First things first: Diya Di and Minu Di both of you were super- duper with your posts as always.👏
And Shwetu Di what do I say..u have already saved certain posts in your baksa...they say it all!!! I am sure there is nobody here who wouldn't have drooled over your collages and saved them in their Baksas...You too were super-duper with your quotes and collages...( Tenu takdi rava...song suits our state of mind)
PS: I had written this write-up in the morning ( and also some of it in my dreams since I actually had my mind preoccupied with this sequence and its thoughts and I was thinking about this post subliminally 😳) but am damn late in posting due to unavoidable circumstances(😡) and might be vague and haphazard at presenting my thoughts since this kind of first time when I am trying it out...Bear with it!!!
CAN BEGGERS BE CHOOSERS???🤔
Those were the traditional times when the saying" Beggers cannot be choosers" held truein its entirety. While in today's world beggers cannot be choosers most of the times but they are atleast entitled to their opinion and are free to express it! When one goes to a restaurant and orders some new dish, they form preconceived notions about it while it arrives based on their past experience with the restaurant's other dishes, yet once it arrives and doesn't taste as per the anticipations, you do not have an option to alter it. All you can do is adjust your tastes and appreciate it or bear it with a wry face. So in a sense this choice still rests with those beggars!!!
Connecting this to the viewers' experience of the Big C sequence, they had expected every possible thing on this Earth based on their past experience of a sensuous episode aired on the 20th of June but what was served yesterday was something different which might not have been as pleasing for some people and as beggars they have the choice to relish it or crib and complain.
For me the sequence felt thrusted in between Rudra's bullet scene and the Sumer-Shatabdi scene and felt like a separate mini episode in itself. I don't wish to have a view on whether it was rushed or not but I do have an answer to Diya Di's question as to why in a barn/hut!!! That is simply because the PH has run out of finances nad don't probably wish to spend much on a show which might be nearing its end and whose future is uncertain ( I did make a post yesterday mentioning why I think RR could end soon but if the recent spoiler is anything to go by then I might be incorrect with my assumptions). And hence a full-fledged potential Honeymoon track which was awaited since ages has been shrunken into this half episode sequence. Sadly, poor Rudra and Paro who had been dreaming of going to Maldives(BTS seg) and then Jaipur had to make do with a small barn/hut!😕😛
I have to titles here that justify the episode.😊
UNION OF BEAUTIFUL SOULS V/S EVIL SOULS AT PLAY
THE BUDDHIST CIRCLE OF LIFE- DESIRE, HATE & IGNORANCE
I don't have so much to add to things since all of you have already covered it but would like to reiterate a few things.
FIRST HALF: ZINDAGI ABHI BHI KHOOBSOORAT HAI- UNION OF TWO BEAUTIFUL SOULS
I am in total agreement that there wasn't any build up and follow up at all.
But the sequence itself looked very organic and was aesthetically shot. Some people are disappointed as they had expected them to raise the bar higher this time around but from my side Kudos to Sanay and Ashish for this since it scares me out when I think how awkward it would be to have somebody cling on to you and to have to cling to them in that fashion when you do not love them for real. But every profession comes with its own set of costs. For me they are the hottest couple on Indian Telly who leave no stone unturned to prove their mettle and instantly sizzle the screen the moment they are in the same frame and I think what was shown was quite a bit for the Indian TV- hottest ever and would stay that way unless there comes some Emran Hashmi in the TV industry to push the envelope.
Anyway, the abruptness and the copy+paste' act of the makers did not stop me from loving the dialogue" Ye yaad dilaane ke liye ki Zindagi abhi bhi khoobsoorat hai" and thank you CVs for reminding us that life is still very much pulchritudinous!!!
It is Ashish and Sanaya" -" the royal expression couple" - who save the day for us always!👏
They tend to make up for every loophole in RR with their performances.
The Buddhist Circle of Life was well depicted in the episode with the first half of the episode dedicated to the circle's facet of " DESIRE""the desire to take a plunge into the ocean of sensuality, the desire to love, to unite forever and ever and ever and even and after that until eternity!❤️
Sanaya looked dropdead gorgeous and was flawless with her expressions and Ashish complimented her in every which way.
I bore that red mirrored kurta/jacket only for the sake of its significance to Paro and their story.
The morning scene was a pleasure to watch!! It was a treat rather for the viewers...This sequence showed us a picturesque transformation of an innocent little girl into a woman who has finally attained what she has longed for all her life. PS: Paro is one lady who is obsessed with Rudra's wardrobe and leaves no opportunity to wear his clothes"she loves wearing his kurta, jacket, handlebar moustache and now this mirrored thing!😆
Not to forget Rudra also got what he was desperate for all this while( Word: SAB LAKIREIN MITA DOONGA. He did it finally...Rudra is one invincible man who is true to his words). Ironically, it is the same Rudra who had once proclaimed "Tujhe choona bhi kaun chahta hai!!"🥱
The satiated look and smiles(😊) on their faces with that warm hug said it all..(it was bare Rudra who made it swoonsome for girls here)
SECOND HALF: SHANTANU + MOHINI+ SUMER= EVIL SOULS AT PLAY
The second half of the episode reflected the "Hate" and Ignorance' aspects of the Buddhist Circle of Life.
It was all about evil souls and their wicked ploys!
Some people never change...I wonder when Mohini and Sumer will develop a sense of ethics . Paro had once said to Shatabdi,"Sabme koi achchai hoti hai, Sumerbhaisa mein bhi hogi SHAYAD", she must have been in a mood to joke that day.( WORD: Shaayad)
Okay, so all the three characters'( ie Shantanu Mohini and Sumer) actions are sparked by the fire of stark HATRED(second facet of the Circle) towards somebody that resides in them and is still to be put out.
I also have an explanation for why Mala and Dilsher were missing. That is also because the PH is on a cost-cutting spree since revenues from the show are pretty meagre at this point in time.😃But honestly it feels weird to see a character like Mala that was supposed to be so important being sidelined like this.
I loved a glowing Paro(😳) and cheered when I saw her evolve into an investigator. It was a relief that she is not as gullible as before. I smiled when I saw her developing shrewdness and sharpness. She was quick to change her expressions while questioning Shantanu and also to recollect what Mala had said! She has a good memory I must say.
This portion of the episode reflected the IGNORANCE' part of the Circle of Life"Shantanu's ignorance( out of overconfidence)!!!😳
Even I was left wondering as to what happened to the bullet. Even if Shantanu found time to play with Sunheri and her emotions, he could have atleast been shown mentioning the bullet somewhere. Even one dialogue would have helped maintain the link and that sequence's continuity and flow. But Alas, this is how it was meant to be"sans any mention! Maybe this too has to do with Ashish's unavailability!
Waiting to see how things unfold.😊😛
Diya Di, even I have decided to remain unfazed by whatever goes on at the forum and just enjoy the show since these SPOILERS' do nothing but only SPOIL OUR MOOD'. They are true to the origin of their word more often...
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