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Posted: 13 years ago

SG's - 🤗 I so wanted to hyperventilate and go OMG, OMG...Share my experience of a hotwa sighting, get an autograph and a picture or just claim I was too shy to approach...😆 Despite knowing I was in the R -city mall and not the Infinity, I still ogled at every guy that crossed my path...😆 Alas, that didn't happen...There was no hotwa to drool over, just regular college guys thinking they were hotwa's...🤣

Am I glad I am back or what? Who am I kidding? I so didn't want to be here! I had a wonderful time and didn't miss IPK...There is still hope for fellow IPK'holics....Psst...but I did miss the hangout, so here I am half asleep but still wanting to pay my respect....Most homes I visited were ooh'ing and aah'ing over competing shows. For the disgruntled viewer in me who was upset over a protracted kidnapping track any soap should have been an easy sell...Hmm...None made the cut, so I am back to critique every move made by the CV's. I haven't really watched for the last 3 weeks nor was I on the forum, so I have plenty of love for the CV's...It is going to be a love fest from me tonight...😆

Onto the episode...After watching yest and today, I conclude IPK is back with a bang. For those cribbing it is about "Didi ki saut", you are darned right! It was always just that with a more appealing title. Sooner we accept that fact; we will all enjoy the show😆 The episode was balanced and emotions of all involved beautifully captured...👏 I felt the pang which was missing in the last few months.

The communication has begun...

ASR finally accepting the biggest mistake of his life with nani as his witness. He could have just apologized to Khushi alone behind closed doors but he didn't. He chose to do it with the most revered elder in RM, nani! First step towards redemption, his genuine repentance meant more than just having to say a sorry. He was gentle yet firm, when he accepted his mistake. All eyes were on Khushi, when he looked at her silently seeking forgiveness...He was man enough to accept his flaws...In time he will step up to undo the wrongs and be a bigger person. He is quietly treading the rough road to redemption...So to those seeking RTR, patience is a virtue😆 I love how these 2 have guarded the 6 month contract, not wanting to humiliate the other. Love has triumphed against all odds...😳

Khushi still uncertain of what her rightful place is, she knows he is with her but she also knows until Anjali hasn't accepted the reality, her place in his home, in his life is still shaky. Nani's request to stay away from Anjali re-enforces her insecurity. Will she have to make a tough choice and walk away for Anjali's happiness? Or will Anjali step up and do the right thing and make tough choices?

It is a balancing act for ASR, he knows his sister needs him the most and so does his wife. But concern for Anjali supersedes all else coz she is pregnant. The scene by the stairs was beautiful, Khushi quietly leans on him for comfort but her feelings aren't reciprocated. She pauses, looks at him for re-assurance. This time he complies. She will be with him through this difficult time, lean on him when the going gets tough and he will be there for her. Silent communication beautifully captured...

A grand-mother's anguish...

Finally nani gets to play head of the family; she wasn't judging or taking sides. She was doing what is best for her family. The pain, the anguish of a grandmother was beautifully portrayed. She has to make tough yet sensitive decisions with all in mind. It is a balancing act for nani too! She needed to know what made them conclude Shyam was evil and she was aghast to know how they were all taken for a ride. Her prime concern is Anjali but she also was sensitive to Khushi's feelings. Importantly, she trusts them both.

Case for Anjali...

Anjali's grief is justified...Oh yes, blame it on the vacation but I think I will let her moan for a few more days but all bets are off if she continues to be whiny and lost in la, la, land...😆 But I do feel any girl would be devastated after such a major let down(mildly put!). This man was her soul mate or so she thought but today 2 men she loves more than life are at loggerheads. Her brother who has been supportive until now stands between her and her husband.

I think Anjali does trust Arnav but like any wife would be, she is angry that he humiliated her husband without even giving her a chance to speak. The ultimate decision should be hers and only hers. The last time he made her feel she was living in his house, this time he proved it by asserting his rights and throwing her husband out. She is in no mood to concur with the papad ka tukda... He did it like any other caring brother would but she should have a say, it is her life, her marriage! When she finds out what he told nani, there will be more tears coz he chose to hide the facts from her.

Payash finally working for me...or is it my upbeat frame of mind?😆 Akash was right, Payal needs to take some responsibility...She just didn't try...But would the outcome be any different? I seriously doubt that, he would just be another silent spectator like Payal.

Man & wife

We all waited for this patiently, when Khushi would act wife and ASR the husband. Was that a cute couple or what? His "Tum teek ho" always meant so much more than just "are you ok".She only needed ASR's acceptance to take on her rightful role. She is unsure at times but she is slowly walking that path, his comforting presence guiding her. She is slowly becoming more forceful and insisted he needs to take care of himself to take care of his sis. After months of tension and several accidental RV's; today an accidental bumping into each other proved to be the ice breaker, the smirk, a flirty ASR and a shy Khushi resurfaced...😍Will this be short lived like the last time? Can we finally conclude that trust will prevail and is here to stay?Love was always there but it was lack of trust that caused hate to dominate their relationship. Will this rocky relationship survive the ultimate test or will Di lead the way?

