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Lovely, lighthearted, meaningful episode.
First of all, let me request all fellow readers to not give up on our Dukhi Mukhi...he definitely has feelings for her, and he will confess but not in the college boy style. His love declaration will not be just that he has pyar for her. It will be much more and said with the full depth of Mukhi's character. So wait for it, it will come in pieces. First he has to accept to her that he is crazy about her, that she is the color and charm in his otherwise dull life, and she brought him something that he thought he will never have in his life..true love. But even after he is able to express all this, the point remains...should he take her to Amboli or not. So , not taking her with him and letting her be in Ahamdabad is not his insensitivity, it can be his way of letting her know he loves her but she is free to come to him at her will, at her will only and he will not demand that of her just because he has feelings or he loves her or is married to her.
I want to thank the makers for giving us a lighthearted episode full of family and laughter after the seriousness of last week. This is a couple who has newly discovered attraction for each other...this is another new layer to their relationship which already had respect, trust and sincerity for each other. So like true newly weds, they now cannot take their eyes off each other..find each other attractive and want to live in their own private world , even in company of others. Mukhi for the first time views Aru as a woman..not as a little girl , and he is bedazzled, spellbound by her beauty and charms. And Aru..she is totally gone. She has eyes only for him. She has dressed and glorified herself only for him..and the attention he gives her boosts her madness even more đł..Bashful Aru became a proud Aru , a woman who knows that her husband cannot take his eyes off her and takes pride in it. And our strong and mature hero, he is all but in a trance..he is too shy to return her teasing in public..but in fact loving this playful woman's charms which seem to bewitch him. So much so, he actually tries to hold her hand after the parents leave and keeps holding Rasika's hand for some time, until he sees Aru and mom in front of himđ
So no, he has come to come to quite an advanced stage actually...he is not afraid of holding her hand..but in general the man is not used to public demonstration of love...its not really upheld in standard Indian families and couples do try to keep their moh moh to the bedroom :)
His jumping and moving everytime she comes near him in the bedroom was comic to watchđ
but he was not doing comedy actually. Now, that they have experienced intense physical attraction, he cannot just sit by her in close proximity and not feel anything. Her every touch matters to him. Thats one thing. Second thing, he is so feeling defeated in his purpose to drop Aru back and leave her at AHMD, so on the verge of losing himself to her, now he is holding back tightly, its his last defense to her. So he knows fully well what she wants to express, but keeps avoiding it. If she does express her love, he cannot turn his back to her. Thats his fear.
Kis baat ka dar hai...she keeps asking. Darling, isko is baat ka dar hai, ki pyar mein behekar tum apne ambitions and sapno ka gala na ghot do. He is afraid that this love between them might kill her passion for her ambitions. And he has not gotten over the difference between his torn shoes and her city sandals. For that matter she has also not gotten over it. Though she thinks so. I would hate to see that after Mukhi melts towards her, she asks him to change his shoes or dhoti for her. Hopefully Aru will not do that and reassure Mukhi that she likes him as he is. Any changes in Aru and Mukhi should be heartfelt and driven from them individually and not because its forced .
So, the man is actually very intensely and acutely aware of her . He is completely attuned to her. And is at a loss of how to deal with her emotions, his emotions and the practical life ahead.
Anyway after some fighting and hiding, they end up in the water tank. Why the water tank? The makers could have used a garden swing, or have them talk behind bushes, or have them gone for a walk and late night chai, or hidden behind kitchen counter to talk ..they could have used so many places for a late night couples rendezvous. But instead they chose the water tank...and it seemed a very well thought out idea.
Before Aru Mukhi begin talking, the water tank is empty. Then the flow is started..a small meager pressure and some water starts flowing. They start getting drenched in it, soaked...its the second time in the day Aru is soaking... as she starts expressing her feelings, the water pressure increases, drop by drop, the tank gets filled. Word by Word, Mukhi's heart is getting filled with her love. The tank represents his heart. Its empty first, and her words of love , her expression that her happiness is with him and that love does not look at age , color , or religion...each of the wonderful things she says are filling his heart...those words are taking away his fear of rejection, his fear that if he expresses first its undue pressure on the girl..the water is drenching them in love and washing away fears.
Just think, if they just wanted the characters to express love in water, they could have used rain. Why tank? because they needed to show the emptiness first and show it then filling, and when it fills to the brim, our Mukhi will not hold his feelings anymore. He will not be able to hold in his feelings...his dam will burst..and now that she has expressed her feelings, he will be free to express his.
This does not mean he has agreed to take her to Amboli and keep her in a village all her life. This only means he will accept his feelings towards her. How they want to make their marriage work is yet to be played out.
Kudos to this expression by the CVs ...!!
Aru is Aru...she is the fiesty 22 year old who once has accepted her feelings wants to express it out without qualms. And the confidence to do so has come from Mukhi himself. He came after her to rescue her from goons, helped her escape fire, kissed and healed her feet , drenched her in cooling water, and brought he back to safety of her home. And then was mute looking at her beauty!
After all this Aru needs to more push to express herself! You go girl, the vibes of love you are feeling are true.
And I want to admire Aru here for backing off and giving Mukhi the option of not returning her love. I was so hoping for this strong Aru who does not force her love upon him ..and gives him the option of choosing her. When he did not say anything after her confession, she took two steps back accepted defeat...and told him that if he doesn't have these feelings, she will not bind him to her. She will let him go , and stay back at her home. Defeated but graceful! Loved her for that.
Mukhi stops her...lets see what happens tomorrow. He must say something nice enough for her to dress in that pretty red saree the next day morning! One thing I do want to mention. Aru's whole family has witnessed their attraction for each other during all the teasing in the evening. And Aru's mom noticed Mukhi tried to hold Aru's hand . And now they came to know Aru and Mukhi are probably on the terrace. Aru's uncle will also see them for sure on the terrace. After all this, Aru Mukhi will not be able to deny the marriage. There is no question of their family accepting that after they saw so many instances of the couple spending time alone. That is going to lead the story to somewhere...otherwise there was no reason to show the family witnessing AruMukhi bonding.
Loved Loved Aru's pride when her family were tying Mukhi's pagdi ..what best does a girl in love want? The guy's eyes upon her and her family's blessings upon him She got that today. But pagdi also means code of respect. Her uncle giving respect to Mukhi by tying his pagdi..possibly is going to come into picture pretty soon.We might see some situation where Mukhi will save their honour.
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