Nigaahon mein dekho meri jo hai bas gaya

Originally posted by: AreYaar

Oh what a wonderful feeling this is...when the team is able to FOCUS on one story and pour their heart and soul into it, the result clearly shows up so well on screen...especially when they have NM-SC to perform it all so wonderfully👏👏 +1 as i said earlier too i got a little too excited while watching the episode . it is episodes like these that still make you sit despite all the crap they throw at you caz when they come at delivering they knock it off teh park. I wish teh remain consistent this time because it hurts so much more when they go into lazy zone after doing such fab work. this is really REFRESHING to watch and a Huge round of applause for all Parties Involved but esp NM SC and Lalit for being the heroes today 👏

They surprisingly maintained the momentum from Friday's episode, much to my delight...as forces once again pushed Shivika towards each other until they finally came face to face...Anika gets another shot at a different job and now wants her file back...which coincidentally is in OM now with Shivaay, thanks to Khanna BHAIYYA😆...btw agar Khanna BHAIYYA hai toh why does it say Anika DI on his phone when Anika calls him? 😆...bada kaun hai dono mein se? Anika ki Khanna?😆Anika Di from khanna is just so odd man khanna bhaiya i can work around with but such a huge guy calling or saving anika's number as Di is too much to take even if it is bhai sahab didi wala di toh bhi anika DI ki jagah anika Ji rakh leta 😆 file ko toh aana hi tha Shivaay ke paas 😆 jis tarah chunri anika ke liye wasie file shivaay ke liye.😉😆

Khanna so confidently told Anika that he will get his boss to give her job but THIS is how he was in front of Shivaay😆😆...Saari hawaa nikal gayi and didn't even manage to properly ask Shivaay to give Anika the job...bas file rakh ke bhaag gaya darpok Khanna😆 i laughed so hard at bheegi beeli khanna sara akkad / confidence sir ke samne phuss and bechara was saying such confusing/controversial lines to confuse sir more 😆 shivaay ke reactions were so Bang On Lol mohalle main ladki hai oth shivaay sach main kya kare bahah and ghar main shaadi so shivaay is like so what?? 😆😆 i esp laughed at his khanna aaj ki date main finish what you have to say but glad inka bond bhi koi itna change nahi hua hanna hamesha se hi aisi bheegi billi bann jata hai shivaay ke samne rather cute it was

Am i thinking too much or dadi bringing the necklace right at that moment when he is about os ee file also is hinting towards her being a hurdle between thembut jo bhi tha i like the buildup to the moment later as it just gave serious goosebumps while he caressed her names so softly and her face appeared on the file 😳😳

New Daadi ji...we get that you are trying very hard to adopt the Daadi-isms of the previous Daadi but it's just not working...our expression is similar to Shivaay's when you start talking😆

Today's epi seriously made me wonder if it's deliberate that this Daadi comes across as so put on in the way she talks about family, Ishqbaazi...sab fake lagta hai...lol is it intentional or unintentionally ho raha hai? i am going with it is deliberate because there is no way they can sell a new prinku so efficiently in just a single scene while nobody is even trying to help this dadi improve or gel there is absolutely no improvement in her bond with anybody so it can't be her chemistry not working with say one actor. kyonki aisa hota hai kabhi ek ke saath nahi hua toh kisi doosre ke saath ho gaya yahan toh dadi ka ksii ke saath nahi ho raha and there seems to be no work being done on it. i really feel we are supposed to take it as agar koi aur dadi milti shivaay ko toh kaisa hota caz whatever humara real shivaay is the big hand is to dadi ki parvarish and these IB lectures and how dadi instilled them in the boys . they tried to deny those badi badi baatein time and again as cheesy and all but in the heart somewhere all of them believed in them dadi had carved the boys into what they were. here too she is the only elder member seems to be the one only raising them but her different attitude her lack of warmth and being only there for blackmail or duniyavi superficial dikhava is highlight. she seems to hardly care about shivaay or prinku esp knowing hwo their parents died all she cares about is herself and her own feelings. so yeah i am Sure this is on purpose and maybe that's why they replaced apni real dadi too caz it must've been hard to make her this cold because she otherwise did come to shoot faltu lecture episodes despite being ill . so that is not the only reason and if that is the case i kinda am thankful because main nahi dekh paati kalyani dadi being all fake and superficial esp to her billu and not giving a darn about him and his khushi. because nothing explains the real dadi letting him be in pain and go on with things. kalyani dadi used to be torn at billu ka dard it mattered to her so much all the time. so take her as a new character too and try to think as dada ji ki koi dusri biwi bahah helps trust me

