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I came for Rubina didi, but even I feel sort of awkward watching these events play out. I'm not sure that showing so little time passing between Toasty's "death" and Smiley falling for Tej was appropriate. I hope that her expressions and words portrayed discomfort only. Howver knowing the CVs, it's probably the beginning. I empathise with you ardent SBS fans. All that aside, the acting today was absolutely superb, and even though my Hindi isn't fluent, I was able to understand exactly what was going on in the scene. The actor's expressions were on point and excellently showcased. I truly enjoyed Dadaji's teasing, and Cheenu and Tej dancing was certainly a moment to store for laughter later. Smiley's expressions šof confusion and her attempts to escape the dance practice had me right there. I never knew one person could find so many excuses in so little time. šAlso, that moustache scene with the Punjabi man. While he's trying to convince Tej and Smiley, his moustache begins to slip. Pashu bhaiya and everyone else begins to notice. Pashu leaps up from his seat, and claps his hand over the moustache to keep it in place while talking rapidly to distract Tej and Smiley.
The saddest part for me was when Toasty's video appeared. I felt as if I was there with them, watching this woman who had filled their lives with joy, moving and talking, and I felt so sad because they wouldn't be seeing her again (not that we know of). When the section with her alone comes on, and she begins to speak, for a moment it looked as if Tej and Smiley were about to break down in tears. The other family members all had similar expressions of momentary sadness.
All in all, looking at the over all show, not sure I approve of the rapid development- forcing them to move on so soon without showing a time lapse or some other form of storytelling seems unrealistic. When my grandmother died this year, I didn't cry, I grieved internally, but not a day went by when I didn't think about her or speak out loud to myself at something that reminded me of her or someone of us in the family mentioned her. So personally speaking, rushing the track didn't have to be this drastic.
As a Rubina/ Smiley fan, I loved seeing her onscreen todayš, and once again, I'm sorry for your pain SBS fans.š
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