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KS wins the competition, and AK beams with happiness. But this is no longer the bright smile of a young, brash boy who had never known the taste of failure. This is the happiness of a young man who has faced heart-break and survived. Oh, and I'm not sure just how I feel about things anymore! But, folks -- Daadi is back! Even if only temporarily.
The show: the rains in Bombay must've taken a toll on the shooting schedules, because they are obviously making an effort to stretch existing material. The first part of the show is a re-run of (a) AK's performance at the competition, (b) the Lam-mbi Juda-ai song, and (c) KS's performance at the competition. The editors have taken the clips as is - without making any efforts to re-work the material to look even remotely different. :-(
The second part of the show has the judges announce the winner of the competition. With KS, stand Josh and Prithvi. Against her, stand Naina and Karthik looking daggers and glowering. Somewhere in the ethereal middle is AK, looking tense - he wants her to win. The judges announce that KS has won. The crowds explode, Prithvi shoots into the air in jubiliation, Josh is thrilled, and KS is wonderful in her excitement of having won.
AK beams, every inch of his smile exuding happiness, happiness and happiness. For all you IF-ers out there, who wanted the tears to stop -- they have! :-) And that smile goes on, and on, past the point where KS walks out onto the stage glowing with success. And that smile doesn't stop even when KS' excitement fades suddenly, and she looks involuntarily at AK. She sees him smile and there's no doubting that his happiness is genuine. Her face falters as if she just doesn't get him; but only for a moment. Who can help revelling in the wonder of having won? She forgets AK and gets back to enjoying success.
Prithvi and KS walk out, bubbling with excitement and who should they "run" into but AK, smiling, happy AK who only wants to congratulate KS. AK whose happiness can only be stopped by the sight of KS' thrill faltering when she catches sight of him. His face falls, and bows. They face each other for a moment. Then KS' chin lifts and she marches upto him. She says that she knew his performance was to cow her down, and that he almost succeeded. But that she saw a little boy who reminded her of what she had lost, what had been stolen from her by AK. And that she'd got the resolve to fight from that little boy. KS says that she is now fully geared up to destroy AK; spoil his life just as he had spoilt hers; steal from him just as he stole everything from her. Her pose becomes challenging - she snaps her fingers at him - (I really dislike it when either AK or KS do that to each other! :-( ) and says "let's go".
She marches past him to where her fans await her, and as Prithvi walks past AK, glowering at him all the while, AK's face breaks into a gentle smile, all over again. It's as if he can't help his happiness at her having won from breaking out. :-) KS sees the little boy and his mother at the edge of her crowd and walk upto the little boy to kiss him. AK watches. As KS and her crowd move away, he walks up to the little boy and pets him. Then he takes off a gold chain from around his (own) neck - no, folks! not the Angadian chain! :-) - and puts it around the little boy's. He tells the little one's confused mother that it was well-deserved. (Hmm, I thought that he had set up for Josh to take the little boy into KS' room..)
The last set of the show starts with KS looking at all her newspaper reviews and tearing up in happiness that success is finally hers. She is joined by Prithvi who must also be very kicked that he picked the winning horse. And kudos to him, he's stuck with KS through thick and thin. Then he announces that a special party is being put together to celebrate KS' stunning success. KS' face falls - she looks timid for a moment, but she is persuaded by Prithvi that she deserves it. The sweet, small town KS asks shyly if she can get a couple of invitations to send to some special people, and we cut to....
Daadi's house! Where KS and Daadi are happily walking down the stairs; Daadi is thrilled that KS has won her success. However, she can't make it for the party - she's off to London for a charity show she can't turn down. (Darn it! I thought this would be the point at which Daadi would meet AK and find out the truth and get on his side. :-( ) Then, Daadi pauses and asks if _everyone_ has been invited to the party. KS' face becomes hard - both she and AK have grown up :-( - and she says not yet, but they will.
Cut to Naina, Dilip and Karthik at their house. Naina is fretting about the loss - how _will_ they get back their (read, AK's) lost glory? Dilip suggests he knows the only way, but Naina cuts him off - she doesn't want any of HIS suggestions! In the middle of her tirade, Teddy walks in with an invitation. Naina is too irritated to take it, but Karthik does. When he sees who it is from, his face becomes stony. Naina explodes in fury when she sees who it is from, swears they will never face the humiliation of seeing KS successful and throws the card onto the floor. A pair of familiar hands pick up the card: AK looks like an angry demi-god at his family. Naina says that this is KS' way of humiliating them and they would, none of them, ever go. In return, AK says that if she wants to have any hope of having any part of him at all, they would _all_ go for the party!
Preview for tomorrow: Mishti and her mom wonder why AK - who could and can always have any girl he wanted - is facing a girl accusing him of abusing her, and that too at a party! In a return to her sweet self of old, Mishti says that she will stand with AK through any and all of his miserable times.
