Originally posted by: without-fathom
I don't think I can really concentrate on anything but MN and do justice - so just word to your post about the rest Nur, and moving straight up to MN ...
- with only a quick detour cause how can I not mention Addu and Mohan today, of all the days that the kid gets his little limelight. However, bias aside, the reason I want to mention the MA scene is primarily to start hailing the writers for today's episode RIGHT from that point. Little boys - and I speak from personal experience so if this is subjective, it is as I know best - in my opinion are not the very verbal kinda people. They are loud in packets of exclamations that burst out, and mostly in a stubborn silent resentments or resistances. There is nothing to convince a little boy of any logic whatsoever, much less cajole them - unless you've really got something up your sleeve that they will understand. So for me - whatever extent of reactions from the kids I was expecting - Addu was COMPLETELY within the act. He was grumpy and resisting from start to the end. And as far as "going with the act" was concerned, he didn't relent for one single moment. Personally if he had spoken more than he did, I would have been just as surprised as I would have been if he had NOT loudly blurted the truth! And I wondered for that one moment, just like MM and everyone else I guess, how they'd explain it. For a nanosecond I thought Megha would just brush it off as a tantrum which on a certain level can be credible because kids are REALLY people of their own minds, little boys all the more so. But that's where the writing genius nailed it. Yes, they used the pretext of "little boys with a mind of their own" - but the added touch of "beta baap par gaya hai ekdam" was, frankly, as ace! 👏 I guess I'll never get over the way the writing team weave the most trivial and consequential of details all in the same pattern, so wonderfully, that even when I almost accurately conjecture - like a second in advance - as to what's coming, they STILL pleasantly surprise me, if with nothing more, than the way they seal it!
Anyway - I really had to say that. Mohan and Addu were UBER cute together, in their own kinda way, but the writer(s) really stole that moment for me!
And now onto MN, like I intended to, to begin with. What a wonderful, wonderful episode for these two... the way that scene segued from grim and somber and practical and pep talk (Mohan style) and camaraderie of equals to that waces moment which just, just, just felt like falling in love with MN all over again - the range of emotions and nuances of the MN bond that were shown in the progression of that scene, I feel strongly inclined to believe it's my fave MN scene yet.
Starting up. Nanhi is such a wizkid. Her awareness is just remarkable, and yet comes so credibly from a child like her - primarily I guess, because the writing and detailing of her scenes is dealt with very carefully, keeping her age in mind. That she'd call Mohan from a PCO on spotting an uncle mentioned between them so recently - is SO Nanhi. That she'd sense the vibes of being "shrugged off" even if not understand the "worldly" implications, again, SO Nanhi. That she would be so sure of not being mistaken, despite repeated insistence from the man, notice the amiss detail of mention of Amar Vyas, even get the quick idea of clinging onto the man like that little baby - so, so Nanhi. The whole sequence of flow out there was just, so credibly done, so well written - and most of all, SO WELL ENACTED by Ashnoor - that precious child artist, who NEVER fails to deliver even in a scene that literally, solely, falls square on her shoulders and is clearly going a LONG way for a grave future track... no words enough to appreciate her talent enough 👏 The writing of course - such a fundamental strength for the show, and all the more pronounced today, fantastic!
The "bheekh maangri hai" bit tugged at my heart in a WHOLE new way. It was almost, like I'd been starkly, vividly, and VERY blatantly reminded of the fact, that for all the innocence and spark of her age, Nanhi is a fatherless 8 year old with a BIG blame bearing down the weight of her last name. A weight that - despite her maturity beyond the years, her sensitivity and absolute heartwarming character - is after all, too severe and overwhelming from the child that she is beneath all else. That moment when the man, once a close family aide, brushes off a mere child with that cruel remark sort of stands out like a reminder of the real world. A world, which is not pink like her 8 year old convictions. And that again, without understanding the "worldly" implication of the entire situation, that Nanhi feels the prick so strongly, is SO her. A child of exceptional perception - the operative word being a child.
