Prelude to Dhulwadi....RBO's grand revival!!!

What a magnificient prelude to the Return of the Golden RBO Era....

KT, you can take a bow, young man for your performance last night!!! Superlative is the word that best describes it!!! Always felt that Shaan's post-proposal confrontation scene with Khanak was amongst his best thus far.....yesterday he went one notch higher!!!⭐️⭐️⭐️

CVs, a heart-felt thank you for the prelude to Dhulwadi....episode dated 28th January 2011.....totally reminiscent of the wonderful days gone by.....great lines (loved the "shakl" line by Shaan👏 ), superb characterization, and fantastic performances by the lead pair ably supported by K family!!

Loved the attention to detail...

Vastness of the pool used as metaphor for the void in Shaan's persona..... 👏

Shaan engrossed in his thoughts while driving, and returning to his senses only just in time!!!

Shaan's "pooch kyon rahi ho, agar pata hai toh" at the pool-side....a man definitely in unrest!!!

Superb use of Shaan's childhood anecdote to depict the susceptibility of the human mind!!! 👏

The little time lag before Shaan and Khanak's eyes meet at the pool....superb metaphor for the cracks creeping in....

The distance in the ShaNak hug....an indicator of the distance in the ShaNak relationship too???

Over to ShaNak.......

So, Shantanu Khandelwal is back in form, Friends!!! 👏👏👏 Absolutely loved the little nuances which gave us a glimpse into the Shaan we have known and loved!!! A complete thumbs-up for "aur maine raat bhar kitabon ko haath nahi lagaya" during the childhood anecdote and "mere man me tha...isliye maine keh diya!!" during the pool-side confrontation....so typically Shaan....just tells it like it is!!!.....Attention to detail was also visible in Khanak's depiction....a complete thumbs-up to Khanak's "Aur pariksha ka kya hua??"....so typically Khanak.....innocence personified!!!

Now, over to the truly gifted actors who 'live' ShaNak.....

KT was mind-blowing yesterday!!! The guy has truly evolved.....has understood the essence of his craft, really!!! First the physicality....superlative use of his Adam's apple; second time in the recent past....earlier had also used it to great effect when he sees Sunny for the first time!!! 👍🏼 Splendid understated use of eyes on expressing sheer disbelief on Khanak's acknowledgement of the Sunny question. Great portrayal of the sense of despair and angst......wonderful restraint shown in the turmoil between head and heart!! The proverbial icing......resplendent emoting just before "Kya tum us raat Sunny ke saath thi?" and the split-second Yes and No combined expression when Khanak asks him if his belief is still intact!!! Words fail me here to express the brilliance shown by this young actor in these moments!! 👏👏👏 Keep working at your craft lad, with your head always over your shoulders.....you're sure to go places.....

Yashu was fantabulous in her "wifey" avatar the minute Shaan enters....perfectly pitched!!! Great touch also of the sudden realisation of being the cynosure of all eyes....Loved her philosophical bit on the human mind...bang-on!! In the pool-side scene, a thumbs-up for portrayal of the moments when her self-respect seemed challenged👏, and also the pregnant pause in the dialogue delivery when she embraces Shantanu believing that all is well!!

Will take this oppurtunity to reemphasise the fact that KT and Yashu are truly gifted!! There have been countless moments when these two have taken a scene to an entirely different level altogether....like KT yesterday and Yashu during her Sunny/Suraj emotional turbulence act!!!👏👏👏

CVs, here's looking forward to a great Dhulwadi track, with complete justice to these wonderfully blessed young talents....

A heart-felt thank you yet again, for yesterday's episode....a wonderful prelude really, to the return of the Golden RBO Era!!!

Excellent post Dyo👍🏼....I also loved how they used the childhood anecdote and how Shaan answered Khanak....An extremely well thought-out and excicuted scene....

Originally posted by: -SYS-

AWESOME analysis Doc D!

The childhood story was a really good insert-showed how in many ways Shaan is still stuck there emotionally and also an indication of how this will initially play out.

Love ShaNak at the two extremes-Cute fights/nok-jhok and intense emotions! YM/KT have it down pat with their eyes saying half the things that the dialogues don't cover.