Super-depressing episode yet a very good one, because our much awaited, Billo Mausi makes a grand entry and by the look of her, she will surely set everything right! I am really short on time today, hence a quickie update!
The episode begins with Jigyasa dragging Rano downstairs muttering all kind of obscenities and generally abusing Rano, Pia and Bani in the same breath. Stupid and spineless Sahil is just following them like a lamb. Jigyasa drags Rano downstairs and stands infront of Jai who is anyway in a horrid mood. Jai asks Jigs irritatedly that what the hell is going on here. Jigs gets completely hyper and tell Jai that his wife and his sister-in-law have been doing what they want to in his house and there is no one to stop them. As a shocked and confused Bani, Dadi and Aditya look on, Jigs then tells Jai that he has take a decision on Rano today as she was in Sahil's room trying to seduce him (Oh yeah, sure!) Rano is mortified and keeps crying and begs in front of Bani and Jai that she was doing nothing like that. Jigs screams on her and shuts her up and when Sahil opens his mouth to protests, Jigs slaps him and tells him not to interfere when elders speak.
Bani tries to intervene, but just then Jai who is anyway upset about the money appropriation begins on his tirade against her and as everyone listens stunned, Jai insults Bani in the worst possible manner, accusing her of setting her sisters to trap Jai and now Saahil. Jai then says something, I never imagined him to ever say…that one of the sisters took money for sleeping around; the other for marriage and now one is setting to trap another rich guy. Bani is stunned and her eyes fill with tears as she cannot believe what she is listening to. Jai then further says that he was a fool to trust Bani, inspite of all that Pia did. Jai says that even though he was very angry with Bani, he still thought of her as innocent and knew in his heart that Bani was not involved in all that happened and hence placed his trust on her, but little did he know, that she was the master-mind behind all this and she was the one who set Pia to trap Jai and then at the last moment herself got married so that she could get Jai's money. (The man has gone totally Cuckoo…beyond repair!) Bani is still shown so shocked that her eyes are just moist but she is standing like a statue still not able to believe that Jai is saying these things to her. Jai then tells her that if she wanted that 70 lakhs she could have just asked him, he would have given her 1 crore instead, but no, you choose to steal instead of asking. Jai then says that he thought by making Bani stay in the house, he will be taking his revenge against Pia through her, but he was wrong, making her stay in the house has been his biggest mistake, bigger than ever falling for a girl like Pia. Jai then takes out his cheque book and signs a cheque for Rs. 2 crores and throws it on Bani's face and tells her to take it and sign on the Divorce papers and just get lost from his house. Jai then says that she doesn't even have to pay him the 80 lakhs that were due on his house and just get out right now, as he cant' stand her face also.
Bani who was completely silent till now recovers and tells Jai in a shaky albeit very angry tone that she has no idea what he is talking about but all she knows is that he has insulted a woman today in the most derogatory manner ever. Bani is now crying openly but at the same time is very angry and tells Jai that the only reason she lived in the house, putting up with such insult, hatred and antagonism was for the sake of her sisters because she knew that if she didn't bear the brunt of Jai's anger, then he would end up destroying Pia's life. As an unrepentant Jai listens to Bani, she further tells him that she can bear everything under the sun, but she won't listen to anyone maligning the character of her sisters. Bani says that she understood Jai inspite of all his insults, cold behavior and hatred towards her, because she knew that what Pia did to him was wrong and hence she decided to do the penance for that by paying for Pia's misdeed and that is why she lived in this house. As Dadi and Aditya listen in tears, Bani then says that, fine I will leave your house right now, if nothing matters to you except what you think, then there is no point in staying here any longer, especially after the words you have used today. Before leaving, Bani gives a poignant and extremely hurt look at Jai and tells him, "Aap kuch samajh hi nahin paaye, Mr. Walia…."
The next scene shows that there is a huge wind outside and all the door and windows are banging open…as Bani and Rano are shown leaving the house. Jai is refusing to even look at that direction, while Jigyasa cannot hide her smiles and thrill! Bani takes Aditya's blessings before going, who is now crying unabashedly. Dadi has already left the room.
As the wind continues to blow furiously, a statue of Goddess Lakshmi, the Hindu Goddess of Prosperity and Wealth (for the uninitiated, all the daughter-in-law's of the house are considered to be the personification of Goddess Lakshmi) which is kept somewhere begins to shake uncontrollably and suddenly falls down….but just then a pair of old hands catch them before they fall on the ground. (The scene was symbolic in the sense that Bani is the Lakshmi of the house and as she has been insulted and thrown out by the owner of the house itself…it is shown that with her, the prosperity and happiness of the house is also going dooms way!)
