For dearest Anu and my other Sahelis who care to read my two cents everyday...on special request I decided to forego the episode write ups for this BARUN SOBTI special...ENJOY...Meenu Style...
SCENE BY SCENE...WORD BY WORD...LOOK BY LOOK...FEEL BY FEEL...
SBS 23rd November 2012...
The interview through my eyes...the feeling through my heart entirely...
No confirmed implications...just through a fans eyes...
You could agree...you could disagree...
Below are things that went thru my mind and heart as I watched this interview...it's not meant to influence your thoughts just give you a look into mine...
Behti hawa sa tha woh...
Udhti patang sa tha woh...
Kahan Gaya usse doondho...
Hum Ko toh rahein thi chalati...
Woh Khud apni raah banata...
Ghirta sambhalta...masti mein chalta tha woh...
song playing in BG as the images of Barun Sobti as ASR flash across my screen...
The scene where Khushi hugs Arnav Singh Raizada ...when he tells her...
"Chauda saal ka tha main...when my mother committed suicide..."
The emotions of that scene revisiting my heart and mind...
The soul crushing eyes filled with pain and the face exposing the hell and torture this man has been through to be ASR...
Brilliantly done by Sarun...the name will no longer be used on the show physically...but the comparisons of them to every other on screen pair will continue...forcing all others to pale in comparison...
Image cuts to ASRs most brilliant Pain and Betrayal scene...the night he sees Shyam and Khushi together on the terrace...THE PHENOMENAL BREAKDOWN SCENE NEXT TO HIS SUV...the eyes full of burning tears...that look that we will never forget...Kahan se aaya tha woh...
Showing Barun wiping off glycerine with tissues...after a take from that fateful nite ASR decided to force Khushi into a contract marriage!!
Image changes to a clip from the scene where Khushi is trying to cheer up ASR as he wakes up from his nightmare...her famous manao scene...beautifully innocently done by Sanaya to ..."Aaja piya tohe Pyaar doon"...
Anchor repeats lines from song..."..Behti hawa sa tha woh...udhti patang sa tha woh...Jee haan wohi Jo ab Kabhi Nazar nahin aayega...
Ab Kabhi nahin Nazar aayegi usski muskaan...Ab Kabhi nahin honge woh shararat bhari baatein...aur nahin Nazar aayenge Khushi Arnav ke beech woh Pyaar bhare lamhein..."
As we see flashes of clips from Khushi's dream of her Arnavji in another beautiful memory of the song..."AAOGE Jab Tum o saajna...anghna phool khilenge"during kidnap track...(.Thinking to self how much I cherished that first romantic dream completely Khushi style...a moment created by her own imagination of them together..)
BG music switches to one of my most fav.songs...MARJAIYYAN..from Vicky Donor...always thought this song suited Arshi immensely...SIGH!...as they continue to show Khushi's dream of Arshi face to face...as he steps towards her to place a string of pearls around her neck!!...Those expressions of love,passion and happiness portrayed amazingly by Sarun...
Lamhein.. Vele lamhein...vele pal yeh...
Idhar Udhar tehel rahe...
Sehmein ...sehmein dil bhi...
Keh rahe hain...bina tere...YE...
As they hug...with the feelings that "KHUSHI,I LOVE YOU"confession by phone by ASR evoked in Khushi...they are killing me now...Haye!!What beautiful moments!...Song continues...
MARJAIYYAN...TERE BIN MARJAIYYAN ...
MARJAIYYAN tere bin MARJAIYYAN re...
How true of the feelings of the fans after this epic Jodi of Arnav and Khushi has been broken...
Suddenly...image of Barun...tired but smiling...exhausted but loving...wearing the 3pc.suit we saw him in...on 22nd Nov.2012episode...(on outside sets looks like it at least)Anchor saying..."Kyunki woh...woh hum sab se vida LE chuka hai...Jee hain..Baat YAHAN Barun Sobti ki ho RAHI hai..."
Showing a exhausted...serious looking Barun sitting in on the interview...same suit as earlier shot...anchor continues talking...
"Jo ab Iss Pyaar Ko mein Arnav ka kirdhaar nibhate hue Nazar nahin aayenge"Image flashes back to Khushi dream with ASR smiling at her...sigh!
MARJAIYYAN still playing in BG.
Anchor continues..."Jo ab show se ruksat LE chuke hain...aise mein...hum pahunche Barun ke paas...aur ki unse dher Saari baatein..."showing Barun same clothes...sweaty,oily,tired...smiling...love him Anyways!:)))
Interviewer saying"Kehte hain Jo log dil ke Kareeb hote hain...aur jisse hum sab se zyaada Pyaar karte hain...woh ek din bahut door chale JAATE hain..."...turns to Barun next to her...why am I not her?:((...sorry!...moving on...
Interviewer:"Barun,yeh saach Baat hai?"
BS:"Main mar nahin raha hoon,yaar!"...laughs half heartedly...
Int:"Ab aap roz 8 baje dikhayi nahin denge,na!!"
BS:"I..haan...par.."...stumbling for words smilingly...:))..Lubbs him...:))
BS:"but I'll be around..."
Int:"Aapke fans hain...woh bahut miss karne waale hain...woh time slot Ko bahut miss karne waale hain...(I guess she knows a lot of people will stop watching..:))...she continues.."woh 8 bhaje Jo Barun...UNKA fav.actor unko jo dikhta tha woh ab nahin dikhayi Dega..."
Barun looking and listening and smiling slightly...nodding head in agreement..
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BS:"yaar..everyone...sirf ek character Ko pasand nahin karte...sab log...matlab...the story is what everyone likes ..uh...and the story makers are staying...wohi same log jinhone story mein interest create Kiya tha saara are staying...toh I am sure...they will do something nice again..."
