I'm elated right now - on top of the world!!!
First and Foremost, HATS OFF TO APU for a brilliant performance!
All of my doubts, confusions, questions have melted away today! Everything about today's epi pointed to the fact that Raju is Dev!
In the beginning of the epi, we saw Dev trying to stay sticktly in Raju mode with Kaajjal, b/c as most of you ahve already said, he hopes to leave and go back to ragjini to save Kaju from his mahadasha. But, as the epi went on, we saw Raju completely melting into Dev! It was brilliant!
When he meets the first guy in the party, he tries to cover himself up by pretending not to know what the deal was all about, but then in true Dev form, handled the matter in a very business like manner. Here, he took care of everything. Karan/Ameesha were still a bit suspicious, Kaju didn't suspect he was Dev, and he took care of the business deal!
Then, on stage with the Browns from Germany, that was out and out Dev. Complete proof that Raju is Dev b/c as Kaajjal said, he couldn't have known that.
And then comes the real fun! When Kaju goes to ask him how he know about Mr/Mrs. Brown, he says "aapko ye to nahin laga na, ke mein DPS hoon?" but, his entonation, body language, everything changes when he said those last few words..."DPS hoon"....It was obvious he was telling Kajjal in his own way that he is Dev!
And the way he can't help himself when it comes to her - when they were dancing, he couldn't help himself when he pulled her close to him, he couldn't help but want to hold her. His frustration for his majburi to stay away from her is very apparent here, but then, after seeing NT Mom, when Kaju turns back towards him, the look on his face as he draws her closer, was very passionate...he can't help his emotions towards her, and when she came close to him like that, his true love for her clearly came across in his facial expressions. (What a scene that was! It was soooo nice to see both of them back in full-fledged DK form again - so close to one another, conveying their love thru actions and not words...I Loved This Scene!!!!!)
And the look on his face when Kaju was crying like that...as if he hated himself for making her cry - it was the same look he had on his face after he "seduced" her in the hotel room - the look that says "please, forgive me for this, lekin mein majbur hoon, tumhari khatir..." And the person apologizing was Dev - apologizing to his Kaju for having hurt her...all the emotions were there, the facial expression, the pain in his voice, it was apparent all he wanted to do in the moment was to hold her tight and tell her that he is her Dev...and then, he tells her in his own way, still hiding slightly behind the Raju mask, but completely exposing himself to her otherwise...he says "tumhe dard hota hai, to mujhe nahi hota?"....WOW...wake up and smell the Dev, Kaajjal! It was sooo apparent with these lines that is in fact DPS! Poor Kaju didn't see that his was her Dev saying that he hurts when she hurts, it hurts him too, to stay away from her like this! It was an awsome performance, the dialouges where written very well, and I'm so very happy to see that the team hasn't lost their minds completely! :)
I am on top of the world today! It was a mindblowing episode, with mindblowing performances, and everything is finally falling into place! The future looks very bright after today! :)
And most importantly RAJU IS DEV!!!!!!!!!!! Now the sooner everyone else learns this, the better it will be for us all....altho I know that this won't happen any time soon.
Ok, off to watch the epi again! π
Love,
~Payal