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Posted: 13 years ago

Sari.. bhelcomes back...you were really missed.🤗. Hope you had a wonderful vacation.

It was all about the aftermath of the hurricane today. The matriarch of the house surveys the damage and makes the first attempt to clean up/ get to the bottom of what happened so that the house can slowly limp back to normalcy.

Nani the impartial judge, whose heart is torn by seeing the suffering that Anjali,Khushi and Arnav are going through, raises questions to Arnav. "There are so many accusations heard, how can Shyam who has taken care of the smallest of our needs turn out to be like this?". Arnav explains the happenings that night and details as to how Shyam had tricked all of them. He takes another step in his redemption by owning up and saying that his biggest mistake of his life was not believing Khushi.

Even though Nani says that these are "trying times" and requests Khushi to stay away from Anjali (potential track?), she still has her hands and blessings on Arnav and Khushi. The road ahead will not be smooth but she will play a vital part in restoring normalcy back to the house.

Compare and contrast of trust breaking and rebuilding - one end we have Akash telling Payal that she is one way responsible for Anjali's state. At the other end we have Khushi who knows Arnav is alone, sits and leans on his shoulder for mutual comfort. Arnav knows that Khushi will be alone as he leaves for work for an hour and checks if she is ok - subtle but nice scenes.

Over the past few episodes, I could not help but notice the 360 scenes which our CV's so love ( same backdrop, same characters,different outcome). The incidents to compare - the day Arnav married Khushi and entered RM hall vs the day Arnav and Khushi entered RM hall after the kidnapping.

1) The first instance strained the relationship between Arnav and Khushi while the second instance strengthened the relationship
2) In the first instance Khushi was questioned incessantly by her family on the reason, today Arnav is questioned.
3) That day was her Agni Pareeksha and today it is his
4) Anjali went to Arnav's room and he shut the door on her, today Anjali shut Arnav out of her room.
5) That night Khushi was left all alone in the hall, today it is Arnav alone reminiscing and pondering.

Yes, I would like to have 360 back to the same TRP ratings we had during the first instance (we were in the top 3). 😊

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Posted: 13 years ago

Welcome back Sari the others held up the fort in your absence but we did MISS you!!!!! 🤗

Ok ladies back sorry the date the very handsome 3 year old lasted a lot longer than I wanted to since he was very concerned about how I got here...apparently Vee Masi lives on an island and needed a boat that had to cross oceans to get to the capital of the US! Where in the world do children come up with all this??? 😆

Anyhow's tonight's thoughts might take a lot longer to describe because the episode was very power packed for me and honestly yesterday was a Grand Slam but tonight was a pretty darn great Home Run too!!! 😃

The kashmakash within ASR is tearing him apart...he watches Khushi sleep in hesitation and sighs with relief almost that for now shes asleep...he get's up and walks and she watches him walk away with a lot of pain in her eyes...he wanders around the words of Di haunting him and replaying in his head again and again...and checks on Anjali who isnt in her room but sleeping on Naniji's lap...Nani explains whats happening and tells him to go to sleep...Akash on the other hand has his own mysterious disappearing...everyone wants to be AKELA and THAKELA right now... Rip the band aid of this relationship already...make her leave...this relationship needs to be broken before it can be sorted out right now. When one MU just ends here we have another one starting...and really unnecessary in my opinion! 🥱

Moving on now...Arnav has his own FB session about the happier times Anjali and him have shared from Raksha Bandhan to other memories of them discussing their childhood and feels helpless...😭 Where one day Anjali was giving him a reason to live today he felt responsible to take her reason to live away! Heart wrenching stuff I tell you...BS was phenomenal tonight! 👏 Khushi fee's his anguish and pain and holds onto him and again a thousand things are said thru those expressive eyes and he holds her hand bank telling her it will be ok and that they are together! ⭐️

More Anjali ANjali Anjali ka rona dhona central...Khushi goes to talk to her and its all in vain...she pretends to sleep and Nani, Arnav and Khushi have a conversation...a conversation of truth's, reveals and discovery. A conversation that is very integrals and the Grand Mother of all conversations! Nani realizes that they were wronged but she has questions and is confused with it all. Dont blame her really but Arnav speaks...not ASR but Arnav...Anjali's chote and Khushi's Arnavji finally speaks and starts shedding light on the reality of it all...timing was perfect why scream and yell at Di when she wont listen? Answer to someone who cares to know about it and have a solution for it versus people who will creates more chaos! He free's Khushi from the blame of it all and Nani realizes now how deep all of this really is. 😃 Team Khushi gets another addition 😆

Hai Team Anjali gets more sob fest from Nani kinda annoyed me there but shes a Nani she loves equally mine does I know that so here she gives the best advice she can and tells Khushi for the sake of it all and for the time being Khushi keep her distance from Anjali and now folks the stage is SET for the Seperation track and honestly this is a GREAT thing. 👍🏼 Promo 4 will play once again and thats always a promising thing! 😃

