Director's Cut : October 9, 2012

What an episode!! 👏👏👏

One of the best episodes of Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon. Superb acting, superb direction, superb script, superb background score, superb lighting. Everything was brilliant. The Lalit Mohan effect was visible throughout the episode. Every actor gave their best. But for me Abhaas Mehta stole the spotlight. Akshay Dogra came as a surprise package.😃

Trust me I am still shivering. At that time I was sitting at the edge of my seat biting my nails and I having goosebumps. It was such a power packed episode!!

The use of one's own fear and conscience against oneself is the greatest weapon. This weapon was used perfectly by our awesome trio. But the credit goes to Khushi Kumari Gupta Singh Raizada. She did it. She bought out the true colors of Shyam Manohar Jha. She was the first person to experience the betrayal by him. She was the first to find out about his back stabbing and double role. Today she ended it and did what she should have done at that time. Once she said to Arnav "Hum shaymji ko achi tarah jantay hain" and she was right. She knew him well enough to know how he can be deceived and trapped. She was successful in trapping him before to free her husband. Today she was successful in cornering him by using his own crimes against him and atlast his true face was revealed in front of Anjali.

Sometimes I used to wonder that why can't Anjali see him for the man he is. Even if she saw something suspicious she immediately dismissed it from her mind saying its impossible. Living with a man for four years and not realizing that the very basis of their relationship was greed and money, it was something very strange. If you observe the journey of shyam and Anjali closely, you will see that Anjali was not as clueless as she seemed. Whenever something suspicious happened and Anjali was forced to admit that she've been lied to, she searched frantically for ways to keep it from disrupting her life. So she rationalized. She used to find "good reasons" to justify his lying and suspicious behavior, just as he almost always accompanied his confessions with "good reasons" for his lies. Allowing the lies to register in her consciousness meant having to make room for any number of frightening possibilities like

He's not the man she thought he was.

The relationship has spun out of control.

The relationship may be over.

All of these possibilities were frightening for Anjali. So she dealed with it in the only way she could. She closed her eyes and pretended everything was fine. Everything was perfect. When in fact it was as far from perfect as it could possibly be. Today she was forced to open her eyes by another woman who was a victim like her but who didn't went into denial mode but faced everything courageously. Now we have yet to see how the world will look to Anjali without the blindfolds.

The performance done by NK and khsuhi was awesome. Really amazing. Their way of telling the story, their dialogues, expressions everything was brilliant.

NK as the dhol wala was beyond epic!! He portrayed it so perfectly. the anger on his face, his expressions, his stance everything was great!

And Khushi, well I have no words to describe her. Apart from her acting, her voice over was amazing. It added the feel to the performance. I loved how beautifully she recited all the dialogues.and her heart breaking expressions. Wow. She really is a versatile actress. Not to forget the fact that was looking stunning in both the sarees.

how can someone look so beautiful while crying??

Today was probably the hardest day for Arnav Singh Raizada. He knows its an important day for his sister. He can see how happy she is. But he knows it is only for a short time and in a while she will have to face the truth. He sat beside her, to support her. To hold her hand.

As the story progressed we can see him getting tensed. He is seeing the expressions changing on his sister's face. When she screams to stop, his heart breaks but he holds her. He does not let her go back in denial mode.

He grabbed the man responsible for his sister's sufferings. He asked her why did he do it? Why did he destroy what he had tried so hard to protect. His sister's happiness. I loved the brother in him today.

Akash Singh Raizada clearly surprised everyone today. Normally he is never in the centre of things but the way CVs used him today was marvelous. One brother was taking off anjali's blindfold. Another brother was holding her hand to support her. And the third brother was keeping an eye on the villain not wanting him to escape before he faced his punishment. CVs should give a little more screen space to him because he truly deserves it. His expressions were amazing today but the thing which I loved most was the smile which he gave in the precap when Anjali slapped shyam.

Nani, mami and payal also were great. Although payal and mami did not have any dialogues but their expressions conveyed their feelings perfectly. First they were looking happy. Then when the story reached miscarriage part they looked dejected and sad. When shaym was revealed their expressions were of shock. And then anger and disgust. Nani ji was too good. She always speak whenever its necessary. I really loved her today.

Saved the best for last. Abhaas Mehta wow. Wait first let me give you a standing ovation. Here.

You were SUPER AMAZING AWESOME BRILLIANT SUPERB MARVELLOUS. I will run out of adjectives but it won't be enough for your praise. It was clearly your day.

Right from the beginning of the episode we can see a scared and frightened shaym. Why won't he be scared, he was listening to the echoes of a crying baby and was reminded of his crime. His hands were literally shaking while drinking the water.

Throughout the whole performance he was really edgy. Twice he tried to slip away. Once he was stopped by Anjali and once by akash. The expressions he gave during the whole skit were screaming with panic and fear specially when rajkumari was mentioned. And the panic exploded. First he denied, blaming Arnav of trying to frame him. Then when Arnav played his own game against him, trapping with words, he was trapped. He himself confessed that he was responsible for the murder of his unborn child.

Shyam's expressions, his dialogues, his way of shouting, his maniac looks. Everything was portrayed beautifully by Abhaas Mehta.

Some pointers:

Loved NK's dialogue "Drama nai dhamaka"😆😆

Khushi was looking exceptionally cute with the baby bump😃

pictures courtesy: FB

• Will we see a complete revelation tomorrow?Including Shyaam's previous attempts-to-murder on Babuji and Anjali? If not, that means Shyaam's chapter is NOT closed.
  CVs, please dont close it without revealing everything. After waiting for 1 whole year, this is the least that we expect!!
  
  
• When Shyaam fumbles for the first time, when he admits to his folly of replacing Anjali's medicine, the room is dark initially. And as soon as he admits his crime, the room gets flooded by light.
  So finally, the truth kindles and deceit extinguishes.😃
  
  
• "Kuch they apne, Kuch they paraye...aur kuch apno ka Bhes banaye"-- A line that summarizes Shyaam very well!!👍🏼
  
• A million-dollar question! Will Arnav punch Shyaam tomorrow?😆 Please CVs, pretty please!!😆
  
  
• Precap: Anjali Slapping Shyaam shocks everyone!! Not sure Why? Probably because they are not sure till that time if Anjali finally sees the truth or not. And that slap is an affirmation!!..Other than that, that reaction is not warranted for. Akash's reaction is...Completely!!😆