Posted:
Or should I say Kabhi Kushi Bahut Ghum? Hmmm, not yet, but very soon..
The episode was a mixture of family fun and heartbreaking reality closing in..
The episode was a mixture of family fun and heartbreaking reality closing in..
The first scene was full of masti and fun moments, the family was as usual rocking, Ram & Disha cutely dancing like the amateurs they are, the camel rides, Ram claiming he is not a delicate darling like their Mumma & his hip is like elastic (I wanted to ask, 'do you really have a hip' ;))... Lot of happiness floating around.. But when the tragedy lurking so near, how can it be only fun & more fun.. Anu has a fainting spell, and she wanted her hubby near her... Now the question would come up why can't she just wait for her hubby & kids to come back, after-all they had not gone anywhere far, why did she have to venture out to reach them when she is obviously not in position to even standup, let alone walk.. But I think this is where the fear factor comes out... She doesn't know whether it is her last waking moment, she is sacred she won't be in her senses when her family comes back, she wants her hubby to be with her when she breathes last, and this is the thought that propels her to walk on the hot sun. But alas, she couldn't clear the distance, and she falls on the ground causing Ram & kids to rush back to her..
Though they could revive her pretty easily, Ram is disturbed, who will not be in the current circumstances, he calls up their family doctor cum friend who promptly updates that the situation is more grim than they expected and Anu doesn't have much time left.. Ram completely breaks down, his monologue with 'Uparwala' starts, he questions god whether he runs the world with any logic.. It was a heartbreaking scene, and Ram was just perfect.. I was just waiting for a scene like this, I want him to show the seriousness of the situation, all the light talks and teasing were just not enough for me...
Anu comes to him, another of those intense hugs and this time Ram asks her not to leave him alone, she tries to joke, saying 'it was him who left her alone (presumably at the hotel room) and came here'. Anu wants to lighten the mood (of him and her), she asks him to play violin.. Ram tries to get away from her demand, but she insists, finally he has to admit he sold his violin to afford this trip.. At last we see Anu blasting it out, all her frustrations comes pouring out, starting from how they saved many years to buy the violin to him making her feel guilty by all his sacrifices.. A very intense scene, and Gurdeep rocked it, the frustrations and helplessness comes out so very nicely.. I can actually feel for both of them in the scene, Ram is right that nothing (including his violin) is more important than her wishes and Anu is right that how can he sell the violin which is her gift and also how he makes her feel guilty.. You feel torn between these two... This scene also brings out the dire state of their finances.. If Ram is so short on cash, how is he going to fight the mighty Mr, Kapoor for the custody (if the need arises).
Now to the logic of the scene.. Doesn't she know he didn't carry the violin for the trip? How is it possible to miss that? It is very obvious that they are short on cash, the cancer treatments do cost them a quite a penny and stay of 3 days in a palace hotel doesn't come cheap. It is no ordinary vacation, a luxurious place like this would cost anywhere between 50k to a lalk for a family of four and Ram had arranged for the trip in almost a moment's notice. It is clear that he was in desperation and sold the first thing that came to mind. I don't know much about music instruments, but what little I know, violins are not expensive instruments, they cost few thousands, not more.. Why do they had to save years for buying a violin and how selling it afforded the trip? A mystery to me.. Or is it that this is some special violin which costs the earth?
He was obviously a violinist even before he owned a violin, that means he has other means to procure one when he need to play it as part of his profession?
The 'Ghum' part for the day kind of ends here,. Back to some light hearted stuff.. Anu marches off to their room to the waiting kids, kids try to cheer her up with their antics without knowing why her mood is off.. Anu also decides to cut short the vacation which from her pov makes lot of sense,.
Ram on the other hand is on his mission to make his wife's wish of hearing him play violin come true. He politely (and cutely) asks the hotel admin to lend him the antique violin kept at display. Naturally they hotel staff can't let him use as the antique musical instruments belong to the 'Raja' who owns the fort hotel. Ram then changes his tactics to bribe the staff, that was one absolute cute scene, Ram was adorable with his sly expression. But poor guy, the staff was unflinchingly straight & loyal to this employer ;).
The next scene where Ram attempts to steal the violin is purely for comic relief and I felt really not needed. Ram is desperate, I can understand that, he may even subconsciously think that if he missed playing violin for her now, he may never ever get a chance again, but still the scene looks too light hearted and didn't fit the scheme of things.
In the precap, Ram tries again to takeout the violin with the help of kids and... The alarm goes off.. But we do know he somehow manages to get hold of the violin, because he does play violin in the same settings in one of the trailers.. ;)
There was one scene of Mr. Kapoor with his other daughter and SIL. We got to know that this daughter's kids are studying in US.. Sooraj is a family servant according to the obnoxious SIL, but it is obvious Mr. Kapoor considers him as part of the family..
Still no talk with the kids,.. Gives me an uneasy feeling that it is going to be too late for talks now..
Debate Mansion
Love Friendship Dating and Relationships
Real Estate
Arjun
Hindi TV Shows