Oh Baby! Ah the Vest is back mind you tis is not ASR at his best but you know what I aint complaining!!! I will take him this way too 😍 Arnav tries to console and make up with Anjali...another failed attempt. She has a lot to think about and he get's a call from the infamous Mr. Roy and walks away...😛

Onto the final 3 minutes of the show...Man these final few minutes are starting to make me feel desperate now! I almost want the episode to fast forward itself to get a peak of the romance 😆 Hai Arnavji watches Khushi caringly keep his tablet's out and gives her the news of leaving to visit his office and deal with the will...and she hesitates and he see's that...he FINALLY ask's her..."Tum Thik ho?" and she says haan and asks him the same and the same caing, loving and adoring Khushi comes thru...he takes his Dawai and eat's it and then as she walks away they almost bump into each other accidentally twice before he realizes he likes playing this game with her and on purpose stops her while she tries to escape naively and finally after a few more escape tries she smiles back to his smirk...😍 Seriously my tummy turns in excitement watching this!!! It is so freaking romantic hai...kaisa pyaara sa pyar hai yeh 😆

This nok to his jhok is beautiful romance isnt about words its about feelings and playings and this build up of Love, Trust, Romance, Passion and Compassion is what is back and it gives me a warm and fuzzy feeling again. CV's THANKYOU!!!! I missed this tremendously i really really REALLY do love this story telling!!! 👏

The pre-cap...sigh...Is it Wednesday already???? That's all I am saying TICK TOCK TICK TOCK ...I wait impatiently for it all to begin already!!! 😃 I somehow think he might tell her to come to work with him...This way itl keep them together longer if she does exit Shantivan...hmmm something to think about no?

Song of the evening...I was torn tonight there are 3 songs but I have a feeling they will all fit as the week goes on so I will use them later in the week...so I am going to play a soft beautiful song...Jaage Jaage Armaan Hain Jaage Jaage Hum...😍

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvWZk-cDVxE[/YOUTUBE]

Dupatta Ve...Ah Dupatta Ve ka discussion:

The dupatta is the parda between them. and it has always intrigued me ever since Sanaya once said in a SBB/SBS interview how the director loves dupattas and tries to use them often and it made me think about it since the directors always said Khushi was written a lot later and they create her as they go but now i feel there was some thought given to Khushi...her character is very fluid like her dupatta is ...and so has this relationship ...as the relationship grows the dupatta lehrao's differently ...every pleat opens and folds with it and it plays the role of a frame to define this girl, her relationship with the man she loves and a story within a story honestly...

The dupatta resembles the change in Khushi ...when the show started she wore it like a young girl would...high around neck ...pleated perfect with no fear of the world...innocent and free willed...free spirits and all...when the love track came it was looser and very often tied ...she was bonded by the heart...when the shaadi happened that bond was kinda lost so it was looser around the neck kinda hiding the mangal sutar ...she was married but there was nothing on the surface between them...the other day after she gained conciousness he draped the dupatta on her saying to the universe she was his...the wrist holding with the dupatta in between was him holding back and wanting her to lose the parda...now she has phelaoed her dupatta to showcase her mangal sutar and opening the folds of her love to embrace him whole heartedly.

Where did all this come from? I dunno really...the next step would be Sari's my guess is...and that will be a resemblance of being truly married.

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Posted: 13 years ago

Welcome back Sari 🤗

Tonight's episode was not as powerpacked as the previous ones have been but things moved along quite well. As expected Khushi unable to sleep without Arnav tracked him down and lent her support. Arnav who usually likes to be alone with his thoughts, now welcomes the support by Khushi. Once again no words spoken but they understood each other.

Nani finally gets her chance to speak to Arnav and Khushi alone, she learns enough to know Arnav has known for months and did MU Khushi. What I loved about this scene was the fact Arnav acknowledged the mistake he made, that he did wrong Khushi. Little by little Khushi is getting the justice she rightfully deserves

While I completely understand the family worrying for Anjali, would it have hurt to briefly show Nani thinking about what Khushi and Arnav have been through?? Arnav returns home after being kidnapped for 15 days, that too by the son in law they thought they knew. A brief second of concern, gratefulness they are safe would have been nice. On the bright side, I'm glad she sees Khushi is a victim in all this. Nani remains neutral while letting Khushi know she is not alone.

Anjali continues her silent treatment towards Arnav, a brother whose sister still remains the world to him. Arnav neglects his own health because of her but Khushi won't let him, like last time CVs saved the last five minutes for the best. It was so good to see the flirtatious Arnav return and the precap made this scene even more heavenly.

It seems the romance may hit a temporary bump thanks to Anjali though, the promo which turned out not to be the ME will play out this week. Khushi who was asked to stay away will not, Anjali goes missing and ASR will lash out at his wife. Old habits die hard and for Arnav it will be a knee jerk reaction he will regret fast but this incident may be what prompts Khushi to leave RM. Khushi is unable to watch the rift between siblings, seeing her loved ones in pain especially when she blames herself so yes I can see her walking out whether ASR likes it or not. Sadly, I believe this is just what Anjali is hoping for. I want to give her the benefit of the doubt especially after reading your post Sari but look at her state of mind, there is no telling what she can do or how she will react to all especially Khushi.

