Rishbala- love, shields & surmounting of barriers

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Posted: 12 years ago
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The latest 'Madhubala' promo shows Madhu tormented by even the memory of RK being shot, and a depth of concern that she understands she dare not show and yet cannot avoid. Madhu is going further yet on the path of junooni ishq without even realizing it, and RK's reaction shows brusque concern for her tinged with uneasiness for what exactly is causing her anguish.

The Rishbala separation is likely to fall in one of many scenarios associated with Shamsher's current moonlighting as an incompletely informed and murderously protective father in somewhat tarnished armour.

RK and Madhu have not even acknowledged their feelings to themselves yet, let alone to each other.😕

So the separation is definitely not something to be looked forward to, but one longs to see it done with just to see the couple drawn closer together.😳 Whether Madhu becomes estranged from the Mallicks and especially Shamsher or not, this separation and the revelation of the attacker's identity will be yet another step in her placing RK above all else in her life, making that relationship the one most important to her, and increasingly detaching her from all other relationships to bind Rishbala together in a bond that may perhaps make space for Bittuji and Padmini on the peripheries but will hold all else at a distance.😳😃

The one thing that might have rather worse ramifications for the Rishbala relationship than the Shamsher situation is the somewhat worrying possibility that in trying to keep her feelings from being obvious, Madhu may make yet another rash and disastrous decision and try to claim RK's mother as the reason for what she herself has done for him. Desperately hope she confounds her past track record and does nothing so ill-judged as saying anything of the sort, not to RK, and not to anyone with RK around to hear.

Anything connected with Radha gets tarred with pitch as far as RK is concerned.😡
The last time was at the party where he was introducing his beautiful wife to everyone like a treasure😳, and then she and his mother had a nice short conversation that he overheard and thought Radha was the reason Madhu had come to the party. Madhu went from being hostess to waitress.🤢

Supposedly coming to RK's party at Radha's request earned a waitress stint. Claiming to have saved RK's life for Radha's sake... Madhu would have unknowingly lit a bomb fuse, and RK's reactions would hurt both himself and Madhu.

He is likely to react badly enough the more he suspects Madhu's depth of feelings for him. Radha would just be an additional complication that would do no good even through implication.

The more RK directly works through the fact that he is loved absolutely and without reason, logic, conditions or demands by such a pure-hearted gem of a person as is his wife, the sooner he will be brought round to acknowledging the gentle and total hold Madhu already has on his heart, mind and soul.😳

RK's glance at Madhu in the 19th Oct. ep when Bittuji revealed that she had walked barefoot to the Siddhivinayak temple to pray for his recovery showed clearly that he was not only getting a very good inkling of feelings she might be developing but also that he was not pleased with that possibility.

It is not that RK lacks the capacity to love or appreciate being loved, nor is it that Madhu possesses no capacity for shrewdness. Rather, neither of them has had cause or opportunity to further develop these traits within themselves.

In Madhu's case, shrewdness is a trait that has been barely even been nascent, while RK's loving temperament froze quite effectively - perhaps not with his mother's second marriage - but assuredly with her taking her contemptible second husband's word and thinking ill of her own son.

RK may have set his more tender emotions aside to an extent that it's unlikely that even his relationship with Dipali ever had any depth though her betrayal embittered him. Certainly his usual astute understanding of character, at least in gauging what people might and might not do, seems to have been quite absent in recognizing Dipali.

And then there's Madhu whose life and understanding were nothing if not clear-cut.😊

Her understanding has had to encompass greater shades because of RK, especially as she started to see beyond his facade.😃

But her *life* has been straightforward before and even *after* she married RK, with confrontations and upheavals being outright, the worst problems arising when she sought repeatedly to put into practise wiliness and guile that she had never developed, thereby floundering in quicksand even in victory.😕

It is *now* that she will have to develop the trait of shrewdness that her sheltered life never necessitated - not just to deal with RK, but rather in his defence against his and her family - for they rather than outsiders are the ones he is going to stumble in dealing with simply through not wishing to deal with them.

Radha has failed him as a mother for 17 years, and yet the desire to avoid absolutely ending his relationship with her through a confrontation where she is sure to stand against him has forced RK to endure the malice, freeloading and manipulations of Kukku, Sikky and Dipali.

