with
> her. But he refuses saying that he cannot face coming back to
Mumbai
> and listening to people make a mockery out of him. He tells Simran
> not to plead with him as it doesn't suit her and moreover he aint
> coming to mumbai. Simran leaves with a a heavy heart and tears in
her
> eyes. Abhi comes to the threshold just as Simran is driving off to
> the airport.
>
> Sid is watching the telly and obviously its some match of sorts
going
> on. Sia tells him that she needs his help to complete ALL the
> preparations for the "surprise" they are giving her parents on
their
> anniv. Dutiful Sid goes to help Sia. All preparation are done -
there
> are baskets decorated for some kind of celebration [ traditional
> celebration not a hip hop party] salvers of fresh beautiful
flowers
> [the brightest of marigold and heady jasmins etc] and Simran walks
in
> like a tragic muse. Sia breaks the good news to Simran that she
and
> Sid were getting married that day especially since it was the same
> day that Simran and Abhi first got married. Simran begins to cry
and
> breaks the sad news to Sia and Sid that Abhi wasn't ever going to
> come to Mumbai. Just then someone places a hand on Simrna's
shoulder
> and she looks up - only to find that its Abhi.
>
> In the mean time Kiran has gone to meet Yash at the police
station.
> He tells her that she had instilled only hatred in his heart for
his
> father and Simran but in reality it was Kiran who was the bad one
and
> how he hated her. Yash tells her to go away and never show her
face
> to him and as far as he was concerned - his mother was dead. Kiran
> unable to bear the trauma - either has a nervous breakdown or goes
> mad - either way she's rambling on about how shes a leading model
and
> she shouldnt be kept waiting for aer shot then she suddenly starts
> screaming that her house was on fire and her son was inside and he
> was dead. The cops bundle her up and take to the psychiatrist.
Yash
> looks on.... sad and yet hating her for all that she made him do.
>
> Simran is happy to see Abhi and realises that her family had
played a
> triack on her. Just then Saurab and Rashmi walk in and everyone
> embrases everyone. Except Abhi 'course!
> Abhi is putting away his clothes in the cupboard when Saurab comes
in
> and tells him that he was wrong about Abhi and that he was sorry
for
> not trusting Abhi. HE goes on to tell Abhi that he [Abhi] was
indeed
> a good man and that he was really sorry that it had taken him so
long
> to really understand and trust Abhi. Abhi is thrilled to pieces
> hearing Saurab say all those wonderful things about him [finally
> Saurab eats humble pie] Saurab and Abhi hug and seal the beginning
to
> their new relationship!
>
> Sia is all decked up and looking beautiful in her wedding attire.
> Simran isnt far behind... looking winderful in a crepe silk -
while
> with a red border with delicate gold zari design. Sia forces her
to
> wear an awesome looking chain just then Abhi walks in and helps
her
> with the clasp. Sia and Sid finally are married.
>
> a coupla months [could also be year as theres no time frame
> mentioned] later... and SImran and Abhi are looking at Sia's
wedding
> album. Yash arrives at the door. Simran and Abhi are surprised to
see
> him. Simran invites him in - Yash tells them that he had completed
> his term in prison but his sentence wasnt complete until Simran
and
> Abhi forgave him. Simran tells him that "baccha, children make
> mistakes but its the responsiblity of the parent to forgive them"
and
> she embrases Yash, she also tells him that his rightful place was
> them as they were his parents. She then urges him towards Abhi.
Yash
> touches his feet and Abhi pats him on his pack and accepts him.
>
> A coupla days later.... a cozy dinner and Yash is praising
Shagunas
> cooking. And Abhis publisher friend [sorry dont rem his name]
walks
> in. Abhi introduces him to his son - Yash. He hands Abhi a book
> wrapped in paper and tells him that it was the first copy of his
> book . He hands it over to Simran and they continue dinner.
> That night in the privacy of their bedroom SImran opens the
wrapped
> book and reads the title of the book "ASTITVA - EK PREM KAHANI"
Abhi
> sits down beside her and she begins to read the Prelude of the
book.
> They take the viewers through scenes in their life... on how they
met
> and got married... a scene of their honeymoon...of Simran telling
> Abhi that she was pregnant and he telling her to have an abortion,
of
> how Simran found out of his affair with Kiran, and how when she
was
> hospitalized for her breakdown and Abhi had come to see her and
she
> had refused to let him back into their [hers and Aastha] life, her
> experience wth the other Dr. Abhimanyu and his pakistani wife and
> son, and how she had lost her Aastha in London, and on how she had
> encouraged Abhi to marry Neha even though she was still in love
with
> Abhi, and of how Manas had accused Simran of interferring in Abhi
and
> Nehas' married lfe and begin the "other woman", on how neha had
given
> Simran her child before dying, and Saurab asking Abhi to marry
Simran
> and how he had found Nehas diary and how he had disappeared......
> [the prelude that Abhi and Simran in hindi is simply beautiful plz
> dont miss it, it brought tears to my eyes] Simran begins to cry
and
> Abhi hugs her.
>
> Abhis book is being launched and guess who the chief guest
is????????
> our very own Alfred Hitchcock - Mr. Ajai Sinha! Abhis entire
family -
> Yash, Sia, Mrs & Mr. Saxsena, Rashmi, Saurab, Sid, Urmila are all
> there is full force to witness the release of Abhi's book. Abhi
and
> Simran share the stage with Mr. Ajai Sinha. Sinha releases Abhi's
> book ASTITVA - EK PREM KAHANI!
>
>
> The scene and story ends with a picture of the entire cast and
crew
> of the serial.
> Astitva ends.
> Astitva ends.
>
> Which means no more bad mouthing simran or Sia or Abhi or even Mr.
> Ajai SInha. How depressingly morbid! I hope Mr. Sinha releases
> something as good as Astitva, coz there isn't a single serial on
ZEE,
> Star or Sony that can come close to being even 10% of what Astitva
> was or its cast. Brilliant acting.