows that shashi was talking for some random lady. "Rani Sahiba" tells him that the snake is the town's best lawyer. Shashi hangs up, and is wondering (yeah you and me both)'The lady hangs up, and then turns around' there's shyam. A flashback is shown of the shyam's changing his wife's number so Shashi doesn't get curious (he is good). "Rani Sahiba" asks him why he's doing this' shyam tells her not to worry, but to continue answering the phone if he calls again. In return, he'll work her case for free. They shake hands. (well dang shyam'just when I thought you cannot get any lower you do'and why would someone called their client Rani Sahiba'think shashi think) - haha, i love this shashi-shyam part before shyaam takes the poor guy down, Shyam scared! fun to watch!

Back at AR offices, Arnav walks in to his office, and sees all the plants. He notices a note in one of them and reads it."ASR. I know how much you love these plants, I love you just as much. I love you, I'm sorry. Please stop me. I'll give you my life."Arnav sits back and thinks' flashes back to Khushi. Arnav wonders why he can't see Khushi cry, why it pains him to see her sadness ( I can answer that for you'it is because you are in love).😆 if only he was willing to listen..

At RM, Nani asks mami if something happened the day before when she was at the mandir. Mami tells her that nothing happened' but Nani says that there's something different in the house. Nani wonders if everyone was trying to come up with a plan to bring back La. Mami denies it, and then quickly leaves. (Smart move by mami here)

At Lavanya's place, Khushi tells Lavanya that she shouldn't stress. Arnav will be there, and that she shouldn't rush anything. Lavanya rolls her eyes, before noticing someone. It's ASR (YIPPEEE)😆. She runs to him and hugs him. Khushi is extremely happy. Arnav stands there for a bit, before deciding to hug her back. Khushi watches and her smile falters. She tears up without understanding why (yeah I am feeling the same way'but she should have noticed how awkward that hug was'it was robotic). She leaves sad'arnav notices that she is crying and he is wondering why'he did everything she wanted him too but why is she crying??? - LOVE your description of the scene, his hug was robotic, i feel he was just trying to make la feel ok, he came here mainly for Khushi anyway.

Side note'what was up with la's hairstyle'so behenji type and not at all modern like her personality'her hair just bothered me'it could be the punch clip'

At the RM, Arnav brings back la and everyone is maha happy except for nani ji'. Anjali is extremely happy and she hugs La. La then touches Nani's feet, and Nani half-smiles in return. She then leaves. Mami, Anjali & Lavanya are standing there when Mami exclaims that La definitely made a filmy entrance. Arnav decides to leave and refuses to stay for the pooja (shocking). Nani comes back, and then complains that the mandir isn't clean enough. La offers to clean it but nani was like after what happened with laxmi, I do not trust you'mami then said phatti sari did and stopped halfway aftering seeing nani's face'then nani said fine you can clean it but no mistakes'La is nervous and Anjali said we can call back khushi since you do not make any mistakes with her around (Anji made a good point here, maybe because khushi does all the work)

At the Guptas', Khushi is standing at the dining table when Bua comes with a cup of tea. She tells Khushi to go and give it Payal who's sitting outside. Khushi doesn't acknowledge Bua, so Bua leaves in a huff (Oh bua ji, the girl is in deep thought about Mr. Sexy McAngrypants) - love the nick name! . Khushi then drinks the tea, and puts the cup on the table... but takes the tray & saucer out to Payal. Payal wonders what's gotten into Khushi. Suddenly Khushi comes out of her own world, and starts asking Payal questions. She wants to know what it means when one of her friends' starts feeling both happy & sad around the same person. Payal is so confused' it's not Payal who answers. It's shyam. The snake informs Khushi that if this friend wants to know the underlying meaning, they need to do a test. They should stand near the person and if think about what they feel when that person is near them. Khushi walks away thoughtful, and Payal follows.

The shyam believes Khushi is feeling that way about him, and is quite happy. His plan is coming through (oh how wrong you are'she has feeling for your saale saab, shyam ji)

At RM, Akash is sitting down working on something when Anjali brings out some tea. She pours it for him, and then remarks about Arnav bringing back Lavanya. Akash is just as mystified, but they're both quite happy with what's happened. Anjali then decides to turn the tables on Akash, and asks him about his dupatta-wali. Akash tries to get out of it and blushes a bit, but Anjali won't take no' but after teasing him, she lets him go.

