Bani dressed and looking pretty in a Pink Saree is thinking to herself why was Jai so angry yesterday with the Mechanic and what is it about 29th June. Bnai remembers Jai bashing the mechanic up and asking him how dare he speak to his wife. Suddenly, her cell phone rings, its Pia on the line and asks for money from Bani! Pia asks for 80,000 from Bani, who is shocked and tells her that from where will she get so much money, but she will try and arrange the amount from somewhere. (Hey, Bani you are Mrs. Moneybags, what is this small amount for you, lady!)
Maasi comes in and asks Bani what is bothering her and Bani shares her problem with her and she tells Maasi that she cannot give any money to Pia without Jai's permission. Ranveer overhears the conversation and looks super angry and smug. Massi gives the money to Baani, who looks very awkward and afraid but takes the money hesitantly and tells Massi that she will give them back. Massi asks Bani to invite Pia and Pushkar when she goes to meet Pia. Massi thinks to herself that why is Bani so detached from Jai and the house and why doesn't she think of herself as the member of the house.
Ranveer comes and gives a taunt to Bani that she is giving money to Pia, the same girl who ditched Mamaji. (This time you are fully right, Ranveer...Bani has no right to give any money to Pia without Jai's permission) Ranveer is as usual nasty to Bani, who ignores him and goes away. Bani keeps remembering what Ranveer has said and then suddenly sees Tony and remembers Jai bashing up the Mechanic and asks Tony about the Mechanic's whereabouts.
Frog-Face Rohit is cooing with Anu and telling her how happy he is that he is going to be part of the Walia Family fortunes!😆 Raashi thinks to herslef that why isn't she happy about her her engagement as her relationship is a forced one, a bargain. Roshni and Raashi have a chat wherein Raashi says that she knows that she is a very ordinary girl and that Saahil is being forced to marry her. Roshni convinces her and says that she will be very happy in Walia House and thinks to herself that those people will have no option but to keep her happy!😡
Bani goes to meet the Mechanic at the Garage (Jai will kill both the Mechanic and Bani if he gets to know of this!) Pretty creepy scene where the Garage is empy and Bani calls out if someone is there. Another mechanic tells him that Girish Mechanic has left the job and Mumbai, Bani is shocked! Bani wonders why he left all of a sudden and what has Park Road, 29th June and Jai have to do with one another!
Bani is shown in Pia's house handing over the money and Pia talks about her marriage with Pushkar floundering because of lack of funds. Pia tells Bani that she thougth Pushkar was an efficient and self-sufficient guy and that even though he lost the job at Jai's company (Not lost my dear, kicked out is the term!) he would easily find another job, but he is not even able to do so. Bani tries to make Pia see sense and tells her that money might be important in life, but nothing is more important than love and that Pia is lucky that she could marry the person whom she loves and who loves her. Pia cribs about Pushkar and his family more and Bani tells her that what good would be the whole wealth of the world be, if she doesn't have a husband with whom she can share her heart out, with whom she can relate to, with whom she can cry and laugh together? Bani tells Pia that she won't ask her why she needs the money, but she wants Pia to work out her problems with Pushkar as soon as possible and be happy in her marraige.😃 Three cheers to Bani!
Very cute scene, Massi calls Jai into her room and asks him if he has got any gift for Bani as there is an engagment in the House today. Jai looks awkward and tells Massi that he forgot to get her anything, Massi chides him sweetly and tells him that she has got a Sari for Bani along with some jewellery and that he should give the same to her and tell her that he has got it for her. In the cutest Jai way possible, he smiles shyly and tells Massi that the colour of the Sari won't suit Bani so much. Massi is thrilled and pulls Jai's leg that now he has spoken like a true husband. Jai blushes furiously and Massi teases him further that how cute he looks when he is shy! Awww, Massi, all of us at IF also think like you!😆 Jai then tells Massi that he had gifted a pair of Kangan to Bani, Massi is happy and tells Jai that go and give this Sari and jewellery to Bani and tell he to wear the same for the Engagement along with the Kangan that he gave her.