Anyways, after this came one of my fav. moments in the epi...there were many beautifully shot sequences in this epi, but this is one of the underrrated ones today...the parallel of a Shivaay running his fingers over Anika's name on that folder, superimposed over the image of Anika...then him saying her name out loud...and at the same time, Anika ending up taking his name out loud just as murti of Shiv passes by in the procession...the idea and execution was surprisingly subtle and profound in this moment for me...the bg score just GORGEOUS👏👏...that new poignant si tune they are playing on Shivika scenes aajkal is beautiful this moment is oh so heartwarming and malcholic the music just added so much to that melancholic feel . he knows the name there is a familiarity he just cannot help but run his fingers over her name so softly again and again take her name call out to her & her instantly replying to his call suddenly is oh so beautiful. what i found interesting was she never realized it too why she called out shivaay i do not buy that she said it for the murti being carried caz the girl seems to still be a very normal casual believer who goes to mandir and pays her respects to bhagwan and all but she is not at all typical blind believer in all this she actually seems to be a rare gem still who does have belief butin a very casual way and boy am i thankful for that

This moment made me curious about Anika's level of belief in God...she did go to the mandir in the previous epi but today she turned her head away from the Shiv ki murti...interesting

The way they both almost simultaneously took each other's names was so touching today...they are creating some really heartfelt moments in this redux keeping the undercurrents of Shivka's powerful connection in every scene +1 eyej se bhater . really defines the line kaise batayein kyon tujhko chahein yaara bata na paayein . it is overwhelming to explain this moment and the beauty of it in words. you have done a brilliant job because am at loss of words .. this for me is one of those moments that i can watch for the beauty of it on loop but won't be able to do justice putting it in words. am just floored

Then came the hit and miss ka silsila again as Anika landed up at OM...I'm just in LOVE with the cinematography today of those scenes as Anika walked in...there was an angelic quality to her white suit, the lighting, the simplicity in her...and then the feeling of Anika coming back to her home...here comes the new bride hesitatingly walking in😆...and the SONG choice with "Main tenu samjhaawana ki"...baalti bhar bhar ke feels❤️😆...I'll just let the shots speak for themselves...lol

again am in same situation hard to say it i just loved the way she entered and found the familiarity too you can see it in her eyes she seems a familiar environment too but is confused too that why while she looks around for khanna bhaiya 😆😆 absolutely loved the way shivaay turned the moment he felt her he was on the phone in his own duniya but the moment she moved her hand he felt her the way he impatiently turned around so see what or who it was. again not knowing why he got so impatient and then him following ehr in trance. if you notice duniya kinda stood still for him in those moments when he followed her you see baaki log doing random naach gaana but it is like he did not even notice anything around him again the trance was so beautifully highlighted. that is her connect with him the invisible dor between them. forget anyone else i don't think he himself noticed it either that he was following her like that

the song choice was so perfect and just made me super emotional. the lines were complimenting the whole situation so well

Senso-meter took a while to start functioning today...but once it started...it was on😆...that little moment where she lifted her arm out for a bit and a slight breeze fluttered her dupatta as if it carried her scent to him...and that is when he sensed her and turned but she had walked away by then. Phew thank God it did start eventually and boy what a moment it was. did you not feel like cheering and screaming for the sense o meter😆

This little bit when he just starts walking behind her without realizing it also had some interesting symbolism to it

LOL what a happy dulha...not😆...this Shivaay looks even more pakaaoed by his shaadi to Tia than the previous one did...and he always looks like he doesn't want Daadi to touch him...lol he seems allergic to her touch

Anyways, then we get to the most feelzy part of the epi😆...the lulz of the flying dupatta aside, this scene was amazing for the sheer level of emotional undercurrents in it...the way that dupatta fell over Anika and the shift that came with it...Anika all confused and uncomfortable trying to pull the dupatta off initially...but just going still when she sees Shivaay through the veil...and the shift in Shivaay's eyes when he first sees the veil fall on this girl out of nowhere...then can't help but be pulled to walk over to her...there is a curiosity in his body language initially as he starts to lift the veil and ofcourse the symbolism isn't lost on anyone that they went for the whole bridal veil being lifted by the groom feel here...Anika even had her eyes downcast like a bride for a bit...but the moment of him lifting the veil and that reflection showing up in his eyes showed how LM was in full creative overload today to justify the "Nigaahon mein dekho meri jo hai bas gaya" line😆😆...some beautiful shots...Haan aaj hi moonhdikhayi hogayi in public 😆 jokes aside main toh kuch bolne wali situation main nahi hoon so am leaving this here , my feelings are basically exactly same as you . this is going to go on loop and i'd like to show my appreciation for this in form of gifs caz main sirf repeat hi kari jaoongi what you've already said

let's hope this magic continues and Gulneet stick to their instincts they are on the right path and i hope this gamble pays off because the team deserves this for their hardwork and Dedication

And I LOVED the way Shivika looked at each other when the veil first lifted...an almost instant fragility and emotion swimming in Anika's eyes...almost a sheen of tears and also a sense of a powerful connection that just left her helplessly staring at him...and Shivaay couldn't take his eyes off her for those first few moments before his glance shifted to trying to get the dupatta off her...but it remained stuck...giving them more reason to keep staring at each other, feeling this powerful connection that they couldn't understand😆

The way he forcefully removed the dupatta from her head...almost like a ziddi baccha...determinedly turning to walk away...again I have to applaud the beautiful shots here...and the fact that he couldn't help but stop and turn to look at her...so confused by this draw he's feeling towards her...curiosity or something else...this is like a more intense version of the pull that the previous Shivaay felt for Anika in the early days😆

