JNDSD~ My take~Thursday 16.3.17 ~ The best kept secrets..
It's about something engagingly famous or infamous , yet less known publically. From the episode pointof view. Glaringly evident are Madhav's sudden bad turns. The recent one being seemingly a case of food poisoning. Vividha as his mother reckons someone fed him disagreeable stuff responsible for her son's currant condition. But who? Is the best kept secret ,an insider? as opposed to an outsider. Finally today, Vividha refers to the possibility of black magic being practiced upon her son. Ravish as a product of new age thinking, discourages such an irrational mindset. Vividha clearly shows signs of deep distress at the hospital , understandably at a loss to grasp the cause of her child's symptoms.
The hospital provides Vividha good enough reason to return home and go through her boy's satchel, searching for Madhav's comfort toy. The search for a comforter, causes discomfiture to Vividha as she comes across evidence of black magic, smelly deposits of something? at the bottom of Madhav's milk glass. Already Vividha begins to form opinions of some unconfirmed facts about the suspected person.. there is one who comes to her mind. One whom her Madhav showed dislike to, in the past till date.A typically family scenario Uma, Sujata, dadi inundate Vividha with questions about Madhav's condition in hospital. Also in show of typical supportive family backing they return to the hospital with Vividha.
Vivdha returns to the hospital engulfed by a gambit of emotions. Confident enough to challenge Ravish for dismissing her off as being superstitious! Seeing her son in hospital will make her fly off the handle! she makes her point to Ravish ,her son has been a victim of evil powers! Ones that even actively tried to poison him..
What happens next can perhaps be seen as an outcome of two parents under duress for their child in hospital? It's blame game by Vividha , openly blaming Suman for being the suspect involved. Cruelly but prompted by her maternal instincts ,Vividha forcibly makes good use of her argumentative skills to prove to Ravish .. a best kept secret! that Suman gives off offensive, strange negative energy which actively has an adverse effect on Madhav This is the moment when Suman's son Ravish ,turns a hard liner rationalist. Reminds Vividha that all her collection of evidence against his mother has logical explanations. The dark brown residue in the glass may well be cocoa. In fact Ravish point blank makes it known to Vividha before Uma,Sujata and dadi , that all she has is not strong enough proof to surmise that his mother is behind Madhav's condition ! But overall , for me the outcome of this seemingly ,falling out between Vividha and Ravish is significant as..Ravish too like Vividha will be on high alert regards his mothers moves. Not just for Madhav's safety, but also either to accept his mother as guilty, or to avenge Suman's image as being not guilty! Also with regards to Vividha and Ravish's relationship.. this exchange and challenge of views perhaps draws them closer as friends?
A revived Madhav certainly brings them together again. Ravish perhaps breathes a sigh of relieve that the secret of his mother Suman is still kept, as Madhav with his typical resilience has bounced back.
But the stars are forever changing and moving to the callings of destiny. Seems the time approaches now when the best kept secret is made public, strategically to save a life of a young one. Madhav is diagnosed with some rare genetic disease which will gradually eat away his immune system. For further prognosis the hospital wants the father's DNA.. Ravish is compelled by Sujata to go for the test.. Ravish and Vividha already appear anxious it is their best kept secret, about to become public? It's interesting Madhav and his toy at the hospital. For me it's the one confirmed comforter he lacks. His real father.. what he has, is Ravish , a warm ,loving replacement ,a role model of a dad.. in place of his father, but biologically not his father..
Ravish and Vividha cannot further make a mockery of the blessing called Madhav! So now the hour approaches, when the best kept secret is out in the open before all those who matter to the heart. With mixed emotions the family receive this revelation. Atharv and not Ravish is Madhav's biological father. Atharv is seen as the absent father, whether or not on account of his fault. Ravish on the other hand is deemed to be the man of honour who knowingly accepted Vividha in her condition. Vividha is seen as the girl who loved Atharv ,not ashamed being with his child. I think Vividha was truthful about her condition, and in return she too was blessed that not just a stranger, but her Atharv's own brother ,Ravish covered her head with the mantle of his protection. Madhav as a person has found his strength. As he stands immune to social stigma's of being discriminated as a fatherless child, without legitimate identity.
Suman returns home earlier than expect and happy too! She reckons all good things will happen now! Makes me wonder, has she tipped the doctor into saying what he came out with? Does she want Vividha to come looking for Atharv for DNA sample to save her boy's life? Would Suman want that? Probably not, as she wants them apart especially before the full moon night! But one thing is for sure things the constellation of the stars appear ominous.. many a best kept secret will be brought to surface.
The episode to me also touches upon the next of kin, relationships of the maternal and paternal figures in the characters lives.. we have the mother son bond between Vividha and Madhav a young needy boy who needs his mother readily. We have Madhav and Ravish in the roles of foster father and son. We have Suman and Ravish , as the son who has now suspects his mother Suman. We have Uma, Vividha a mother and daughter who now accept things as they turned out to be. Lastly we have Sujata , Vividha , Atharv.. Suman the graceful, stoic mother , who has no news about her son..but nevertheless is pleased to welcome Atharv once more in her life ,in the form of Madhav... in fact the last best kept secret will be out tomorrow..when Vividha confesses to knowing Atharv's whereabouts! How much more will Vividha let out ? or will she with hold some worst secrets ?? hamlet53 17.3.17
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