Jai, looking extremely funny carrying a Sari in one hand and the box of jewellery in another, meets up with Ranveer and is pretty cold to him when Ranveer tells him that he has something to tell Jai. Ranveer says that Bani Mami has taken money out of their family safe and given to her sister Pia without Jai's permission and that is this why the keys of the house were taken from Jigyasa and handed over to Bani so that she can sqander the family money on her sister's. Jai does not react but looks extremely upset and angry and without replying to Ranveer walks off, fuming to himself.😭
Bani is given wifely gyan to Pia over the phone and tells her that it is upon us to make or break our life and that nothing is more important than love in one's life. Pia tells Bani that we both have a different way of thinking and that Marriage is nothing but a compromise, a social arrangement which compels you to stay within the boundaries of your husband's home whether you like it or not. (Hey, who the hell told you to marry, if this is what you think of your marriage!)
Haila, then Bani starts talking about every marriage which is without love being a compromise. Our darling Cuddles enters that very moment with the Sari and Jewellery (which I suspect Bani won't get now) and listens to Bani sprouting something like, ""Insaan ko yahi intezaar hota hai, ki kab yeh saahdi khatam ho jaaye aur kab hum is bandhan se nikal aaye, kab him aazad ho jaaye." Jai listens to this line, gets extremely angry and walks off looking upset and heartbroken. Bani then tells Pia that when there is love in a marriage, then any problem can be solved and then two people who are the polar opposite of one another and who have had a lot of differences can also come together and be happy for life (Obvioulsy making a self-reference!) Pia as usual doesn't look very convinced and Bani tell her that she should try and do her best to work out things with Pushkar and that things will slowly become normal.
Bani keeps the phone and then thinks to herself that she is lecturing Pia on working out her marriage, but what about her own, isn't her own marriage to Jai the biggest compromise for both of them, where is the love in the marriage!😭 (Bani, since when did you start having self-doubts yaa, let us leave that to Jai!)
Jai again gets into one of his "Othello" type jealous and angst moods and stomps off to his room, pours himself a drink and remembers his marriage happening with Bani and then remembers Bani saying, "Insaan ko yahi intezaar hota hai, ki kab yeh saahdi khatam ho jaaye aur kab hum is bandhan se nikal aaye, kab him aazad ho jaaye." Jai is shown remembering all his romantic scenes with Bani, the one in Goa, the Dori tying scene, the Kangan gifting scene and Jai looks anguished and desperate as she puts his head back on the couch and breaks his head over all that he just heard. (Poora Mahabharat ka Abhimanyu hai, aadhi baat sun li aur apne assumptions bana liye!)
Comments and Summary:
Another boring episode, in the sense that there was not a single scene between Jai and Bani and on top of that Mr. Walia is now assuming that Bani has given his money to Pia and then listening to Bani talking about marriage being a compromise and very quickly assuming that Bani is talking about their own marriage and that she wants to get out of it! Kya yaar, Jai…Tu bhi!
Performance wise, nothing to write about, except the last scene where Jai is remembering his past few months spent with Bani, starting from their marriage to conversation he just heard over the phone. The way Jai's anguish and insecurity was portrayed was fabulous! See that is why Jai Walia is so different from other men in Hindi Soaps, here is a character with his share of perfections and flaws in equal measure, he is truly a Grey shaded character....Pal mein tola, pal mein Maasha!👏
As far as the money issue is concerned, take it from me, Bani has not touched the money that Massi gave her, instead Bani must have sold off some of her jewellery (the one she already had, not the one given by Jai) and then arranged for the money! I hope you guys rely on my predictions....We will see how she reacts when Jai accuses her of giving his money to Pia! But I really liked the fact that Jai does not ponder on the money issue and ignores Ranveer....the thing that upset him was hearing Bani talking about Marriage being a compromise! That means, Mr. Walia is right on track....👏 I was just a tad disappointed by Bani's self-doubt about her marriage, something which she has never had, but then till now, her marriage to Jai was nothing but her duty, but now there is love between them and that is making her insecure too!😊
Hope to see some sparks flying between Jai and Bani tomorrow when they meet....I love it when they have a fight or an argument, because that is immediatley followed by a romantic and emotionl scene! From what I have heard, there is one super cute Jai and Bani scene coming up very shortly, this week itself!😉
Cheers and Lots of Love,
MT
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