The bride is decked up by her mamisa and her Thakurain maasa ... Paro feels the pain of separation so close, so unexpectedly close ... and she cries ... a feeling all married girls would understand, especially those travelling to a far away place after marriage ... for life is never quite the same again.
Sweet, the way Paro first recounted all her unfinished tasks, as though crying for herself was not permitted, but crying over the tasks she had left undone was allowed ... then she couldn't help herself, and cried about missing her old friends, never seeing them again. A reflection of the gratitude she feels to those who brought her up? That she 'owed' them ... and all she did for them was to pay back what she owed them ... it was not her right. No wonder she was looking forward to her 'own home' ... her own place, where she truly belonged.
Maamisa and Thakurain take Paro to the wedding pandal.
Paro asks about Bindi ... the moment the Thakur was worried about. He promptly puts in a few poisonous words about the BSD. 😡
Varun-sa is sweet ... aww ... he reassures Paro that he's there for her, she has nothing to worry about for the next seven janams ... 😳
Loved that tiny barely there smile on Paro's face ... he reached to her through the thick cloud of her worry and upset, and she felt reassured, despite her worry about Bindi, and the Thakur's reminder of the BSD.
Aman arrives with an entire platoon of BSD and a fake search warrant. Thakur instructs to stall, and tells the pandit to speed up the proceedings. Pandit promptly starts reciting the mantras at double speed 😆 ... much to the worry of Paro, Thakurain, Maami and Varun's kaka ... all for different reasons. Paro is disturbed, and it shows. She still hasn't forgotten Bindi.
Meantime, the gun packing also quickens to double speed. 😡
Rudra is tapping away at his laptop in the meantime. Is he playing computer games? 🤔
Sindoor - check. Mangal sutra - check. More guns and cash into boxes - check. Jaymala - check. Bridegroom looking happier and happier that Paro is almost his wife 😳 ... Paro still worried about Bindi.
Pheras - check. Rudra still on his laptop. More guns, cash - check.
Wedding over ... Paro now really worried about Bindi, and refuses to do her bidaai till she comes.
Uh oh ... Thakursa was afraid of that ... and ready with a story too. He hid the truth so as not to stall the wedding ... Bindi is missing.
Paro is distraught ... Thakursa is afraid Bindi has been taken off by the BSD. 😡
Paro's scream is truly spine chilling ... Sanaya was just fabulous there! 👏👏👏
And Thakursa adds more ghee to the fire. Paro and Bindi were in danger of admiring the new BSD officer ... so he nips that in the bud by pointing the finger of suspicion directly at Rudra.
Paro refuses to go ... she can't leave without knowing Bindi is safe 😭
Serpentsa Thakursa - yes, we have a snakewa here too - promises he will bring her Bindi back to her ... how exactly, Thakursa? from the croc's tummy? 😡 But he needs Paro to leave ... now ... his smuggling racket is at stake.
And poor distraught Paro has to agree.
Thakursa is smart ... he sees at a glance that the search warrant is fake. Case dismissed ... get the hell out of my house ... er, haveli.
Aman informs Rudra that they weren't allowed in, and is in a rage ... Rudra is satisfied ... angry men commit mistakes. He's won.
Thakursa is equally satisfied ... the BSD platoon is parked outside his front gate, the bidai will happen from the back gate ... he's won.
Bidaai happens ... a weeping Paro performs the last custom of throwing the rice over her back ... now her doli ready to head for the border.
The border is sealed ... Rudra heads for the border.
And the stage is set ... for the explosive Rudra-Paro meeting to happen.
