Ok, so what we have to remember is that as much as majority of us fell in love with Devakshi and they were the main reason we were hooked to Kuch Rang, and no doubt their love story is at the heart of the tale, Kuch Rang is a family show. It is about all the relationships that get tangled as a result of them falling in love with each other. Which isn't new. It's like every other Indian show's theme but this one stood out because of the way it was handled, tempered down from the usual drama where the woman is perfect and always victimised or taken advantage of, and the man is made spineless and naive, and everyone around them are villains who endlessly plot against them and are never caught. All the characters here including the woman and man in question are imperfect, have many layers, nobody is entirely wrong at any given point (when looked at critically and without bias) which made us fall in love with the show as a whole. Of course there were some illogical elements but which story, like its characters, is perfect either? Embellishment is a necessity as long as it is not overdone, and not just for viewership but also to stimulate the mind and keep the interest going. It's present in every novel I've read, including non fictions like autobiographies, and every English show I've watched- so why not Kuch Rang?
Forgive my digressions now and in the future as well because once I start talking or penning down my thoughts, I always tend to do this. My main point in the previous paragraph is about Kuch Rang being a family show and dealing with the relationships surrounding and interlinked with the main couple in a more realistic way than just using them for drama and writing endless villainy plots. So, if the story has to dissect and analyse all these relationships simultaneously yet cohesively, what kind of plot will test them all at once? Season 1 had Dev-Sona falling in love once and forever which gave us our beloved Devakshi and this was enough to bring out all the imperfections and insecurities deeply embedded in every character to the fore. On the face of it, everything was perfect as long as life was going on as each one of them wanted it. Ishwari was happy that Dev is only her doting son and is honouring his responsibilities towards his family so well that he has no time to think of himself and what he wants in life. The relatives were happy because they knew how to play on Dev and Ishwari's family sentiments that ensured that they would be well cared for inspite of their obvious transgressions (not talking about Mamaji). The father this side only saw the perfect dream house for his precious daughter (as all fathers do) and never once introspected on his own marriage with his wife (ref:Asha telling Sona post leap that her marriage also wasn't a fairytale to begin with). etc etc. Basically, all of them were living in a glass house. Devakshi was that meteorite that landed on them and shattered it. Ishwari saw her son as no longer just hers and she felt cheated for not having the right to choose a bride who she secretly wished will just be a 20th century wife of convenience who runs the kitchen and has her grandkids. The relatives saw that this woman is not some village idiot and can see right through them and this made them insecure of their position in the house. The father who only knew the man as a good, caring employer initially saw him as the perfect fit for his daughter and felt cheated when he realised that his daughter's prince as a person was not perfect. He at least made an attempt to bury the hatchet and truly embrace Dev once again (ref: he believed Dev when Dev said that he hadn't made the prenup papers and also didn't tell Sona on his request) but in reality he had only buried his insecurities an inch deep, unlike Ishwari who had clearly only agreed for her son's sake (ref: the truth was out on the night of the marriage itself which makes Sona question Dev whether his mother was truly ready for the alliance on their first night). And then the sister...I'm going to end this second digression with etc etc..
When Ishwari accepts Sona post leap, she was again okay with her as long as things went according to what she wanted but this time she had made adjustments to what she wanted and according to these new changes-where she wanted to find fulfilment for herself by working again and also accept that her son's wife is not just going to be a dutiful daughter in law, Sonakshi fit perfectly. And icing on the cake, she had a grandchild! And from her son! And biological! If Sonakshi was still unable to conceive, we don't know how it would've been. Because that was one thing she would never be flexible about. When Sonakshi said she may not have her second grandchild, instead of finding the reason she almost became her old self and attributed it to Sona not wanting to take up more responsibilities as if she had the right to judge if having no kids or having just one kid determined the kind of person you are. The moment Sona was ready to go through with it, she cheered up once again. Season 2's meteorite was Dev's decision to be a house husband and the varied reactions to it. It was a short season and the matter resolves eventually once everyone, however grudgingly, comes onboard and I'll leave it at that. SO. NOW. Is everything perfect? Are they no longer living in a glass house? What kind of meteorite must fall on this house to expose the reality? And we enter season 3, finally!
I know we were promised marital tensions and disillusionment years into a marriage due to partners taking each other for granted but then this story would just be about Dev and Sonakshi. We have already established that Kuch Rang is a family story and now we need that one striker on a carrom board that sends all the neatly arranged coins in the centre of the board helter skelter. We need that one ball to shatter a window. Which reminds me of Bijoy's dialogue in season 1 of a family that rushes out as a unit when a window is shattered and a family that is stubbornly oblivious when a heart shatters as long as they get what they want. And enters Ayushmann. And at a time when Dev and Sonakshi are already stressed between balancing familial and corporate duties that they don't find time for each other. This has already been established in 15 minutes before the truth bomb about Ayushmann just so we do not get the wrong impression that this kid is the cause of their growing distance. Ayushmann's role is to test the truth of all the existing relations in the house that will have to be rewoven taking into account everyone's reactions to the two truths(of an existing family member and the new one) and the prejudices they rigidly harbour that will influence it. And of course Dev and Sonakshi will be caught amidst it all and this will be an additional strain on their already problematic relationship. They say that when one plus one becomes four, it increases the love (as Dev explained to Soha before Shubh is born) and binds them even more strongly. But that's idealistic. Even if the additional person is related by blood, we have families that discriminate based on son or daughter, or older child-younger child, and a mixture of both. And now we have a biological "son" who has just entered their lives and a "mistakenly biological" daughter who has already made a place in their hearts and is precious to each of them in different ways. To Sonakshi, for being her ray of hope and lifeline, for Dev for bringing him back from his darkness and for the grandmother: for fulfilling her dream and giving her a chance to atone for her mistakes and for all of them for reuniting the family and returning their happiness.
We don't know what the upcoming story is going to be but the obvious guess is that it is going to help all of them re evaluate their lives and their relationships, their priorities and what is worth salvaging. Every story has a common theme: love. Even the most famous stories ever told, be it Harry Potter or the Lord of the Rings, is centred around it. Love binds people. Not blood. Love conquers all. And love is all that matters. But not as simply as I stated it. It's gonna arrive at that gradually but we need to give some time for the plot to build and for the characters to realise the gravity of the situation and how they wish to take it forward having reached that realisation. Have we ever solved our problems in a day?
Just give it some time before judging it too harshly. It's only been three episodes and ignoring the timeline, all characters have retained their essence and are acting and reacting accordingly to the situation. So far we have only gotten to see three reactions, the ones around whom the story mainly revolves-the OG mother, son and wife.
PS: If you are unfamiliar with baby swapping, that's very fortunate for you, but it's a real thing.
For now, that's all I want to say. I'm not going into the details of the new season as I feel I need more context and more content to write a post on what's happening currently.
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