Like thread through a needle
Everything I do is stitched with its color.
~W.S. Merwin, "Separation"
We have Four characters here ; Anjali, Arnav, Khushi, Shyam ..All engaged in their own pursuits .. their objective just beyond their reach but always appearing to be within their grasp only for it to elude at the last moment...
Anjali ; A battered woman , A young lady who was on the verge of creating a new world for herself , A world filled with optimism, love, affection, trust , contrary to her expectations, her world falls apart even before it could be built , The house built of sand collapses at the first showers ...Time flies, the wound is buried deep and she refuses determinedly to look at them, acknowledge them ... She is busy in creating another perfect world where things will go according to her whim, where there are no nasty surprises ..She chooses to blind herself from the unpleasant truth , the various prayers, havan's, Vrats becoming her crutches...She chases the illusion of perfection , not comprehending that perfection does not exist !!
Arnav ; A bruised soul , Boy-man who had to grow up overnight , who was stripped of his safety goggles and was made to face the harsh glare of Sun ..The fiery rays of the sun burnt an indelible lesson onto Arnav's mind , "NEVER TRUST ANYONE" , The inferno scorched all the softness from his heart and left it dry, brittle ,Hard ..A man who desperately wants to trust, who places his trust on selected few but circumstances play on his insecurities and he falls prey again to the diabolic games of fate ... A lonely dejected man yearning to quench his thirst and learn to trust again!!
Khushi ; A crushed Grass , who always perks up immediately , unmindful of the million scratches, wounds embedded on her being , Her eager and overly bright eyes hiding the despondency, her smile masking her sorrow ..A nomad wanting to belong, A plucked flower searching for her roots , A traveler in search of a home, A place to anchor, a place which claims her for own, a place which she can claim as her own ..Like a butterfly she flits , her colorful attire hiding the darkest despair within her bosom, restless always chasing the evasive emotions/goals..Her goals hovering tantalizingly close but always out of her reach .
Shyam ; A affable Young man who reminds us of calm river , wade in deeper and one will end up getting caught in the many currents and be swept away !! A vain glorious man who wants power, riches, status without any hard work, who posses the requisite skills to earn it the straight way but opts for the easier route ...A charmer who hides the venom of a viper in his heart.A Man who worships and covets Wealth ..Has been engaged in the futile search of wealth not once realizing that he has already secured his wealth in the form of a wife who loves him, trusts him and would do anything for his well being, Fate has blessed him with a child but he throws all this away in pursuit of Materialistic wealth seeking transient happiness but the wealth evades him and his ardent pursuit
A whiff of surprise , of something pleasant, A dash of impending danger and the pursuit effectively turning into MrigTrishna..
Payal opens the scene giving us a Gift wrapped in the color of growth, rejuvenation with an instruction that the gift should be unwrapped later and not now...Bubbli seeks apology again , Payal strikes a deal which turns kaput as Akash overhears part of the deal and Bubbli spills the beans .Akash turns penitent and seeks apology from Payal for misunderstanding her, Payal graciously forgives.
Today we saw the talk on Values and how precious Akash holds it !!The word secret was also quite emphasized a bit ...What's the secret that Payal holds , That's right, She has the secret of Shyam buried in her treasure box ..Akash , the man who guards the values and upholds them will not be pleased when he comprehends that Payal knew of Shyam's truth, allowed the mockery of marriage but then understanding will dawn when Akash understand the reason for her silence ...That they solve all this within 5 mins instead of long drawn out walkouts is a good omen which means we have one less walk outs !!
Did I say , I am just loving the Machiavellian tactics of Shyam..On one hand ...He boldly , shamelessly chases another man's wife and just when one thinks he has crossed the limits, he switches tacks and reminds Khushi about the papers, keeping her confused, her brain addled and preventing her from thinking straight or correct!!
So everyone sends Bubbli away and head back towards pavilion ..Khushi as usual thinking about SOMETHING [ A bit of monologue here would be welcome] , She trips and is about to fall when the hand of Shyam tries to prevent her fall, Khushi reassures the family , The family try to Bring a smile on Khushi's face
The Much awaited, looked for Bubbli exit happened ...Manorama sighing that everybody are going , gone,.. went away [ why bring in ur other show here ?] ...Here we have Nani assuring Manorama and us that the wrinkles that had arisen has been ironed away and things will proceed smoothly [ Thank You for that] ...
Khushi is lost in deep thought when she stumbles , Shyam tries to help her but she balances before he can even move closer... So Khushi if she is not alert will be tripped up and may almost fall into the trap but will recover her balance in time, this is augmented by the time she almost went close to the fire in GH track and was stopped by Arnav !! Shyam tries to make his moves with his innuendos but again we see Anjali intercepting Shyam, taking Khushi away from the vicinity of Shyam ..Always the shield that protects Khushi and Shyam but for how long??
Anjali and Nani lead Khushi to the couch while Shyam begins to go to his room when the bomb shell is dropped , Khushi has got a ticket to London ..to see Arnav ..A fuming Shyam tries to stop the proceedings but to no avail.
