Originally posted by: Anusha16
"Jhanak thodi na pasan karegi ye Budhe ko"
What a bumper start to an episode so explosive... Usually I don't like repeat scenes from yesterday. But I felt good to hear this dialogue again.... Wah wah wah Humari Appu di 
Now that I have set the tone for the review/update... There's a lot to unpack so I am gonna stick to my main points today and only positive points.
Avinash Bhaiyaa uhm uhm Uncle is intent on marrying as early as possible and Shubo and SK are more than happy to let go of this unwanted responsibility. 
Jhanak comes and SK keenly notices her bhaiyaa phootoing ladoo in his mind. Her mind voice is like Kaam ache se hoga... Thanks the lords!
Appu di on the side is bombing the truth like anything "Ye Budhe to mujhe nahi acha lagta" 
To distract the issue they ask Jhanak to chuo pair, but Jhanak also spitting facts "Shaadi hogi to mein phir khud pair chooungi..." You go girl! Self-respect is fricking important. 
Avinash Bhaiya/uncle is latoo on Jhanak so he just forgives everything and everyone lol
How Cringy and creepy is JK in her Behen mode,,,. "Jhanak tumhari to Kismat khul gayi, dood patri se hai, Tumhe bhi to kabse kashmir jaana tha na...ab le jayenge tumhe apne saath" 
Chutiya... oh teri muh thod doon mein... I just feel like swearing all the gaaliyan at this biatch. Seriously.
Avinash bhaiya/uncle asks Jhanak about her studies and she tells about her impending exams, but SK tho doesn't want her to improve. She tells her what use education after marriage is... Her daughter also lagaos aag by talking about her modeling. She is shrewd man. Making sure Jhanak doesn't have chances to model/dance/improve her career. What a B!
Bhaiya promptly denies allowing modeling but is apparently okay with her attitude.and education.. Pretty privilege lol Mujhe nahi lagta ye Jhanak ko Tejas ke haath sounp denge... 
He is already a goner...
Appu di is the comedic relief the entire time, not only non verbal commentary but Sahi time pe sone ke suhaga jaisa dialogue bhi bol deti hai... "Maa... sach me ye Jhanak ye budha uncle se shaadi karegi kya?" Kya dialogue maara Appu di ne... Dil ka tandak mili mujhe. 
Bodomaa scolds her but no use... Iss sahi time mein entry maara humara hero Aniruddha Bose.
After this we have two major scenes, for ease I am going to first talk about Chotton- Principal shortly and then jump back to Ani-Jhanak scenes.
We continue from Chotton telling his lies to Raamlal Kaaka and the kaaka notices principal madam listening in on their talk.
Ye Chotton be na, bina samjay Kahani shuru kardiya... he has so much cofidence that the madam is not Didimuni aka Principal
She tho cuts him with such witty retorts... I like their equation. I feel this is somehow similar to Ani-Jhanak. Gussel Jhanak and puppy/white liar Ani jaisa...
"Aap galat jage pe aaye hai... ye school hai Maternity ward nahi aapki saathva bacha janam dene keliye.. Unfortunately"
"Aapko nahi lagta, Ek chidiya ghar se ajeeb specimen bhejne keliye usse saza nahi milne chahiye?"
"Aap jayiye aur course complete kijiye"
"Nahi nahi aapko adha dharja aur bacha chahiye honge... course complete karne keliye"
Chotton tho Ani ke baap nikla. Jhhot bolne mein phD karke rakha hai... he spins a lie and convinces an irritated didimuni to give a chance.
"Aur haan, ek cup chai bhi bhejna.. aisa logon se baath karne se energy tho waste hogi"
Chotton shamelessly asks for an extra cup and some snacks lol
He enters the room behind didimuni like a bacha who got caught stealing... calls him Kandaarni in nervousness. 
but rectifies to Maharani seeing her stern face. Usse kaya patha, sach mein didmuni unki maharani hone waala hai future mein. 
Jaisi ki taisi he sits down and asks for water and finally starts showing her the books and the scene ends there.
Ab humari Hero-Heroine ki bhaari...
Kya entry maari Ani ne..... "Woh meri file choot gayi thi, usse lene keliye aaya hoon".
Le me: *Coughs*
Everyone is confused but our Jhanak is more bewildered than confused as to why Sirji is here.
JK then goes on to give the good news to him. "Dono ne ek dusre ko pasand karliya hai"
Ani shakes his head sardonically as Jhanak watches and plati mar diya... "Ye toh kushi ki baat hai, par vo dulha kahan hai" serching for the groom like a needle in a haystack.
Sabke liye kitna embarrasment... but Avinash bhaiya/uncle tho has no self respect so he openly says Hello... to aur hero
Ani is concerned upon this, his monolgue indicating it very evidently that he feels this is like pushing Jhanak into the river by tying her hands and feet... He is very clear about SK's intent towards her bhatije.
SK takes the effort to introduce bhudhe dhula to Ani and says Jhanak also likes him. Ani's vision slightly zeroes in on Jhank.
Sk doesn't give a damn and goes blah blah about his plans for marriage, and how happy Jhanak looks.Abey tum ande ho kya? Chashma chaiye tumhe? Oh teri... Muh tod doongi tumhari beti ki muh ki tarah...
