Symbolism in Maaneet scenes: Market scene

Here is my take on yesterday's Maaneet scene at the market.

The scene:

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHiJ6xiC454[/YOUTUBE]

My analysis:

Geet gently caresses the broken photo frame of Maan as if to soothe the shattered Maan and gives it to the shop keeper to fix a new glass on it. The shopkeeper tells her that it will cost her Rs.20 to fix it and she says that it is alright. (If only Maan's broken heart can be fixed with just a few rupees!) One can see that Geet 's expression here is vacant. She is lifeless without her life (Maan). Leaving the broken photo frame with the shop keeper, she then moves away as if to show that she has left a broken Maan behind, expecting someone else to take care of him.

It is only after she leaves the place, Maan realizes she was there and rushes to find her. In his haste he hits against a hefty guy, as if to show his impending meeting with the imposing new family of Geet. He is undeterred by the impact though and proceeds to search for his ladylove. He asks the photoframewalla if he has seen a fair lady. The shopkeeper says that since so many customers come and go so he cannot concentrate on anyone in particular. This shows that Maan and Geet mean nothing to the rest of the world but to each other. He shows the scorched photograph of Geet and asks again. While asking this, he inadvertently places Geet's scorched photograph next to his own broken frame. Although the shopkeeper had only moments before seen Geet, he still could not recognize her in the photo Maan showed him. Geet was scorched by Maan's word and Maan was broken by Geet's departure from his life. Only they can find the way to each other and complete each other. Nobody else can help in this process of healing.

Both Geet and Maan are in the market place filled with people and yet they are alone in the crowd, empty without each other - one is lost and the other is searching. Geet absent mindedly caresses a red dupatta in one of the stalls. Maan comes there later when she is gone and caresses the same dupatta. Red is the colour of love. It can also mean marriage. Both are seeking to hold on to their love, their marriage but are still confused as to how to get back what they have lost.

Beautiful Opti...It's amazing how even the most mundane things connect them together...

Dupattas, bangles, gol gappe even wind and water 😳

today's epi was so full of all these things that strive to bring them together 😳



Viji

Loved it Opti thank you for the insight..

wow opti such a gr8 insight u have. I liked d part abt their loneliness in a crowd..its true ek duje ko bina maan msk ban jata hai aur geet sirf ek 20yrs old helpless girl.only when dey r maaneet maan bcums a cute n naughty lover boy and geet cums to her lively miss hp mode. Isnt it?

AWESOME Opti...... I also felt one more thing. If you see in the scene. Maan is the one who covers the distance between them. Geet doesnot take even a single step towards him. This also shows that it will be Maan who will cover the distance between them in their relationship at this point.

Very nice, Opti. I'm not so expert in symbolisms, but when the two photos were shown together, even I thought that the tattered photos are trying to depict the tattered relationship!!!

Originally posted by: Preethi-Premi

AWESOME Opti...... I also felt one more thing. If you see in the scene. Maan is the one who covers the distance between them. Geet doesnot take even a single step towards him. This also shows that it will be Maan who will cover the distance between them in their relationship at this point.

This we can go back the tum se hi time. when Geet will go after Maan and once they see each other in the mirror room she covers the distance between them wherein maan remains unmoved. There She was the one who took the extra step to bring Maan back into her life...

Dekha!Opti tumhara effect! 😃

Awesome! The same thing struck me too...You've put it into beautiful words 😊

Well said opti. You have connected the things beautifully