Madhu has been his wife only a short while, and yet even at the heights of rancour and hostility, she repeatedly took a stand to protect or help him. Even in striking against him, she never knowingly went too far.

Had RK not reacted emotionally in the matter of the blackmail, he could have simply told Madhu at the outset what those photos meant to him. Not only would it have been an end to Madhu's blackmailing, but she would have been on the backfoot from guilt at almost committing an ethical solecism she would despise in anyone and find unforgivable in herself. And with Madhu withdrawing from the battlefield, Kukku would not have been able to publish the photos in the security of knowing she would bear the brunt.

Now, for a wife who has earned his regard, loyalty, trust, and care, will RK do less than he has for the mother who has earned none of these?

He may let off Shamsher or strike against him, but he is unlikely to unleash again the ruthless calculating deviousness that he last wielded against Madhu, Shamsher and the Mallicks.

And for that reason, just as Kukku, Sikky and Dipali have time and again struck against him and emerged pretty much unscathed, just so the Mallicks (not including Padmini though she is very much part of that family, surname notwithstanding) too may now emerge from facing RK without being sufficiently struck down to prevent an immediate next attack.

Radha has only ever been the Bhatias' shield in their guerrilla skirmishes against her son.

But Madhu - with the proven ability to see and understand in a short while what her saasuma hasn't in 17 years - will *need* shrewdness both to understand the threats RK will now face on two fronts that he will himself no longer be able to effectively deal with, and - perhaps even more importantly - to prevent or at least handle the repeated outbreaks of defensive panic and volatile reaction her husband is going to be afflicted by until he finally surrenders and accept his feelings for her.😆😳

Edited by leelaa9 - 12 years ago

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Posted: 12 years ago
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But Madhu - with the proven ability to see and understand in a short while what her saasuma hasn't in 17 years - will *need* shrewdness both to understand the threats RK will now face on two fronts that he will himself no longer be able to effectively deal with, and - perhaps even more importantly - to prevent or at least handle the repeated outbreaks of defensive panic and volatile reaction her husband is going to be afflicted by until he finally surrenders and accept his feelings for her.😆😳

So true Leela ...Madhu would have no option but to gain the ability to anticipate threat to protect RK, as she is slowly turning out to be his savior from everyone around him ( I remember Poco used to say Madhu will protect RK in real sense, and she is exactly doing this now ). in bw, I dont think so Madhu will use Radha ji's name as defense to hide her feelings ...I feel that RK already fears the truth and he will perhaps not ask her unless until the truth about shamu comes out. At that time, Madhu's real intention to save RK would be questioned and most likely she will be accused of saving him as an act of repentance for her father's misdeeds against RK. So, in this way Madhu's selfless act would be tarred with deceit in RK's eyes and he will send her away after this MU.
Edited by Manonids - 12 years ago
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Posted: 12 years ago
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_____Brilliant.
I haven't seen such post in months...
I doubt Madhu will hide behind Radhaji name...
She is a fighter... though, her intentions would be questionable by RK... I even see Dips washing her hand in the Flood flowing through Madhu..
RK will get those answers may be in her eyes.. that might be his next nightmares after his fathers death.!
RK will get her reply soon...
Madhu will fight for RK not against him though, he might assume her as among Bhatiya kind but, time will make him realize that what Madhu is and why did she saved him...
Edited by NIDIZ - 12 years ago
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Posted: 12 years ago
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what an awesome post...

i am afraid that may be Madhu will fall for RK and i dont want that just yet...
i dont want madhu to weaken...

I can imagine the hurricane RK might cause if ever Madhu says she saved him for radha...
though i can sympathise with Radha...i just wished she had put in a little extra efforts...RK would nvr be like that...

The promo was so effective and DD was briliant in it...U feel for Madhu who is gonna be facing a very
difficult situation...To chose between what is right and whom she loves...
May be she was crying as she felt guilty to betray her family...whatever be the reason...i just hope i will get an awesome story this week
Edited by leverne - 12 years ago
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Posted: 12 years ago
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This is Called Perfect ..to be Perfect in itself..Great Analysis Leela...

The dichotomy of relations is been tested .. Justification time...Spur moment decision of Maddy that she needs RK's 40 lakhs for her almost supposedly foster faltered father Shammu...

