Mistis thoughts 12th August 2011

Today for the first time I am not going to start my thoughts with story or characterization or screenplay but with acting...because I am just sitting and staring gob smacked at Rubina's portrayal of Radhika's pride and her latent anger...her portrayal of Radhikas nerves of steel and Radhikas refusal to bow down to Rajpurohit and break down in front of him, but to look at him directly. With back straight and give it back and then at the end turn her back to him.

Anyway coming to the show...This old man is a very good manipulator and he uses his so called helplessness to make people do what he wants. Yesterday he first praised Radhika and put her on the pedestal and then cleverly brought in her weakness...her love for Dev and that all this will harm RPs reputation which implied Dev's reputation and then now today he says...no no I cannot ask you to do all this. Also used Chayas reference to show that he is repenting for his past actions. Is he really repenting ?...then he would have made sure that Chaya is brought back. Instead he is mollycoddling Padma. He knew that using Radhika's love and Dev's reputation being harmed , Radhika will step back. When the RP was walking away Radhika's expression was showing as if she is making her back straight and she gulps her tears and continues that keeping God as a weakness he has given her the responsibility to do justice and has also promised that the ruling will be followed...again gulps her tears...turns and then with a somber tone continues that even if people do not accept, she has always loved Dev babu and that she is the body, he is the soul and if she is the worshipper then he is her God...then continues that without Dev babu she has no existence and for her, her love is the biggest thing in her life but they both know that for society duty is the most important thing...and for that duty if even Gods have had to bow down and again gulps and says that we are mere mortals...for this duty Sita maiya also had to go back into the earth...and then she looks sideways at RP ...the looks is filled with latent anger...as if silently accusing the RP that if society can do this to Sita maiyeeya then what can I expect from you...and then with that angry look walks up to RP and says that you are the guardian of duty and I don't want to create any hindrance in your line of duty...then with eyes downcast says that if me becoming a RPtian will create problems for the family or if Dev babu (here she again gulps her tears and has a slight hiccup) is ashamed in the society then she has not right to be called his dharmapatni and he should get him married to someone who will help him shine in society...and then takes a big breath and throws a challenge at him saying that this is my decision and you will have to fulfill it...and stand respectfully but looks at him straight ...RP blesses her but she at the end turns her back to RP and her eyes still has the anger...

In Dev's room , he is reclining against the wall...and thinking of Radhika...actually it is the same wall that Radhika used to recline against to think about her KK..he has a worried look and when Padma comes in he says that he feels that something is wrong, something is pricking him and then Padma has to tell him to call Radhika (oyee chunnu munnu from when does anyone have to tell Dev to call Radhika...does Padma or Barkha have to be there in the screen with Dev? If Barkha is not there then in walks Padma)...anyway Dev calls Radhika who tries to avoid talking to him...he guesses that something is wrong ...Mohini comes and tells them that dadaji is calling everyone downstairs...dadaji is sitting and he gets up like an autocrat...and declares that Dev-Radhika marriage will not happen and no one is going to question a RP'S decision...ahh the weak helpless man is gone...well he has got what he wanted by putting on that look in front of Radhika...so now why will he put on that act...now he is reminding me of the way he behave with Hari...hypocritical coward...he shuts up Padma but Dev who is in shock asks him to stop and then walks up in anger but while talking to RP has his voice lowered and says that if I cannot ask the RP then can I ask my grandfather... RP swells his chest...well all autocratic dictators do that...don't have any substance in them but being hypocrites and egoist they try to project their importance...and says that Radhika knows about the tradition of RP and gives respect to it ... Mohinis expression is priceless when dadaji utters the word respect...she blinks, shakes her head and has a look of ...what the heck is he talking about...sadly she doesn't drop one of her pearls of wisdom that dadaji what respect are you talking about. You only made your married son get married again, drove away his lawfully wedded wife, took her child and hid his identity...is this respect?...but sadly she does not say anything...Chunnu munnu I am missing Mohini and her pearls of wisdom...and then RP continues that when she was staying here as Rohan's wife...she realized that people will be raising question...Dev's eyes are darting as if he is trying to put two and two together...Padma has the insecure look back on her face...and then Dev turns his back to RP and marches off towards the door...with the RP running after him...shouting stop stop...where are you going Dev (arreh old man go and find yourself an old woman then you will understand where he is going...)...and Dev turns and says to know the truth...ahh so he actually does not trust his grandy pop...and RP ...you do not have to know the truth...tch tch old man arrogance personified...and Dev goes...hang on a minute old man...ok he did not say that...but with surprise in his voice he says ...I don't have the right to know ...a soul is going from a body and I don't have the right to know he said with a strong voice..all subdued nature is out of the window...RP is still not giving up...and says you cannot go to Radhika...and Dev with his back at dadaji but his head turned sideways says so is it a RP saying or a grandfather...and dadaji snarls...well his twitching lips are making me think of snarling...

