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Aloha all. So, as predicted, there are a gazillion fans (including myself) who're lost in MaNan land. I'm talking from there, the internet connection is pretty good here!
I've been wanting to do this for quite some time, and so here I am, finally, making the most of the beautiful moment we had the fortune of finally witnessing today. I'm here, to analyse the music used on the show. And maybe hope to analyse today's episode slightly! So, voila!
'Tere sang beete harr lamhe pe, humko naaz hai,
Tere sang jo naa beete us pe, aitraaz hai,
Iss kadar hum dono ka milna, ek raaz hai'
Do you know that the music chosen for this show bowls me over every single time? Music is something that brings out the best and worst in people, and I truly believe that. Every time one listens to a music piece - a song or a little chorus, a memory is evoked. The lyrics bring up some emotion within us and we're left wondering. How do we have so much hope when we're feeling low? How do we feel so much anger when we were happy a second ago? And how is there so much power in one simple song?
Today's chosen track had the power and impact of taking the magic of the MaNan moment to a whole new level. He ends up chasing her, to a garden that is so beautifully lighted that the two of them just feel lost for a couple of seconds - admiring. I guess what I loved most about today's episode is the use of the lights. I loved how the whole garden was lit up, making darkness fade away.
Manik is someone who adores the light, and simultaneously is afraid of the dark. He loves the stars, the fire that they emit, blanketing the whole night sky, giving hope that there shall always be something that shines, no matter what. Nandini believes in light. Light is her strength, 'light' is something that she's always held within her, no matter what the circumstances. Manik needs the light, and who better than Nandini to provide it for him, and only him?
The way he so vulnerably asks her to always shine for him, is something that he never thought he'd ask of a person. How far has he come from the thought embedded in his head that all relationships are 'give and take'? How incredibly gentle he's become from the time that he told her that he's 'always going to be evil?' I don't think that he's ever had someone who has prayed for him before - hell, even he may not have prayed, for himself or anyone else. That's what makes it so special - that he needs her in his life. He needs to be always present in her prayers, he needs her to shine for him and he needs her to trust him, always'. That last request nearly killed me! Trust is something that is so important to the both of them, and the way she has been surprising him with the sheer intensity and amount of light she has within her, it's truly commendable.
Manik is someone who isn't used to being emotional - except for the times when he's with his friends and Dhruv. Even then, he's more of a physical being (yes, stop the gutter minds please? Trying to go somewhere serious with this). Yeah, so he rarely ever talks about how he feels and when he does, with Nandini, he fumbles, he stutters, he doesn't know what to say, but eventually DOES end up conveying what he wants to. However, today there were NO hesitations, no fumbling and definitely no stuttering. He was clear, sincere and gentle and for that I LOVE the creatives, and dialogue writers and just the entire crew in general xD
What got to me was the fact that he took a step back after having kissed her forehead tenderly (HOW FREAKIN' AMAZING WAS THAT MOMENT!?!?!), asking for her permission to go further - this is a guy who hasn't thought TWICE before grabbing hold of her and giving her a piece of his mind. This is a guy who is so gentle that is surprises the hell out of everyone. Despite her having poured her heart out minutes later, promising to shine for him and trust him always, her leaning upwards, closing the gap ever so slightly is all the confirmation that he needs and he gently places his lips on hers. (yes, I was already in MaNan land - I TOLD YOU the internet is good here - plus you can still type if you're melted in a puddle of goop and mush and all things cutesy)
Zehnaseeb means good luck, and as soon as I hear the words of the song softly playing as I witness a wonderful moment, I am transported back to the time when he asked her whether she was his 'lucky charm'. I'm taken back to the moment where he asks her to shine for him - because he can't believe that someone who is so full of joy and life and light as she is, would ever be so close to him - in a stolen moment, a brief interlude that will forever stay in their memories as one of the most cherished moments.
The song reminds me of the times Manik has looked for Nandini even when he wasn't supposed to, the moments when he's at his most vulnerable and he craves for her touch, her care and her presence. All the moments that have culminated for the inception of the wonderfulness that was the night and Manik couldn't be happier. The lyrics guide the moment further as he looks into her eyes as he releases her softly, saying that it's in her eyes that he'd find all the happiness and light that he'd ever need. (teri ankhiyon ke sheher mein yaara sab intezaam hai)
The two of them don't know what it is that has led to this moment - the truth in Nandini's fireflies, or the fact that they haven't felt like this ever before - or the the unknown and beautiful feelings that they have for one another. After all, doesn't it seem like yesterday when Manik was saying that he'd much rather take her punch rather than her kiss? Or when Nandini was feverishly wiping her lips because she accidentally landed on top of him resulting in their lips having met?
Eeven though in their minds, jo bhi hua, hua ajeeb, they know that the inexplicable beauty, charm and precious nature of this very night will stay in their hearts for a lifetime. There would be simply one thought running in their minds as Nandini manages to slip away from Manik's arms, both promising a sleepless night...
...tujhe chahoon, betahasha, zehnaseeb.
Jhanak
Shiv Shakti