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Sugar's take...

Hello all!!

So quite the Anjali centric episode, with tiny pleasant scenes of our favorite couple! :)

So where I really enjoyed the comeback of the "ASR smirk" and flirty ASR, the episode managed to leave a bitter taste in my mouth, courtesy the "Anjali is the biggest victim" protest being chanted by everyone in RM. And to anyone who tells me Anjali's world is shattered and its sad and she's broken and all, well, I believe you chose on how broken and helpless you want to feel.
Its not like her husband died and left her pregnant. Her husband was a cheating, manipulative scumbag who not only kidnapped her only blood relative, her younger brother, but tried to kill him. If that wasn't enough and I don't why it isn't, her husband cheated behind her back and attempted to get married to a girl by pressurizing her family.
Really Anjali, is he worth it? Is he worth the pain you're giving you're family, particularly your brother by crying a river over this man?

I was very happy with Nani yesterday, but today she ruined it "Anjali bitiya ko itna dukh sehena par raha hai". Seriously? Seriously CVs, that was asking for it, really. The girl sitting beside this woman was orphaned when she was 8 and then had to go through a series of heart-wrenching interactions with the man she was destined to fall in love with. This very same man she fell in love with, forced her to marry him and expressed nothing but hate and disgust for her on the surface. On the other hand, she was forced to get married to a random guy who manipulated her family and then had to pay for his cowardness.

Anjali was wronged by her husband Shyam and only because she let him. There were slips and they would've been picked up if not the first time, then the second or third time, but she chose not to because she never wanted to impose doubt. She has herself to partly blame for this as well. It takes two to clap :)
Khushi was wronged by the man she loved and by the man she ever regretted knowing. Its one thing to be betrayed by an unknown person, its another thing to be betrayed by a person you have come to love and trust with all your heart.
I'm sorry, but Khushi is an equal victim here if not bigger. And the only people who realize this are Arnav and NK.
Arnav though, can do a lot more, but his focus is tiling more and more towards di's welfare which will only add to the already guilt he's feeling.

After today a walkout is almost destined. I love Daljeet, I think she's a very humble person and a very good actress because I'm hating Anjali right now lol! And based on what Anjali's character sketch has shown us, manipulativeness and selfishness runs in the blood, she is her father's daughter and Arnav is his mother's. This track will show the extremes of the siblings.

I am certain this abortion is a manipulative ploy. If Shyam created an earthquake, Anjali is the aftershock that will land up being much more dangerous. She will seriously screw up her relationship with her brother because he will not have her making Khushi the sacrificial goat in the long run, he will stand up for her and ultimately walk out later. She will willingly put herself in danger because of her disbelief with Shyam and this may just result in Khushi being the ultimate one targeted.

I absoultely loved the staircase scene. They really have come a long way and Khushi is Arnav's biggest pillar. She will always be by him and he's starting to acknowledge it and let her be his strength.

Creatives, I know the little teases of romance and flirtiness and Barun's smirk is to help us feel better about the track, but please don't keep us in a limbo for too long. Lets move towards a grey Anjali and the walk-out before this "attention only on Di" tracks starts losing viewers again.

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Posted: 13 years ago

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Sari, sooo good to see you back!!! Welcome back - hope you had a great holiday!!! 🤗

My take on the episode - Decent episode, not as good as Monday ... the pace slackened as the family struggles to come out from the aftermath of the storm.

Arnav struggling to balance between Di and wife ... both need him, but one now shows it, while the other shuts him out. And so two phases start ... Arnav's RTR – finally he takes his first shaky steps on that road ... and Di-stabilization.

RTR is an easier road in a way, because Khushi is more than ready to forgive him ... and in a way, it's more difficult, because the trouble is he's not so ready to forgive himself. He waits till Khushi is asleep, before he leaves her to check on Di … but of course, the moment he leave Khushi's side, she's awake ... ready to seek him out again. And when she finds him alone, she won't leave him alone, she's beside him every step of the way in silent support ... if he wants her.

Liked the way they showed Arnav's fb's of Anjali's words ... ending in the words about not letting the person leave if she's important ... and on cue, Khushi appears behind him ... she sits holding his hand, and when he doesn't respond, she lets go her hold, looks at him questioningly, still a little unsure of her place in his life ... and he puts his hand over hers, silently telling her, yes, he does need her, he wants her there with him ... and she leans against him again ... both together silently supporting each other. This couple has weathered the storm and come through stronger than ever before.

