Critics' Corner #5-DT Note:Pg36/100 - Page 103

Originally posted by: dr.dsr

What a beautiful "meeting of minds", really......

One of my all time favorite movies, 'Swades' woven seamlessly into the narrative of my all-time favorite serial 'RBO'!!! CVs, surely a huge round of applause coming your way..... 👏👏👏

Shantanu Khandelwal is back, and this time the guy means business!!!!

The delectably flawed Shaan is finally 'coming of age'.....is working at what is imperative to groW*H.....change!!!! Change in himself.....the stepping stone to herald a change of tide of the village and the fortune of its inhabitants......

A complete thumbs-up to the introspective Shantanu Khandelwal....a welcome change from the escapist Shaan who has now come to terms with reality and looks it in the eye....it requires a man of great character and courage to admit that he is directly or indirectly responsible for the current (non) state of affairs!!!! Shaan is finally showing that character!!!!!

His resolve is deep-rooted this time round.....he is a man possessed, and thankfully in the right direction!!!

Superb references to Shaan's basic nature.....of heart ruling over head in his decision-making till date....but the importance of head gradually seeping in when he cares to first know about what went wrong in the village, and then goes about fixing it.....Great touch, that..... a sure-shot indicator of a 'man' in the making!!! Loved the basic essence of Shaan's character being retained right till the very end of his exchange with the Sarpanch.....sticks to his guns, no matter what.....for a cause he truly believes in.....the only difference.....this time, has cared to look beyond himself for the 'greater' cause.....of Dhulwadi at large!!!! You can take a bow Shantanu Khandelwal....we loved you for your burthalness😆....we love you for your insightfulnesss!!! 👍🏼👏

KT was a sheer delight to watch in the episode today, dated 22nd February 2011. The lines were heart-felt, yet beautifully restrained....the 'responsibility' was well-shouldered.....the overall determination, unmistakable!!! Keep up the good work, young man....this facet to your personality vis-a-vis Shaan is an absolute delight to watch!!!👏

Mangal IMO, is the true anti-hero to Shaan's goodness....he is believably menacing, wonderfully understated......yet suberbly bang-on!!! Bring him on CVs....the face-off between 'good' versus 'bad' has only just begun!!!!

Sunil-Madhavi.....delivered to the fullest as usual...only this time in a delectably new avatar....

RaJen.....switched channels!!! CVs.....an earnest request....RBO is finally in revival mode.....Rahul and Jenny are just not fitting in.....may be some place else, some other time.....but RBO is just not the place for them!!! Please wind up this track at the earliest possible....

In summary, a superb epi....and a superb "awakening" on its way....

Yeh tara, woh tara, har tara,

Yeh tara, woh tara, har tara,

Dekhon jise bhi lage pyara,

Yeh tara, woh tara, har tara,

Yeh sab saath mein, jo hai raat mein,

To jagmagaya aasman sara....

RBO ke taare humein zaroor lage pyare,

Shaan, Khanak, aur Anand ke iraade Dhulwadi ko jagmagaye.....

Amen to that!!!

😃

Originally posted by: aditee

There is NOBODY, ABS nobody on this Forum here, who can say it like you do.

👏👏👏👏👏

Makes me love Shaan even more

If thats even POSSIBLE

I desperately want to SEE HIM thru YOUR eyes Doc D

I do!😭😭😭😭

If I cant forget this show for the love story.

I cannot forget Shaan for your mind blowing description of him

There will never be a TV lead guy quite like him

SIGH!

Your words do what he does through the visuals!

They are so made for each other

Originally posted by: aditee

Vaishu and Shal,

Another noteworthy thing today was Shaan's REMORSE

I was waiting 9 months for it!

When he tells Khanak "I killed a man and the cascading effect of it has brought SO much despair and distress to this vilalge"

I LOVED THAT line!

Originally posted by: aditee

I really dont understand why Khanak is so fiercly shielding him from the practicalities of real life

She weeps silently when she sees him hand over his food

She urges him to return to Mumbai when for the FIRST time in life he does something so incredibly mature

Does she enjoy taunting and mocking him and wants to keep saying "Shantanu aap in bachkaani harqaton se kya saabit karna chahte hain"

Its either this extreme or that for Khank

Either she spins a "Aapse 4 kadam aage, 5 kadam peeche, 2 kadam side mein"

OR

"Chaliye kal hum ghar waapis chalte hain:"

Originally posted by: rbofan1

Dr.Dyo,

Thanks! 🤗

Means a lot to me.😊