SS:/rantra ka punar janm/ ...ye mery love story hai ..UPDATED @ page 2

A King who had no crown!!

He was ruthless; he fell from the sky and beat the hell out of the devils just like an angel. He was observant, he noticed a stranger girl getting hurt amidst the battleground. He was kind, he went to that stranger girl's window to return her brother's bat though that girl bad mouthed him. He was concerned, thinking that the girl would get hurt again. He was angry, when that girl doubted his good deeds. He was shocked, when he realized that he was wrong. For the first time, his heart was questioning his mind. He was tired of bearing that hard outer shell of his. He wanted to see his real self for once. And he got that chance too. He saw himself in new light when he saved that girl and her brother. He enjoyed that feeling when someone trusted him. He found pleasure when that enemy girl rested her head on his shoulder. He became playful over a mouse. He started to smile. He gave himself the right to call her Miss Kaul'. For the first time in his entire life, he felt a desire to look at a girl's face for so long time, he cared for that girl so much that he didn't let a single raindrop fell on her. He didn't even know from when she mattered so much for him that her safety came before his own word. He kicked her off his place and he himself brought her back. He didn't think that what people would think of him. He just did what he thought was right. Basti ka raja started to change.

Then a major turn came in his life. Miss Kaul was planning to leave him and that seemed unbearable to him. A realization hit him that her mere existence had become a necessity to him. Her taunts, her egoistic behavior, her fights, her misunderstanding, her hatred had become a part of his life and he was unable to live without all of these now. He did not understand this kind of weird need of him. He was restless and confused .He brought so many lame excuses to prevent her from leaving and ultimately he succeeded. His need of Miss Kaul became so important for him that unknowingly he connected himself with her personal life. He felt the urgency to save that girl's mother just like his mother. After so many years of his lonely childhood, he began to search for that peace which he never got when her mother died. He found a new reason of his life. To protect Miss Kaul's family. His consistent fights because of the clashes between their principles continued, making him even more eager to understand her. His desire to connect himself with her sometimes resulted in to disaster but he didn't stop.

They got lost in to a jungle but wasn't it symbolic?? His mind was clueless that why he was attracted to this Miss Kaul who never failed to make him pissed off, why he forgave her so easily when she talked about his upbringing so rudely, why he always had an urge to protect her, why he was hurt when she rejected his money, why he wanted to gain Bharosa from her. He was actually lost. He got to know that his Miss Kaul liked his music and unlike any other person he hide it. He was very uncomfortable that someone liked a part of his. He was shy to admit that there was something good in him. He was not ready then to accept happiness in his life and then a huge twist came in his life. He made a mistake. He hurt her. And seeing her hurt, he was devastated.

He started to open up and he initiated it by telling her sorry in the world's cutest way. Who can forget that moment when he jumped off a cliff to rectify his mistake?? Her forgiveness became his obligatory need to live. His silent plead with his eyes in dargah, his guilt of bringing tears in her eyes-everything was indicating toward something and we all know what that was. It was their friendship. His letter reading to Mrs. Kaul was the most honest thing that could be done by him and that also without any greed of her forgiveness. Who won't melt at this gesture?? She did and she accepted his friendship unknowingly. His honesty, his emotional support to get rid of her grief was mind boggling to her. He slowly and gradually gained her trust. He became her saaya. Every problem she had, he was the magical solution. Let it be Noor Apa's Shaadi, little bro's admission or her own need to talk to her father in the middle of the night-he was always there. And then ...

Absence made their heart go fonder. A single day's separation made both of them crazy for each other and that night became so memorable for him when Miss Kaul came to him running in the middle of the road at midnight. That day something changed in Raghunath Naik. He realized that he was not alone. Someone had become completely dependent on him emotionally. He vowed to never leave her alone and he kept his promise till the end.

