Epi 2.
Scene 1
Arnav is looking at her eyes lips and eyes then pulled her closer to him by tightening his hold on her.
Khushi is almost trembling with fear and verge of crying. She realized she's holding on to Arnav and withdraws her hand and looks at Arnav's arms which are holding her. Arnav looks at her with disgust and puts her down literally throwing her on the side of the ramp.
Two men dragged her while she is scared and looking at Arnav and the dupatta thats fallen off her head.
My thoughts:
Khushi is trapped in a wrong place. Arnav threw her on the ramp. She could have been hurt. Those Men are dragging her like a criminal. She must be feeling violated on being dragged repeatedly. Her dupata which makes her feel protected and safe being taken off once and now lying on the ground. This is not acceptable even female criminals get women police not men handling them.
Scene 2
They locked her in a room and are interroguating her. She tried to tell them she's there by mistake and keeps pleading to let her go.
Arnav asks them to let her go and as soon as she runs Arnav pulls her by her arm and pushes her back. He keeps moving towards her and she keeps backing off in fear till her back is against a pillar. She tells Arnav that she's trying to explain that she doesn't know anything and requests to let her go. Arnav wants answers. Khushi is trying to explain that she needs to go home for a wedding and is there by mistake but Arnav asked her how much money did she get paid to spoil his show and taunts her about her status.
Khushi keeps pleading that the dowry papers are with her but Arnav beats her to it and accuses her of coming to make dowry money. Khushi flinches at his words and looks away but tells him she doesn't want to talk to him and tells him to get out of her way. Arnav threatens her to answer him or he has other ways to get the answers. Khushi replies that no matter which way he asks, her answers will remain the same. Arnav is relentless in questioning and accusing her of lying and being paid by his rivals while Khushi is refuting all his accusations with a no.
Arnav is shooting daggers at Khushi but Khushi again pleads Arnav to let her go as her family will be worried for her and her sister's marriage will break if she doesn't reach on time. Arnav replies that let it break and girls like you will trap another man. Khushi is visibly hurt and shocked at his words telling him that he's talking rubbish. Who is he and why is he after her. Khushi gives it back to him telling him that what if anyone says that about his family, what if his sister's wedding breaks, what if they talk like that about his sister. Does he have any answers. That he is crossing the limits with his misbehavior and to get out of her way and let her go.
She moves away but Arnav pulled her back and pulls her close to him. He's dangerously close and he's enraged and tells her he hasnt even started misbehaving yet and she wanted answers right. He rips apart the pearl string holding her blouse together. Khushi looks at him in disbelief hurt and fear. He pushes her around and is glaring at her while Khushi is sobbing. She realizes her back is open and to save her dignity she opens her plait and tosses her open long hair to cover her back. She turns around to look at Arnav still boring holes in her back and runs away from there






My thoughts :
A girl is mercilessly dragged like a criminal by men locked in a room unlawfully and even when she's free the Hero manhandles her, taunts her on her status then insinuates she's a characterless and a gold digger
Khushi comes across as naive innocent girl but courageous to give it back but the man again shows his masculinity and strength to overpower her and shut her up. Breaking a Dori of any girl is not acceptable no matter what his past was. But Khushi doesn't give up and has the presence of mind to cover her back and run off while Arnav standing there.
I was amazed at the strength and determination Khushi had to not fall apart in what seemed like nightmare terrifying any girl. Anything could have happened.
Khushi is so underrated in this scene. For me though Badtameezi toh maine Shuru bhi nahi ki is considered iconic but I think Khushi telling him about his sister and covering her back was symbolic of how Khushi can push him over the edge and make him lose his mind to make him act irrationally while she holds her ground defiantly.
Scene 3
Khushi returned home covering Herself with her dupatta holding the file close to her chest. Her whole demeanour is vulnerable sad and defeated. Her mother angrily comes to her and asks her and tells her not to make anymore scenes. Payal asks Khushi if she's alright and Khushi's worried for Payal.
Her mother is concerned that she was out till late night but blames her for the misfortune. Buaji is accusing her of deliberately going away with papers to break the marriage.
Her father tells her buaji that he'll talk to Khushi and asks her why did she take the papers. Khushi seeks permission of Payal and tells her father that she took the papers hoping the groom would convince his mom to not take dowry and she'd know if he's party to demanding the dowry. She landed in a wrong place and couldn't come on time and everything got messed up. The Great Buaji again hurls insult at her and tells her dowry is the right of the groom but Khushi says dowry isn't a right. Her mother tells her that she has the right to break her sister's marriage and poking in elders decisions. Khushi calls her Amma in an apologetic tone but she tells her not to call her Amma. Khushi is hurt by her words. Then Buaji taunts her if she was Payal's real sister would she do the same thing. That she's an outsider who snatching what belongs to Payal who is family. As if she's endured enough for the day her mother tells Khushi that she proved she isn't her daughter. Though her father tried to stop Buaji she adds more insult saying that if Garima didn't bring her orphaned niece into their family 10 yrs ago then Payal's marriage wouldnt be broken. She and Khushi's father leave the room. Khushi is heartbroken and guilty that she indeed isn't a real sister but she didn't do this deliberately and Payal comforts her and assures her there could be no one more true to her than Khushi. Her fiance knew about the dowry and hence he left her at the alter.
Khushi is in thoughts and then she goes out of the house and opens a sweet shop and opens a container of oil and lights up the match stick.
My thoughts
Khushi has to endure a lot of pain and alienation at the hands of her buaji and her mother. Though her father and Payal support her but they clearly are over powered by the other two women in the house who don't consider Khushi a family. Their words were cruel reminding Khushi that she's unwanted and an outsider. That because her parents are no more she has no right to feel loved or be a part of the family. It's a surprise how Khushi manages to hold her own with such venom being thrown at her.
If they want to Khushi is going to commit suicide then they shouldn't be showing precap of Arshi meeting at Dargah 🤣
Hats off to Sanaya for pulling off the most crucial scene when she was sick. Her expressions her dialogues her body language everything was on point. She did what the script demanded and fabulously at that in the whole epi. The reason I feel the need to do that is She was criticised for not getting Khushi till the Dargah scene.
Edited by renee.bee - 4 years ago
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