Acid test - a test which will really prove the value, quality, or truth of something.. this is the simplest definition I got for the idiom, Acid test.
And today the mehendi that Zoya put on her hand in the name of Asad became a real acid test for Zoya, because of the acid put in it by Tanveer and because of the challenge Tanveer threw at Zoya.
Tanveer's challenge and the acid she put in the mehendi was an acid test of Zoya's love towards Asad and his family. In fact whatever Tanveer has done till now turned out to be a test for both Asad and Zoya, and they have passed out with flying colours and today was no exception.
Yesterday Asad's praise of Zoya left Tanveer burning with jealousy and hatred and so it was inevitable that she would let go of it without doing something to spoil Zoya's special moment.
Mehndi hai rachnewaali, haathon mein gehri laali
Kahe sakhiyaan, ab kaliyaan
Haathon mein khilnewaali hain
Tere mann ko, jeevan ko
Nayi khushiyaan milnewaali hai
Gaaje, baaje, baraati, ghoda, gaadi aur haathi ko Laayenge saajan tere aangan, hariyaali banni
Teri mehndi woh dekhengeTo apna dil rakhdenge woh
Pairon mein tere chupke se, hariyaali banni
Mehndi roop sanwaare, o mehndi rang nikhaare,
ho Hariyaali banni ke aanchal mein utrenge taarein
The moment that mehendi is being put on any bride's hand is perhaps more special than the actual moment of the wedding itself. And Zoya was no exception, when she dreamily said in front of the mirror that today on my hand mehendi will be put in your name.
And Zo came out wearing the dress Asad gifted her looking as beautiful as a fairy tale princess.
( I wish SBS/ SBB had not shown Zo in that dress.. it really spoiled the moment when it finally aired because we have seen so many segments and pictures and had gotten used to how she looked)..
when she came and stood in front of Asad, her eyes were shining with hopes and dreams of the future that she was going to share with Asad.
At that moment little did she knew that Tanveer would pose such a difficult situation for her and when Tanveer challenged Zo saying that Zo herself would refuse to put mehendi, for the first time I saw fear in Zo's eyes, wondering what Tanveer would do to make her refuse the mehendi.
The fear that was in her eyes showed the importance of the mehendi for Zo. It wasn't a fear of Tanveer... It was a fear of letting Asad down.. of letting dilshad down.. and it was a fear thinking she may loose Asad if Tanveer continues with this game and she is somehow not able to put mehendi on her hands.. But then Zo with her never ending courage faced the situation bravely like always and let go of her fear.
And then when Tanveer came and whispered in her ears that she had put acid in the mehendi Zo's eyes again showed a moment of fear.. but she sat with determination. There still was an amount of fear in her eyes when they brought the mehendi and was about to put it but the moment she heard Dilshad's voice saying that the first bit of mehendi should be put by the MIL, Zo got the courage that she needed to face it. Zo knew that this is her MIL and that is her to be husband who is sitting across, staring at her with so much love and she would not let them down..
It was hilarious to see Tanu's satisfied expression when Zo for a brief moment held Dilshad's hand, thinking that Zo is stopping Dilshad. But when Zo brought her hand out and made Dilshad put the mehendi, Tanu's smile got wiped away.. and although it pained her so much, the moment that first drop of mehendi was put on Zo's hand and she didn't even withdraw her hand, Zo conquered the battle.
"Dard balha zalim hota hai, insan ko thod kar deta hai."
True tanveer, I agree with you.. But when there is love at heart that is pure, and when you are surrounded by people who love you equally, dard malam banjaatha hai.. And for Zo, the pain became something that she could easily bear. It did hurt her.. it made her flinch.. it brought tears to her eyes.. but still, she courageously bore the pain and passed the test of love...it tested the value , quality and meaning of Zo's love for Asad and Asad's place in Zo's heart.. And Zo passed with flying colours, showing tanveer that true love can conquer any hurdle and win any challenge and any battle.
Congratulations to Zo and us .. finally Asad's name in mehendi is put on Zo's hand and that too by Tanveer herself.
Update(15/6):
The latest TB article has upset many of us and so i felt like updating this post.
TB articles are usually reliable and they don't simply publish any nonsense they hear like many other sites do.
But having said that i have to say that, they are also not 100% correct always and many times what they write comes from a source which may not give accurate information to them.. so unless they quote an artist and say that their information is confirmed, i don't think we can say that the information is correct .. and in this article they just said that their source says but they didn't say its confirmed..
And coming to the article, it doesn't sound convincing at all and it doesn't make any sense either.
It says that Tanveer drugs Asad and consummates with him and then Zoya leaves to Ajmer after seeing them and Tanveer follows Zoya to Ajmer and tries to kill her.. this is the main thing which doesn't make any sense..
If say Tanveer manages to consummate with Asad and then Zoya leaves because of it, why would Tanveer follow Zo and try to kill her? Tanveer's maqsad is then fulfilled... if she manage to sleep with Asad, she would have achieved what she want.. so for her, in that case there is no point in following Zo and trying to kill her...
Even if Asad follows Zo in order to bring her back, still there would be no point for Tanveer to follow them because if Asad and Tanveer consummate, Asad will be forever guilty about it and he will marry Tanveer, regardless of loving Zo. And Tanveer would know that very well... so she has no reason to follow them and try to kill Zo..
so what i feel is that this person who has given the news to TB has given a half baked story.. part of it may be true but rest is false and just made up..
what i think will happen is that, Tanveer will try to drug Asad and sleep with him but it will not happen. But in the mean time she might somehow make it look like it happened and convince Zo like that.. so Zo runs away ( that is if this Ajmer track is happening).. Asad knows that he has not slept with Tanu and so he follows Zo to Ajmer in order to try to bring her.. then Tanu would get angry because her plan failed as Asad will go and tell Zo that it did not happen and he will bring her back.. So Tanu follows both of the to Amer and try to kill Zo in anger because her plan failed..
And why would Zo leave when she knows about Tanveer's motives and evilness?
If she leaves , then it means that she is somehow made to believe that Tanveer succeeded in consummating with Asad.. Zo might believe this way if Tanveer manages to convince her that Asad was drugged.. because in a drugged state anything is possible.. And it may happen even if Asad did not want it.. Zo might be made to believe this way by Tanu.
I believe this is Asad's turn to prove to Zo that the faith Zo has in him ( remember Zo's words when Tanu challenged her - that Asad will never betray her..) is worth it... and this time it's a test of love (another acid test) for Asad.. and Asad will not betray Zo and disappoint her and break her trust in him even if he is drugged.. he will somehow manage to out smart Tanu and follow Zo to tell her that nothing happened..
Relax and enjoy the show and the coming Nikah and perhaps the Mangalpur part 2 that will precede it.😃
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