Somehow their silences are speaking so much more this time from the very beginning...so much said through their eyes that they can't yet verbalize

But tomorrow that will change...lol as they find a way to clash again...I'm just so blown away by the EMOTING from NM-SC in the precap...there is a softer Anika but one still with strength in her eyes enough to rebuke Shivaay...the pain in both their eyes when they taunt each other about their moms...NM-SC, why sooo good👏👏👏 this has me in Awww esp because i was dreading it to be the typical kind of scene but Damn am i loving it or what? first of all the confidence in Anika's body language while being so Soft and suljhi hui otherwise is 👏👏 there is a lot going on in the eyes here for both of them there is pain, hurt a fire and a tiny bit of fierceness in anika where she gathers herself and actually questions him too . this is such a good surprise i like this Anika and i like the common topic of conflict being both without their maa. i have a feeling he will be so anti mom and have all the gande thoughts regarding mums but she will change that despite her own not so good experience but one thing that stood out even in this tinniest clip was despite their own bad experiences they are touchy about their mums. it is a prohibited area for anyone to comment on them whatever they did and whatever they feel for their mothers is their business nobody else is allowed to say one bad thing. i was hoping they'd show it differently and make them bond over it but that is too good to be true in soapworld so for now jitna variation from cliched stuff they've shown in it going by precap bhi chalega. major props to NM SC for selling it in such a non cliche way 👏 Am on edge of my seat waiting for it. So amused by billu ka jaldi se declaration ke ab kaunse dekhna hai tumhein well honey we can see kitna asar ho raha hai you are not able to resist this ull whatsoever and aapka dil aisi baaton se nahi behalne wala . likh ke le lo

The people who are meant to be in your life will always gravitate back to you no matter how far they wander, beyond the measures and boundaries of space, zones and realms here in Shivika's case.

"Ego says: Once everything falls into place, I will find peace. Spirit says, Once I find peace, everything will fall into place. Shivay and Anika have to find each other, only then the puzzle with missing pieces of their life will make sense. In each other, they will find peace. Abhi toh they are two lost kids, lifeless and souless.

The visuals were a treat. Lalit Mohan touch. He has been liberal in using the closeup shots to his and the viewer's advantage.

NM and SC bring out the unknown pang of their hearts so effectively through their eyes. She looked ethereal in white. I particularly loved the scene where she extends her hand out in his direction, be it subconsciously and it's as if he is drawn into the circle of her aura.

Absolutely loved the scene where Shivay walks behind her, him kind of zoned out and the focus is her, yet those tandem steps as if guarded by the heavenly forces above is an impressive visual.

The dupattah flying in her direction is a clichd occurrence. Yet, the emotions to it were rightly placed. Anika as if she walked herself in to be caught in the entanglement, of bringing herself into Shivay's life, yet again. She has no escape away but only towards him.

Shivay almost instantly walks towards her, as if he too willingly walks imself hinto her life yet again. The scene where he lifts the veil and they see each other is powerful. It surely is a gamut of emotions at display. To play the conscious side of being in the present, aware of themselves as strangers to each other and the sub-conscious tranced spell ( for the life they've known together) is amazing!!!!

The chemistry is effortless even when Shivay and Anika do not know the reason for such "pull, the subtle way of Shivay turning back to have another glance of her was intense.

It's beautiful to see them walk this journey yet again without being repetitive inspite of staying connected.

Full marks to LM and NM-SC, the team is love.

So Rudra in Season 1 was the one who instantly hit off with Anika. Here in season 2, he finds her to be the wrong number. So Bhabs it is for Shivay's wife Anika in future. I think this is how they address his real wife offscreen.

Dadi ne bada dukhi kar diya. Rudra was the sane one here, I think even Shivay was thankful. Also, Dadi seems trying hard to be Punjabi Dadi, the slang is hard on her I guess. I am sad ki Billu ab billu na raha but thankful at the same time that this Dadi doesn't call Shivay as Billu.

Khanna Bhaiyya and Anika Di is confusing. When Khanna Bhaiyya yesterday assured Anika ki unke sir ko uski(Khanna ki) baat maan-ni hi padhegi, I did not expect today's visual of him as a bheega hua chuha in front of his sir.

Shivay and Anika both are protecting their real waale sissies from the hard truth of their respective mother's bhayanak backstory. Jo bhi duniya ho, parallel, alternate, diagonal, whatever, this is what makes them tick, they are the same at heart with their fierce protectiveness.

Curious about what led to their confrontation, jaise mile they are into their game, of hurting each other, bewajah par haq se. That is the fabric of their being I guess.

Anu Yaar, Are Yaar, itne acche visuals toh the hi, your captures are kind of putting their (NM-SC/LM) efforts to permanence. Gorgeous they are.
Pata nahi, if the show will be retained on hotstar, just like apna Gulaal was removed never to be back. Such threads of yours are bookmarked in a separate doc folder. It's fun and pleasure to go back and read at leisure