It's still pretty remarkable to me that Adi-Imlie manage to pack in so much nuance into a barely 2 minute long scene. What a difference it makes when a story doesn't rely on long drawn eyelocks or typical "romantic scenes" to show a "connection" between two people😆.
That is part of the intrigue for me....that one never really knows exactly what shade will crop up in the next Adi-Imlie interaction. The last time they spoke, she was groggy and weak, but still managed to have a full convo with him about where they both stand in this equation. This time, she had recovered, was fully lucid....and the first interaction she has is with an Adi fussing over her, leaving her overwhelmed with simple gestures like reaching under the bed to fetch her chappal.
I love that disarming quality between of them.....he didn't mean to, but he disarmed her simply with the act of reaching under the bed to fetch her chappal.....and in turn, Imlie couldn't hold herself back from thanking him for saving her life....the way she showed an understanding that he wouldn't appreciate it if she tried to thank him like she thanked the doctors/nurses, but she still felt the urge to thank him...for she wouldn't be there if he hadn't come to save her.
The simple way in which she said, "Aaj Imlie hai...toh sirf aapki wajah se"....it hit him hard. And I'm sure this line will come back to haunt him at some point, just like he was haunted by Imlie telling him that he still has the choice to return to his life....but she won't be able to return to her life in the village as an unmarried girl.
I also loved that in the aftermath of Imlie saying that to him, he didn't say anything....but tried to downplay it and change the topic to saying let's go home, everyone's waiting for you. This unsaid quality between them where so much is conveyed without words is again part of the draw for me....the angst is so subtle....you can feel the connection between them even in the simplest of gestures. That is a marvel.