In Radhikas house rakhi is going on...first Chanda and then Radhika...Chenu does not give Chanda any gift but gives Radhika who passes it on to Chanda and says that she is not going anywhere...and tells him that the marriage will not happen because even if she knows the truth the society knows that she is Rohan's wife...and if because of that anybody raises her finger then the Rajpurohit family will not be able to bear it (she means the future RP...that is Dev and again Radhika is taking a drastic step because of Dev)...Mansaram says but your childhood marriage...and now Radhika is ready to forget that because of Dev...so she is giving up her years of faith because of Dev...and then says that she does not know how she will survive and walking out and Dev in front looking at her intently...(only in front of her father does she break down)...and then pleads to her father that ask him to go...(Radhika is now scared because her weakness is in front of her)...Dev continues that can he speak to her alone...Radhika is now begging her father that she cannot talk to Dev...Mansaram wisely says that no go because this decision will not only affect you but him, so he also has to know why...In the temple...Dev is flabbergasted at Radhika's reaction and asks her why...and Radhika draws a similarity between the idol and the faith of worshippers seeing God in a statue in the same way the trust of the people in the Rajpurhiti will go away because she entered the Purohit family as Rohan bride...Dev is in deep thought...and Dev continues in broken voice that what about their existence and their loves existence and that he is not made of stone and her decision has broken his heart...Radhika's reply that he is getting the recognition in society (so she is taking a step back also because Dev was treated like a glorified servant and he did not have any recognition in society and now he is getting it and she wants him to have it...Chunnu munnu I am so furious at you...you did not show Radhika and Dev's conversation after Dev got to know about the truth regarding his parentage...you spend 3 episodes on Padma's mataam but not a single episode on the lead,...because that would have come into use here...as Radhikas reason behind stepping back...she trying her best to give back to Dev what his dadaji snatched away from him...can we have that conversation as a flashback next week regarding Radhikas thoughts)...anyway Dev continues that if the RP duty is coming as a wall then he will give it up but will never leave her...Radhika is shocked and Dev's got a serious look...Then Anna Hazare on the screen,..heh chunnu munnu send Anaa Hazare to dadaji to read him the riot act.

I started with Rubinas splendid acting and will end with Avinash's equally very good acting. These two are very good in emotional scenes and their chemistry takes care of the rest when they are in a face off. So chunnu munnu you did not give us these emotional scenes (and by chunnu munnu I don't mean the writers...but also am including the channel team, editor and director)...instead you put us through a Barkha crap fest where she was inserted into each and every scene artificially, scenes were artificially created to justify her presence while logic and emotions disappeared from the show and now you have seen the result. Your TRP came down to 1.25 ...so now have you got it in your head whom the audience want to see and who is the lead...Radhika is the lead, Barkha is a minor character whom personally I have no interest in seeing...I used to like her but since you have forced her down my throat at the expense of the leads, at the expense of the leads emotions, at the expense of logical screenplay...I now take her as a carricature...and switch off whenever she comes on the screen...also Dev is the male lead and Rohan is the secondary character. I don't mind the secondary and minor characters having their own stories but that does not mean that that leads will lose their place in the story.

Also do remember that the child marriage is the foundation on which this show is based...

