It was an intelligently composed episode. The way they layered emotions, dialogues, background music and comic timing is worthy of an applause. I expected the episode to be heavy but it was not. Great work team.
Hanuman is right. Everything is really complicated. He told Mini about Babita's past and her thought process but what about his own self? That is the moment I realized that however confident and expressive Hanuman is on the outside, he is a really defensive man on the inside. He does not want to talk about his life, his past and his emotions. A lot of hard work is needed in this department.
He wants Babita to open up and confess her feelings. I will agree with him on that point but hey wait what did he just say after that? "Chhori jaisa chal Raha hai chalne de ... Woh ek chhat ke neeche Rehne ko kehte hai naa live in relationship." I thought Hanuman knew better than that. 😆
I realized that Hanuman Singh functions on two levels - a part of him which is living in the present wants Babita to communicate in a better way and other part of him lives in the past where Imarti meant the world to him.
So Babita makes an innocent attempt of getting a bottle and making him drink in order to not make him drink! This is the absolute contrast between Babita and Imarti, if it would have been Imarti in Babita's place she would have broken the alcohol bottle straight away by hitting it on Hanuman's head.
I was actually very pleasantly surprised when Mini said "Ghar mein do do daaru baaz, guys don't you think I deserve better parents." This makes me believe that she is not going to give up on her parents even if they give up on themselves.
The fight between Hanuman and Babita made me see the potential they hold as a couple but it is strongly evident that both of them are on two different pages in the book of love and life. Hanuman easily gets offended by Babita because she wants to step in his personal space but has not let him step closer to her yet.
He wants her to communicate whether it is about all the problems she has with him or about Meeta or about anything else and she wants him to understand like he has always understood in other matters. Babita is mistaken here because these are the matters of heart.
The whole tying the hair and then tying the duppata and then provoking Hanuman into 'I am saying don't drink so don't drink' stint was so naive. She expects him to listen to her and obey her but that is not going to happen because the chivalrous police officer and the vulnerable loner are two different people and she does not realize it yet.
She makes the effort but ends up pushing the wrong buttons. "Agar Imarti ji hoti to" - I guess this is not the first time she has taken Imarti's name in such a way. I would want to see her stand in front of him, look into his eyes and speak like Babita because she is Babita and not Imarti.
"Woh Imarti thi." He says steps backwards and leaves her in tears. He is correct , Babita is a weak person to handle a wildfire like Hanuman after all. It will take sometime for her to realize that. He ends up drinking, She does not have a hold over him. She is not going to have it until she decides to step up and look into Hanuman for who he really is - a man with scars, burns, aches and open wounds.
The precap gives it right away - Hanuman Singh has to move on in life and it is what this arch is all about.
Sir Saab ki bhashan mein bole toh 'Bawlo se bhaari mistake ho rahi hai' but can I say that even when both of them are making mistakes they are not at fault. It is her life's first ever love for Babita where she knows that she is important for him and has a lot of expectations out of him. About Hanuman, he is living a struggle of his own. Torn between stepping forward towards Babita or living with Imarti's memories.
Hanuman knows the whole and soul of Babita. She has begun to have a taste of the real world just now. She is picking and wrapping happiness in her heart from the embroidered night skies and the dew of early morning flowers. He knows that for her he means happiness but he also knows that she won't be able to take it when he burns in agony and heartache. The harshness of his words can make her shiver forget about the time when his anger can set ablaze her life. He will not do this to her.
The mature man in him wants Babita to take the first step. Fine, but even if she does so the tinkling of Imarti's Bangles will keep replaying in his mind on loop. It is indeed going to be difficult for Hanuman.
Babita on the other hand had said "Woh bhi kaha Kuch kehte hai." I am waiting for the moments when Mini will realize that there is no point rushing because more severe problems have to be dealt with. Right now, Babita is developing feelings for the gentleman that he is for the world but will she be able to accept the volatile and vulnerable beast in him. That my friends we will have to wait and watch!
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