I can't stop gushing about the whole episode….I felt like sharing something that caught my attention with the dance
Few things I noticed about the dance….
1. Asad does not lip- sync in the beginning. Zoya does, right from the start….then he joins her.
2. Asad and Zoya turn sad in the middle of the song which started in a playful mood and ended cheerfully.
3. Zoya is distracted at the end of the dance.
That is when I felt they were telling us a story…
The following is an elaboration on these points …
The song starts with them both lost in their thoughts. They are distant from each other, immersed in their thoughts.
The song starts..
dhaage tor laao chandni se noor ke
Break off a thread of light from the moonlight
ghoonghat hi bana lo roshni se noor ke
Make a veil of light from this thread
He walks towards her…HE DOES NOT LIPSYNC HERE!
And Zoya starts singing as he reaches near her..(She never hides her feelings)..
sharma gayee to
If she is shy
aaghosh mein lo
Take her in your arms
saanson se uljhi rahe meri saansein
Let my breath be baited
She walks backward, almost inviting Asad to follow her
bol na halke halke, bol na halke halke
Say it slowly slowly, say it slowly slowly
hont se halke halke, bol na halke
From your lips slowly slowly, say it slowly
bol na halke halke, bol na halke halke
Hont se halke halke, bol na halke
Even here, Asad is SILENT.
She does that cute jig…tempts him to come after her..and he follows. ..attempts to catch her pallu and loses himself in her joyfulness….
umre lagi kehte huwe
It took ages to say
do lafz the ik baat thi
Two words, one thing
Even here, Asad stays silent….it is very difficult for him to mouth his feelings…
Zoya sings…
woh ik din sau saal ka
That one day like a hundred years
sau saal ki woh raat thi
A hundred years in that one night
Zoya becomes sad and turns to leave…..when he holds her pallu gently. (Is this after the Tanveer heartbreak… or is it after Ayan too, when Asad is clear about his feelings for her…knows the inevitability of their union, despite the odds?)
kaisa lage jo chup chaap dono, pal pal mein puri sadiya betaade
Why don't we both quietly live our whole lives in these few moments'
Asad is still quiet…but he pulls her towards him, wrapping the saree around her..caresses her face…
LIGHTNING STRIKES (A major shift occurs in their relationship?)
bol na halke halke, bol na halke halke
Hont se halke halke, bol na halke
He seals her lips here…she has been singing all along…now it is time for him to open up…
And they both sing together….the happiness just shines through now…
dhaage tor laao chandni se noor ke
Break off a thread of light from the moonlight
ghoonghat hi bana lo roshni se noor ke
Make a veil of light from this thread
TOGETHER!
Now Asad has given himself up…he has opened up completely…he holds her hands, Zoya looks at him lovingly as she takes shy retreating steps…and Mr. Khan follows her…holding her hands to his heart, he has taken her now as his haq…Nothing can separate them now.
Alas! Zoya's gaze shifts to the side…she sees something behind him…she tries to ignore it and get back to him, but that thing behind him…it catches her attention again even as Asad is oblivious to what she is seeing…
What did Zoya see?
Is it a jhalak of Rashid's innocence?
Or did she see her Abbu? Will that be another twist in their love story, after Rashid's innocence has been proved?
Do tell me what you all felt...