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Yes - I heard the blasted song recently. And for some reason - it played in my heard during today's episode. 😃
The end of the first week, and all soap rituals have been completed as per tradition. The nazar has met, bitiya has fainted, bitwa has stripped off his shirt, and Rabba Ve - maafi, Rasiya Ve has played out in multiple iterations. Shubh-aarambh - tathaastu.
As chutti period of December rolls to an end, and zaalim asli duniya of January begins - Take 5 retreats into its shell as well with this (hopefully NOT) final outing. This week was fun, but Murphy awaits.
Aaj ka Take 5 - posted from the iss-station. Hopefully jaldi phir melenge - during agli chutti.🤗
1. You swoon - I score
When last seen - bitwa is chasing a jeep full of goons, none of whom can shoot worth a damn. Finally, one lucky guy randomly waves his gun, and ends up nailing bitwa in the arm.
With a bullet? Jee nahin - idiot. This be gun that shoots out mosquitos. For all the difference it makes to bitwa. Coz he just keeps on going like the Energizer bunny. Until...
...his bike blows sky high with one strategically (or luckily) aimed bullet, which brings bachpan ka fears rushing back for bitiya. She totters to her feet (more convenient to faint when you're standing up, you see 😃 ). As she staggers - the long distance Rabba Ve (dammit, Rasiya Ve 😡) distress signal reaches bitwa - who whirls back and races toward her. Just in time to catch her - as she swoons gracefully in his arms.
Dame Barbara Cartland - this is how it is done, bitiya. Eat your heart out.
2. Ladkiyon ko ghar chodo.
But first - CGI butterfly alert, to alert her that mann ka meet is in the vicinity. But even bitiya's friend is incredulous - how in God's name does a butterfly show up in a hot, arid desert? (Answer - it wants a ride back in the jeep along with the ladkis)
Bitwa and bitiya's eyes meet in the rearview mirror, and millions of hearts go *sigh*. Meri aankhen focus unwillingly on something else. Hands itch for a pair of scissors - his mustache has more curl than my hair on a dry, frizzy day.
And no - before you ask, I will NEVER get over this peeve of facial hair on male leads. 😳
3. Praise a kutta-sa, but nebher the BSD.
Thus spake Thakur Barney Sa, who has finally (thank the Jagadambe Ma) changed out of that purple outfit. Was becoming hard to take him seriously when I expected him to break out into an "I Love You" jig any second. He's pissed off because bitiya's saheli is weaving raptures of praise around the hated BSD - maybe they aren't really the kaminas from hell? Especially the phat-phatiya wala?
ENOUGH - he booms. And the line from the promo is delivered with much flourish. Just in case anyone had any doubts about who the bad guys are in his little fiefdom.
4. CSI Rajasthan
The coroner has found a clue on dead guy - a tattoo. Unfortunately, it doesn't say "X marks the spot, Thakur good guy - NOT."
Fikar not. Bitwa is hot on the trail. But first - A little first aid triage that involves stripping shirt and pouring some kind of alcohol on his mosquito bite (maafi - bullet wound).
Actually - there was a scene after this where bitwa pulls out the bullet with his teeth, but the CV's were afraid it would cause millions of asli duniya bitiyas across the nation to faint for real - without any BSD bitwa to grab them around the waist and stare soulfully at them. And fainting in asli duniya is closer to a tree toppling over - NOT pretty.
Anyway - bitiya is going through her mother's trousseau, and mami-sa is attempting to explain away the musty smell by calling them memories. Kyunki dry cleaning isn't exactly cheap in Birpur - samjhey? 😡
5. Beerpur Chalo!
And yes - the revised spelling is intentional. Coz the mere mention of the town previously called Birpur has brought out the alcohol - and it hasn't even been a week since the show began.
The first week draws to a close with both bitwa and bitiya flashbacking furiously, with bitiya finally able to put a face on the BSD wala in her dreams. And the mooch has pride of place. In the meantime - the precap has saheli taking an unplanned swim, having eavesdropped on Thakur Barney Sa, and realizing that he's using bitiya as courier mule for weapons.
All in all - the show has gotten off to a good start. 👍🏼
The pluses - 👏 👏 👏
1. Great casting. Bitwa and bitiya were cherry-picked for their roles, but the man who has really impressed this week is Barney-Sa.
2. Outdoor locale shots to DROOL over (cinematographer - I bow to thee. No snark - sacchi),
3. Tightly woven narrative. CV-Sa, please to keep rail on patri. Meaning - no entry of frivolous characters or plot-fillers.
The minuses -
1. BAHUTAI ZYADA KETCHUP. To paraphrase another maami - itna jyada raqth hum haindel (handle) naahi kar sakat hain - peleejh!
2. BAHUTAI ZYADA BAAL. Everywhere. Pretty soon, the mustaches are going to start invading our dreams as well. And not in a good way.
But tis the weekend, I've earned a break (and then some🤢 ) so time for us to kick back with Rang and Ras of a different kind. 😉 Is anyone breaking open the Chardonnay?
Rab...Rasiya Ve - bitiyas! Miltey hain! 🤗
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