The hands which catch the idol are none other than Mausi's. Billo Mausi is shown wearing a light blue sari and has her hair tied up in a bun and has a chandan ka tikaa on her forehead. She looks one of those deeply spiritual kinds. Mausi is furious as takes the idol in her hand and comes towards the living room shouting out if someone is around in the house or not. Jigyasa and Jai are stunned at seeing her. Mausi is very angry and asks them what are they doing leaving all the doors and windows open when there is such a huge wind blowing. Mausi then says that if she had not come on time, Goddess Lakshmi would have fallen down and that would have been very inauspicious. Jai and Jigs just keep staring at Mausi without any expression. Jigs then goes and touches Mausi's feet and very sweetly asks her how come she came so early, she was supposed to come next week. Mausi says that she couldn't resist meeting her Bahu and hence she came early only to see the "Lakshmi" of the house. Jai is totally awkward now and keeps glancing at Jigs who tries to avoid the topic. Just then Aditya and Dadi also come and greet Mausi.
Jai then goes and touches Mausi's feet and Mausi gets extremely emotional on seeing her "Munna"! (Lolz…Can't imagine someone calling that obnoxious, egoistic idiot Jai, Munna…God, I am so upset with him today!) Mausi then tells Jai that she has been dying to see him for such a long time and Jai also kind of gets emotional! Mausi then asks Jai where is "bahu". Jai is just stone quiet and doesn't say anything, Mausi tells Jai that she wasn't planning to come so soon, but once she saw her Bahu's picture in the newspaper along with Jai, she couldn't stay back any longer and she came only to meet her. Jai is still quiet and is not able to look back at Mausi. Everyone is awkward and quiet while Jigs as usual coolly lies to Mausi that Bani has gone to her Maayka in Mount Abu. Mausi is upset and says that she came only to see her and how can she go away. Mausi then says that come what may, call her back immediately. Jigs is embarrassed and tries to avoid the topic, but Mausi is insistent and says that she wants to meet Bahu right away. Jigs then tells Mausi that alright I will phone her in Mount Abu and tell her to come back immediately but for that also it will take a day. Mausi is very disappointed but makes Jai promise that he will get back Bahu by tomorrow. Jai is just sitting there without any expression.
Dadi somehow makes Billo get away from the room, and only Jai and Jigs are left alone! Jai looks really worried and upset now and asks Jigs why did she lie to Mausi and she knows that Jai hates lies of any sort and the last person he wants to hide something from is Mausi. Jigs says that what could she do, she knows how much Mausi loves Jai and if she comes to know of the truth, it will not only hurt her tremendously but it might harm her health also. Jai just looks really lost and worried and so does Jigs now, both wondering where and how will they get Bani back home!
Summary and Comments:
Jai has gone Cuckoo : Sach mein sathiya gaya hai! I never imagined Cuddles to ever use such derogatory words against Bani or against anyone, the way he used today….imagine accusing her of using her sister to trap men…I mean, how low can you get? Anger is one thing, but this is too much….I really thought that Bani would slap him today, and it would have been a well-deserved one, but contrary to Jai, Bani is extremely civilized and much in control of her tongue and her temper and hence she answers him back appropriately but without hurting his self-respect….but Jai really demeans and debases Bani today!🤢😭
Bani the Magnificent: Bani has to be one of the best Balaji heroines ever created. The amount of dignity and serenity she possesses is amazing! Inspite of all the dirty words Jai uses against her, she doesn't say one word that would have hurt his dignity and self-respect, Bani defends herself wonderfully but without harming Jai in anyway…and while leaving, she also says something wonderful, "Aap kuch samajh hi nahi paaye…." Sometimes I really think if Jai really deserves her…..
Mausi – The Coolest One: Mausi seems to be a favourite with me already! She is the kind of mausi I had thought of….infact, her character seems to be much like Bani's…no wonder both Saah and Bahu are going to hit off like anything…..much to Jai and Jigyasa's chagrain! Mausi has come to Walia House like a good omen and symbolically rescued the idol of Lakshmi from falling down indicating that her coming to Jai's house would prevent the real Lakshmi of the house from leaving!😭
Bhatakti Bani ka kahan Thikana : Where do you think that Bani will go? I am sure she will never go to Pia's place…out of question, Bani has too much self-respect for that! Sonali? That is my guess….poor thing, thrown out in such an insulting manner by Jai, of all the people…and all when, she was actually falling in love with him and almost confessed while leaving, "Aap kuch samajh hi nahin paaye Mr. Walia…." Jai is too pig-headed to ever read meaning into such words!😡
Performance Barometer : Once again, Jai and Bani! Ram rocked in the scene where he insults and degrades Bani….the man is really in his element in volatile scenes, superb dialogue delivery, excellent expressions and amazing screen-presence and Prachi was marvelous today when she answers back Jai, she was both strong yet vulnerable….the way she defends her sisters and herself showed the strong woman in her and the way she breaks down infront of Jai's unfair allegations's showed the helpless girl in her….Kudos to the kid, she is really a great find! Ashwini totally hammed today, she really goes overboard sometimes…she should learn some control over her acting! Seema / Mausi was nice, cool and calming, much needed after the emotionally charged atmosphere! And this Aditya guy can't act for nuts….he is so filmy!😆
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