She is a Virginal Soul..a Air warden for everyone..Use her as door mat for all your dreams and aspirations...Once she goes against you for Justice ..abuse her with all step relations in the world..She suddenly takes a 360 turn from Angelic sister to a Demon for Trishna for what she wanted Justice above her family..How many people can alone account and take the most hurdles root called Justice..Those persons who fought valiantly for others remain till today as figures who are looked upon as Idols...She took in all insults thrown at her..but she did not budge..I would salute that power and boldness she held against her family and followed that route..That streak is what attracted RK towards her..The Fighting Spirit...The never say die attitude she holds and will always do...

RK's each and every move the combativeness abuse he threw at her..The cold calculative ways and means wherewith he attacked her..Defaming Her...to an extent that she was seen as a girl who is characterless a very very big blow to any woman..the torture she went through all those painful moments...Did those Procrustean bed memories fade away..Nope she had next blow coming in her way Her father gone missing...Any sane person on that point will go insane..It was like the darkness has hurled all its weapons at once..Then comes the great Mukud Dixit breaking off his engagement Righto Buddy you are not or never will be worth of her...Then Comes the news of her father beaten to death and on death bed...

All the Above Pain ..the vexation morphia..for what because she wanted justice for a person who was not worth it and given by whom the great virtual bhagwan ..

Getting Married to a man who no less than beast is a nightmare she went through that cruciation dream to save her foster father...

Its her Angelic and Goodness in her that saw that human streak in the beast...Her Affect on RK from the day she met him is something undefined..a Poisonous Passion he holds for her...
Her hatred for that beast turned to dislike for that Man...

His Clear Cut Nature..A troubled childhood which is responsible for his present situation to be a demon but with values he still holds for which we need to thank his dead father who inscripted values in him..There goes her hammering heart to get all those humanitarian Goodness in him..she succeeds to patch up between his friend and him...

Alas She loses her heart in the fore loom for his nature that is only visible to her...

Which Woman would want anything to do with a man who almost killed her father...It is MadhuBala She is Above All..The Day RK falls for her..Will he really be worth of her love is a question...

His Nature from making her cry is gone to wiping her tears..but to feel her selfless love he needs to Feel Something For Her..which seems to be a long run process...
Edited by ISADORA - 12 years ago
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Posted: 12 years ago
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I love the way you write Leela...!
Just Awesome...!!!👍🏼

And don't shy away from posting any more of your analysis...
There will always be people here to appreciate it..!!😊
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Posted: 12 years ago
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Lovely bit of crit. The best i've seen on this forum. You write with great structure without the adjectival and adverbial overload one so often sees in such posts.

Brill.
Edited by Foucaults-qalam - 12 years ago
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Wow Leela...this is the first piece I have read by you ...I think...and it was absolutely amazing!!
I dont' mind if Madhu falls in love first but I just want that she shouldn't weaken due to her feelings...
Amazing piece of work...You go girl!! Pls write more often...preferably like an episode analysis every day 😛
Edited by TheDarkKnight - 12 years ago
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PS : Girl u write so good ...do write often 😊 and dont think much before posting ...u will have many admirers in very less time ...😛 ( Forgot to add in my first comment 😆)
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The only aspect I will ask you to consider before so completely castigating Radha is that for five of those years Rishu was a child. His testimony would have been seen as irrational, childish and unreliable by Radha. This, unfortunately, is how children are treated-- as is proven by the massive abuse suffered by so many in so many modern societies. This is not just a Radha-specific flaw, but one that is suffered by our way of receiving and processing proof. Unfortunately, adult male testimonies are always privileged over others.

And once Rishu became branded as the 'irrational, grudge-holding difficult' one, his mother has never bothered to see him differently. And he has gone out of his way, like a petulant child, to reinforce that belief, if not with every action, at least as a stated motivation.

Madhu comes to the stage as a pair of new eyes. She is able to form opinions on the basis of observation rather than prejudice. And this allows her to see RK as a misunderstood boy rather than a beast.

This is, of course, a simplistic take. Most people in RK's position are not misunderstood little boys masquerading as villains. They are complex, needy, irrational, cruel, unresolved and childish. And frankly, there is no reason we have been given that allows us to posit that RK is the former and not the latter.

If the writers stick to a believable psychological profile, Madhu is in for a world of pain.


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