More miles redeemed on the RTR ... Arnav tells Nani the entire truth about Shyam ... and acknowledges for the first time, that the biggest mistake he made was to not trust Khushi, but take Shyam's word ... an apology to Khushi in the presence of Nani ... giving her her rightful place in the family and admitting his mistake in misjudging her, mistrusting her ... a mistake which caused most of the troubles the family has gone through. A first for Arnav Singh Raizada, who never felt the need to explain any of his actions to anyone, who thought he was always right …

And he feels even worse when Nani tells Khushi to stay away from Anjali ... more humiliation for Khushi, who only ever wanted to spare Di the pain of knowing what a scoundrel her KP was. And now Arnav's RTR has started in earnest, when he feels the pain every time Khushi is hurt, insulted or humiliated ... because of that one mistake he made.

Di-stabilization ... Anjali has been shown to be a mother-figure to Arnav ... but I have never felt she was a true mother figure. She was always too weak. It was Arnav who had to grow up overnight and take over the role of the responsible, caring parent, Anjali was weak and remained weak all through. When Arnav weakened, rarely was she his strength, more often than not, she brought out his own weakness and sense of loss. A mother is someone who is always there for you, who gives you strength and courage ... Anjali never quite gave Arnav that confidence. And every time there was a squabble between the siblings, Anjali's way of dealing with it was to shut herself off from Arnav, thus always worsening his fears, never banishing them. That was her modus operandi, the threat she always held over Arnav, his fear which she used to manipulate him into doing whatever she wanted – not consciously, not deliberately, but very much under the surface.

And she does it again ... yes, she's hurt, she's upset, her husband has turned out to be the worst kind of skunk, but she's ready to forgive him anything ... however not so ready to forgive her brother, who was actually just the messenger. In time, her eyes might open to who the real culprit is, but not for the moment.

My personal opinion is that both Arnav and Khushi should follow Nani's advice and stay away from Anjali for some time 😛 ... Anjali might stop sulking and start thinking about the many times she almost but not quite caught her KP in lies, and he wiggled out of them. Today I was less sympathetic towards her, because she seems less like a woman shattered, and more like a sulking brat deprived of her favourite toy ... Daljeet needs to work on her expressions a lot more. The scene when she turned away from Khushi and cried was good, the one when Arnav tries to cajole her to eat left me wanting to shake Anjali and tell her to grow up! Did she forget her brother came back after a fifteen day kidnapping ordeal and wasn't exactly having a picnic in the sun?!

I preferred Payash today ... felt for both of them, caught in a real situation not of their own making. Payal will have a tough time winning Akash's trust again, and understandably so. Finally we have a Payash track worth watching ... although again I wonder ... even Akash didn't stop to ask his brother how he was after his kidnapping ordeal? I'm not sure of the statistics, but am pretty sure being kidnapped with intent to kill is a darned sight rarer and a lot more traumatic than a breaking marriage ...

Best for the last 😉 ... cvs know how to keep the audience hooked ... ArHi at the beginning and end of the episode, and a scene in the middle, and they know the audience will sit through the entire episode! Khushi getting completely into the biwi role and fussing over her husband ... thank God at least she remembers that he's been through his own ordeal as well, as has she ... both there for each other all the way ... Arnav loving the fussing and scolding ... and smartly decides, Di be damned, he's got much more interesting things to worry about. Like making some moves on his very willing biwi for one ... 😍

And precap will redeem some more miles, I'm guessing, as Arnav will hopefully lay the specter of the six month clause to rest once and for all ... just in time for the Di abortion nautanki to start ...

Will Khushi leave RM? Will Arnav let her? Who will bring her back ... Nani, Arnav or Anjali? In sab sawalon ka jawab jaanne ke liye, dekhte rahiye ... IPKKND, roz raat 8 baje 😆

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She may be out of touch with the series, unfamiliar with some the hangout's newest members, but her writing hasn't missed a beat! Beautiful post, Sari. 👏Welcome back...glad you had a fabulous holiday and are back to take charge of your hangout. We missed you more than I can say. 🤗

First things first: the shiniest and ugliest of ployester suits, gelled hair ... but boy was he a sight for sore eyes! Yes, we finally got rid of Banianji yesterday but today ASR was back AND in the last 3 minutes in flirty, smirking mode no less with a promise of more to come in the crackling precap. Soney peh suhaaga. ❤️❤️❤️

The episode was worthy of money shot Tuesday, another good one. The action picked up from where the epi left off yesterday - Arnav gazing tenderly at his missus, she feels his absence when he leaves and she comes awake. So I'll start my thoughts on the epi where I left off my comments yesterday - with a hat tip to the entire creative team for putting together such a fabulous follow up epi. 👏

I love the direction they've taken so far --- understated, a distinct lack of melodrama but with real emotional power. Everyone seemed true to their personalities and circumstances and seemed to have a perspective that one could get behind... at least to some degree.

It was a great choice to set naani up as the elder statesman (errr person?), using her scales of justice to be fair to everyone. Her compassion extends to all, but she puts the needs of the two most vulnerable first - Anjali and the baby to come. "Stay away from Anjali and give her much needed space", she tells Khushi. "Trust me to know what is best for everyone right now" --- that hangs unspoken yet understood. So that sets the stage nicely for the physical not just emotional alienation of Khushi from Anjali within RM.Will it lead to a more devastating separation?