Meanwhile at the RM mandir, Nani has come back and sees how clean the place is. Lavanya & Mami are also there. Nani is seemingly impressed, until Lavanya begins showing off. & it goes downhill from there... which is when Nani notices her rose water missing and asked where it is'la thought she meant the oil or whatever was in that container'and mami was not no everyday water'then they said rose water (I see what she did there)'la was like that is in my room as it is good for undereye circles'the episode stops with an angry nani and a scared la. Will khushi come back to the RM??? Will nani yell at La???

Originally posted by: sohara

Thanks Sohara. Will look forward to that.

Originally posted by: Horizon

@ Arshi,

There is too much physicality and chemistry involved here.. so all the Laws adhering to STP conditions are bound to fail!! 😆

@Blue: I can only assure you that my bahut hi acchi bacchi hun... sacchi mein... as I felt way too uncomfy in certain scenes, as if I am peeping into other's bed rooms, that I couldn't even rewatch..😃. Ex: Haldi scene at GH!!!

Originally posted by: ArshiHamesha

😆haha sweet Horizon in red dear sab ka yeh haal hai ,I have two boys and don't want to show them my this side at all so imagine watching this show alone by making sure they are not watching 😳.I know GH and Haldi was way too much even Diwali kiss is too much with that sensuous song and now I am writing and dealing with their million unanswered question .May God help us.

Originally posted by: BarunDiwani

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Episode 87-88:

"I don't care, jo bhi hai utta kar bahaar phek do!"

"i dont' care, whoever it is, throw them outside!"

it was too late, as always she had found her way to him with out permission. She wasn't just "jo bhi (anyone)" anymore is she?...At one time this "jo bhi" girl didn't make a difference, when she similarly barged into one of his meetings which bought everyone to their feet except him, he sat still, kept his calm...

my how things have changed...Today everyone else sat there calmly while he was rattled up merely at her sight...no time wasted before he aggressively makes his way to her. One thing that has stayed the same however is Khushi's "Darti hai par Karti hai (She's scared but gets things done)" attitude. The fear on her face can be seen miles away, but she's here with a purpose: Bring the two hearts back together.

She apologizes for daring to call him wrong for whatever he is doing to Lavanya and before she can finish telling him about La's plans to leave, he interrupts her

"Khushi Kumaari Gupta"

Interesting how he always makes things about Khushi where La is concerned, consistently since the day after the contract was signed, La came in thanking him for the designer bag he gifted her but he was completely drowned in Khushi, although his thoughs then were more about beating her to win the contract, the aloofness was ever present.

I feel for La who loves Arnav unconditionally in every sense. she has seen and noticed Arnav's out of character behavior with Khushi but has chosen to ignore it, not to mention his slip-of-toungue with Khushi name instead of hers. Regardless of all that, she goes running back to him the moment he shows up today because she was holding on to something with great hope as many people inn real life do, that's the beauty of her character, she's very real just unlucky in love.

ok back to the episode

..with full "haq" rights, he takes her by the hand and pulls her to his office, He seems to enjoy these tight grips on her, his attempt to keep things under control and/or maybe even his secret desire of having her comes out in the only way he knows how...anger

"millions depend on this conference" teeth clenched, he scolds her for barging in anywhere with her nonsense "Everything that you don't say is not nonsense" She pries herself free from his hand (another words he loses the control😆), urgency in her voice,."I don't know about money, but what i came here to tell you is even more important, Lavanyaji is leaving the country...this very evening"

For one second, the news shocks him, yes he would miss her, but again it was just for one second before his very cold "haan to(so?)" Sobti at his mean arrogant best here, the cold eyes, harsh look on his face...uff!

This scene begging a comparison to the one in the storage room where she tells him she is leaving for Lucknow also "hamesha ke liye"...his reaction was "tum aise nahi ja sakti, khushi, khushi! KHUSHI!!!" screaming after her like she took breath of life with him and how that moment played in his head like a broken record countless times for days...even in his sleep he woke startled at the mere thought...the new of La leaving just doesn't garner that response from him. His reaction to his long time girlfriend leaving for good is incomprehensible by Khushi "To matlab? appko koi farq nahi padta? she loves you Arnav ji, and you also"

Again he cuts her off before she could finish how he felt for La, "Whatever was between us, its over...and you can get out" Khushi stood there stunned...the ever so romantic girl never heard of such fickle love that can't end with two words, she refuses to believe it now "just by saying "its over" doesn't change the relations ship that existed...this can't be true love"