Misti missed your post yesterday as have become addicted to that ... Misti liked your analysis of the characters , ., very well done ...while i was watchimg the episode and now while reading your comments Mughle-Aazam Movie came to my mind , the scene between Prithviraj Kapoor and Madhubala , asking her to give up Dilip Kumar and her proud confrontation , do not remember exactly as it years back i saw , but your comments brought something like that in mind ...And then Dilip Kumar and Prithvi raj kapoor confrontation , and the same kind of dialogues ...You know it was your thoughts which took me back to that lane,and those scenes came alive for me ...Rubina as Radhika was brilliant and then Avinash along with others ...Padma is OK for me at least she is the family and can ask , not Barkha ...There was some change in the treatment of the show , i do not know anything technically but was better and had continuity...Thanks misti love to read your thoughts ...I liked the episode ..

ya me tooo though i don't always coment but i do read and like...tooo guddd thxxx misti

Misti thanks for the viewes..not read yet..not read the updates. Will read it first and then come back...looks like good one with the responses...

Just came in to before to say Happpy Rakshabandan to you and all your readers...

Misti, I have to say that after 2 weeks of episodes (since the Thursday before ME), I liked today's episode a lot. Everyone (ignoring Padma's mother act) was consistent with what they are. First of all, good parts of the episode: No Barkha and no dialogue to Daima. Two useless characters that are irritating me immensely.

Hey misti,very good analisys...i missed it yesterday,but u gave a great update!!
First let me celebrate that there was no barkha [:D/]

Ok,coming to the epi...dadaji is the biggest villan in cb he is greater then bb,viraat and rohan all together!! I know i am repeating myself as in the topic but he did used reverse pshycology with radhika,first he tortured the pour soul,made her think about her fake wife times, guilt that she may tarnish her devs name and rp in society and then just puts the innocent defeated mask and says he'll go with the wedding...that he wont repeat the history again...what a crap!!That was simple trick,he started beliving his own lies!! 😕 And of course that hit her cord,her weakness dev,everything she does she doesnt 4 him...wait 12 years and give him away for his own good!!Liked the scenes at mansa house,chenu ani her dad were brilliant,just the constant sweets...rubina was splendid here... 👏 👏 At the ph...dadaji continued the act...gosh,is there smone with a bigger ego then him?! Anyway,i loved dev's uneasyness,he felt her pain...confronted like a man the old evil.,and went to save his "body's "soul...radh...avinash left us speachless here and at the temple... 👏 👏 Realy a standing ovation for this couple!!

They took 7 vows of marriage,and now dev took another one that he will never leave her side...that increased our admiration,hope he maintains it!!

Thanks for ur thoughts misti ... after a long time cb is back with radev emotional ones agree with u if they had shown some converse reg devs mom it would have been really good epi as it was today imp no barkha interuption ... rads exp was so good almost had tears in my eyes when she said wt dev means to her and her deision could feel the pain ... such a long wait for dev finally she herself had to break the relationship ... rubina was excellent she has improved lots ... dadaji expected this from rad and he jst moved away even at home he is an rp than dadaji in the name of dharm he is doing adharm to rad... shanthi and chanda r so happy to hear it... last scenes in mandir was excelent finally dev is ready to give away rp title but will rad allow him to do so?????? its the same thing happening previously rad begged him to accept her dev denied it for the same rp issue thinking that rohan is rp ... now its broght more hurdles for radev... hope he regrets for his doings... after ME got to see a good epi ...

Originally posted by: Neerjaa

Misti missed your post yesterday as have become addicted to that ... Misti liked your analysis of the characters , ., very well done ...while i was watchimg the episode and now while reading your comments Mughle-Aazam Movie came to my mind , the scene between Prithviraj Kapoor and Madhubala , asking her to give up Dilip Kumar and her proud confrontation , do not remember exactly as it years back i saw , but your comments brought something like that in mind ...And then Dilip Kumar and Prithvi raj kapoor confrontation , and the same kind of dialogues ...You know it was your thoughts which took me back to that lane,and those scenes came alive for me ...Rubina as Radhika was brilliant and then Avinash along with others ...Padma is OK for me at least she is the family and can ask , not Barkha ...There was some change in the treatment of the show , i do not know anything technically but was better and had continuity...Thanks misti love to read your thoughts ...I liked the episode ..

Originally posted by: lavalina

ya me tooo though i don't always coment but i do read and like...tooo guddd thxxx misti

Originally posted by: chipak

Misti thanks for the viewes..not read yet..not read the updates. Will read it first and then come back...looks like good one with the responses...

Just came in to before to say Happpy Rakshabandan to you and all your readers...

Thanks Seema...Happy Rakshabandhan to you too. Watch the episode too, if not for anything then atleast for the acting. Will be waiting for your thoughts.