Aakash and Payal had their hearts and roses romance with it's dewy glow of love but as anyone who's ever been married can testify, the true mettle of a marriage is revealed under adversity, those pesky little annoyances that life has a way of throwing at you. This was a virtual tornado. Do they bend or break at the altar of... what else? ... vishwaas. That word is fast replacing nafrat, farak and galath faimi as the leitmotif of the show! Vistaa, that vid you made -- not a moment too soon, girl!👏

Di... determined to stay in a prison of her making where she can shut out reality, cutting off even the most important relationship in her life, that with Chottey. He hurts, she hurts... some of us hurt... its a big mess and it seems like it will only get a lot worse before it gets better. Meanwhile, I have Di's back --- just sayin' 😛

But we watch this show for ArHi... and all of their scenes today were perfection yet again. I loved the shot of the two them from the top of the stairs - heads tilted towards another, bodies leaning into each, two halves of one whole in perfect unison... beautiful shot, one to freeze in the dil and dimaag. ❤️

I wanted Vishwaas Plus in the sharth... because I (not Khushi) believed he OWED her the words to erase the ugly ones that he's cruelly and bitterly flung at her time and again. She's (and we by extension) are not getting that in one soul cleansing dialog... and you know what? It doesn't matter... not a whit! Talk is cheap... he's showing not telling her what she means to him and to my mind it seems way more effective.

When she was unsure of her place by his side on the staircase, he clasped her hands in support. By the poolside, he tells her almost apologetically that he has to head to work for a little while even though he'd rather be with the family. In the past, he would have strode out, with nary an explanation to her or anyone but Di. But now she is his patni in his heart with all the rights of one, she gets that consideration. But she seems crestfallen, so the familiar "Tum theek ho?" She's emboldened and she demonstrates sadda haq. "I won't let you go unless you take your meds". He does, meek as a ... bakri! 😉 In the past he would have bitten her head off for daring to dictate to him. Ah... change, it's a beautiful thing. ⭐️

Finally he gives her romance, a little happiness in this tense atmosphere where she's likely feeling the most heat for what happened... the little side stepping dance, the smirk, the smile ... and there's more to come. She's surprised, she's happy, she's shy... ☺️ delish, stay tuned for more. 😃

Sometimes actions speak louder than words and this is one of them. BTW... he's also giving her words in nani's presence - "I made the biggest blunder in my life when I didn't vishwaas Khushi" (yes, yes again the V word!). I only wish when he cleared it up he'd said misunderstanding (not galath faimi!)... that word has scarred us. It would've helped our wounds to heal faster. And... I don't think he's done yet.

Beautifully conceived, written, performed. These CVs they know how to serve up romance with this couple. Wednesday evening can't come soon enough. 👍🏼👍🏼

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Sharthwas:

WWAD: stay tuned --- not yet himmat, only nani knows and even here Khushi hasn't been cleared of being an unwilling participant in the wedding. We have 3 more epis to go, so holding pattern. No verdict yet.

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Kisswa pic: Full set of jurmanas. Nice job chicas! Sci-Payal, Tee, Mandy, Diya, Maxine, Savvy, Bobop, Shwetha, Vistaa,AM, Rag1ni, chini_chokri, Hriju, chip, maggie, jerryik, meens

Virtual kisswas to a disliked character for a redeeming deed/quality. 😃

Rag1ni:my virtual forehead kiss to a character I don't like.

That would be Maamiji -- I just, just don't like how she calls her d-i-l KBT. It is so not funny.

Anyway, virtual kiss for Maamiji for being the only one who was brave enough to speak the truth. Satyamev Jayate.

Chip:my virtual kiss to Shyam for being the unintentional reverse cupid to ArHi over and over again

Hriju:Shyamu's forehead ( GOD ! kissing THE ANACONDA/HULK/SNAKEWA ) 'cos once Shyamu had saved our HAPPY/KHUSHI from the goons in Lucknow - one redeeming quality that iI could find in him..

jerryik: virtual kisswa to creepwa for his facial twiches...no one does it better...love to hate smj...

Maggie: Kissy Kissy to Shyam Manohar Jha...who always manages to bring Arnav and Kushi closer together. This time you take the cake! Kidnapping scheme brought us Arnav's ILU, the hut scene (hubba hubba), the most iconic tv hug ever, the mountaintop meeting, meeting of the minds (telepathy), and today's historic "I trust Kushi!!!"

Savvy: Since I lost the morancewa bet - my shout out is for Buaji, I disliked her when she forced her opinions on Khushi to get engaged to Shyam but the redeeming quality is she admits she did a mistake and has since then become a protective watch dog - her time is coming soon!

