Episode 388 Discussion: 27th Sept 2013 - Page 2

Excellent episode.😳

The Rishbala scenes were all superb - content, performance, characterization, everything.⭐️

RK's watching Madhu on that screen and then his words to her were poignant and wistful.
One may wonder whether his questions to Madhu on whether she would refuse to be the heroine even if asked by her husband was a plea or a try just in case she might prove to not be entirely averse to it.
Was it a test of a different sort - to test fate and see whether he is limiting his wife as an artist by not encouraging her into his own field, or whether he would be doing her an injustice in pushing her into something she very much dislikes for herself?
The hope that if she were not too averse, then he might push the point?

Loved the clarity in the way Madhu pointed out that even if she had not met RK or got married, she would not have been in the situation that he was envisioning because she did *not* want it.
Thank heaven RK didn't keep quiet and let the pressure build on her to answer after his question "if I, your husband, asked".
Madhu would probably agree if he asked her to risk life and limb as well - that is not a measure of her actually secretly wanting to do it.😕😳

DVD were both looking gorgeous in every scene.
And while my preference is for Madhu's long straight flowing hair look, today's hairstyle (with the traditional bun and centre-parting) is lovely as well.😳

Madhu's instinctive behaviour generally tends to inspire Paabo's instinctive approval.😆
So Paabo's maternal jealousy might actually have ended up soothed quite soon, if it weren't for the upcoming presumably worrying prophecy from the guruji (who should have had a maun-vrat in front of Balraj about his unborn child☢️, wonder if he'll say something good this time at least) and/or Madhu getting into acting after Paabo told Dipali a bahu wanting that might get ousted from the house.
Paabo tends to have an instinctive dislike of Dipali at all points. It's going to be unfortunate if the one point she was vocal about having drastic repercussion could actually be used as a weapon by Dipali to make a joint strike to prick at Paabo and Madhu in one go.

The clunk of RK using his residence as collateral as if he had no properties was always extremely obviously so that it would impress Madhu with the financial desperation of the situation.🥱
And today that clunk point's that very subtle utility was fulfilled.😆

Bittuji managed in his landline conversation (has he ever previously called RK on a landline if calls on the cell didn't get answered?😕) to quite needlessly remind RK - and thus unknowingly inform Madhu - of all the majboori factors plaguing them, so that she can be amenable to stepping in.😕😳
They did the romance track with perfect storytelling throughout so that the few clunks were glaringly noticeable.⭐️
Apparently this track is going to be so damn clunky that the overdose of contrived plot-points in the story-telling can be ignored only by focussing on the couple's performance and chemistry.😕
Which is just fine so long as the couple is lighting up the screen and RK is the one mentoring Madhu.😳 As long as storytelling clunk is balanced by third parties being as minimally intrusive as possible, going to be eagerly on the edge of my seat for Rishbala magic making the stardom track magical. Can't endure a third person's intrusion in their love for each other or in the stardom - had a surfeit for too many months in one. Fingers crossed that we get positive Rishbala promotion and execution for this track to ensure intrinsic TRP-aid within the track rather than getting carried through alongside increased Paabo scenes, but not going to be too hopeful.😊

As to the antagonists of varying sorts, Simi's mom is *not* comedy.🥱 And Roma and she in the same scene - even if only one talks - is excessive.
Dipali is boring and sort of a filler, though she does have the reassuring record that if she's involved in making trouble, things work out for Rishbala sooner or later.😆😃
Amar Behl unfortunately has cause for his antagonism to the point of enduring financial loss.
But Kukku seems more of a fool than his son in wanting so much to bring down RK while he, his son and that son's wife remain very expensively dependent on RK's largesse.😕
That's a lot of antagonists.
The only good thing is that even if Paabo becomes antagonistic in any mistaken campaign, at least she can't match up to the levels of negligently vicious consequences that the Bhatia trio have managed against RK and Madhu individually and collectively. Any reassuring factor - even comparitive - looks good in this situation.😊

Originally posted by: river123

PS: I've finally figured out what RK finds most attractive about Madhu. It's the front teeth. 🤣 People, it was the same in the painting he did of her months ago (that we spent pages analyzing.) And today, the shot that they froze her face at, where he was looking totally enthralled - same thing with the teeth.

Originally posted by: zoya_naziya

Btw how does RK know that Madhu was born on film set.. Has Madhu told him about her birth on the set before? She has told about Padmini fleeing Motihari and landing up in Mumbai and Balraj tales, but she hasn't specifically told her about her birth at the studio, as far as I remember

or are we to assume that antaryami RK found out ya MC told?

Btw Madhu has told RK about the previous Guruji prophecy to Balraj 😃

It was a very nice episode:)

Entertaining episode...
Superb effort from the creative team...fantastic scene at the beginning...
RK looks at Madhu's audition tape and gets mesmerized while seeing her face on the screen and tries to touch the screen...Meanwhile Madhu calls Bittuji to knw abt RK's whereabouts to which Bittuji tells her to come to the trial room...
The next scene that followed was a skillful combination of the screenplay,bg music,the dialogues and the direction...
The whole scene with flashbacks on the screen while drunk RK was narrating to Madhu, the connection of her past with destiny was beautifully depicted...
Madhu tells him that her dream is to lead a simple life with him,their kids and not films...
Then RK puts Madhu in a tough situation when he asks what if a husband asks her to become heroine.He stumbles and tells her that he would not force her and both of them leave the trial room.

Amar,Kuku and Sikki think about the next set of plans to bring RK's film down...

Ganapati pooja preparations r in full swing in RK mansion where Madhu takes charge of arrangements...
Pabbo is impressed with Madhu and informs Radha that guruji will come later in the evening...
Madhu hears the conversation between RK and Bittuji through parallel connection and comes to know about the risk involved in the movie and the heroine who is unsuitable for the role...
MC-Kukuji scene was hilarious...

and it ends with a beautiful RM scene...

lovely episode, lovely reviews everyone

Originally posted by: river123

Makes sense that the couple does talk to each other in the moments that we don't get to see onscreen. 😆

Also, re: the video flashback, I took as a creative or cinematic license - the video wasn't real, but RK through his words, was trying to create this vivid visual imagery for Madhu. And that showed up on screen.