It took me a long time to think what I would like to write about the anniversary track. Each time I started I could not help but feel the loss of not having it running. It was the pain I felt that somethings are meant to end, like a sweet friend. So I could only think of all the relations I had with IPKKND was probably reflected in its songs.
Pyaar mein dil pe maar de goli, le le meri jaan : So many times saw Khushi getting upset and the next second was happy, was happy and the very next was upset and her no meant yes. Like after Holi when she was happy and the very next hour was upset. During Swami track she was fully prepared to put him down and then could not prevent herself from removing the hair from his face or put tika on his face. And in those seriously ' " Teri adao ne mara."
Ai Hero tu hain zero and ai chori tu tapori : Sometimes did feel ASR was zero not a hero, 🤣 🤣 🤣 (our laddoo ji) when he took several doses of practicing to say sorry, one year to say I love you, had numerous almost kisses, could not wish his wife happy birthday. And Khushi was of course a uninamously agreed aafat ki thokri and was always falling in Arnav's Arms
Jadu hain nasha hain madhoshiyan tujh ko bhula ke aap jaon kaha : Really the soap was magical and addictive. So even when we are told not to watch it were drawn to it in the middle of Ramadhan, and the magic had me glued to the computer screen for each second of some episodes. Possibly the glitter or simplicity was what drew us there. When IPKKND was running we were in a dreamland where all the problems seemed to vanish in oblivion.
Desi Girl and Desi boy : Whenever Sanaya and Karan danced it was enthralling. The eyes followed her dance moves because her dance movements were graceful and his moves were enchanting. Thanks to IPPKND team for bringing the best of dance performance from both. (nobody would have guessed looking at this that barun was awkward on the floor, he looked like aseasoned hot tango/rhumba dancer.) I did not see Sanaya or Karan perform as good as they did in IPKKND in any of their shows.
Teri meri prem kahani hain mushkil : They had a love story in which they had been separated numerous times. Whenever they came a step closer their dreams were shattered the very next moment. Like just before Shyam revelation, the day after he said,"I love you damn it" to her, when he confessed that his hearts start beating faster in Holi to have it shattered by her distrust and after Heer Ranjha when she started to trust that he values their love him breaking her necklace and telling her she had made his life hell. He would have flashback of times with her and in every memory Khushi had he was a part.
Kyun dard hain itna : ARSHI always had felt lonely in loving each other. It was painful for them to express their love even though they shared each other's dream.There was the pain of hum kyun na ho paye hum whenever they were seperated after being togather like after holi, heer ranjha, diwali, farmhouse incident, rain hug after introducing each other to parents.
Tera karoon gin gin ke intezaar Aaja piya aaye bahar : Whenever Arnav was near Khushi or she saw him her mood was invariably jovilant and better.
Ae meri Zohra Jabeen : Khushi's smile and sweet voice over were actually as addictive and mesmerizing that it strikes cord in our hearts. I doubt Sanaya would realize that we really had done Kurban of our Jaan for her. And Nani was really our Ashiqe Javidaan, and made us forget that the appreciation of love does not have any age barrier.
Iss pyaar ko kya naam doon : It took Arshi a good year or more to realize whether what they had for each other was love, something else, or simple hate.
Tu hi mera mera mera : Arnav was always pretty possessive of Khushi, needed her and without her he had said- " Could not live without her." At the same time showed " He was hers" when she pushed him in Gupta house saying" It is OK, Patni ho tum meri, Haq hain tumhara, Mujhpe."
Aaogi jab tum sajna : Whenever they met after long time, it seemed " Barse ga savan Jhoom jhoom ke." And of course ' Sapno ka Jahan" was happy whenever they met after long time, as if the eyes had made a lot of promises.
Saiyaan toon jo choole : ARSHI longing each other, and as Arnav said- before her he was just breathing and not living and for Khushi if he had not come into her life- she would not have realized what love was.
Pairon mein Bandhan hain : Khushi and Arnav had accepted each other in their original marriage by cutting all other relationship and putting each at stake.
Mehndi lagake rakhna : This speaks so well their hiding mein loveria. They had hidden their love even from each other. Their roads were always different and they had never opted to charm each other from the start. It just happened.
Sangeet songs: That speaks the beauty of first love for both Arnav and Khushi. There was the aura of wanting each other submerged by layers of ego. It showed how the love story evolved around from just looking and feeling to something much deeper which was in a place away from the rest of the world. And of course ASR was a kamal munda and would do anything for having Khushi marry her from blackmailing to doing all the rituals he did not believe in. Dulha was actually a akar ki dukan and Dulhan was pagal. However in dulha the love was in the angry words and Khushi's love was in the sweet words which healed him like after he was missing his mother each time.
Bhitr Bhitr aag lage : Khushi was yearning for ASR from the beginning, however her culture was preventing her from relenting to Arnav. Sometimes would like to drink him with her eyes, and was thirsy for his presence whenever he was away from her like during kidnapping. Was waiting for a single call for him for nights.
Na hokum se na chiri se, na adam ke piri se : Loved Khushi's voice over, It described beautifully Anjali and Shyam relationship. Anjali was actually bholi bhali and as said had been waiting for someone whom she wanted to see every moment. She had been waiting for years for her rajkumari. Shyam was always hurting Anjali in her important occasions be that their marriage anniversary, Godhbharai or her brother's wedding, new year. Bandhi tumse jeevan ked or tune jina dushwar kiya. She had thought she loved and he made every moment worthless. He always made his attacks silently, playing with her dreams. She endured his torture in front of her family and the price was her child.
Akhe bandh karlu jo mein dekhu bas tujhe, khabo mein hi keh sakta hoon aapna tumhe : Arnav was the one who kept of trying to prevent Khushi from leaving be that after remarriage, after marriage, after return from kidnapping, after Anjali's abortion, during Shitall track . Khushi had moments whenever she felt close to him wanted to leave him.
In a journey where they were a part of every single day of the most painful year of my life, it was a salvage and a part where as it said we forgot the pain of all real would problems with a love that was in not only ARSHI, but PAYASH, Amma and buaji for the two girls who were not their own blood, MAmi for two orphans after their parents died who in stead of being a traditional Mami of being all evil or a saint was someone who was engrossed with jewelry but that love was less then that he had for Arnav and Anjali. Nani who was a traditional lady but inspite of that for her grandchildren's happiness allowed Lavanya and Arnav live togather and Shyam back into Anjali's life and even forgave someone she had blamed for her much adored daughter's death. Also Daljeet and Abhas for showing us the real life picture of a scheming husband and his poor wife, as is present in many places in India- they did the role inspite of numerous threats, and deserve kudoos for that.
Happy Anniversary IPKKND
samin,
thanks for this. beautiful approach. as i read the titles of the songs, i felt a terrible longing for ipk, all their memories tumbled in, in full colour and feel.
fantastic thoughts and reminiscences. touched me many times over as i read. even during ramadan, samin? aw. there was such a deep and no holds barred understanding of love and relationships here one couldn't just call it just another soap. to our special one... happy anniversary. and where's oo la la oo lala, did i miss it? she is his fantasy and he is hers, right?
couple of comments of mine in bold red.
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