Tee/Ippy: My kisswa to Di, although she's the worlds biggest blocker she was the first one to know they like each other...

meens: I lost the morance bet, despite all my analysis on the camera angle of the shot😕. Anyways my virtual kiss is to Garima; i really thought she was not worthy of being khushi's mother till their heart to heart conversation on preeto's wedding when she mentioned she was glad to see Khushi happily married because she could now satisfactorily answer her real parents.

bobop:kisses to shyam😡 but ill do a bit ramanchi'i wanna kiss the shyam from his first scene..he was not bad then...not the ugly fat shyam of ouster episode'.😆

Mandy: I send a virtual kiss to Shyam since his actions eventually did lead Khushi to Arnav bringing them closer than ever.

Diya: Kiss to Garima ... I disliked her the most for being only worried about Payal's rishta when everyone was worried about telling Anjali the truth ...
Virtual kisswa for ... the understanding way she told Arnav he doesn't need to call her Amma till he's ready to do so 😳

Virtual kisswa to KKNPK Rocky Ji...for his bumbling pehragiri and for bringing food/medicines for ODB...😃

P.S.: KKNPK = Kidnappers Ke Naam Par Kalank

Shwetha: My virtual kisswa for Mami...I thoroughly disliked her character for being so rude and mean to the Gupta sisters and sabotaging Khushi's business ventures...

Appreciation for her efforts in helping Khushi to search for Arnav when he was kidnapped and being motherly and supportive to her in those dire times...

chini_chokri: I send my virtual kiss to Maami for being such a strong pillar for Khushi while she went through the turmoil of a missing and then kidnapped and re-kidnapped husband!

sci-payal:A virtual kiss to Bubbly for redeeming herself at the end by realizing her mistakes plus owing up to it and confessing everything to Aakash despite the fact that Payal did give her the option of taking the easy way out.

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Pr1yanka

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Posted: 13 years ago

Hi guys…i loved today's episode but what took the cake for me was the beauty of arnav khushi bonding and im not just talking about the last 3 min n the amazing precap😉…can I just say that these two actors have gone way and beyond in expressing the emotions of their respective characters👏 the silent holding of arnav's arm by khushi, reiterating her support to him in these troubled times was superb…in this wilderness of his life arnav found his calming quotient, his very own happiness and he portrayed that emotion exceedingly well in various scenes, the opening scene of today's episode when he silently removes his arm once khushi has fallen asleep, in the last 3 min when he sees her caring for his needs and the fact that there is someone to look after him beyond his di…the husband wife bonding was amazing….the comfort he shares with khushi now…telling her wherever he needs 2 go was superb…and i couldnt help but contrast it with arnav of the past 1 year….such a sea change….that having been said of course mr tycoon's famous smirk is back with his adorable romantic blocking/tum theek ho/ precap moving ahead and backing away dialogue….n he is so correct..it indeed is time for them to take their relationship to the next level…

that brings me to the major roadblock to the next level, if i may call her so….anjali di…her characterisation is undergoing sea changes….or not??…😕 very intrigued with that..have been interacting with many friends at the hangout about this and interestingly there r a varied set of opinions…personally i feel…husband is wife's first priority but that doesnt mean u forget ur family/siblings…also ur husband is ur first priority when he is NOT an infidel….not even an iota of doubt should exist about that….or else the brain has indeed taken a hike…an di think that is where for me anjali comes in…it is understandable that she is grief stricken as she hadGod worshipped her hubby who allegedly had been lusting over her sis in law …but not even one flashback of thinking about arnav n his kidnapping attempt is strange for me…lets c how that plays out…..

i loved that nani believes in khushi..one sane head..thank god for small mercies….im totally with akash today….payal should have revealed to him when he had given her an outlet before the wedding n she needs to work big time to build the trust in their relationship

apology for such a long post...😛

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savvy05

@savvy05

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Posted: 13 years ago

Hola Spice Girls🤗 and Sari, welcome back😃...great post, as always!!👏

Carrying last episodes mood forward, today was another winner, that succeeded in grabbing my soul and attention from the very first shot and not letting go until the very end...ads be damned. Did not even get up to let the cats out...😃

What has really impressed me, and I admit there is little in the show that doesn't...impress that is...but I digress...yes, what has me feeling that strange and rare feeling that you get, maybe once or twice in your life, when you know there are many, many things to be thankful and grateful about, ...that you should really be jumping with joy at having overcome an intense, almost insurmountable peril...yet, there is overwhelming sadness that threatens to manifest itself into a bawling attack any minute...I guess, I am not able to describe it well...it is that bitter-sweet relief that stems from emerging victorious over unimaginable evil...and the attendant nagging notion that you paid a very high price for the victory...and that life as you knew it is never going to be the same again...

By all rights, Arnav and Khushi should have been celebrating this juncture of their life...their love is acknowledged, out in the open...they are safe...and each knows that one will give their life for the other...both have survived near death experiences, are finally home together and their mutual trust is implicit.

Yet they cry silent tears.. guilty tears...for Anjali is hurting and both feel responsible for her pain...they have little reason to believe so...yet they do...cause she is the most important person in his life...one who he has promised to protect and love at every Raksha Bandhan...when she hurts, he does...and that is reason enough for Khushi...And this guilt begets an overwhelming, but quiet sadness that seems to engulf everything around them...

