Episode Analysis, dated 4th June 2011
Ok! Have tried to collect myself together, after my lacrimal glands went into overdrive...
What an episode, really...what an episode!!! ⭐️👏⭐️👏
One that will stay with us, for a really long time...
Take a bow, CVs, cast, and crew of "Rang Badalti Odhani"...today was a LANDMARK moment for RBO and us, Odhanians!
You guys absolutely deserve nothing short of a STANDING OVATION!!! Job truly well done, today!! 👏👏👏
Right from the title song that played out at 8 PM IST...to the last freeze shot on the Khandelwal parivaar...the episode had us completely spellbound!!!
Shaan was legendary today...both literally and figuratively!
Shantanu Khandelwal came full circle, in a sense today...and what a way to have done so...from a man so irresponsible, to be the cause of a life-changing accident...to have the strength of character to be able to so single-mindedly trace his identity...despite the pain...despite the complete devastation...
Shantanu Khandelwal, the 'MAN' has arrived!!!! ⭐️
In an episode, which was near-flawless, the 'golden' moments that shall remain with me forever are...
Khanak giving Shaan the ULTIMATE testament of what Shantanu Khandelwal stands for...
A man, whose goodness is amongst his greatest virtues...the source of such unadulterated happiness and bliss in her life...her PRIDE, really!!
And, Shaan...searching desperately...just searching...for his self-worth...in the eyes of the person who is his greatest worth!!!
What a poignant moment that was!! ⭐️
Understated, yet beautiful...Yashu and KT captured the essence bang-on!! 👏
Loved the steely resolve in Shaan's eyes when Khanak's bai calls and enquires about the 'Rackstar'!
Perfectly pitched in a moment that could have so easily gone OTT!!
LOVED...absolutely loved the Akshay- Shaan conversation...
Shaan...with the hurt largely visible...but the beauty of the moment...the hurt directed at himself, for letting himself, and thereby the family down!!
What a welcome change that is from the Shaan whose trademark was 'passing the buck'!...what a welcome change, really!! 👏
And, the proverbial icing...the final "I...I love you" moment by Shaan!!! SPLENDID!!! ⭐️
No frills, no frounces...just so typically 'Shantanu Khandelwal'!!!
The Sunil-Shaan confrontation turned heart-to-heart...
This scene was something else...words fail me here as all my attempts will never justify the timelesness of this scene...
In simple words, the scene is truly an all-time 'Hall Of Fame' scene, IMO!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Shaan with his "Aap jeete...main haara!!"...a dialogue so cliched...yet enacted here in the most non-cliched manner possible...with so much pain and pathos!! 👏
The whole "Let me go, Dad...let me!"..."I need to...I really do!"..."This is something I just have to do to vindicate myself"..."This time, let me go out there alone...because in my victory, shall be yours!!" bit...
The completely overwhelmed son juxtaposed against an absolutely determined youngster, searching desperately for his sense of self-worth...
This was KT at his SUPERLATIVE best in his RBO journey, thus far!! ⭐️
Aliji proved his sheer CLASS, yet again!! The shock...the sense of complete disbelief...a helpless father still trying desperately to 'be there'...a father completely broken...a father who despite his sense of loss, knows how important it is to let go...
The final 'father-son moment'...Aliji was sheer BRILLIANCE!! ⭐️
And, KT with Shaan clutching on to his father's kurta as if for dear life, matched up in equal measure, too!! 👏
The remarriage sequence...
The significance of this moment lay for me in the fact that it was set in the light of the original RBO track with Sooraj and the previous mileu playing out at the beginning of the epi...
Set against that background, the remarriage indeed marked a new beginning...
And, to add to that, Yashu looked like a million bucks!! 😃
The final adieu...
What an emotional moment that was!!
The importance of the mother played out beautifully, but with complete subtlety...
One could actually feel the pain that each one of them was going through...each one of the Khandelwlas trying desperately to 'hold on'...but the beauty of the moment...giving in to the 'bigger picture' despite their own, individual miserable states!
The catharsis of a lifetime...
Began for me the moment, Shaan hugged Akshay!! Superbly, done that!! ⭐️
The tears...screamed REAL!!
And the final crescendo...as ShaNak exit out of K mansion...a PERFECT amalgamation of performance, script, screenplay, and the BG score!! ⭐️
As Shaan and Khanak went down memory lane...capturing in their hearts a beautiful journey called "The Khandelwals"...the sad version of the RBO track playing out and ShaNak's completely distraught state...it was a statement of not just ShaNak's bleeding hearts, but of the Khandelwals' too...
In conclusion, what an episode...'maha' in every sense of the term!!
ShaNak have embarked on a new journey...
Seems like the Khandelwals' will remain with them in spirit, for the time being...
Hope to see them back soon...'cos the 'coming of age' needs somebody to come back to...
Amen to that!!
Edited by dr.dsr - 14 years ago