
First and foremost, wish you all a very happy and prosperous new year!!
What a way to bid adieu to 2014!! Oh boy!! The actors deserve a standing ovation for their thorough professionalism and the portrayal of so many emotions in that 20 minutes. Love, hate, passion, fear, terror, pain, desperation, helplessness, bravery, fury..you name it, you had it right there. It was painful to watch. No two ways. But there was never any question of NOT watching.
And finally Arzoo succeeded in breaking Sahir. He flew to pieces as he watched the video call. The thought that if he hadn't said those words she wouldn't have left the house probably running through his mind. But the true breaking happened as she uttered these words.
"Yeh aapka naya khel haina? Aapse achcha toh woh taxi wala tha. Kamse kam woh jo tha woh saamne toh tha."
Yes, she said them in anger. She was hurting and just wanted to lash out at him. There is no denying that. Otherwise she wouldn't have called him not once but multiple times. In fact he was her first thought as soon as she had the inkling that she was in trouble. But the tentacles of how low he had sunk into in her eyes dug into him to twist his insides. And she was right in a way. He changed faces so often with her that she didn't know anything anymore. She knew she had been in danger with the taxi driver. But with Sahir she hadn't expected her heart to be stabbed with such brutality.
And did you all observe another contrast? On the night of her birthday, she allowed him to remove and throw away her dupatta. Last night, when he made a move to cover her, she snatched it away from him. The trust she had on him that night, clearly missing last night. Her every expression previously invited him and his touch. And last night, she cringed the moment he stepped closer to her. Not just the words she uttered but her whole demeanor screamed Don't touch me.
We will watch the culmination of all the last night's events tonight. Sahir Azeem Chaudhary on his knees. Begging his mom to not let Arzoo leave. The tears that he refused to let go are finally out. I will take it as a starting point from where we will get to see the Sahir minus the facade. And this guy doesn't do anything by half measures. Hate, love, anger, repentance.. everything is in the extreme. So hopefully one day in the future we will see him let out his pain in front Arzoo in a similar way.
So here is to SaAz.. and new beginnings in 2015.