Today's Take - Voh Bhi hai kuch aadha aadha, voh bhi rahe adhuri

Will ignore all Laila parts except for a small comment at the end. She didn't add much value ... she was basically exulting about her victory ... which was reassuring, because it me feel that victory is not going to be hers as easily as she thinks.

So Rudra takes Paro to an old, abandoned house ... a relic of his childhood, where he tells her of his days spent in loneliness and solitude ... till the solitude grew too much for him ... the silence grew too deafening to give him comfort any more... and he sought a different kind of comfort.

Halfway through his tale, he asks Paro ... why are you not saying anything?
She holds his hand and tells him ... because I'm waiting for you to finish ...
Maybe encouraged by that show of strength, of togetherness, reassured that she is still by his side, with him, Rudra goes on to tell her more ... the worst ...

This time, since solitude had not served its purpose, he sought the reverse ... he sought crowds, dirt, filth ... he sought people ... he drowned himself in drink ... he buried his human side, and let the animal in him surface. Only animal needs ... and to fill those ... he sought a woman. Laila. But he hastens to tell Paro, he left Laila, he broke off with her ... there was nothing between them any more ... no emotions, no feelings, no expectations ... he told Laila that from the start, and she agreed.

Paro asks one question, and one only.
Did you love her?
The answer is instantaneous, bursts from him without hesitation. No!!!
He doesn't even know why he's telling her all this ... except that she needs to know and he'd rather she heard it from him, not anyone else ...

But Paro isn't there.
The clouds burst ... and with the, so does the storm within Paro ... the tears come thick and fast as the memories ... the hate marriage, the hate filled vows ... the slow change ... the ebbing of hatred ... their dance ... their kiss ...
Did it mean anything at all? Does she mean anything at all to him?

Rudra rushes from room to room, hunting frantically for Paro ... while she sinks down in a corner and weeps ... for her dreams, her hopes, her love ...
But when he finds her, she wipes her eyes ... and only says ... 'shall we go home?'

Back at the haveli ... He wants her to talk, to say something ... he's told her the truth, told her everything ... why won't she talk to him?

Laila exults ... she's succeeded ... she's driven a wedge between Rudra and Paro ... the first step to getting Rudra back. And she tells Mohini as much. Mohini is not so sure ... Paro is his wife, she can ust as easily throw Laila out. Laila is confident she's read Paro's innocence clearly ... Paro is bholi, ... read dumb ... Paro will swallow Laila's tears and sob story and leave Rudra.

I think Laila just made her biggest mistake ... of underestimating Paro.
Mohini did that before too ... more than once.

Back in their room, Paro continues to perform her wifely duties ... she gives Rudra a towel, she even helps him dry his hair ...
But she won't look at him. She won't talk to him. She won't even sleep on the same bed.
And her silence is killing Rudra.

He reaches out again ... she turns her back. Silent tears trickle down in a never ending stream ... but not a word escapes her lips.
He leaves the room. He knows she's hurt ... deeply hurt ... but she is Paro ... she loves him. She will forgive him. She will sulk, get angry, pout, and then let him cajole her into smiling again.

So he sits outside and waits ... Paro will come to him.

But before Paro comes, someone else does.
Laila.

A Laila who drapes herself around Rudra, and speaks softly of love ... while Rudra stands stock still, frozen at her words ... is this love?

Only to emerge from his haze to see ... Paro staring at him and Laila together ... shock, hurt, disbelief, heartbreak in her eyes ... and something more.


Addendums .. Sanaya ROCKS in emotional scenes!!! I had a lump in my throat at her breakdown in the abandoned house, and then back in the haveli as she gives Rudra the silent treatment ... which is something I was ardently wishing for ... hurrah!!!
And I love this hairstyle of hers, the loose unbraided ponytail :)

And ... since Laila is so sure that Paro will swallow her story, that makes me very sure that Paro will NOT. But what will Paro do?

Third - Ankita, the actress is TERRIBLE. *edit* ... she is terrible as Laila ... I haven't seen her in anything else. She hams and overacts way too much.

Great post. One question: what was the expression on Rudra's face as Laila hugged him? He looked like he was welcoming her hug, desiring it, accepting it...accepting the comfort she provided.

Diya res ! Haven't watched today's epi yet to involved in da cricket match, I mean rr and BI match lol

I really liked paro's reaction today. This is what I wanted to see. Another thing I hope to see next day is her putting Laila in her place. Like you, Laila's joyous reactions makes me also feel it will not last long... I want Paro to be like this to Rudra but want to show her wifely rights in front of Laila and not be in the sacrificing mode😊

I am so numb after the episode.

Originally posted by: Zeeliciousxo

Great post. One question: what was the expression on Rudra's face as Laila hugged him? He looked like he was welcoming her hug, desiring it, accepting it...accepting the comfort she provided.

I think it was very much out of character. And if it wasn't...that means on some level Rudra does care for Laila and is confused about his own feelings...Laila...or no Laila...Paro...or no Paro...

And the precap. I'm not going to comment much on that since the scene is yet to happen, but it looks like Rudra is just silently watching Paro get insulted by Laila. Makes me sick just thinking about it. 🤢

I too am hopeful that since Laila is being shown as overconfident her confidence will backfire on her. Let's hope for the best.

Beautiful post!!

Addendums .. Sanaya ROCKS in emotional scenes!!! I had a lump in my throat at her breakdown in the abandoned house, and then back in the haveli as she gives Rudra the silent treatment ... which is something I was ardently wishing for ... hurrah!!!
And I love this hairstyle of hers, the loose unbraided ponytail :)

And ... since Laila is so sure that Paro will swallow her story, that makes me very sure that Paro will NOT. But what will Paro do?

Third - Ankita, the actress is TERRIBLE.

Yes, Sanaya was awesome today. Wish they had picked another actress to play Laila.

Great take, Dia. I am glad you are back to posting your takes at IF.

If there was an award for hamming, Ankita would have won it hands down. Compared to a smooth operator version of Ananya, it is all the more stark. Reminds me of those 70-80s movies where the evil saas would contort her face every way possible.

That apart, quite liked the episode... specifically the confession scene. I think both will need time to process the feelings. Thankfully, Paro was not all the forgiving kind... by simply brushing it off.

The last scene seemed contrived for the drama. Although I must say, Rudra's expressions sent out mixed signals at both the TFC/wrist-holding scenes earlier with Laila. Specifically the latter. The 'eye-lock' in the latter did make one wonder if he is over Laila or not? I agree with Zee here.

And do these couples have privacy or not? First, Laila has free access to Paro-Rudra room. And today, she was sitting on the sill waving at Mohini. UGH!!

About the precap, Paro's questioning look at Rudra's silence seems to be a deal-breaker for her. Let's see how it plays out.

Originally posted by: GeoS

@bold completely agree

Me too!!

Nice diya
i m glad u ignored overacting part
PaRud scenes were really good
both of dem did amazing job
loved break down scene nd paro's reaction
bang on expression
hats off to Sanaya👏