So folks, even if it's really only half an episode, I think KYPH is back! It's not bright nor sparkly necessarily, nor filled with spine-tingling passion, but deeper and somehow sweeter. Heh heh heh. :-)
The show: the rains in Bombay must've taken a toll on the shooting schedules, because they are obviously making an effort to stretch existing material. The first part of the show is a re-run of (a) AK's performance at the competition, (b) the Lam-mbi Juda-ai song, and (c) KS's performance at the competition. The editors have taken the clips as is - without making any efforts to re-work the material to look even remotely different. :-(
The second part of the show has the judges announce the winner of the competition. With KS, stand Josh and Prithvi. Against her, stand Naina and Karthik looking daggers and glowering. Somewhere in the ethereal middle is AK, looking tense - he wants her to win. The judges announce that KS has won. The crowds explode, Prithvi shoots into the air in jubiliation, Josh is thrilled, and KS is wonderful in her excitement of having won.
AK beams, every inch of his smile exuding happiness, happiness and happiness. For all you IF-ers out there, who wanted the tears to stop -- they have! :-) And that smile goes on, and on, past the point where KS walks out onto the stage glowing with success. And that smile doesn't stop even when KS' excitement fades suddenly, and she looks involuntarily at AK. She sees him smile and there's no doubting that his happiness is genuine. Her face falters as if she just doesn't get him; but only for a moment. Who can help revelling in the wonder of having won? She forgets AK and gets back to enjoying success.
Prithvi and KS walk out, bubbling with excitement and who should they "run" into but AK, smiling, happy AK who only wants to congratulate KS. AK whose happiness can only be stopped by the sight of KS' thrill faltering when she catches sight of him. His face falls, and bows. They face each other for a moment. Then KS' chin lifts and she marches upto him. She says that she knew his performance was to cow her down, and that he almost succeeded. But that she saw a little boy who reminded her of what she had lost, what had been stolen from her by AK. And that she'd got the resolve to fight from that little boy. KS says that she is now fully geared up to destroy AK; spoil his life just as he had spoilt hers; steal from him just as he stole everything from her. Her pose becomes challenging - she snaps her fingers at him - (I really dislike it when either AK or KS do that to each other! :-( ) and says "let's go".
She marches past him to where her fans await her, and as Prithvi walks past AK, glowering at him all the while, AK's face breaks into a gentle smile, all over again. It's as if he can't help his happiness at her having won from breaking out. :-) KS sees the little boy and his mother at the edge of her crowd and walk upto the little boy to kiss him. AK watches. As KS and her crowd move away, he walks up to the little boy and pets him. Then he takes off a gold chain from around his (own) neck - no, folks! not the Angadian chain! :-) - and puts it around the little boy's. He tells the little one's confused mother that it was well-deserved. (Hmm, I thought that he had set up for Josh to take the little boy into KS' room..)
The last set of the show starts with KS looking at all her newspaper reviews and tearing up in happiness that success is finally hers. She is joined by Prithvi who must also be very kicked that he picked the winning horse. And kudos to him, he's stuck with KS through thick and thin. Then he announces that a special party is being put together to celebrate KS' stunning success. KS' face falls - she looks timid for a moment, but she is persuaded by Prithvi that she deserves it. The sweet, small town KS asks shyly if she can get a couple of invitations to send to some special people, and we cut to....
Daadi's house! Where KS and Daadi are happily walking down the stairs; Daadi is thrilled that KS has won her success. However, she can't make it for the party - she's off to London for a charity show she can't turn down. (Darn it! I thought this would be the point at which Daadi would meet AK and find out the truth and get on his side. :-( ) Then, Daadi pauses and asks if _everyone_ has been invited to the party. KS' face becomes hard - both she and AK have grown up :-( - and she says not yet, but they will.
Cut to Naina, Dilip and Karthik at their house. Naina is fretting about the loss - how _will_ they get back their (read, AK's) lost glory? Dilip suggests he knows the only way, but Naina cuts him off - she doesn't want any of HIS suggestions! In the middle of her tirade, Teddy walks in with an invitation. Naina is too irritated to take it, but Karthik does. When he sees who it is from, his face becomes stony. Naina explodes in fury when she sees who it is from, swears they will never face the humiliation of seeing KS successful and throws the card onto the floor. A pair of familiar hands pick up the card: AK looks like an angry demi-god at his family. Naina says that this is KS' way of humiliating them and they would, none of them, ever go. In return, AK says that if she wants to have any hope of having any part of him at all, they would _all_ go for the party!
Preview for tomorrow: Mishti and her mom wonder why AK - who could and can always have any girl he wanted - is facing a girl accusing him of abusing her, and that too at a party! In a return to her sweet self of old, Mishti says that she will stand with AK through any and all of his miserable times.
So folks, even if it's really only half an episode, I think KYPH is back! It's not bright nor sparkly necessarily, nor filled with spine-tingling passion, but deeper and somehow sweeter. Heh heh heh. :-)
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