Today's episode just deserved a separate topic and review!
Anami fighting. Bravo girl you've given a new meaning to the word "women power" for Indian TV. I really hope this stays and later on, for TRP, they don't make her into one of those rona dhona FLs. But what I liked best about this scene was that you saw another side of Anami. You would think that being raised in Banaras, Anami would be a sanskari panditayan jiske liye pati bhagwan hai. But today you really saw the way her parents raised her. Fearless, brave, strong, courageous. These are the words that Anami would be described with.
Dadaji and Baldev's face-off revealed a bit into their relation and characters. Dadaji is worried about family name and honour and to preserve the heir seat for the right person. But in Baldev's eyes, he was sidelined because of his son. This really explains Baldev's hatred for Narottam. Even if Narottam is his son, he was disowned because of Narottam's effeminate ways. I also feel that somewhere Dadaji isn't as cunning as he was originally thought to be. He's just a bebas head of family who wants the best for his family, but with old traditions and thoughts. Kehte hain naa: purane khayal ka insaan. That's what Dadaji is.
And then the very next scene you see the reason why Baldev is so far from his wife, Satrupa. Baldev just wants a family, a loving wife, kids, and his elders. He didn't want money, power, or anything else. But in the end he got nothing. And that's made him into this stone-hearted man. But somewhere, deep underneath that facade, his heart pines and it came out on his face. Bravo to Ajay Chaudhary for taking up such a role.
This scene also revealed why Satrupa gave up Anami. I didn't even have to wait until the Guruji scene. Satrupa wants money, power, and position. And in our Indian society, only a son can get you that unfortunately. So when Satrupa had twins, she did what she had been taught and knew to be true. She gave up the daughter in return for her son. Note I say the daughter. For Satrupa Anami isn't really her daughter, but more a step to get what she wants.
Guruji is clever. Satrupa thought she could get away by playing the mahaan card and suggesting that Guruji was at fault, but at the end of the day he was right. He said there's a Kaal that would kill that kid who stayed in the house and that's exactly what happened. There's a reason he said to send away the first-born. Now Satrupa will have to bring back the daughter that she didn't love enough and prove to her that she did love her enough. This is a good chakravyuh in itself. Because if Satrupa tells Anami everything then Anami will know that she was second to Satrupa's love. And if she hides this fact and Anami finds out later, then it'll make Anami hate her even more.
What was really interesting in this scene is that Guruji knew about Murari Pathak. I kept wondering how Damo found Murari, but she didn't. This actually made me think that Guruji had always planned on one kid being sent away with Murari. Just imagine if Vatsalya had been raised by Murari and Anami by Satrupa.
Adhiraj (or at least the actor playing Adhiraj) really needs to buck up on his acting skills. The scene in the bar required intensity and a proper drunken stupor and he wasn't really able to master either. Though the intensity is better than when he first entered.
The locking of Vatsalya's room was more symbolic than can be thought. First it suggests that Satrupa wants to keep everything as is for Vatsalya suggesting that he may be alive. Second it shows that Satrupa doesn't want Anami to know about Vatsalya, at least not until the time is right. She's going to bring Anami back and possibly play a game that she didn't even know that she had Anami until recently. Third it suggests that Vatsalya is still key to this chakravyuh. As if he's the key to unlock the chakravyuh, hence he's being protected and safely locked away until the time is right. Maybe I'm reading too much, but that's what I felt. Oh and I must add that the photo of him wearing glasses was damn cute.