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@Vandita..
No doubt there were cute moments like the varmala. I loved that scene too. No denying that. But editing sucked and there is no denying that either. Here are my reasons.
1. I do not expect cute lovey dovey moments between DevAkshi during the wedding. In reality the couple getting married hardly get that chance. But a small eye-lock during the jaymala or at least just before he puts the sindoor. Hell, even amidst 900+ guests, my the then fiance, now husband, took the time to grin at me. It lasted a couple of seconds but after 15 years, I still remember that. It's little things like that, that make a difference. You don't need dialogues or long drawn out scenes. I reserve them for when I am watching Suraj Bharjatya movies and don't expect them here.
2. Food fight, cultural differences, all were required. It is what happens during a wedding. But I felt... where was the wedding?? I quite literally blinked and missed the mangalsutra scene. Arre yaar mantra padne mein time toh lagta hain na. It is not a task / deed that you just rush through.
3. There had been all those dialogues during kanyadaan. I am not complaining or cribbing about them. They were probably needed too because a father's emotions came across very clearly. But one small gesture from Dev to Bijoy or Sona.. a look of reassurance / hand holding ... again it would last only a moment or two but that would have made a huge difference.
4. As you mentioned, I didn't expect Dev to stand like a statue with a puppy look on his face during bidai. He could have had a dialogue or two there.
5. The ring in the milk. Such a cute scene. But amidst the fish and RR it got lost.
All good scenes had been blink and miss. All the conflicted ones were highlighted. Bottom line - We were invited for the wedding. Not to watch the cultural tug of war. And it wasn't the script or the acting or the screenplay or even the story. It was the editing. Don't they watch before telecast? Can't they judge how the end product looks like??
And please don't worry about long post. Mine would have been longer this morning if I hadn't been in a rush but looks like I've made it up now. 😆
Please don't misunderstand me. I am really glad that you enjoyed the episode. I enjoyed too but the essence of the wedding was overlapped by the drama is what I felt.
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