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" Paro, why do you always see fire as a sign of devastation and destruction? Fire is everywhere - in better forms - the holy flames of a hawan kund, the pious fire of the saat pheras that binds two people for life, and the fiery flame of love. Snap out of what has passed and look at the bright side of fire , so that you can win over your fear of it."
-Maamisa.
But does this wisdom register with the fragile, shaken and terrorized Paro? It doesn't. It goes into her subconscious mind , only to appear as latent wisdom someday - the day she falls in love with Rudra and understands that his fiery hatred can only be defeated by the slow burning flame of love. For now, all that Paro can remember is Rudra's eyes , the fire he set around her, how close he was and how he seeped like resident danger into her heart. And how those stone cold yet fiery eyes seem to symbolize the cold blood of the so-called ruthless BSD. The universe has such a dark sense of humour, isn't it? 15 years ago, Paro had given a boy her doll , so that he stops crying and finds a reason to smile. Today that boy haunts her sleeping world as her worst nightmare - piercing through her with a pair of eyes that scream PREMONITION. You sort of laugh, shake your head at her tragedy - if only she knew that those eyes are of Rudra - a man of flesh , blood and stone , who is headed her way - riding through a land that is as barren and lifeless as his heart.
Rudra continues to be a Greta Garbo-esque mystery. You see him but you don't know him. While he traverses the deserts on an endless journey, you are shown a picture of him by a commanding officer that Rudra stands for courage, bravery and heroism. Someone you expect to rise to the occasion and put an end to all that is nonsensical and unlawful. Funny much? Rudra himself is an emotional vagabond behind that oh-so-hot uniform and the Dabang glares.
Moving on, we get a few peephole views into what actually happens in Beerpur:
1. Beerpur villagers are involved in the smuggling of arms and ammunition and that is why they are always running into trouble with BSD who guard the border like a pack of wolves.
2. Thakur uncle is the head of this nexus . Typical villain from the books of Bollywood who is a good Samaritan on the outside but a vicious serpent on the inside. He feels that appeasing God and loading the villagers with generosity will win him an AC room in heaven , and smooth flow of his un-patriotic activities through the village. He is nothing that i have not seen on TV before and he comes from Colors book of villainy and vampgiri where village honchos are bad people. His wife Thakurain Aunty is a Zee TV import of a regal, loving and affectionate mother figure. But i like her - she emanates love without looking artificial and well, Sadia is A FLAWLESS ACTRESS. I like her soft spot for Paro.
3. The Lord Shivji temple scene and how its connected to weddings of young girls was an interesting watch - because rituals all over India are an EPIC watch. The faith of people and the beauty of its innocence takes away your heart. I like how ST has incorporated it into an episode. The bad part is that Thakur Uncle exploits even this purity because am pretty sure that these weddings serve an ulterior motive for him.
And once again, fate walks in. Paro's wedding is fixed and Rudra is on his way - he will meet her, and he will meet her again the day she gets married ( IF THE PROMOS ARE IN CORRECT ORDER ) and her life will never be the same again. Do you think she will recognize him? ... She should... those eyes froze her blood...and someone's eyes, when registered in your psyche are NEVER a thing to forget.
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