Her chamchi's from the Basu family also chime in.... Ani is just keeping an eagle eye on Jhanak the whole time.
Pehla taunt maara in the session..."Haan shaadi Hogi, Zarror hogi.... yahin se hogi. Bahot Khushi ki baat hai ye..." Jhanak is livid with tears in her eyes.
She keeps looking back and forth between Basus and Ani as tears pool in her eyes.
As they talk about the scale of marriage Tanuja insists on a smaller scale but Ani bhai is not going to settle for anything mediocre.... Uski Jhanak ke liye na... Isse chance maankar agli taunt maara usne... as Jhank whips her head to see him.
"Kyun maa, dhoom dhaam se celebrate karenge hum, saare rishtedaron ko bhulayenga....unhe bhi to pata hona chahiye ki humari ghar mein hum REFUGEES ko kitni ache tarah se treat kar rahe hain..."
Ani boi is a mixed bag of emotions now... he is partially egging her on to rebel since he cannot openly fight for her. He accepted that he is okay to this if she is willing which she currently is. But... he is also frustrated as hell at her, her attitude of keeping him away at arm's length from her, her attitude of being a puzzle and never answering his questions, her attitude of repeatedly denying his help and being rude in return verbally.
Jhanak is visibly hurt, but in my POV something has changed in her which I will talk about in detail below. She goes silent and only answers back that she is maid and that she is grateful for all the things the family has offered her till now.
SK and Tanuja ask for both groom and the bride's permission.
Bhuda dhulan is uthavala to get married in 3-4 days and wants to take her abroad.
Ani is like... "Kuch jaldi nahi hai? Saath din mei kya hojayega!" He just keeps a stone face.
JK jumps in again with her spiel " Arey Wah Jhanak.... pehle shaadi phir foreign trip! So lucky huh?" Bish if you are so jealous why don't you marry him then??? 
I was satisfied tho at how Ani looks at JK utterly and completely disgusted....
She answers in affirmative, saying "Mein kuch zayada hi lucky hoon....." as she stares daggers/pleading at Ani.. Theer no.1 from her side...
"Ji.... mujhe is shaadi se koi problem nahi hai....alki mein khudi shadi jaldi ho jaye... aur meri kismat achi hai ki mujhe itne ache insaan mile hai ".
Theer no.2. Ouch! Ani boi is just shaking his head in disbelief as JK breathes a sigh of relief. I rest my case as of today I am officially rescinding any modicum of sympathy I had for her before this. This woman only cares about her happiness, her pride and her success. No human courtesy none whatsoever.
As the scene ends, Both Ani-Jhanak lock eyes with each other.... no matter how many words they throw at each other... their eyes always speak the truth. Both their eyes turn red, tears signifying defeat and the withdrawal of Haq they had for each other.
The last 5 minutes were the most surprising I have ever gotten at this entire show... We all kept betting how Ani will be the one to openly state his feelings for Jhanak but as I predicted, makers managed to surprise us again by making Jhanak the one to state her feelings on the matter. Bravo!
Without further ado, let me get into my POV and observations about this after morning interaction rather than a description.
Ani has always been the one to seek Jhanak.... as illustrated numerous times before and is the case now.
He comes and taunts Jhanak because he wants a reaction from her.... anything he can grasp at and guide her to the right path through his manipulative words....
"Lagta hai ab tum bilkul fit ho... puch raha hoon tumse..."
"Haan vo tho dikh raha hai, sirf physically nahi mentally fit ho"
"Bilkul pata nahi tha mujhe ki tum shaadi karne keliye itni zyada desperate ho"
Ani.... Why do you keep repeating these words? You know Jhanak won't answer... Is it her who is desperate or you who is desperate? Desperate to stop the marriage???
Jhanak retorts.."Aapko aisa kyun lagta hain ki aap sub kuch jante hai mere bare mein?"
And his answer to that is very telling... "Aisa Lagta tha ki mein sab kuch Janta hoon... lekin ab har din naye naye cheeze patha chal raha hai tumhare baare mein...."
"Jaise kal mujhe paata chala ki tumhare liye saat din bhi zyaada hai shaadi karne ke liye..."
He is shocked by the finality of her departure from his home with her consent and her desperation to accomplish that. He had pride in him, that Jhanak always listened to his words and respected him.... but at the moment that mattered she denied him, his advice, his help and did what she wanted stubbornly, and he is stunned by such a possibility that he may not know her completely after all, as he had thought till now. Feeling a little defeated at being unable to guilt her.
He then proceeds to ask her about her love... so sure she loved someone. And her reactions are within his expectations... but not to us viewers. She visibly shudders as if a deeply held secret was brought to the forefront....
"Tum Kisi se pyaar karti hona? pyaar karti thi na? Koi tha naa tumhari life mein... jisse tum bohat pyaar karthi thi... "
"Mein tumse kuch puch raho hoon, joot bholne ki zaroorat nahi hai.... neeche dekh ke kuch nahi hojayega..."
"Tumhare pyaar pyaar Rahul ke liye wait nahi kar sakthi...?"
