TSMSPJ*ep:34*11.5.17:My Impressions* dodge; groom; flirt
Life's varied assortment of moments may well include those instances when one sidesteps, evades, ducks out of embarrassing scenarios .Kanak with much ease slips out of the situation when caught in the act of using a girl's mobile to call the world outside Uma Shankar's domain.
As much as she loathes this Ravan Uma Shankar through and through. It so happens that things related to him act as her parachute when she takes a jump out of the plane of self consciousness .There's the moment when Kanak nearly makes the call , but due to some weird twist of fate, Massi with her gang of well wishers turn up and Kanak finds herself being grilled by the Spanish inquisition about making use of the little girls phone. Thank heavens! Massi and her handmaidens behaviour is such a telltale. That Kanak by now gets plenty of warning that she is likely to be put on the spot. The obvious questions were just what was she doing with the phone? Who was she phoning? Kanak's sheer presence of mind once again saves her as she dupes them by rattling off ills of mobile phones..and only looking out for the girls welfare by warning her parents on the phone! Touch! Massi is dealt a silent blow .. more so for it seems that the men of the family back her and back the women of the house into a corner. Young Shiv lauds his sil's effort at applying the knowledge she receives at the hand of his esteemed dadusa Uma. As for Uma, he is too immersed in Kanak's love.. loving his husband role, plus that his words and actions impress her so much, as to act upon them. Massi is a bit of a contradiction, where she wants Kanak swamped by Uma's persona, she pours forth taunts too upon Kanak. Massi clearly suspects Kanak of foul play! and worst still Kanak cares two hoots! She will do what she came for. Uma's newly seen side of showing understanding of his wife's well intent behind phone call, before his family, irks the women folk of his family.. Massi sneers, fine! but she too needs to fit into the ways of the family. Suggests caustically, perhaps Uma needs to tell the new bride a thing or two, since she responds so well to his instructions!
Thus without wasting time, in Massi's suggestion Uma finds his prompt to exercise his rights over his legally wedded wife, he will teach her the art of cultured ladies grooming habits carried out in the privacy of their private quarters! Not out in open air! So Suman has been gossiping! Besides, Kanak applying his knowledge only chives him on to declare, he reckons won't be long before she accepts him as her husband. Her loose hair makes him cheekily state that which is only his prerogative.. viewing her loose tresses!! Seems Kanak's silence at noticing his interest in her appearance, signals him to act furthermore . Gently he turns her around, gathers her loose tresses. With decent dignity, gingerly he rolls her hair in his fingers, like a confession that if only she lets him, he would entwine his whole life around hers. Rather clumsily he bunches her silky black tresses at the back of her head with a grip! Kanak turns to face him demurely and he too smiles and soon saunters off. Makes me wonder is Kanak gradually having a melt down? Is she accepting what massi professes not long before the wife gives in to the demands of her husband? Uma to me has embarked on the mission of grooming and sprucing up his wife!
Meenakshi, too masters the art of side stepping. She is shrewd enough to gather information from her customers about a rich man looking for a suitable boy for his daughter! Meenaskhi .. jumps in, contacts Golu to groom himself as marriage is on the cards for him today! Will her son's preparation of image find him the girl of his Meenakshi's dreams?
Jokes and flirting, does the ice begin to thaw? Grooming... Uma the coach, does go from strength to strength in making full use of being allotted a private suite with Kanak. His earlier session of handling her hair puts him on a new high . Kanak though puts up her usual resistance. For her his family is bursting at the seams with dubious characters! She is livid in the room she is forced to share with him. One look at her face in the mirror tells her upfront! To set aside angst and focus on the task at hand.. getting Bhabo's papers to Arvind!
Have you ever seen birds, animals preening and grooming themselves to impress their mate? Well this scene reminds me of that. Uma coming out of the bathroom, bare-chested , running his fingers through his wet short crop hair! Hogging the mirror ,gelling and combing his hair, all preening and making passes at his mate Kanak! Uma acts the typical forward male! Kanak competes for the mirror, and plays the typical , playing it hard to get female!.
Grooming follows into teasing and jest! Affectionate name calling! All done in affection to bring closer two hearts! More so him to her, than vice versa. She sees him as a pushy flirt! He merely reiterates.. he needn't flirt with her! since she belongs to him anyway! The more he shows his ardent complacency about her being his possession. The more Kanak plays the evasive female! Responses to his preening by letting her hair down suddenly! the hair grip catches him! He inclines and she catches the bruise her bite gave him. As in wooing ,before mating, after preening comes appeasing the mate, thus Uma regrets how their wedding rituals took place.. but does not regret their marriage! Still, jokes , teasing and flirting apart! there remains the wall of honour and chastity between Uma Shankar and his bride Kanak. They both retire like decent folks to change into the appropriate attire. The male is impressed by the colourful plumage of the female. Uma just cannot get his eyes off Kanak...and she can see and feel the mighty Uma Shankar is stumped by her. Like the drawers of the dressing table she pulls out! his emotions lay bare his heart and mind like the contents of the drawers! Really her demure, silence goaded his to reveal all.Now! that he has cleared certain issues, off his chest. Uma pushes in the drawers! The final touches of this one to one grooming session.
The female adds final touches to her appearance. Bedecks herself with ornaments. Whether its pre-purification nerves, or putting up with this pushy male? Kanak's butter fingers drop her earring, on his hands he gets and searches for it .. and finally returns it to her. Uma then does what he does best! Lands surprises upon her! a visit to Pushkar straight after the ceremony.. their first trip together! What a scene on his knees,he looks for her jewellery.. and consent! Would she come? Kanak is speechless at the hand of the gods. She wants to know if the trip is one off ? he clarifies it's a shop that is being repossessed by him Kanak sweet mart.. he wants her to inaugurate it.. being his first lady!! Will she accompany him. With eyes burning with tears of fury.. she recalls, her war cry, her grooming, no fear ,no ,no hesitation as all she needs to know is whose daughter she is.. Thus all the ice breaking that happens in the episode is.. from Kanak's side changes into rage that typifies molten lava within her. She is all set to take him on Bhabo's forged thumbprints! She aims to see him behind bars once the truth about his duplicity is exposed before all! She stuffs the precious booty, Bhabo's papers in a silken draw string pouch bag ,stuffs it in the side of her waist and covers it with her veil of modesty... will she escape with the papers ,through this valley of fraud..?
It s interesting to see that that the cvs are in a hurry to hurl the couple together rather speedily. For me the shop issue remains between them like an iron wall which is making Kanak dupe and enact the role she has been allocated. In the episode, for me she for the sake of decorum is having to put up with his body exhibitionism, I add with a chuckle.. but I have to say this, it does make me feel , he is not really her husband in the true sense of the word.. yes they have gone through the rites and rituals of marriage but to me they still remain strangers, certainly from where Kanak's coming from. May I add, I am eagerly awaiting for some blissful and profound, soul to soul aura between them. Both stars Avinesh and Reah were the highlight of the episode. Fine stars both. Hamlet53 12.5.17