Originally posted by: mads
Kitne pyaar se maine post banaya tha, complete with the caps etc and somehow while posting it, the form got cleared! :( so frustrating. Anyways, the episode deserves yet another attempt from me...Although I don't know if I will do justice to the beauty that the episode was even in my second attempt...
Normally I have a lot of problems in choosing the best expression pic of PJ/Abhi as he looks at Meera...coz pata nahi kaise kar leta hai, but the guy has a different expression in literally EVERY single frame...and this time was no exception, but phir bhi I have a winner-
There are sooo many emotions in this one look he's given her...there is astonishment coupled with a feeling of "is this for real?" Coz just hours ago in story timeline he'd resigned himself to get married to Radhika 😆 and to now have his dream fulfilled in this manner...if Abhi helped Meera get her DDLJ moment in her love story, Meera helped him believe in miracles and the fact that not every person close to him will leave him forever 🤗 and then ofcourse there is this feeling of gratitude for her having respected his mother's wishes...
And how do I even begin to describe the beauty of the actual wedding...never before have I seen two people so absolutely happy and thrilled to just get married to each other...despite (or maybe because of) the time constraints whatever they pulled off here "seedha dil ko chuu gaya" as PJ had once said about the show. And in a way I am glad about this..and I feel, even IF they had an extension till 100 episodes or so they would have still retained the simplicity of the wedding...they spent money on just the right things - like that beautiful combo of curtains around the gazebo- yellow, pink, purple etc...the whole set-up with japanese destination wedding as Meera's dad wanted it to be...but apne aap mein Meera-Abhi were dressed so simplistically and minimally and the whole effort went into how it can be narrated well...ahh, I dunno I am at a loss for words here. So mermerizing it all was...
And I just LOVED the fact that the direction/narrative focussed on Abhi-Meera's immense happiness to finally get married...because that was the crux of it all...yes, the show could have been about bade bhaiyya ki dulhania's life, but since they had to end on this note, they made it a memorable love story...and we don't realize their journey until we actually see this happiness emanating from their faces- brilliant, brilliant acting by PJ and ND and so wonderfully captured by camera waale bhaiyya...
The poignancy of the whole Japanese destination wedding was something else altogether...matlab even Prahlad melted and for a minute or two, dadi and madhu chachi smiled and forgot about the differences and just revelled in the joy of the two people and the crazy baccha party who dotes on them.. ramraj pulling kapil's cheeks was ultra adorable...its things like this that actually signify how character driven this show is...there was drama before and after, but during the wedding everyone was just SO involved as someone here pointed out... be it Prahlad during kanyadaan, Abhi so cutely transitioning betn papa/uncle...or Jaya crying and Meera consoling her, Prahlad's worry that she should do well, despite him not considering the people worthy enough (lol, he is still behaving like a pompous ass, but then so is dadi)...all these touches were so real and so simplistic, yet they elevated the moments to another level altogether.
And this is the most cherished cap of the entire post for me...Anu, pls try and gif this bit too-
She is looking so so radiant here and positively glowing in happiness- and it's so palpable! 🤗 Meera is hands down the prettiest bride on indian telly. Period.
Then ofcourse, the sheer comfort level, like you pointed out...inspite of the fact that technically they have just come together:
I think it's a combination of brilliant writing, the fact that they invested a LOT of time and efforts in building up a believable close friendship between Abhi-Meera...and just in general the approach of these two characters towards each other. Normally shows mein kya hota hai, they focus more on the fact about how the characters are AFFECTED by one another and that emotion is constantly battling with the comfort level that these two characters have with each other...so while that might make for an intriguing love story, per say...yahan pe the focus was more on how unabashedly comfortable and confident the characters felt with each other, right from day one- mere liye the best example of this is when Abhi comes into her room and is instantly shocked by the state of her room despite being so smitten by her- his very ability to be so calm and composed despite knowing he loves her sets him apart from other MLs for me...and even for her, so confidently she gatecrashed the wedding and the so easily accepted her love for him..there was and never will be any pretense with these two characters, sab kuch ekdum transperent hai...so kuch intrigue factor nahi tha (also probably the reason why mass audience couldn't find an attraction towards the show)... instead there was always an underlying comfort level from the word go... and ofcourse the major part of it came from PJ and ND ki growing organic camaraderie, which gave the feeling of Abhi-Meera already being together when they were actually not 😆 and hence now the feeling that they have been together for ages. 😳
I think I will never tire of saying that the team does a wonderful job, but today even that praise isnt enough...heck, even a standing ovation isn't enough...I think I will end by saying that- there are telly weddings and then there is an Abhi-Meera wedding...it won't be...can't be...recreated. I will remember this beautiful wedding for a long, long time... also, the show has set the bar for a slice-of-life show SO incredibly high now, I don't think I will fall in love with anything similiar anytime soon!
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