At this stage we all came to know another face of Raghu. A person who gave him a balcony in the name of shelter, who didn't even permit him sitting in the same level of her, who showed her false kindness only in return of his hard work for her empire, became God to him. He was a person who will return an ocean of love if any one showered a single gesture of kindness to him. He did never question why he was not given a single room in that house, why he was not sent to school where her own son was sent to abroad for higher studies. He did not want to know all of these. He was happy with his life and he never left a single chance to show his gratitude to that lady for whom he was just a pawn. A mother would do anything to get such a son and he did not even acknowledge the fact that what a wonderful man he was!!!

But that person whom he worshipped started to make mistakes and he was struggling to accept that. That time his Miss Kaul stood by his side, to pacify him, to make understand that it's ok to have different opinion with your elders. That didn't mean that you were disloyal. He opened his heart in front of her. He started to see his best friend in her. Her protection became his passion. Who won't adore that Raghu who used to watch out the car number in to which she was riding?? Who won't fall for that worried friend who sent his men behind Miss Kaul when she was shopping?? His every move, every thought and every gesture was only about her. He was completely drowning in to that girl who was slowly emerging in to him in turn. And then...

His entire life changed. He removed the last veil that was hiding his heart from his Miss Kaul. Because he realized that she had already entered there chup ke se!! He understood his own action why he was so mesmerized when she was walking toward him in nargis's wedding, why he was so worried when her dori got opened, why he was always acting over possessive about her. He realized that at last the thing for which everyone waits for their entire life had come to him. It's love. He fell for his best friend. His childlike excitement, his innocence of first love and his honesty in their confession was the most memorable thing of this show. How fantabulous was that moment when he said that he would always be there when she would see, whatever song she would be humming, he would play it, he would be always with her no matter what!!! And after that, their pyaar ki dastaan began.

Though their love phage was much shorter than their other phases, but wasn't it something?? Raghu's hatred for Sattya could not make him enough upset not to enjoy his new new love. Their dream of togetherness forever, their purity, their desire to become more intimate was so natural that, it made all of us drooling on them, feel them and live them. Who can forget Raghu's prank to make Antara scared that she was rejected, his kiss on her forehead, his wish to get the same from her, her first cheek kiss and their first intimate moment in dandiya night-wasn't Raghu dreaming a normal life here with his beloved?? He never wanted anything special in his life. Whatever he got in his life, he earned it. And if any obstacle came in his path, he fought with that force. But sometimes, even best men have to suffer the worst. The truth came out and that put his life completely upside down when happiness was just about to put its first step in his life.

He was devastated. It was eating him from inside that he was the reason of the biggest grief of his Miss Kaul. Unknowingly he was the destroyer of her life. He felt tremendous guilt. And that vulnerable moment played a strange game with him. That moment a seed was planted which would give birth of the fruit of their togetherness again. They got separated, hurt in the worst way, felt betrayed, gave pain and tried hatred but all the attempts fell flat because fate already had bound them by an unbreakable bond. That bond was their child. Neither Raghu nor his Miss Kaul could ever un-love each other, they pinned for the one day when they would be together again. They didn't know when the day would come but they had a tiny hope at the corner of their heart that the day would definitely come and that would be their day. Raghu was bruised so badly but still he never had any doubt about his Miss Kaul's intention. And his trust won. They were at last together. They had a beautiful baby boy with whom they had planned to spend their whole life. Unfortunately they could not fulfill all of their plans directly. But they will do it from heaven. They are now enjoying their eternal love and will always remain in our mind as ever green couple.

As a viewer I thoroughly enjoyed Rantara and I have no regret that I chose this show out of hundreds of shows on tv because this gave me laughter through Raghu's brilliant one liners, made me feel his pain, made me cry and smile with him and made me blush with his dangerouslyromantic behavior. As a character, Raghunath Naik was an epitome of imperfection but still he was perfect. His transition from a ruthless gunda to a sensible well wisher to a loyal friend to a passionate lover and to a caring father- was sheer brilliance. He was a king who didn't have any crown but had all the qualities of being a king who stole all our hearts with his innocence, love, care and loyalty. I don't want to cry on what I didn't get in the story; but what I got-these are enough to cherish for life time.

