ArYa : Mujhe kar de mujh se hi Rihaa.
Heeloz!
CONNECTION. Today's episode screamed CONNECTION. Connection between Aarti and Yash when Yash sensed someone 'familiar' when he didn't even see Aarti's face while exiting the lavatory . When Yash kept looking at that lipstick marked currency note. When his fingers touched Aarti's and time stopped for him and Aarti. He didn't even see her once – she didn't see him even once . Yet , they both were bound together by an unsaid , rather uncanny cosmic connection which was almost announcing that they are speeding towards each-other and destiny is putting her next card on the table. Its almost like saying that Arya inspite of having married different people, having lost them, still holding on to them – have held on to each-other just as strongly – through the sand of time , and maybe another lifetime.
How else do you explain this? Prateek , inspite of having been bashed and threatened by Aarti went out of his way to save her and Ansh from the nosey TC. He feels an unexplained warmth towards Aarti , an attachment – its like the moment her leonine radiance sunk into him, he knew that she would be his sister-in-law. Yash's Mom couldn't take her eyes off Aarti once she saw her. Averse to the very thought of her baby Yash marrying a single mother , she changed her mind the instant she saw Aarti. She kept looking at Aarti with a tenderness that her strict face can allow – almost convinced that Aarti is the hope and light that would change Yash, Paayal and Palak's lives. Even the rest of the family – Yash's father , badi bhabhi – they embraced Aarti the second they saw her. It seemed like ever since Arpita left, they had been waiting for Aarti to enter the house, Yash's life and bring sunshine with her. In short , as the creatives have portrayed so far – Aarti is leonine. Everyone falls in love with her. Mind you, with her radiance. There is no acceptance for her wounds.
Today's episode highlighted other issues very well and this is what I love about this show – GROUNDED REALISTIC WRITING. They showed you how tough it is to get a single, divorced mother or the one whose husband is no more , married in India. Specifically in small towns and rooted orthodox families. You understand the reason behind the lies and secrets that Aarti's Dad-In-law is going to use to settle Aartis' life. He has seen the world and Yash's mother only strengthens his decision. Yash's Mom highlights a closed tight mind that is only TRYING to accept modernity. Girls are shameless if they love a man enough to call him 5-6 times. A divorced woman is a TABOO. Convenient and myopic acceptance of modernity. Sadly, this is our typical Indian Society - selective perspectives and self-suited views.
Anyway, the moments that stood out for me were Yash feeling a special something when he crossed Aarti in the lavatory . That 20 rupee note marked by Aarti reaching Yash. Ideally, Yash would have shoved that note somewhere else but he didn't. ArYa tied 'Mannat ka Dhaaga' together and Providence joined their hands and destiny together. They both don't know what they felt when they crossed the other beautiful stranger – but whatever it was, it made their dormant hearts at least make an effort to try and skip a beat. Arya are SOULMATES.
'Kunfaaya' was the perfect song for the Dargah scene. They both are burning in personal hells and that is why 'Mujhe kar de mujh se hi rihaa'. When Arya unchain themselves from their tragic pasts , they will release themselves too.
P.S- You know when Yash's Mom was looking at Aarti with such admiration and tenderness , I remembered that daayan aunty from the first episode. Anyone can fall in love with Aarti's radiance and her beautiful beautiful self , but how many have it in them to love her wounds and her 'ugly' reality as well? Will Yash's Mom love Aarti when she finds out Aarti's divorce truth? Will that truth eclipse the person that she is? Aarti's in-laws hiding the truth and Yash's folks not having it in them to deal with the truth will once again ruin Aarti's life. Then? Will Yash see beyond the truth-lie hide and seek and even try to see who Aarti is and how shackled and scared she is? If Aarti is Yash's hope, then, Yash needs to understand someday that he is Aarti's release.
Love and luck always,❤️
GOD bless everyone. 🤗
Kabhi Neem Neem Kabhi Shahad Shahad
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