just caught the telecast, thanks, doctor.
will watch tomorrow once more then comment.
layered and interesting. never really registered earlier but the first slap was prompted by a derogatory reference to his mother. twice in one episode: i make my own destiny.
she also has this strong need for her mother, can't bear to feel uncertain about it. two people worlds apart, connected by a yearning that we all have. ma.
khushi and that mojri of hers, seems to have a mind of its own like its owner; how naturally handled, again the girl fights back.
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sorry, mad ad, here i reach a bit late. but thought i'd add on anyway. just a couple of things.
really interesting and tightly constructed episode. i notice our poor thappad giver loves his boti kabab, and of course di has forbidden it today. if we should ever find ourselves in shantivan again with the world's most entrancing lovers i'd really want khushi ji to convince naniji that meat is not necessarily a bad thing, especially since her ar...nav loves it and it's a shame he has to go outside and eat what he enjoys. khushi has always fought for what is right and especially for those she loves. i would love to see her bring this thought in, in her own cute way.
in the first episode, he said malik was not his name, he is only and only raizada now. what a strike at patriarchy in a culture where the father's name is the only name held up in pride. in many a movie, especially in the seventies, even earlier, our heroes who have been wronged by their fathers have denied the father's first claim, trishul comes to mind. asr was different from the word go, from within. which is why his life's events shaped him differently from his sister and the rest. the steel was within, it could withstand storms.
in episode 4, his memorable views on god and who makes our life. i really admire this character for facing life straight on, asking for no help from anyone. beautiful moving words: if there were a god in this world, there wouldn't be anything called dard here. he should know, for his share of dard was not easy. you know that without anyone having to tell you the whole saga. just from barun's acting, his curt words, a scene with an uncle and a flashback. good storytelling, what?
khushi at the other end of the thought, right in her place. she is unique in her world, she questions tradition, follows them when she is convinced. dahej is a no no and she has no qualms about saying it. adored the way the two sisters resolved that difficult problem of one's action leading the other's marriage to be broken.
then the dance. from day one ipk has walked its own walk. usually, when showing the economically more challenged "good" families we tend to rely on pontificating and over acting. everything is suffused in holier than thouness. not here. oooh shashi ji's dance and that little flirting with the wife. it's clear that a group of really good actors have come together to entertain us. and we're in for lovely direction and writing, not to mention, music.
i feel a sense of my fair lady when i see sanaya. slim, sylph like, defiant, much of audrey as eliza there. and the confrontations with laad gov, something henry higgins and eliza, don't you feel? audrey danced with vegetables, khushi with jharoo. gorgeous both.
sanaya as khushi was a casting coup i have always felt. to take an essentially big city, cosmopolitan girl, with sophistication and evolved body language and make her into middle class, non metro, tradition respecting, hindi speaking khushi was smart. there was a lightness to khushi, perhaps because of the contrast in the character and the actor.
a man with a different character, a girl with an original sanka, looking forward to 5. 😃
Edited by indi52 - 12 years ago
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