And I felt that sadness in me...for them. These two brave souls, who have survived immense danger to their life and limb, mentally and emotionally dueled with a silver-tongued blackheart, borne the accusing questions of others...only to face a hollow victory...for no one else joins them in the celebration...such as there are.

No one bothers to show any concern for their well-being...not even Akash...who is battling his own hurt and demons, pauses to say, "Bhai, aap theek toh hain? " No one in the RM seems to remember that this man has returned after fifteen days of captivity, in a dirty vest...full of hurt and grime...

*sigh...deep sigh*

Which brings me to my Mum's quote..."jo karta hai, ussey humesha karna padta hai...." meaning those who do, are always expected to do...

Both Khushi and Arnav are, and have always been their respective families' karta-dharta...and poor souls were back to their roles within minutes of their return. Awww...wanted to give them both a jaadu ki jhappi...😊 And can I just say how adorable a scene they made, sitting on the stairs, with Khushi leaning her head against his shoulder...awww...despite the melancholy of the scene, the sight made my heart do a happy dance.😃...Laad Govennar was back in his rightful place...next to his Khushi...in his mansion!!

Anjali's reaction is true to her character...to those who say Daljeet negotiated the change in the character, I say I have yet to see any evidence of it...Anjali has always been like this. Whether it is her first tragically broken wedding, or her foot problem...she has always been the center of attention for all in the family...How can we all forget the pampering and cossetting we have witnessed over the course of one year...It is not just ODB whose life revolves round her...Nani, Mami, Mama, Akash...all dance to her whims and Shyam of course pretended to...so it is no surprise that she has thrown this mother of sulking fit...and yet managed to retain everyone's sympathy...

I thought her flashback today was ominous...when Arnav remembers her saying "jinko hum sabse zyada pyar kartein hain, unhe kabhi jaane nahin dena chahiye....."...a foreshadowing that she will get Shyam back...and that the abortion stunt is a step in that direction?

And then the new day dawns and heralds the return of the smirk...😍 ...to be continued tomorrow...what more can a girl ask? 😛

Till tomorrow my friends...

Leave you with these immortal lines from Gulzar Saheb:

Humne dekhi hai un aankhon ki mehakti khushboo...

Haath se choo ke isse rishton ka ilzaam na do...

Sirf ehsaas hai, rooh se mehsoos karo

Pyaar ko pyaar hi rehne do, koi naam na do!

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ipkbs

@ipkbs

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Posted: 13 years ago

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Welcome back Sari🤗

Another great episode.

Starts off from where we ended yesterday. Arnav puts khushi to sleep and goes to hunt for his di.

Di is MIA and the poor boy gets worried. (he's already pareshaan lets add another pareshaani, shall we)🤔

Di is aram ke saath sleeping in Nani's room and the munda is relieved.

So he goes and sits in the RM stairs and reflects on his Di moments.

Lost in his thoughts. Khushi comes out to him. His only support in the house.

And rests her head on his shoulder telling him that he isn't alone anymore.

Although she lifts her head for a second to see if it is ok for him, Arnav holds her hand accepting her comfort.

Next Nani realises Anji trying to avoid Khushi and confronts ASR.

ASR reveals he knew about Shyam since his wedding. And I like how he explains he had a "galat fehmi" and he made the biggest mistake of his life when he "galat fehmi-ed" Khushi. All the while looking at Khushi as if giving a silent apology for doubting her.😊

I liked the calm way ASR explained to Nani, no unneccessary drama or shrieking just a simple conversation.👏

Nani asks khushi to stay away from Anjali because she reminds Anji of what happened. And Khushi accepts. New future track laid. Separation in the name of anjali.

Clearly this doesn't gel with ASR as he turns away in regret, but Di ke liye he is helpless.

The next morning, and partay the suits are back!🥳

Papad ka tukda, no more ukhda. Goes to Di, with a tray of food looking like a lost kid making up to his maw.

And the maw does not respond. After many attempts the much tootha hua papad leaves.😕

Note to Nani ' Anjali doesn't want to see ASR either. Ban Him Also.Pretty Please. Send them to Bali again for real😉until Di comes Around.

ASR on his bluetooth. Ah! The Bluetooth! Love you Bluetooth!😍

And is talking about adjusting his will. Not been that long and he's already cleaning up everything. That's our ASR! Efficient and always on top of things..⭐️

Khushi, the only person looking after ASR, comes with the meds and tells him like a true wifey to eat up.

And we get our rabba ve dose of the day. With the much awaited flirty ASR, oh how we prayed for the flirt. After 6 exact months!🥳

The "Tum theek ho?"😳

And the smile on our girls face. which was missing since swami was missing. is also Back.😃

Now we know, if all else is wrong around them. Then only they are right...whatever that means😕

The precap. Whatever that was, lets just wait and see shall we?😍

VM doesn't make sense. But i wanted to use the gana. whether it fits the picture or not.😳

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR-DjpFnzbQ[/YOUTUBE]

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