I am in a zombi-fied state right now...I am unable to process the entry of Aditi Bhatia as Ruhaan. Heck, I'm unable to process the 'transformation' of Ruhi into Ruhaan😕
Ruhaan was busy showing off the for photogs at the event...holding the guitar like a rockstar and posing for 'his fans'...that reckless, forcibly put-on air of nonchalance... I guess they had to turn Ruhi into Ruhaan, so that they keep Nidhi's secret under wraps and nobody ever catches her for her wily tricks...but this is so weird...it's a girl, after all...It's Ruhi...she may have the childish tones of a kid who just hit puberty, almost like Justin Bieber types, who almost sounded like a girl in some of his initial songs...so nobody really suspects her or her 'Mom' Nidhi...but how the heck is she going to be camouflaged as a BOY forever??? Isn't this plot line, at the very outset, bloody nonsense???😡
The entire episode was so UN-relatable and hilarious for me😆...a 14-yr old attending press meets and answers questions with the forced maturity of a kid grown up too fast...one of the journalists asked her if she is from Delhi, which she deftly avoided answering and instead credited her 'Mom' for everything...Nidhi, on the other hand waltzed in swinging her hips, blowing a kiss at Ruhaan and air-kissing her some more on the stage...
The interesting bit was - Ruhaan muttered under her breath, "Inhi ke wajah se toh sab hua hai"...while giving Nidhi the credit...Now, I dont understand...is she aware it is all Nidhi's doing and deep down has absolved her Ishima of any guilt whatsoever? Or does she hold that bitch accountable while holding her parents equally responsible for the mess her life has become now...this remains to be seen...of course, this will be revealed only later in the show...
Somebody asked her about her father, and that is when she shut her eyes tight, almost as if she could not take the pain of remembrance of Raman, her adorable papa...she looked like she might end up crying...Nidhi came to her side in the nick of the moment and ushered her away from more pressing questions that might weaken Ruhaan and put them both in a tight spot...
Nidhi took her to the green room, and yelled her heart out - tumhare liye maine bahut kuch kiya hai tumen superstar banane ke liye...ek journalist ne tumse ek sawal kya pooch liya, tumhari bolti band ho gayi...agar tumhen tumhare family ke baare mein koi pooche, toh use wohi bolna jo maine tumhen sikhaya hai...samjhe...
Ruhaan looked terrorized I think she is scared for her life...Sigh😕😕😕...Nidhi is worse than Shagun, it seems..the makers have gone a notch higher and really hit the audience below the belt now...we will have to tolerate this mean, sick bitch who wont even pretend she cares for Ruhaan..at least, Shagun put up a face and did, at some level care for her kids, even if it was for her selfish motives😲 at least she didn't wanna bump her off...poor Ruhi, she had one biological mom by her side, one step-mom and now, one Nakli Mom by her side...all in one LIFETIME...life aisi hi jhand ho jaani hai bacche ki😕
After Nidhi left, Ruhaan cried some, and on being yelled at by that vamp again, she went and did her touch-up while crying to her heart's content
I dont know, but I dont feel any connect AT ALL with Ruhaan...😭 I mean, even when Ishita and Ruhi had NOT bonded officially, looking at Ruhi made me warm and fuzzy in my belly...RD has an aura that is hard to miss...and here, Ruhaan could saying lines after lines and I would not care...this brings me to a scary realization - Ishita-Ruhi bond is gone forever, I mean, I cant see myself connecting with Ishita-Ruhaan bond, IF IT EVER HAPPENS...😭😭😭
On the contrary, I can already feel the jitters in my heart already thinking of the time when Ishita and Pihu will meet. Sorry Ruhaan, your transformation f**ked up a lot of thingsAditi Bhatia is such a pretty girl, in real life, wonder why she has agreed to play this part...I was staring like a zombie throughout...no emotions, no reaction, NOTHING😕
And that horrible multi-colored woollen cap has to go off Ruhaan's head...its warm enough for Alia to want to wear the tiniest hot pants she could pick from her wardrobe, but it isnt warm enough for Ruhaan to look like 'his' real self, and less bulked up...God, I cant imagine seeing Ruhaan dressed like a boy EVERYDAY
Shagun was talking to Raman today...they were talking about how Pihu found a photo of Amma and Toshi...and it sent the latter spiraling down memory lane...it didn't sound very husband-wifey, more like friends...but another dreaded realization hits me - she IS living with the Bhallas. Shit. Where the hell does Raman live then?🤢
Amma and Toshi leave their respective flats to go take a walk downstairs...they stand for a couple of minutes outside their doors, looking at each other; hurt, anger, pain, and an acceptance of their current reality, all making a quick flashback...Amma left the scene first..and huffily at that
If Pihu mentions 'main Ruhaan ki fan hun' one more time, I may have to send her straight back to Shagun's womb...ufff...cant take this teen sensation thing anymore, it is grating on my nerves...
