RagNa: They Came, Conquered & Left - Catastrophic End of Magical Aura
Finally reality of RagNa coming to end is settling in my system and I feel a strange emptiness engulfing me from inside. All good things come to end and RagNa is no exemption; then why I feel this strange emotional pang...though as Ashish Chowdhry fan I want to watch him daily on my screen more than that I want Kalpana's character to end in a more decent manner giving a logical end to RagNa story, but...
My journey with RagNa started when I accidently stumbled upon EMA promotional videos of Ash. Being his fan from Hum Pardesi Ho Gaye, I couldn't resist but waited for show to start. Show started on a good note; Story of a domestic help who dreams big for her daughter Kalpana...her sacrifices & mistakes in the quest! Most of the characters are relatable and so was the treatment...sane, realistic and believable!! The concept is realistic and refreshing but was never deservingly acknowledged, recognised & celebrated by the channel except promoting Kaamwali Bai. CV's inability to look beyond Kamala Bai marked the down fall of the show. Creators have forget to err is human and to accept is divine. They could have easily made their central protagonist divine by making her accept the follies instead of painting her in white every 2nd day, alas they lost brains. Under the pretext of twists & turns show had a tumultuous journey, seen many ups and downs, been plagued by one constraint and yet the fact remains that EMA had many deeply touching moments...parents dreams for their offspring, a daughter's struggle to get undivided love of her mother, a husband's inability to speak against his wife, a fathers overwhelming love for his daughter, cute siblings, unconditional love of foster mother and wonderful father-daughter bonding and RagNa
Midst their insanity CV's did a fabulous job with RagNa and AshNa breathed life into the characters with effortless surreal chemistry. The story is not unique but the characterization and treatment of protagonists is truly refreshing to watch. It attempts to look at the finer emotions, complicated relationships, social obligations, deep rooted insecurities, haunting memories, sub conscious desires and some extremely relevant social issues. RagNa love story may not stand out as realistic master piece but it did show real and raw emotions to an extent, though not pretty appealing yet honest in a way. RagNa shared some truly magical moments...heartbreaking moments...heart wrenching scenes...some finest performances...effortless chemistry, magical eye locks that have made it possible to digest the worst of the show.
Raghav & Kalpana are soul mates from childhood tied together with uncanny attraction, insane pull and deep rooted love. Separated as childhood buddies RagNa met again as adults in some unpleasant situations. Raghav Singhania on mission to avenge Kapoors & Kalpana Jadhav to make big in life for sake of her mother...things are well in place still they met!! Beautiful childhood moments & promo of RS coming for Kalpi gave us hopes to cling with the worst show ever aired of Indian TV 😡😡
Raghav Singhania is not a Prince Charming, he is everything but soft spoken, understanding and generous. He is one arrogant, impulsive, intimidating man yet honest who gives everything for his loved ones. He has the nerve to speak his mind and accept the follies, he may not be a perfect husband material but nevertheless he is always one woman man. He is not afraid of difference of age, outlook, and perspectives which defines their personalities and ready to embrace the differences with grace as they continue to exist in all phases of life that makes Raghav Singhania all the more charming. In short RS is gloriously imperfect yet he compelled me to love & hate him equally, understand his perspective & root for him all the while🤪
Kalpi may not be a special girl but she is stunningly HUMAN with depth, elegance, innocence, poignant, insecurity laced with undying confidence and strength in a truly realistic fashion. The remarkable part is Kalpana's portrayal as tormented daughter...the characterisation and portrayal is splendid. Kalpi & Kamala bonding is a perpetual winter wasteland, but still Kalpi wants to feel the warmth of the sun on her face again. And what makes Kalpi different? She does not want to escape nor does she carry any resentment for Pakhi! She is not any typical goody good girl, all docile and quiet who endures the taunts without standing up for herself, still bearing the brunt of circumstances of her mother's obsession with other girl. But that didn't lessen Kalpi's love for her mom or weakened her strength; she is still a strong young lady with a mind of her own. Now that is true spunk. How a spunky, inquisitive, naive girl goes through family pressure, baggage of relationships transforms her into bitter yet calm composed self unlike her childhood.
Exotic Journey with RagNa:
RagNa story is truly a roller coaster ride to watch with oozing chemistry. Regardless of the promotions, clichd tracks this unconventional pair succeeded to grab the eye balls across the globe & took the viewers by storm with their sizzling, surreal chemistry. Illogical flow of scenes, technical flaws never bothered me as I was totally engrossed in watching RagNa...shiver runs down my spine with their mere eye lock...the journey was breathtaking...though I had HICCUPS with some inane carp shown, I still enjoyed being lost...enjoying the life of uncanny couple caught in love. Weekends were never so slow and weekdays never roller coaster ride but it was just because of you RagNa, the magical aura has filled our lives; the body, mind and soul is lost...!!