"your used to training people, now you'll teach me what love is?" he spouts back -had to laugh at this line because the answer is yes, she will teach him a thing or two about love. When the contract is coming close to the end,KHushi leaves the RM to wean herself away from him "Sab kuch aise hi khatam kar dogi?" ...then he'll be the one telling her it all just can't end with "its over"

"Did you every even love her? no, you were lying because people who love can never do this" maybe that's why Lavanyji is leaving and it makes no different to you"

"haan nahi padta farq (It doesn't make a difference!!) By lavanya leaving, it only proves what i say is true...that two people can't stay together their whole life, they change with time and move on, Lavanya can go mujh usse koi farq nahi padta! (it doesn't make any difference to me!)" what a powerful line, again he gives her a beam into himself and his reasoning that others seldom see. The tragedy of his parents and their marriage once again comes to mind here. the "farq nahi padta" s start with a bang, bluntly being used here to compare the farq made by La's leaving Vs. Khushi's tears

Khushi seem heartbroken, sure for La but also for herself, she had fallen for him, there has to be a part of her that want to believe this man is capable of real love. Ofcourse deep down she know he is, she's has seen that side of him despite her lack of acknowledgement of it. Khushi tells him that La was crying "she doesn't know this side of you, she prob thinks"

"nahi hai dil ASR ke seene mein, yehi kehna chahti thi na? aur accha hai ki nahi hai (ya, ASR doesn't have a heart!!! is that what you were trying to say?)" A direct response to all those names suggestive of him being a monster...he truely feels she thinks this way of him and it hurts him to no end... its like he's saying "Thats what you think about me right?"

He goes on to insult her, again turning the whole thing towards Khushi accusing her of being fake and it doesn't go unnoticed by her "aap baat ko kahan se kahn le kar aaye (where are taking this conversation?)"

After justifying his insults, he yells for security ...but his harsh face quickly melts at the sight of his biggest weakness, her tears.

She shows herself out, his melted eyes watch her painfully,

and as she passes by, his eyes close enduring all the pain...

She turns back for him, and he returns the look making no attempts to hide his pain...there is no way she missed that big dil(heart) in ASR's "seena"(chest).

Coming down from his office still feeling guilty and asks DM for guidance at the sight of a plant, an idea pops into her head " the only thing that laad governor likes"...but where to get the money?

her eyes fall on her prized possession, her kangan, no second thoughts about selling it, in fact she smiles at the thought of buy plants for the man that just insulted and kicked her out of his office...

Arnav walks into his office to the surprise of all the plants and a note,

"ASR, mein jaanti hoon ki aap iss plant se kitna pyaar karte hai, mein bhi aapse itna hi pyaar karti hoon, I love you, I'm sorry, please mujhe rok lijiye nahin to mein pahaad se kud kar apni jaan de dungi"

hehe, that last part has Kushi Kumaar Gupta's dramabaazi written all over it...Akaash will thank her for it one day, but Arnav seems to believe its a genuine one from La...Maybe he was too touched by the gesture...her writing that she loves him as much as he loves those plants, those plants that he connects to his mother...maybe La gets him he thought. He did care for her and he did tell his family that if La wants to come back she will do it herself and here she has apologized. He may not know these plants and the note were from Khushi, but his whole being is only connecting him with her thoughts. Putting the note down, he leans back on his chair, eyes closed...

"aapne kabhi bhi unse pyaar kiya bhi tha?(Did you ever love her?)" her tear-filled voice asks him, images of khushi crying...they startle him back into opening his eyes.

Her effect on him is scaring him "kyu uski aakhon ke aansso mujhe pareshaan kar rahe hai? kyu main usse rota hua nahi dekh sakta?" only a split second between that though and his hand slamming his hand on his desk letting out some frustrations "Dammit!" his helplessness against her tears well reflected on his face...again it became about Khushi despite La's name on that letter.

At La's place, Khushi tells La "hame pura vishwaas hai ki ArnavJi aayenge, hamme yekeen hai (I have full trust that he will come, I 'm certain)"just then Khushi "vishwaas" and her "yekeen" and of course her tears pulls him in "ASR?" La asks in disbelief

a twinkling smile on both La and Khushi's face. But Its Khushi's smile that made his face glow, after all that's why he was here, does he even realize that??

he must, but his ego is too big to give in yet.

Khushi watches La run into his arms, that big smile still intact...brought these two together again... La hugs Arnav tightly while he stands there limp for a second...amazing music to set the dramatic scene and the camera work is magnificent. Khushi smile slowly disappears as Arnav wraps his right hand around La, then slowly the left...

