||Lo Agai ChhanChhan-#7: Revelation||

Summary for the Week 29^th July to 1^st August

Another fast moving week. We saw the wrap up of Sonali's track ' without too many details on Sonali's side of the picture 😕 The main achievement was that Umaben's mask of fake sweetness and unquestioning acceptance of Chhanchhan as bahu was dropped, and her true colors were revealed to Chhanchhan. The week reflected the new changed equation between Chhanchhan and Umaben.

Monday ' Chhanchhan is shocked and upset at the revelation that Umaben never wanted her as a bahu and wants to break her marriage. How is she to save her marriage and also save the family from breaking up with the shock of Umaben's deceit?

Manav persuades Chhanchhan to return home.

Chhanchhan tells the whole Sonali story to the family, with a twist at the end ' it was she who was mistaken in her saintly saas, Umaben is as pure as the driven snow and Sonali was talking about a different Manav entirely. Her mistake ' and she is deeply apologetic and ashamed, how could she have thought that a mother would not be worried about her son's happiness? Ouch, that hurt!😆

And finally, the confrontation between Umaben and Chhanchhan, where Chhanchhan discloses that she does know the entire truth, but only to save Umaben's lies from being exposed and to save the family from breaking, she hid Umaben's part in the proceedings. Leaving Umaben deeply embarrassed ' she wasn't so smart as to fool her chit of a daughter-in-law after all and she can't try the same tricks again.

So Umaben is forced to accept Chhanchhan as Manav's wife, but still refuses to accept her as BS bahu. Will, obviously ' otherwise the show would be over! 😉 And the clash of ideologies begins in open.👏

Tuesday ' The confrontation continues ' Chhanchhan tells Umaben that she doesn't want to end all traditions, but she believes they don't have to be enforced at the expense of the freedom of individuals. And she will prove that to Umaben, but without allowing Umaben's image to be sullied, or the family to break up.

Umaben doesn't believe that is possible, moreover, she doesn't want any changes in her home, she is perfectly happy with the way it runs. So she plans to separate Chhanchhan from the family physically by sending her to another house, this time with Manav, as her plans to separate them have not worked at all.

A small glimpse of the different reactions of the family members to the news of the division was interesting to show the different viewpoints.

Wednesday ' Manav wheedles his mother as usual to change her decision. Umaben discloses to Ranjana in oblique terms that she is embarrassed to face Chhanchhan.

Chhanchhan confronts Umaben again, and Umaben tells her that while she has accepted her as Manav's wife, she still feels Chhanchhan will be bad news for the family and hence wants her influence minimized. Chhanchhan vows to show Umaben otherwise.

Umaben doesn't have much choice ' the winds of change are already beginning to sweep through the house.

Starting with a small, yet common issue ' traditional vs modern medicine. Two of the children come in contact with friends with chicken pox. Umaben panics at the news and immediately starts preparing poojas to ward off illness, neem leaves and other traditional remedies. Chhanchhan has no objection ' if the kids are vaccinated, they are safe.

And she is shocked to find that the kids have not been vaccinated. Hence she offers to rush them to the doctor immediately.

Umaben doesn't believe in vaccination. Her MIL did poojas, and what was good enough for her MIL is good enough for her. Poojas it has to be.

Chhanchhan doesn't object to the poojas, but feels it should happen concurrently with vaccination. But Umaben is stubborn ' either pooja or vaccination. Ranjana sides with Umaben, Kaumudi is very doubtful but doesn't have the courage to disagree openly.

Chhanchhan is equally stubborn. Wisely she enlists Manav's help, and the next day, she disappears with all three kids to the doctor, with Kaumudi's permission.

Thursday ' Umaben waits at the temple, the priest refuses to do the pooja without the kids, and helpfully adds that it has to be done in the next hour. Umaben, what happened about your policy of bribing the doorman to keep the Gods awake? 😕

Umaben avoids talking to Chhanchhan, and tells Manav to hurry up. She really shouldn't have insisted on speaking to Manav while he was driving ... he gets into an accident. Since it's his fault, and the other lady involved is extremely gracious about the whole thing, he and Chhanchhan take her to hospital for first aid, thereby missing the pooja deadline.

At the hospital, the bombshell drops ' lady in question is Mukut bhai's girlfriend. And Mukut bhai is completely unapologetic about his affair ' he doesn't like his uneducated, unsophisticated village wife, who only knows how to cook and clean. He needs a more intellectual companion.

Mukut bhai, you realized this after so many years of marriage and two kids?! 😲

Chhanchhan and Manav return home in shock, wondering how to deal with this problem.

Umaben accuses Chhanchhan of missing the pooja deliberately.Chhanchhan has more urgent and important things to worry about!