Originally posted by: AreYaar
FINALLY finished watching S2.....and I will just say ditto ditto to your review. This season was a pleasant surprise in leveling up from S1 on almost every level
.....first up ofcourse THE MUSIC.....they took the compositions to another level with the sheer range of songs in the soundtrack whether it was the classical ones, the western ones or the fusion ones.....all were lovely and it's a soundtrack you can savor.
S1 mein while I loved the classical songs, I hated the Tiktoker lyrics waale Hinglish fusion weird ones that Tamanna-Radhe made together.....S2 mein they did away with dumb Tik Toker lyrics cuz story was more about internal doubts and journey of self-discovery this time than doing all these lame pop concerts of Tamanna. While I still found the love story pretty shallow and unconvincing (still not clear where exactly dono ka so called deep love is coming from and kab hua itna pyar) but that is the only weak spot in an otherwise pretty much stellar season and completion of the story.
I always have a softer corner for the gharana portion cuz of the way they show the family ke internal conflicts, nuances, the coming together despite their conflict/struggles. As you said, the entire Digvijay-Mohini arc was shown so maturely....the way Mohini's husband handled it too....no cheap insinuations wala drama...itni maturity se whole family handled the fact ki ofcourse yeh past hai Mohini ka and it's obvious Digvijay still loves her but everything was shown RESPECTFULLY....even him buying her a case for her Tanpura with her name inscribed.....then Radhe's father getting his arc and his moment to shine with that rock song. Which brings me to one of my fav. characters this season - Mahi.....SO well written - thode hi words mein conveyed so much and so fabulously enacted by the actor. The way they showed all the supporting characters as foils to Radhe or Tamanna - giving them food for thought at every stage where either of them were being too rigid or having self-doubt. I LOVED Mahi's arc where in just a few scenes they managed to convey he had an Eklavya complex about Gharanas not allowing outsiders like him to get a seat at the table or experiment....and how he gradually manages to give the Rathod fam some perspective to the moment where they all touch his feet to take his blessings before the Rock act....such a powerful moment!
And then ofcourse Divya Dutta was just SUBLIME as Nandini....that way she has of just LOOKING at you and conveying so much....her role as mentor/instructor was just right....never heavy handed....and the way she gave advice to Tamanna was also very well done.....Arjun Rampal's cameo was a pleasant surprise...haha and loved Imroze-Nandini ka brief arc too jitna bhi dikhaya.
Another special mention of course is for Sheeba Chaddha as Mohini....man I LOVED her character in S1 also....the grace, the serenity....again one of those actors conveying so much with just a look....the calm grace with which she played Mohini....she really deserves an award for this.....she was fantastic in S2 also.
Loved how they closed up all the arcs including Panditji ki origin story to clear up all the family MUs and bring them together....Digvijay finally got acceptance from Radhe also as Tauji....lol....and then yeah Radhe-Tamanna ka bhi jo bhi dikhana tha regarding how they love each other but supposedly being with him makes Tamanna lose herself and her music...lol ok.....
Series was beautifully shot....the hard work really showed...I'm such a fan of all the performances....need to download the soundtrack....lol
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