Last but not the least, Hats off to Ayaz Ahmed for giving us this wonderful character in such a fantastic manner. His acting, his voice, his emoting and his attitude gave the soul to Raghu's character. Raghu would not have been so enjoyable if Ayaz Ahmed didn't play it. Thank you Ayaz!!! We respect you and we wish you a very best level of luck in our life and career where may God give you all the success that you deserve. Love you!!!

A daughter, A lover and A mother

She moved to a new city to start fresh, but as soon as she arrived there she realized that life is not so easy. She fell in the middle of a battle and a stranger saved her. She even saw a glimpse of him through a broken window. He was looking straight in her eyes as if he was trying to reach her soul. She was disturbed by that look. She tried hard to avoid him but every circumstances were directing her toward HIM only. Let it be her sandel or Ishaan's bat or that broken window. To her, he was arrogant, mysterious, rude and selfish. Who said him to run behind Ishaan, didn't it appear to him that he was scaring Ishaan even more by doing that?? She was brave enough to protest against what she thought was wrong. She slapped that king of basti without caring that what would happen after that to her family. She was unable to compromise her principles which her father taught him. She trusted on one thing-if you are right, then you don't have to be punished and she thought she had done nothing wrong. But still she had to see her family suffer. She was getting angry, a fire was burning inside her to teach a lesson to that Gunda. But she was stopping herself just for her family. But one day that patience broke. She left that place with her family because she couldn't take the injustice any more. She was a free bird and that place was caging her. Then there came a major turn...

She felt danger and a savior came to her rescue. He was none other than Raghunath Naik, that king of basti whom she hated to the core. She was surprised that he saved her brother too. He ensured her family's protection. He got injured to save her. He was irritating, taunting her for being man less in her life, always trying to control her moves but in the end of the day, he was always caring for her. She was surprised that he left a samosa for her in their garage night. She doubted him of his intention when he brought her in the car when rain came but wasn't it her guilt for misunderstanding him that lead her to save his life when he was going to stabbed?? She was worried for his life and she was hesitant to say it.

He was unable to aid his injury because his hand was not reaching the wound and it made HER restless. She was pulling her hair off to understand him when he was doing everything to stop her leaving. She was relieved to see him in different light when he was helping her mother. But she was a hard nut to crack. It was very difficult to reach her heart unless something big happened. And that BIG happened. She talked bad about his upbringing unknowing the truth and that was the first break in that hard nut. She felt guilty. She tried her best to rectify her mistake and she was happy to see him melting slowly. Then BAAMMM!! He did something that made her angry again and she got lost with him again. This time-in a jungle!!!

He took care of her even if she didn't want that. He was trying his best to give her comfort, even he broke her fast without her permission. What an arrogant creature!!! First you hurt someone, then you care for her!! What kind of attitude was that?? It was becoming hard for her to resist her need to talk with him, to open a bit to him and she did it. She shared a secret with him. Her secret fantasy about an unknown mouth organ player, whose music used to make her sleep in peace since the day of her arrival in this crowded city. The passion in her voice about that stranger, the urge to know him once; was overwhelming. She acknowledged her interest to that man very clearly and she was expecting some query from Raghu but he was surprisingly silent. Why?? She started to be easy with him just then and he snatched that ease again by hitting her in the most vulnerable point. He talked about her father's death so rudely. It broke her heart again. She tried to detach herself from him even if he said sorry numerous times. She was taking a break from this cruel world who didn't understand her need to hold her father's principles. But Raghunath Naik didn't let her get that privacy. He appeared and hurt her in a new way, by throwing her last possession of her father. She was furious, mad and completely broken. She accused him of snatching everything from her. She never imagined what would happen then...

He came and handled her sick mother in such a beautifully emotional way that she had no way other than forgiving him. He earned her friendship. She unknowingly started to open her heart to him. She shared her grief, her need to talk to someone about her loss with him. He psychologically treated her to let her pain go away, even if it was the most weirdest way, even if it was in the middle of the night-he was always there for her. And it mesmerized her. She started to smile again. She felt ok for the first time after her father's departure.