Khushi's face goes pale. Its happened twice before, but today this feeling digs deep inside her letting out a tear she can't control, in fact only notice by her after it rolls down her cheek, too numb to feel it she catches it in her hand and asks it a million questions..

if only the tear could talk. Utter sadness, that feeling of losing a piece of herself while standing there helpless. La still in his arms, his attention diverts to Khushi, he recognizes that look from the other two times but today he feel the magnitude as well.

She looks back at his questioning face, there was nothing more to hide, she was being exposed without a clue how to stop it, she quickly makes her way out of there while Arnav watches.

He carried that look of hers all the way home with him, while the whole family(with the exception of Nani) takes delight ing La's return,

Arnav sneaks off to his room to be alone with her thoughts trying to make sense of that tear...or did he already know there are bigger things at play?

In a parellel scene, Khushi asks DM "yeh kyu ho raha hai? hum pareshaan kyu hai? aakhir hamaare kehne pe hi to...hamme to khushi hona chahiye (What's happening to me, why am i upset? afterall i was the one that,i should be happy)" a slight smile picturing La's happiness but is wiped away at the thought his arms around her "jab woh dono saath...pata nahi hamme kya..hum pareshaan kyu hai? (When those two are together...don't know what, why am i ?)" she asked similar questions after she handed him her resignation, LOL, poor girl, his effect on her seems to only bring more confusion to her.

Its La's return back at the RM but its Khushi who makes a bigger dent in his wall of ASR. Once again without realizing, he is metaphorically calling out for Khushi instead of Lavanya. He is just too engulfed in Khushi to realise his unfairness towards La. When La's purpose will be fulfilled, once again Khushi's name will slip out instead of hers, but that time he will see the pain in La's eyes and set her free. On Khushi's side, as naaive as she is about love, her feeling for him have surfaced in full force with that tear...if he was the first to fall for her and the first to feel her aura, she will be the first to hear the dhak dhaks that will only get louder and louder till they both give in.

❤️❤️❤️

Originally posted by: wiwy

@ Supriya: Thanks for the good news that Raju Singh may give IPK fans a new version of rabba ve! But I doubt if he can beat his original one!😃

@ Katelyn: Uff! Did you really have a good night's sleep with tender Barun caressing away tendrils so lovingly?!

Thanks for the SBB and TB videos. Barun loves bikes. Now thats serious coz I simply hate them!😲

Originally posted by: chalhov

Katelyn and Sohara love all the videos you post👏👏 you make this thread so IPK videoful😆 along with the daily episodes that Indi posts

Originally posted by: indi52

^^^ horizon,

it's a team of almost 10 writers, each taking charge of something, i think that gets a serial together. then you have inputs from gul, nissar, channel, and all sorts of people, including freelance writers who work on scenes when needed and when writers are caving in undr the pressure. i can sense it's not exactly a happy place to write if you are a writer. ha ha, commercial writing at its most cantankerous. i am copywriter in a not too large agency and it's crazy enough. good ideas invariably lost. so if in the midlle of that they got anything right i'm grateful enough. and we got the talent of barun and sanaya to take it a higher. in fact, maybe because these two did thise characters they came to life in the first place.

someone in the group had a way with plot and the little gimmicks of closing of loops, etc., that made watching interesting, someone certainly had insight into the nature of this feeling called love and took it beyond corny. the dialogue writers in my opinion were gifted. screenplay had a stylish feel and managed to avoid feeling thobby as most of our serials do. i look for the moments that remain killers despite many problems, and every day something pops up. i also realise the reason people hungered for asr khushi segments is because they wer the best written. the others had a bit of a sameness, though mami was always used well. it's the shyam bits that feel like a drag, sort of crass, and too full of the expected serial villain nonsense.

khushi. sadly, the woman is much maligned on indian tv. the constant devi making, what a sick way to keep us "managed." so we have a long chain of heroines who are constantly setting parivaars right, no personal lives or ambitions of their own. i think khushi had to be made interesting because they asked themselves what sort of a girl will asr be attracted to.

so along came a different girl, but somehow she never became precious enough to anyone for them to enter her character for its own sake. so once this character had done the job of making asr feel his feelings, along came her good bahu job, reason for existence being to make her fam's life alright. slay asuras, set everyone straight, but never ask herself, who am i? what do i want?

thanks to sanaya's abilities and the dialogue writers we have a real girl happening. but as i watch the current dhakdhak episodes it strikes me as odd that khushi never identified that feeling as attraction. she who understood so much, never understood this?

but the joy is asr's bg still plays.