Originally posted by: SmithaRam
Scene: Shagun ceremony day. Anu & Anuj are in the kitchen.
The scene in today's episode was endearing, but I would have loved for them to have a conversation about the impending big step they both are about to take. Here is how I imagined -
Anu is making tea. He is sitting and staring at her. She asks..
Anu: aap yaha kya kar rahe hai.. (something to the effect that everyone is outside why are you here, I feel awkward)š³
Anuj: mein ne pehle bhi kaha tha⦠tumhe akele kitchen mein kaam karne nahi doonga
Anu: toh phir kuch kaam kijiye, aise baithke kya kar rahe hai?š¤
Anuj: okay! Batao kya karna haiā¦ā¦ rubs his palms together readying himself to work
Anu: gives him chores to do ⦠in the meantime she asksā¦.
Aapko meetha zyaada pasand hai ya namkeen?
Anuj: Namkeen accha lagta hai, meetha bhi pasand hai⦠1 or 2 you know⦠kyun pooch rahi ho?š¤
Anu: aise hi⦠muhje meetha bahut bahut pasand haiā¦.šš
Anuj: actually.... mujhe bhiā¦and runs his fingers over his lips suggestivelyšš³
Anu: rolls her eyes. š¤ And continues⦠hamari shadi ho rahi hai, iss ka matlab ye nahi ke humari pasand, na-pasand ek ho.š¤
Anuj: Sach batao toh mujhe yakeen hi nahi ho raha ki hamari shadi hone wala haiā¦.ā¤ļø
Iss baare mein, mujhe kuch kehna hai.. tum bura toh nahi maanogi?
Anu: nai, batayiyeā¦..
Anuj: Muje pata nahi ke tumhare mann mein kya hai⦠par⦠As you know⦠I am a simple man, mujhe ye thamjam bilkul pasand nahiā¦..toh mein soch raha tha ki harmari shadi bahut simple ho.š³
What do you think? Agar tumhe grand celebration chahiye toh mein compromiseā¦.
Anu: nahi,⦠mujhe bhi bahut simple function chahiye. Sirf badhon ka ashirwaad, aur bacchon ka pyaarā¦choti si party....Mere passā¦.yaani bapuji ke paas itne ⦠she stops.. jab ladki waale sab karchaā¦š²
Anuj: Stop it Anu! Ye kya ladki wale laga rakha hai?š” Gets irritatedā¦.
Humari soch badalni chahiye. Aage jaake hum dono saath mein rahenge, saath saari zindagi bitaayenge toh, shadi ka karcha bhi saath uthayengeā¦..šš¼
Anu: magar⦠kya kahengeā¦
They continue exchanging their thoughts and come to a conclusionā¦..
Anuj: Anu, shaadi ke baad 2 din⦠sirf 2 din ke liye⦠hum kahi dur, matlab iss bheed se bahut durā¦jaye toh kaisa rahegaā¦. idea?š
Anu: sabko chodke kaiseā¦.?Hum bapuji, kinjal, saā¦š¤
Anuj: irritated with her, š” interrupts ...āMohatarma ! Log shadi ke baad honeymoon pe akele jaate hai. Saare parivaar sameth teerth yatra par nahiā
Anu: laughs⦠pata hai mujheā¦.. mein bass aapko sataa rahi thi⦠aap gusse mein bahut bahut bahut pyaare lagte haiā¦š³š¤
Anuj: achcha! frames her face in his hands and brings them close to his own⦠his eyes hover over her lips, he tilts his head to meet her lipsā¦..just then they hear the sound of tea boiling on the stove overflows⦠just like their cup of happiness.ā¤ļø
Anuj: Kisses on her nose and saysā¦. āshadi ke baad dekh loongaā¦ā¦ shadi ke baad..ā and frees her from his hold.šā¤ļø
Minutes later after fixing tea & snacks they both come out and offer it to everyone. They both sit next to each other, and Anu announces to everyoneā¦
Anu: bapuji⦠hum dono ne decide kiya hai ki bahut simple shadi hogi. Shadi, woh radha-krishn ke mandir me hoga. Wahi, jo jignes bahi ke dukan se aage padta haiā¦
Anuj: adding to what she said, he continuesā¦..bapuji, mein jaanta hoon ki aap shadi aapke ghar me rakhna chahte the. Lekin, hum dono chahte hai ki hamari shadi mandir mein ho.
Anu: Bapuji, kanyadaan ki vidhi aap hi karenge⦠par shadi mandir mein hogi. ā¦
Everyone has mixed feelings about this idea and try to argue with them. But eventually give in their wishes.
Anuj: Anu, Shadi ke baad.. ..ā¦woh bhi bataa do sabkoā¦
Anu: starts to blush thinking about honeymoon and the intimate moments they had in the kitchen and begins to fumble on words.... woh mein, kaiseā¦. kya kahoon.....š³š³
Anuj: Chaloā¦. Mein bata deta hoon⦠shadi ke baad, shaam ko⦠he looks at her teasinglyā¦..š
Anu: is nervous, embarrassed thinking about what he is about openly tell everyoneā¦šµ
Anuj: Shaam ko, ek choti si reception rakhna chahte haiā¦. Mere business partners, colleagues ke liyeā¦
Turns to look at her⦠āshadi ke baad⦠ā and winks at her š
Anu: š³ā¤ļø
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Honestly, I am not interested in candy floss romance for this show. I wanted to see the protagonist progress after divorce and create an identity of her own in a male dominated world. The story has taken different turn after AK was introduced, and I still hoped to see her liberate.
But, I canāt seem to understand where the story is going. Neither can I stand the silliness that is weaved into each episode. So tried to write something I would have liked to see while keeping the romantic zing in place.š
Aisa hota tohā¦.? Drop in your comment to let me know.š³
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