Kaka Shiva scene part 2
Sneha’s words have done a number on him. They echo inside his head. His face shows the turmoil he is in. He is in pressure and barely holding his turmoil in. For a moment he doesn’t understand how to hold on. How to control himself and then he sees the alcohol. For him, right now the solution is to numb himself and what better than alcohol, he thinks. He gulps it down amidst Kaka’s protest.
Kaka’s words are really filled with worry and warmth. Alcohol truly reduces a person to something they have no control over. It takes away a person’s ability to differentiate right and wrong and makes them a mess. And from where I come from Alcohol is called the mother of all evils. Kaka’s words are in tandem with those. He also shows that he truly worries about Shiva. Ghar ujaad deta hai sharaab. True. He drinks and the first some sips from the glasses loosens his tongue like alcohol always does. It snaps the control over his tongue. Kaka tells him that alcohol is bad because it destroys a person and pushes him to dust. Gard means dust. And Shiva’s response is regarding marriage. He says u r right. But he doesn’t say that about Alcohol he means that about marriage especially his own.
Kaash bachpan mein mitti se khelte waqt in haathon se shaadi ki lakeer hi mit gayi hoti.
Simple words but reveals his internal turmoil and mental exhaustion quite well. The guy has had no respite since marriage. He steps in when his brother steps out, all for Dhara. Didn’t understand what exactly he was stepping into. And since then it had been nothing but a topsy turvy exhausting ride. He is misunderstood on the first night and despite no fault of his, he is blamed by his partner for life. He sees a gift and it dawns upon him that the girl he married will never love him. He has accepted that. It was never gonna be a loving marriage. So he moves on. Then he is misunderstood at every turn. And after some weeks the one he is married to makes home in his heart by her pure innocence. He begins to see a future. Hope blooms within him. He begins to dream. And finally the blow comes when he is shown the contrast right before him amidst the background music of her friend’s words. He sees clearly that they r just too opposite to each other. She is different and her world is different. She belongs to a world light years away from him and he is anchored to his world to such an extent that he cannot erase the space that separates them. And with this realisation, his hopes shrivels, his dreams shatter and he is thrown down mercilessly to the ground of his existence. There will be no more flights of love. And he thinks, he was better before this whole ride began. Before this marriage, he was happy, he was carefree, there wasn’t much to worry about or to contemplate. People’s opinions about him didn’t matter then. Simple times.
So the Marriage is to blame.
This marriage is the culprit and the reason he is in so much trouble. He declared that he should never have married and then drinks the whole bottle of alcohol. Kaka is a worried and silent spectator at this point and becomes vocal once again only when he sees Shiva drinking the whole bottle.
Kaka’s words about Shiva drinking his whole monthly alcohol shows us that Shiva is gonna go completely cuckoo. For a person who doesn’t drink, this is surely something he won’t be able to handle but he did ok. And then we gets the instant effects. The alcohol numbs his pain and finally makes him let go off his worries and reduces his senses so he is in his lala land. He smiles after the whole day. And declares his love for Kaka. And then declares tht Love is waste of time (he is in love🤣). And then declares he doesn’t wanna go home and he will sleep at the shop and proceeds to sleep on the wall (spider man spider man tune churaya mere dil ka chen🤣). The whole after drink effect was hilarious and again we see KD’s acting prowess. He switches his angst to hilarity beautifully.
Kaka sends his home and he listens thankfully because of the numbness of his pain I guess. And we see Kaka’s worry and concern once more. Shiva has been someone who is always in control. He doesn’t do this. The turbulences in his behavior today is unsettling Kaka. Kaka deduces easily that something has pained Shiva and have hurt his heart. There is a sincere heartfelt prayer for taking care of Shiva. It rings with familiarity, fondness and concern.