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Hello all,
Overall, the episode was nice, but what stole the show, for me, was the ManVeer scene.
It was so beautifully shown & Uday's face was filled with warmth. Anyone who didn't see the scenes before that would not believe how 'evil' or nasty Uday was being when he told the inspector to frame Akash in a case of murder, or even when he told Unnati that Manyata was just faking the whole sick act.
Uday may be greedy for the throne, or may even be manipulative, but his concern for Manyata is genuine. He has always locked up his feelings infront of others; when J guessed that he was in love, he denied saying it was part of the game, when Unnati told him she was sick, he denied saying it was all an act, even though his face dropped. But infront of unconscious Manyata, today Uday was himself. He wasn't a prince or a son. He was a man, who had fallen in love, he was a HUMAN who felt & not the cold prince, he shows himself to be. He let his emotions out as he caressed her face & told her that her 'halkat veda' had come. This was, in my opinion, the most genuine ManVeer scene till date. Uday may play all the games he wants, he may fight with her, whatever, but he has always cared for Manyata. There was never a pretense be it when he reprimanded the servants many episodes ago for not taking good care of Manyata infront of DS & Komal, or even when he scolded the press for pointing a finger at Manyata's character.
To all those who constantly ask us why ManVeer, or even question Uday's intentions, this scene clearly pointed out why it just has to be ManVeer. Like what DS pointed out, he can be strict/firm when it comes back to making decisions, but he can be equally warm & forgiving at the same time. Uday, in my opinion, is not only a good king, but he is a good person as well, despite all the wrongs he has done, or even all the flaws he might have.
There was a short poem I wrote for Arnav-Khushi from IPKKND a long long time back, but somehow, i felt a short verse of it might be apt for ManVeer too.
"Marbles"
You looked at me with those small eyes,
a pity our eyes never once met.
You heard me with those small ears,
a pity our voice boxes would stall as we didn't know one another at all.
I always felt as though you glanced at me,
I always felt you liked to hear me or have my company,
I always imagined that you were intrigued by my insanity
But never would you be mine,..
That glimpse i have of you will be mine
That smile that made my heart captive will be mine,
The shadow of imagination you casted upon my mind will be mine.
But those marbles will never ever be mine
Those marbles are hard,
Those marbles are gold,
Those marbles are stone that never seem to grow old.
P.S How many people thought that Abhishek's acting in the jail scene, today, was quite bad? At least, I did.
Cheers,
Samridhi