Barun here speaking straight faced matter of factly..stating facts...
Int:"Aise mein sunne AA raha hai...ke kahin pe bahut saare log bhol rahe hain...ke aap ne beech mein aapne ek film ke liye...thode din ka break liya tha...
Kya yeh time bhi waisa hi hai?"
Barun thinking...shaking his head very sure of his answer..cutting the question almost...
BS:"nahin..nahin...Maine break nahin liya tha Kabhi bhi!...but.last time ALSO...I was shooting consistently for the show...I was shooting for both the things..I was shooting double double shifts..but I shot for the show as well...So I never left ...THAT TIME EITHER.."..
(.Meenu ...staring confusedly!!WHAT THE...does that mean,Barunwa...Meenu shakes her head...don't try to read too much into it..let it go!)
Int:"YAHAN pe aap Ko saare log bahut miss karenge..."(meaning on the show...on the set..the co-workers...)
BS:"it's my own decision!!.uh...so I am not going to say its a bad decision or a good decision..uh...it's a decision that I've to stand by...it's a decision that I've come to with..uh...the permission of my family and everyone..uh.."
Shot cut...BS:"Din mein jitne bhi ghante active hota hoon main..16 ghante...agar main active hota hoon din mein...Uss mein se 75% mein set pe hota hoon...which is a VERY BIG AMOUNT...toh YAHAN Jo hota hai..BAS wahi hota hai..."...cut shot...
BS continues:"I'm also very emotional...I don't show a lot of stuff but..euh..everyone who's close to me...knows that I'm very emotional..."(Barun looked very uncomfortable here...just starting to fidget...:))
BS:"and..it's gonna be sad of course...I'm gonna miss all these people!!".(.looking slightly emotional here)
Int:"KITNE dost aapko mile hai..agar aapko Poocha jaye.Iss set par...matlab KITNE dost..aapko...jiss tarha ke Aakash Aapke itne acche dost bane...kitne dost mile aapko set par?"
BS:"see..Akshay and me is a different thing altogether...uh..but that's not all..I.its..innumerable...I can't tell u..uh...how sad..uh..u know what I mean...(lol..Barun can't get the words out...cutie!!:))
BS continues:".I..uh..everyone on the set is my friend...everyone...on the set is my friend!!"...he emphasizes everyone:))
Int:"Sanaya..bahut upset hai...keh RAHI thi...ke haan bahut miss karoongi usko..itni masti Jo karta tha..."(Barun smiling in agreement..:))
Int. continues:"Shyaam ke Jo cutlets ke pakode...woh mirchi ki chutney...woh bahut zyaada miss karoongi.."Barun smiling...
(Meenu says...Yay!!Sardar...he will miss us..you..Pakoda..me chutney!!:))Smiling broadly...continuing...)
BS:"haan...bahut zyaada miss toh...I don't think it's gonna happen...we live in the same..uh..building..approx..almost the same building..uh...so as I said..yaar,sab log toh ek Insaan Ko miss karenge...matlab..I mean...if anyone's gonna miss me as well..uh"(OK STOPWA..Barun how can u think that!!)..continuing...sigh!
BS:"but I will have a lot of people to miss.."
Int:"Balwant Kaur ka pata toh nahin chala lekin...ek aap hi hain jisse poochte the...Balwant Kaur..kahan gayi..kahan gayi...ab kya kuch kehna chahenge Balwant Kaur ke baare mein?"laughingly...
BS:"Balwant Kaur kya...ab toh main hi jaane waala hoon kuch Dino mein..."..half hearted amused laugh..."Balwant Kaur ke peeche lage hue ho aap..."...(Like he was thinking really?...this is wat they'll remember as I leave?...I agree Barun!!)
Int:"Barun ab aap..kya KHUD Ko ek star ki tarah dekhte hain?"
BS:"yaar..mere liye na..uh..it's very..uh..hard to relate to the STAR waala fundamental...becoz..I.main...I was not a 16 saal ka baccha when I...uh..started working...I..uh..I've seen the ups and downs of life...that's why I say I'm a very real guy..becoz I'm like everyone else..."(we know Barun..that's why we love you...)...again very matter of factly..strong with his belief...sweaty as usual too...:))
Int:"Toh Iss Pyaar Ko kya naam doon serial se agar Poocha jaye...kya mila Barun Ko?"
BS:"For me...it's time yaar...it's accha ho..bura ho..jaisa ho bhi nikal JAATA hai...uh..it's time..it's very valuable!!..and..uh..it's given me a year and a half of a Very good time!!"
Anchor voice..."Well ...well.Barun...we hope aap jaldh hi launtein ...ek Naye avatar mein..kyunki aap aur Aapke fans ek doosere se zyaada din door nahin reh sakte..."
Meenu thinks...You said it ,Sister!!
END OF SBS CLIP...
On SBB video of Barun..
"I was always supposed to leave...I was supposed to leave in Feb this year actually"...HUH??
On 20th nov.being his last day of shoot..."No,nothing was decided actually...we were to leave out of the country isliye..."...HUH??
Message to fans"Thank you for liking me and watching the show"
On why Barun decided to leave the show so early..."Barun thak Gaya hai bahut"...agreed,man!!
Anchor saying."..Barun ne Li hai "break"...fans Ko udhaas hone ki koi Zaroorat nahin"..."woh jaldh hi waapas aayenge show mein phirse"...
Meenu stares blankly for awhile...then bursts out into a laugh-cry reaction which proves she has a Jalebi for a brain and there is no respite in the world to help her!!Officially condemned INCURABLE fan of Arshi,Sarun and IPKKND...all enigmas in their own rights as are their fans!!All truly deserving of one another...
WANTED TO SHARE SOME ARSHI MAGIC...JUST ONE OF MANY FAV.SCENES...
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