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In one of the very early episodes, during Aastha's stint at Agnihotri main office before marriage, she stands outside Shlok's cabin and begs the door to stop resisting her and open up. Today, she casually walks in and occupies her seat at Shlok's table, right beside his seat, as if she owns the place. She actually does own it, because his cabin is his heart.
A door has many meanings. It can be an entrance or an exit. It is a separation between two realms or a transition. It symbolizes new opportunities or imprisonment. So when the door is open, people know what's happening inside the room as well as outside of it. if it is closed and locked, you are losing out on opportunities. you are imprisoned with no way out. It can also mean privacy, protection and control.
Shlok walks in and is annoyed to find her at his table. He wants to throw her out but he can't bear to let her go. He just leaves her at the door and waits to see if she leaves his cabin by herself. But Aastha decides to exercise her power over him by locking the door and tucking those keys in her waist.
Putting the key in the keyhole suggests sex... if you get my point. Locking the door and tucking the keys in her waist is telling him that she has control over that aspect. She is the key to his happiness. There is V sign on the light fixture in Shlok's background, which represents chalice, a symbol of female sexuality. It means that Shlok also wants her very much. But does not want to lose control for some reason. He reaches out for the keys but curls his fingers into a fist as if getting his control back.
She challenges him to take the keys from her waist, which irritates Shlok. He hurts her mildly by pinching her waist, to assert his control and warn her off. Then he shatters the glass pane in the door to make a way out. He orders someone to get a carpenter to fix the door.
If you have noticed, Shlok always finds an escape route whenever they are stuck in a closed room. He broke the window in Kolhapur, he broke the glass pane of his cabin door and he took off the fan with Aastha's help in the lift scene today. Is he making an escape for himself or for Aastha? Only time they got stuck in a room without escape is during the fire accident at office. He turns the shower on in this scene, to keep the raging fire from causing any harm to her, water being a symbol of life, love and care.
While they are bickering, Shlok gets a call from his baba. Chipkoo Aastha, who is scared of losing Shlok and is insecure now, follows him everywhere without giving him any space. She stumbles when he turns around after finishing his call. He catches her and is lost in her. There is broken glass scattered all over the place in Aastha's background in this scene. What we see is what Shlok sees in this shot. He sees why Aastha is acting the way she is, but what he is doing to her is necessary probably, because he also sees something she cannot see. Aastha tells him that if he won't take her into his arms, she herself will walk into them. He gets back into reality and drops her like a hot potato, causing her pain again.
Broken glass indicates shattered dreams and it shows how broken someone is on the inside. It indicates the fragility of a relationship or a situation. Since Shlok ordered a new glass pane for the door, he will fix the situation with Aastha. Broken glass also means a irreparable loss. One can replace it but cannot repair it. This means that Shlok has to lose his baba, as the situation has escalated to a point, where he cannot have both his baba and biwi to coexist peacefully.
Shlok then goes to his baba's cabin where baba talks about the American company. He did leave the door wide open after entering the cabin. If he closes the door, people can see what is going on inside but cannot hear! Didn't he know that Aastha is following him everywhere, as if she is stuck to his behind, since the morning?! Then he bluntly trashed baba's proposal! Now that's a wonder! Did he want Aastha to know about this deal? Did he anticipate that she would also file on behalf of her and Anjali? Did he push her intentionally to compete with him on that presentation? It looks like that to me!
Thanks for reading. Please share your thoughts.
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My other posts in the series Symbolism in a Shot
A door has many meanings. It can be an entrance or an exit. It is a separation between two realms or a transition. It symbolizes new opportunities or imprisonment. So when the door is open, people know what's happening inside the room as well as outside of it. if it is closed and locked, you are losing out on opportunities. you are imprisoned with no way out. It can also mean privacy, protection and control.
Shlok walks in and is annoyed to find her at his table. He wants to throw her out but he can't bear to let her go. He just leaves her at the door and waits to see if she leaves his cabin by herself. But Aastha decides to exercise her power over him by locking the door and tucking those keys in her waist.
Putting the key in the keyhole suggests sex... if you get my point. Locking the door and tucking the keys in her waist is telling him that she has control over that aspect. She is the key to his happiness. There is V sign on the light fixture in Shlok's background, which represents chalice, a symbol of female sexuality. It means that Shlok also wants her very much. But does not want to lose control for some reason. He reaches out for the keys but curls his fingers into a fist as if getting his control back.
She challenges him to take the keys from her waist, which irritates Shlok. He hurts her mildly by pinching her waist, to assert his control and warn her off. Then he shatters the glass pane in the door to make a way out. He orders someone to get a carpenter to fix the door.
If you have noticed, Shlok always finds an escape route whenever they are stuck in a closed room. He broke the window in Kolhapur, he broke the glass pane of his cabin door and he took off the fan with Aastha's help in the lift scene today. Is he making an escape for himself or for Aastha? Only time they got stuck in a room without escape is during the fire accident at office. He turns the shower on in this scene, to keep the raging fire from causing any harm to her, water being a symbol of life, love and care.
While they are bickering, Shlok gets a call from his baba. Chipkoo Aastha, who is scared of losing Shlok and is insecure now, follows him everywhere without giving him any space. She stumbles when he turns around after finishing his call. He catches her and is lost in her. There is broken glass scattered all over the place in Aastha's background in this scene. What we see is what Shlok sees in this shot. He sees why Aastha is acting the way she is, but what he is doing to her is necessary probably, because he also sees something she cannot see. Aastha tells him that if he won't take her into his arms, she herself will walk into them. He gets back into reality and drops her like a hot potato, causing her pain again.
Broken glass indicates shattered dreams and it shows how broken someone is on the inside. It indicates the fragility of a relationship or a situation. Since Shlok ordered a new glass pane for the door, he will fix the situation with Aastha. Broken glass also means a irreparable loss. One can replace it but cannot repair it. This means that Shlok has to lose his baba, as the situation has escalated to a point, where he cannot have both his baba and biwi to coexist peacefully.
Shlok then goes to his baba's cabin where baba talks about the American company. He did leave the door wide open after entering the cabin. If he closes the door, people can see what is going on inside but cannot hear! Didn't he know that Aastha is following him everywhere, as if she is stuck to his behind, since the morning?! Then he bluntly trashed baba's proposal! Now that's a wonder! Did he want Aastha to know about this deal? Did he anticipate that she would also file on behalf of her and Anjali? Did he push her intentionally to compete with him on that presentation? It looks like that to me!
Thanks for reading. Please share your thoughts.
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My other posts in the series Symbolism in a Shot
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