So the cycle begins again, The ticket to London is handed again with the recipient being Khushi this time ...What I liked here were the words of Anjali... This is the path which will lead you directly to Arnav !! To your happiness !! ...Yes, the goal is not London ..but the London ticket will now open the path that had remained undetected, obscured ..The London ticket will be the route which will lead Khushi t the truth and the truth will have a pot of happiness reserved for her...
Another thing I loved was the direction and the camera work..Anjali and Khushi are having a chat on the sofa and Shyam is climbing up on the stairs, his progress unimpeded by any obstacles ..He is moving leisurely, confident that his ambition has been realized when one line comes out of nowhere and checks his stride , He turns and immediately his climbdown begins to happens..His pursuit again turning fruitless and the line was "Yeh seedhe aapko chotte tak le jaayega" ..Yes, Shyam will be stopped by Arnav and what a beautiful method of showing it , not just will he be stopped but he will be brought to kneel by Arnav and what about his other passion of getting Khushi by hook or crook...That too comes to a naught as we find Anjali has taken every measures to send Khushi with Arnav...at the end of the day, Shyam's hunt will be like Mrigtrishna, where he will neither get the girl nor the bounty, all slipping through his grasp by a whisker !!
I also loved the moment when the 3 women head back into the house while Shyam is left out, the outsider motif in display again ...
Anjali has got the tickets and hands it over to Khushi, Shyam is seen making a phone call , forcefully instructing something to the caller, Khushi has packed her cases and is leaving ..Anjali feeds her the prasad or the sweetener , Payal urging Khushi to check her passport n tickets ...
Mrs.Arnav Singh Raizada & Formality ...These were the two words that resonated when the scene aired ...Khushi will always be Mrs.ASR and this time the relationship will be solemnized and formalized unlike the previous time..What I mean is ...Here we have got a clearest sign that there is going to be a marriage approved by the relatives , having their sanction unlike the previous time when Arnav and Khushi married with no witness, none to formalize it apart from DM!! So we see Khushi being sent before bring brought back as the wife of ASR with the full approval, acceptance of the family and above all from Arnav himself...
That this ceremony will move smoothly and has the blessing can be construed by the fact that Khushi gets to eat the sweet, that says that happiness will soon enter her life...
There is another interpretation too...Khushi has embarked on a search of Arnav... Hers will be a lonely road but she will have the requisite papers with her which will aid her and the blessings of the family which will be her armour...Khushi will meet with success !!
Maami comes with her own advise for Khushi, Suggests that all could have given a surprise to Arnav ...Khushi declines the help of Akash when Anjali moots it , Payal gives her precious advise ...
A segment which laid a stress on the upcoming danger/Threat ..A warning has been issued to Khushi ... Khushi has to be on alert all the time, one lapse and there will be price to pay perhaps even mortal injury ...It begins with Mami when she reiterates Khushi not to SLEEP !! Khushi may be lulled into false security or her attention diverted and this will prove to be costly for Khushi ... Does this imply that she is headed for loss , here again we see the words of Payal which acts as an amulet, a talisman which will protect her ..What does Payal say, In moments of strife , think of parents and ur fear will vanish !! yes.. Khushi will be sidetracked and will be in a position where her one mistep will end in jeopardy but then she will pray to her parents [ reconciling again with her Parents, Shiv-Devi Mayya] and they will become the power through which she shred the shroud of deception !!
Khushi by opting out of being helped by Akash has set the stage for direct one on One confrontation with Shyam [ who himself had rejected Akash previously] ... This will be a battle that will be fought out of RM or RM member's awareness ...it will be a battle to which Khushi has been equipped with the blessing,prasad and correct legal papers implying that victory will be hers !!
Khushi returns back, offering the excuse that her parents did not want her to leave the shores and to wait out for seven days , Anjali buys the story even though Nani remains suspicious of Khushi's statement.. Nani and Anjali resolve to send Khushi next week
When the path to her happiness resides in India , why the need for her to travel to London .. we begin to see the handiwork of Khushi's Parents aka Gods here when she is turned back even before she can begin her empty handed search, she is sent back to find the door that will lead her to Chotte , the correct one and not be gulled into taking the wrong route ...
Again the mention of Parents suggesting that Khushi's parents will be having a role to play pretty soon ...A role that will come into offing if either or oen get injured, as advisors to Khushi's impulsive decision as a Moral Support to Arnav when he returns as the parents who have to give Kanyadaan or all of the above !!
Anjali will be fobbed off by smokescreens and will still be oblivious of truth as she is the only one who absorbs Khushi's words ...
A week ...7 days .. A symbol of completion ...will the search for Arnav be completed on the 7th day...But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.The word translated as finished which generally means to bring to a close, to complete, to end, to fulfill
A Humble request to all the member... It has come to the notice that off late there is less discussion on the episode or the show and the threads are turning into personal chat threads...This was not the intention of REDUX , REDUX was created to have Stimulating, no holds barred discussion [ within the stipulation of IF rules] on the Show ..I hope Friends will keep this in mind when they exchange their ideas, POV's n Thoughts..I hope I am not offending anyone nor hurting the sentiments of my friends & fellow Reduxians ..That is not my intention and I apologize if my message hurt you !!