She even decided to forego having a video chat with Raman, and spent time listening to the 'teen sensation's ' songs...before going off to sleep she goes to shut the window, and that's when she sees her Dadi and Paati walking in the same area, not talking or looking at each other...
and now she has decided SHE will have to do something to make them both talk again...I say, she's got Ishita's meddlesome genes naeen???😉😆😆
It seems RAMAN doesn't avoid/neglect Pihu like he did Ruhi...seems its because of the beauty spot which conveniently Pihu doesn't have...but Ruhaan does
The last part of the episode though evokes the maximum number of eye-rolls by the way...
It's really late now and despite promising Ishita she will be back home by 12.30, Aaliya still hasnt reached home...Ishita leaves the hospital and reaches the concert venue, and sees a swelling crowd outside, possibly gheraoing the teen sensation...she calls out for Aaliya, but Aaliya ko kahaan hosh hai? Usko ko toh kaam hi nai hai, teen sensation ke ird gird ghuume ke alawa...Ruhaan stands in the centre, again, making those kya-kya-karna-padta-hai-zinda-rehne-ke-liye faces and those aur-kitni-acting-karni-padegi faces, sometimes waving 'his' hands at his desperate fans...getting selfies clicked and whatnot...it was too much to bear...I hope, for OUR sakes, Ruhaan flies back to India on some pretext and the actual drama starts...so that we dont have to put up with this 'Teen sensation' nonsense day in and day out🤢🤢🤢
The nautanki doesn't end here - Ruhaan even throws 'heart' CHITS at his fans, and whoever gets a chit gets free entry to his next concert...EXCUSE ME, WHAT? HEART CHITS? SOMEBODY KILL ME PLEASE. SOMEBODY TELL AALIYA TO SHUN HER EDUCATION AND GO BACK TO KINDERGARTEN. Whose idea was this? To incorporate this stupid heart chits nonsense?Are the scriptwriters on hash/weed??😕
And guess what, the stupid heart chit conveniently lands on the most disinterested witness there - Ishita...Aaliya squeals with delight, "You're so lucky aapko Ruhaan ka HEART mila"
then Ishita looks at the embellished, stylish R and gets all teary-eyed, in remembrance of Ruhi, and murmurs, "R ...yeh to Ruhi ka dil hai"
I was like - Naeen, yeh Ruhaan ka timepass hai
and so it ends with, Ishita, saying, that for her, its R for Ruhi. Wait till you see R for Ruhaan, R for Raman, and we get to see more such R for Rubbish scenes😆
We've lucked out really bad, folks..that's the price we pay for watching this show so religiously and being such ardent fans...😕
And I am most hurt and disappointed by the fact that R for Ruhi/Ruhaan doesn't make me sit up and notice her/him...Ishita-Ruhi bond is gone forever😭😭😭 thank you CVs..what you set out to do may have been ruined for good.
P.S. Neelu aaj bhi episode mein thi yaar...wow...I think she must've told the makers, "You keep me as a standby in all your scenes while all nautanki goes on with the main characters around. This time I wanna be a part of whatever drama happens. I get bored sitting on the sidelines munching channa baba!!"
In fact, today's the 5th day she has appeared in a row in the episodes...my hubby was like, "Iska ghar-sansaar nai hai kya jo Bhalla House mein padi rehti hai"🤣
P.S. People at least get a few scratches when they accidentally fall from the heights Nidhi did...to bear testimony to the fact that they almost got bumped off. Yahan toh she's looking spic and span, like brand new utensils. Surgery bhi fail, Nidhi ki kismat ke aage😆😆😆😆