She started noticing his actions and reactions. His unexplained attention to her, his tension when her dori opened, his consistent attempts to make her relaxed was making her really happy. She was enjoying his friendship and then she realized that it was time to make him happy also. He was confused, angry on himself, restless that he could no longer able to agree with his foster mother whom he considered his God. This time she came to pacify him. She made him understand that it's ok. He would not be disloyal if he disagreed to his mother. His over possessiveness sometimes irritated her. She was not a child who could not take care of her but still she felt secured in his presence. It made her feel protected to see him always as her and her family's guardian. His every word became the last word for her. And then something happened that changed everything...

Hero hai, humara friend!! Par usse pata kaise chalta hai ke hum problem mein hai?? Kuch to lagta hai humara!!!- She realized that she had found that person whom her father used to talk. Antara had found her Mukhda. He will complete her music. And after that who can ever forget that night when Antara was blushing like hell even seeing his face, even hearing his voice, she could not even look in to his eyes. She fell in love with him. Her innocence, her happiness of being loved by a wonderful man was worth watching. She was growing each day as a lover, as an admirer and as a human being. She was emerging into that mouth organ player who was showering love on her and reversal. She was shy enough to initiate any bold move but bold enough not to disappointing him. He became her gold coin. When he was happy, she life used to smile; when he was sad, her breathing stopped. She started to dream her life with HIM only!! Her every reason of smile and cry became only HIM. And Then, a storm hit her life!!!

She came to know that he killed her father. She got heart broken. How could he hide this big fact from her?? She felt that she had done a huge mistake by loving her father's killer. She wanted to rectify her mistake, she wanted to gain her loyalty again to her father. And to do that, she made another mistake. She chose the biggest enemy of Raghu to hurt him the most. She thought that it might be the best way to punish Raghu who would never be able to be happy when she would be staying at the same house as the wife of his enemy. She tried so hard to hate him, to give him pain in the worst way, to make him feel guilty and above all to separate herself from him. Even in this situation, her only reason of living was related to Raghu only. She repeatedly reminded herself that how much love Raghu gave her so that she could never forget the gravity of deception he gave her. She did every thing that would extract every last fiber of happiness from Raghu as well as from her, but she failed to do that. She could not stop herself to run to his rescue when he was drinking poison. She shed all of her inhibitions to make him safe. She gave him a new reason to live and that was hatred for herself. But fate could not bear their separation any more. They reunited and the reason was the most strongest thing they have ever encountered. It was their baby. It was Raghu's love that was growing in Antara's womb. And at last their urge for eternal togetherness won over evil. They are together now. And they are happy!!!

I have hardly seen such a strong female lead in Indian Tv like Antara Kaul. Her principles, her firm decisions, her boldness, her fierce loyalty to her father, her inner turmoil about accepting her love, her feelings for her new born child for whom she died-every thing was drool worthy. She never bowed her head in front of any one. She was not a typical daughter who got chance to live in the shadow of her parents ; instead she became a shadow for her family. She was not a typical lover who would shy even to come to her lover, she was damn courageous and sometimes initiator. She was not a typical bahu who would dance on her MIL's words; she was brave enough to call police so that the evil got captured. She was bold enough to say it clearly to everyone that no one could ever raise that feeling in her that was raised by Raghu even when she was in her hating spree. She was unique and marvelous!!! This character was a jewel for me and I will always remember Raghu's Miss Kaul who had no fear.

I want to thank Nikita Sharma for portraying Antara Kaul with such perfection!!! She grew as an actor everyday as Antara grew as a character everyday. Her voice, her smile, her classy look and her innocence in acting was mesmerizing. Thank you Niki!!! You are awesome and beautiful. I will miss your that style of tilting head in one side. No one can do that with such poise as you do. I hope you a lot of success in your life. You may shine and spread that fire of your awesomeness everywhere. Love you!!

ab tak raghu antra ne pyaar ko jitaya abur sath mare ab sath jengy

raghu antra punar janm lengay

antra kasmeer ki aur raghu mumbai ka

ishan ki beti antra aur mach mach an ruksaana ka beta raghu

aji an rasika aye

machmach ye raghu aya hai mera raghu

noor apa ne kaha ye mery antra ayi hai