Needless to say, I was absolutely stunned and mesmerised by the episode, the whole entire thing. But I am still unsure about one thing: I seem to be the only one who is just not satisfied by this explanation. Where everyone else sees all the loopholes being closed by this consummation, it just doesn't fit with Yash's character for me, nor does it explain all the dialogues that he hinted to Aarti with. I have almost given up hope that it is the Prashant truth (almost) but there is definitely another element to this whole thing, something I think that hasn't even been revealed to us as a possibility yet. It is hard to tell exactly how much Yash remembers unless he tells us himself, but he does at least remember that this happened and the events that preceded it. Even if he doesn't remember the details, he must remember how he felt that night and I just can't justify Yash's character being this angry with Aarti for their consummation, because really it wasn't something that happened in the heat of the moment, contrary to my expectations. It was very much a deliberate set of events from Yash's side and that is what is confusing me.
When you are drunk or under influence in general, people who don't know what it feels like tend to think that you change completely and do stupid things that you would never do otherwise, and popular media perpetuates this idea. But in reality, when you are drunk or high, you are still the same person with the same thoughts and the same principles. You have to be pretty near doing the stupid thing you do, sober, to actually do it when you are drunk. So I have a slightly different interpretation of Yash and Aarti's night, which to me was a brilliant study in characterisation, as well as a breath taking throw back to their relationship so far!
With Yash, I thought they brought out the transition really well. See, in the beginning, like many of us have speculated (as did Aarti), it seemed like he was going to tell her he loved her, or perhaps some variation on the same. Whatever it was, he couldn't bring himself to say it and ended with an anti-climatic "kuch nahin" and a laugh. It reminded me so much of when Aarti told him she loved him on the beach, and then punctuated it with a "just kidding!" And Aarti in her usual style, senses that he is uncomfortable so she changes the subject...to his pointy nose! I loved this part, and GC was fantastic in it, where Yash in a comical display agrees that his nose is very pointy, wondering aloud to Aarti if this is why she calls him "akdoo." This was such a poignant moment where Yash expressed his insecurity and the lack of worth he felt to be Aarti's partner, as compared to someone like Aman. I thought it was really interesting that even under the influence, he could not bring himself to say that he loved her but he became vocal about his insecurities. And then that slight smile when Aarti praised and defended him was priceless! Every time he feels unworthy of her, she is there to make him understand just how special, handsome, strong and utterly wonderful he really is in her eyes. She makes him feel worthy of love and worthy of life...which is why he then feels free to express it.
Yash has always been more adroit with actions than words, and today once again he showed that characteristic. What he could not bring himself to express verbally, the feelings that were blazing away inside of him, he expressed through action, approaching Aarti while she played in the rain. This was THE SCENE of the episode for me, though the rest was extremely beautiful. There were simply SO MANY little references and throw backs that as a keen observer of these characters and this relationship's evolution, I enjoyed every second, and the time in between!
Here was Aarti's moment to show that despite being under influence, she was absolutely herself. One moment she was joyously playing in the rain, and the next she was sombre as she turned to face Yash. Aarti is just as conscious of Arpita in this state as she is in real life and the fact that Yash isn't thinking about Arpita at all, or rather isn't tortured by her memory is very telling. Aarti is the one that implies Arpita by mentioning Yash's hatred for the rain, but at that moment, to Yash there is nobody between him and Aarti, which is why he associates the rain only with her joyful radiance. And instead of closing the doors and windows, he actually invites the rain in with them. It was the same rain that washed away his life and his love, there to return it. We once again had the fire-water combination with the candles and the rain, where Yash finally allowed the rain into his life to quell the fire that he has had burning within him since Arpita died, and he lets that water in because of Aarti. I loved that though she was the catalyst, in the end it was Yash who stuck his hand out and gave both of them final permission to live. This is why I don't buy that Yash thinks he cheated Arpita (yes, I know what the article says but whatever). It's not like he was a different person; he knew exactly what he was doing when he approached Aarti and exactly what he meant when he said that he loved the rain now. He reassured her, with that one line, that it was fine for them to do this, and it wasn't a heated moment but a deliberate decision on his part. Or at least that is how it looked to me.
Now to all the amazing loop-closures, throw backs, whatever you want to call them!
Aarti turns around and her hand is on Yash's cheek. This was a sort of reverse repetition of the scene where Aarti is going to ask Yash for his cell phone. There Yash was looking for a way to escape the difficult situation he felt himself in, being in Mumbai among all of Arpita's memories, so he turned to his phone and refused to pay attention to his kids or Aarti. Aarti had to go out of her way to rouse him and force him to take responsibility for the happiness of the little people who depended on him, as well as her. When Yash turned around after his phone call, he found Aarti's hand on his cheek because she had been approaching him to demand his time. Today it was so different, and we can so clearly see the change in Yash. Aarti did not have to go out of her way at all. She was just being herself, having fun, and more over doing something that should have reminded him painfully of Arpita, but it didn't. And this time it was Aarti that found when she turned around from her own reverie that it was Yash's cheek waiting to meet her hand! Yash, himself, was prepared to give of himself to Aarti, without her having to ask or persuade him.
Yash holds Aarti's pallu. (*side note: I have always found it hilarious how GC actually pleats the pallus of his leading ladies when he comes closer to them...ever the perfectionist, I guess! š) This was a throw back to the SR when Aarti's dupatta got caught on Yash's sleeve and he was trying desperately to remove it, lest she think further that he was some kind of lech! How things have changed! Now Yash is holding Aarti's pallu on purpose and she wants nothing more than for him to get a little lecherous with her.
Yash wraps the pallu around Aarti. So there is no doubt that this man has always been all about Aarti's honour. This little moment signified that he was the protector and keeper of her honour, a sentiment that echoed so many little moments in their relationship from the moment he swatted the bee away from her waist. Most of all, it makes me think of when her lehnga came undone at the bachelor party and he carried her to her room. It just sort of baffles me what different people these two are when I think of those moments and then think back to the scene playing out in front of me. Aarti was so headstrong and judgmental and Yash was so distant and indifferent, and look at them now!
When he picked her up, I thought of the bachelor party, the SR night and most recently when he saved her from the geyser fire. Once for her honour, once for the sake of tradition to proclaim her his wife, and once to save her life, he has carried her, and today's lift was a combination of all three of those. He is officially declaring her as his wife, with full honour and with the acceptance that her life is now in his hands, and the thing that made this all possible is the fact that he has finally come to love her and gives her all these things because it makes him happy, not out of any obligation.
Finally, a shout out to the song selection! I could think of nothing but Yash and Aarti when I first heard this song and each lyric fits them to a tee! Just thinking of it over and over again makes me go all gushy inside. I can't wait for tomorrow, when luckily, I have no class!
Edited by Samanalyse - 13 years ago
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