1) Starting off once again with the lovely nuances that touch me about this show...first scene...Ritz and Appy standing guard and refusing Anant any access to Navya...her guardian angels ready to fight anyone for her...poor Anant probably felt defeated in that moment in the face of that😆...but Navya as always does something unexpected...she refuses to budge from her spot even after Ritz-Appy walk off ahead😆...in particular I love two moments here...Appy saying, "Tujhe baat karne ki koi zaroorat nahin hai" in this firm tone...and Ritz on the other hand pausing...looking closely at Navya and asking softly in this almost mothering tone, "Tu baat karna chahti hai, Navya?"...LOVE this moment like anything...so well written and so well enacted by both actors...the essence of these dynamics, these relationships...the way Ritz realizes that Navya WANTS to talk to him...an understanding starts to dawn on her about just how deep the bond b/w A and N is...Navya has her own unique way of communicating as always...lol..."Main theek hoon...tum log chalo, main baad mein aati hoon"...and even after Ritz asks her directly, all she does is nod😆
2) The AN car scenes...now this basically comprises 75% of the epi so where should I even begin?😆...Shaheer was fantastic in this epi👏...all of Anant's feelings and the way he poured them out to Navya...as always, he is unable to bear her tears...and his own pent up emotions come pouring out...the way he expressed his own anguish and what all he's going through...once again I was touched by how genuinely and touchingly this show deals with the whole anguish of young love...again we didn't exactly get sweeping declarations from Anant about "Navya main tumse bahut bahut pyar" karta hoon and melodramatic crap of that sort...he mentions pyar, yes...but he doesn't DWELL on the term...that is very key and rare in my opinion as far as desi TV is concerned...the entire scene...you see Navya's tears, you see Anant's tears...Navya doesn't speak much as always but her body language expresses her own turmoil...also she is quite a buddhu to an extent as was obvious in this scene when she's asking..."tum kis se lad rahe ho?"...etc. etc...Oh Navya...😆...she really is a sweet little dumbo...lol...
I loved her little monologue where she goes..."maine yeh sab socha hi nahin...bas itna pata hai ki tumse baatein karna achha lagta hai...tum paas hote ho toh achha lagta hai"...the way Anant is looking at her there with the tears and anguish in his eyes...superb acting by Shaheer👏 and super direction as well...in that moment, you can SEE the love for Navya in Anant's eyes...I thought it was a very touching moment. And I loved that they TALKED...it was a PROPER conversation...about all their hurt, the struggles, their heartbreak,...the bit when Navya talks about how she never thought about anything...and now she's realizing that she never even wants to be in a place where she would have to fight with her family for anything...that she doesn't have that courage in her...so she would never ask HIM to fight with his family for her her either...this is a very interesting point in this scene...the first time Navya's entire thought process on this scenario became clear...and I thought Soumya acted well too...seems like she's worked on the open mouth expression...I see improvement...anyways, getting back to the point...I liked that they showed this...Navya has not reached that stage...she is not that strong and her family is a million times better than Anant's...why would she ever want to hurt them too?
Anant on the other hand has already gone through the phase of trying to back off...and he's realizing that he won't be able to do it...he won't be able to bear it...as is obvious from when he tells Navya..."aage jo hoga dekha jaayega...but I'm not going to do this"...I see a stronger Anant emerging bit by bit...there's a ways to go still though. I felt bad for Anant in the moment when he sees how upset Navya is and is unable to stop himself from reaching for her hands to console her but she backs off...I think Navya is very skittish at this point. And her constant, "mujhe ghar chhod do" did hurt Anant...her refusal to give anything a chance when in a sense he feels he's worked up the courage to.
3) The three friends having a discussion again...Ritz back in protective/worried mother mode...sometimes it seems like Navya has FOUR parents...not two😆...Ritz-Appy bhi hain...haha...anyways, Ritz's concern...and then Appy reassuring her...telling her that the fact that Navya never told them about Anant shows how important Anant has become to her...and Appy really realizes how much Anant cares for Navya too after seeing his outburst against Harry...also liked that she pointed out how AN were looking at each other...the perceptiveness she showed there about the depth of AN's bond...and reassuring Ritz that AN do need to talk...really liked this bit :-)
4) The scene outside Navya's building...again one superb scene in my opinion...Shaheer was damn good in this scene once again...the entire bit with Anant refusing to listen to Navya asking him to drop her off a block back and stubbornly dropping her off right in front of the building...and then refusing to reply to her 'bye'...there was so much emotion in his eyes...Shaheer emoted so well in this scene...then the entire bit with Anant locking the car doors each time she tried to leave...awww...again something I found touching...such a well executed scene...and the entire bit when he turns towards her, leans in and asks her..."tumhein mera saath achha lagta hai naa? Mujhse phone pe baat karna...etc.etc...toh phir tum mere bagair kaise rahogi? Mujhse baat kiye bagair kaise rahogi?..."Agar main saath nahin rahunga...toh bhi saath bitaaye lamhon ko yaad karke hasogi? Idiot"...awww...suchh a touching bit...and the idiot in the end just makes you laugh and touches your heart at the same time...he says it all in this almost matter of fact way too...and Navya is just watching him with this lost look in her eyes...she knows she doesn't have an answer...idiot hi toh hai😆...the long look AN shared there expressed their feelings so well...another well directed and well enacted bit...intense...you feel for the characters...the way Anant reaches out and wipes her tears...awww...they are so sweet yaar😆
5) Anant following her up to the front door was honestly not needed😆...I feel the car scene just before this was so fantastic...but chalo I guess Anant bechara is in such a state...uska jawaab abhi chahiye😆...I did aww though..."agar main tumhare bagair nahin reh sakta toh tum mere bagair kaise reh sakti ho?"...awww...poor kids...(ok sorry that slipped out in the end again😆)
Shaheer was fantasticcc in this epi...the guy really emoted amazingllly and you REALLY feel Anant's anguish and the intensity of his feelings for Navya👏...Soumya did really well too...all in all, another veryyy well written, enacted and executed epi...the team deserves a round of applause for this👏