How demandingly he asks for answers... Just like a husband. This fact is, they can both deny... but I once again see very open currents between the two almost as if they are familiar with each other... like a husband and wife. But Ani is not arriving at the correct observations as he has already concluded Jhanak loves Rahul and is therefore missing the visibly different reactions from her.
'Matlab kuch aur bhi hai kya?"
What do you mean by this Ani? Are you expecting her to name someone else?? Why are you angry and confused upon her relief?? Because your guesses were wrong? Because you found out all your efforts to control yourself for Rahul's sake were in vain? Do you want to be the other person????
Jhanak on the other hand is completely different from what I expected. She is now more in tune with her growing feelings toward Ani hence the fear that he has pried open her thoughts and relief at him not being able to guess the right answer.
"koi aur bhi tho isse apko kyaa faraq padtha hai..."
You are trying to deflect him Jhanak. And failing to some extent.
And to some extent both are hypocrites.... not true to themselves. Tey ague about honesty and the time limit of seven days....
Jhanak tries to walk away from the conversation but Ani is having none of it. He holds her hand and asks her "Tumhari Apni soch nahi hai kya? Baath ye hai tum nahi lad rahi ho.... kisi se kaha kyun nahi ki tum kisi se pyaar karti ho! Uske alava tum kisi se shaadi nahi karogi!"
What was your point in asking this to her? There are a million reasons for her to say no... why mention her love? Rahul? Do you want her to love him? For your assumptions to come true.?? Or do you want to have a way to legally reach her?? Again... do you want her to tell that she loves you? Knowing well the consequences?
"Agar mein kisi se pyaar karthi hoon, usse shaadi karne ki option nahi hai mere paas..."
Therein lies the truth doesn't it. Her story, which was forcefully ended before it even began and her late realization of things... manifesting as fanciful words as she knows she cannot entertain her thoughts in reality.
"Jhanak kisne kaha ki tumhare paas options nahi hai... ek baro kahi Jhanak mein ye shaadi cancel karwadoonga..."
Despite his misgivings, Ani is sure to give her the freedom she wants even if from himself.... a show of true love. Shayad isse ye samaj patha....
"Dhuniya taba hojayegi..."
How low must you feel to say this Jhanak? Maybe you know he will burn the world for you and doesn't want it on your name.
"To kya hua Jhanak, log pyaar mein Kyaa kuch nahi karte..."
Will you burn the world for her then?? I think he will.... Not just the world. He will burn the 7 of them with hell and heaven to keep her with him once he realizes who Jhanak is to him...His ardaangini, and accepts it.
"Shayad mein ye sab pyaar ke liye hi kar rahi hoon..."
Haan Jhanak. I know..... the budding feelings you have for him.... a result of the respect, the admiration, and all the kindness and good he exhibited to her without any expectations in return.... how will she not love him?
In a nutshell, I felt we needed to see Jhanak's POV more. But taking the conversation as it is and adding my observations to it. Jhanak has become more vulnerable to Ani, being more open and honest. Hence her mocking laugh as he told her she wasn't honest to herself or him. Oh, she was honest to a T today. She knows she has fallen for him.... a classic case of "I need you because I love you..." She will be fine without his companionship/help in life but will love him regardless. Hence her more open and readable reactions to us viewers while it got confusing for Ani. Something changed in her since her admission to him that she never thought him Cruel despite everything that has happened as a result of his actions, and things between them. Maybe the fact she has decided to leave the house for the greater good allowed her the space to breathe and admit things she wouldn't otherwise... about her notion of how fanciful her love is. A story without a happily ever after. An almost indirect admission of love.
Ani on the other hand is exhibiting a spectrum of feelings.... he is angry and confused because Jhanak is beyond his calculations now.... hence his comment about getting to know new things about her every day. He is perplexed as Jhanak is obedient when least expected and fights when least expected. Hence, he asks her why she doesn't fight for her love. All his assumptions about Rahul being the love of her life are crumbling down in his mind.... hence his sharp taunts about another person in her life. He knows she doesn't talk to Rahul without a phone of her own, nor will he entertain letting her talk to him. She hasn't mentioned him once, yet he mentions him every second, he gets a chance to taunt her. It is also his defense mechanism because otherwise, deep down he knows her anger won't keep him at bay. Not when she admitted just before that she thinks highly of him despite his actions, despite no apologies from him. A tacit understanding between them without the need for words. just probably tears... As Jhanak mentioned, he isn't honest with himself either. He fancies the notion that Jhanak probably loves him. But wants her to commit, to admit in front of others that she loves him and will not reach his hand out until she is ready to take his, as he is insecure probably for the first time in his life about something... especially a woman he loves. And adding to the assumption he wants to maintain that Jhanak loves Rahul, he is in denial to a certain degree and doesn't want to probe behind her words. Depsite his denial he is still ready to stop the marriage for her sake.
Both are too deeply rooted in their assumptions they don't want to face the possibility of another choice. Idiots in love they are.....
Precap: Nothing to say, No pity for JK. She is here to stay long term.
Sorry for the long update, I had a lot to write for today. Hope you guys don't mind the length.
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