Raghav & Kalpana characters have a justification of their own. None of them are white as snow or black as charcoal; both are normal people with human emotions, who make mistakes that yet times change the course of their lives. And the beauty of RagNa relationship is despite making huge blunders, they still tried to grapple with life, trying to make best out of the worst to be with each other eventually. Life is never kind to them as they never had the luxury of simple life without any complications. All they saw is series of rejections, unfair childhood & lonely adolescence which shaped their personality
Kalpana has opened a new door, introduced him to various colours in the universe many of them which he never knew'...the colours of love, sacrifice, forgiving and forgetting in the simplest ways. Though he is not entirely a changed man he did changed a lot in his quest for love. Acquiring Kalpana's love became his sole focus of life as he pursued her relentlessly till she gave in. Raghav Singhania who cannot stand a speck of dust happily lay on grass & ate hawkers' ice cream to return kiss to his lady love. Every moment we could feel his impatience, pain, anger, frustration, love, passion, lust and joy. And Raghav brought new meaning to Kalpana's life. He made her feel special; feel desired, wanted & loved filling the deep rooted emptiness. In his love, she finally learnt to smile with her heart & soul.
RagNa relationship is dealt in a subtle fashion...they shared hatred, bitterness, uncanny attraction, empathy, softness, emotional bonding, love, complementing and completing each other in all ways. She taught him to express emotions, to accept and reciprocate affections and to acknowledge the emotional need while he made her feel special, feel desired, wanted & loved. In his eyes she saw, how special and precious she is and in her warmth he understood he always belonged to her. Love has over shadowed every pain, every emotional holocaust life has seen before they met each other...one look of her is enough to knock him off his feet and his touch evokes something deep inside her; he is reason for her to think of life as something beautiful to be cherished forever❤️ She is reason he started smiling for no reason when he almost forget to😊
Raghav Singhania saved her multiple times from goons, drowning and fire. Am sure 99.9% viewers have gushed watching Kadoos Singhania's in angry mode when goons tried to touch his Kalpi. I had my heart in mouth watching the passionate Singhania hugging his girl after saving her from fire; he embraced her as if he had lost the most precious thing in the world in those few moments. And Kalpana was no less; though she put him in menace eventually she fought against all odds to keep him safe. We stupidly relished on RagNa moments, enjoyed watching Kadoos Singhania's overnight transformation into lover boy; Loved seeing the blush on Kalpana's gloomy face and couldn't help but blush along with her watching impatient Raghav going overboard to hear her YES❤️ But once again CV's king size ego, retarded brains and favouritism won over talent...My dreams to watch RagNa on screen crashed with the disheartening news... RagNa are brutally killed. The journey of magical pair came to abrupt, I felt betrayed, frustrated, annoyed, but it is just an entertainment...AshNa are still there to woo me in many more exciting roles😛
Whenever I think of RagNa, my lips curve into a smile, my heart never forget to skip a beat watching their passionate romance, sizzling dances, friendly banter & comforting touch. The naughty glint in Kalpi's eyes never betrays my senses nor I am immune to Raghav's lip bite. Smearing of holi colours never looked so hot enough to burnt my TV screen, holding of hands & platonic love never looked so tantalizing, Ab Kya Kare never sounded so sexy never a mere caressing of skin looked scorching passionate. Never thought lip bites can cause massive floods and gendha ka pool outstanding. Eating extra spicy food, travelling in public transport, smearing colours, holding hands, caressing cheeks, drenching in rain, lying in grass, tasting street ice cream never felt special before RagNa happened. RagNa romance was so passionate, seductive, lovingly gentle yet so honest with so much claim over the other. Watching them on my screen, feeling their love, hearing their giggles, watching their passion has become my routine for quite some time. If this calls for mad, I'll happily declare myself as mad...madly lost in RagNa awesomeness
Thank You Ms. Rachana Mesmerizing Parulkar & Mr. Ashish LipBite Chowdhry for taking us through the most exotic journey of RagNa, showing us the subtle, sweet romance, allowing us to drench in your love... show has ended abruptly but my love for you is never ending. The relationship, love, admiration, adoration and obsession will remain forever and you guys will always find a special place in my heart. ALL THE BEST Ms. Parulkar & Mr.Chowdhry for projects you do in the days to come. Whatever you guys do, you do with complete passion. Am sure given an appropriate role, you both will inevitably excel alluring us with phenomenal performances...God Bless You Both !!
Apologies for typo errors & gaps, will edit the post tomorrow, right now feeling too sleepy😳😆😆