And finally, in the nick of time, enter Mohan. Her guardian angel. I guess the moment that just thawed me ALL over again and turned my heart to a vulnerable mess was the way he grabbed her to himself SO instinctively when she mentioned the "bheek" incident. MN in that moment were the epitome of the most beautiful strains of their bond. Dramatic even if I sound, I literally felt my heart jump and fret and just, sort of take a long pause. Mohan literally snatches her out of the clutches of the world at large - in the same moment so desperately protective and vulnerable FOR her... it was just... one beautiful moment. MN rose to a whole new level for me - I can't even describe how - and then, the very next moment, the writers unfailing as ever - have Mohan snap RIGHT back to the savior act he personifies - STEEL HIS WARD. Make her this person who will face the world in her own time, in her own way, with the RIGHT lessons learned at this tender age, in this unforgettable tender moment. He tells her the ugly fact of life. And I just have no words to describe the YET new level MN attain with that. Nanhi, that precious little girl he must save from the ENTIRE world in one moment, and Nanhi, that mature child he's always been in less than secret awe of, who he understands and TRUSTS to fend for herself, tackle the world, beat them, because that's his girl! I really have no words to describe the impact of transition in those less than 2 minutes - SO much happened, and my heart just felt like it was pulled in TOO many directions to stay intact in that moment...
Sigh.
Of course, followed by what else, but MN peaking their ADORKABLE-NESS! Just when I thought MN had touched so many new peaks in the span of a few minutes, the show, these characters and the writers remind me this is NBT - and no amount of awesome, is ever awesome enough - there's always more! Like most others, I obviously thought Addu was going to be one up on Mohan someday, teaching him the waces and bunny ears tricks 😆 Alas. Who can take any first rights on Monu, away from Nanhi? Not even her own mother, I can safely say. Nanhi has her own place in Mohan's life - and I guess we should all just settled for everyone - EVERYONE - else being second best! ☺️ Mohan of all the people pointing out "open waces" *rolls eyes adorably at the man-child* and Nanhi *daadima as ever* not missing a beat before pointing the same for Mohan! 😆 Of course, if history is anything to go by, Mohan ji toh kese gir sakte hain 😛 The waces tying lesson - a Mirchi Madam lesson passed on through able disciple Nanhi to the characteristically hopeless Mohan Bhatnagar ACTUALLY bears fruit - and voila! The klutzy man child finally learned all about the intricate art of tying waces. Perhaps, and likely, a ephemerally acquired skill, but hey, he did pass the Nanhi "litmus" test for now 😆
Honestly, when Rashmi caught sight of them - in that frame - I seriously jumped RIGHT into the screen to bar them from her view, because she was SOOO Nazar lagaoing that one in a KAJILLION bond!!! Like literally, the shift of emotions in her eyes - WHO would not melt at that sight? Mohan's greatest enemy in that scene could have suddenly begun to view him in a WHOLE new light - Rashmi, whatever she was holding onto until now, in this once second felt the HIT of what she had lost. Maybe NOT so explicitly, but ALL her consequent Mohan addressing mannerism was just this another level "sensitive" - sure I wanted to get in and give her some on Megha's behalf - but well, point is, this was ONE eye opening moment. What MN share is something so incredible and genuine at a level so beyond usual cypher - Rashmi kya cheez hai to not be sticky goo?! Of course I can hardly wait for Megha to be RIGHT back in action and shoo away the banshee! For now - Mohan still barely and feebly holding up against Rashmi was... well, I gues at least partly expected. He's not what he was at the supermart - but this is NOT an injury of a day... It's been a long festering wound, and even the rapid recovery with Megha's aide can't quick fix him already, and entirely. It got to me, ESP when he actually responded to her wave, however half hearted or reluctant - but I guess, I just have to sit and wait for the day he kicks ass RIGHT back at Rashmi - vintage Mohan style... For now I think Nanhi is going to have a go at the wannabe "inferiority complex Missy" really really soon! She's already shown wayyy too much reserve for an 8 year old of her acumen! Btw, I LOVED that moment of sync between MN when they both slumped shoulders exhaling in unison 🤣 Man Nanhi was actually a Pandora's box of expressions in that ENTIRE scene - 👏 and well... rest until tomorrow!
@precap - Mohan's smile at his small but oh so strong army was ... aww, endearing! He just felt like he's won a mini Oscar 😆
@ progress in the Amar case - so PROUD of the writing team, for the way they're weaving tha track into ALL these amazingly progressive character bonding and evolution scenes! 👏 Oh and, just remembered, didn't mention Mohan's promptly bidding Nanhi to not mention anything to Megha was so... man, my heart was in repeated puddles all through the latter half of the episode. It just never really recovered from melting over and over... sigh.
When is tomorrow coming again? I sadly have some tragic amounts of stuff to complete for tomorrows office hours. But gaaah! Typing this long thing out feels, satisfying. What an episode! 👏
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