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You give each other pain yet you understand it just as well. What kind of relationship is that you share?
Thank you Kusum for giving the correct definition of Saras and Kumud's love story. They'll give each other pain, lots of it but they will heal it too. That will be the essence of their journey.
There are these small instances, subtleties which make the screenplay stand out from the rest. Like how when Kumud moved away dejected after Saras shut the door on her, the camera zoomed out gradually with her footsteps as if to tell the audience that we too are leaving this moment with her. Or when Saras comes inside the gates and Kumud sees his condition but then fades in to the background and we see the other two sisters to the forefront. What BRILLIANT direction!
Standouts in today's episode:
- Saras' agony at the beginning of the episode, GR's expressions were fabulous. The background music was very Devdas like. The frustration he let out on the wood really expressed how much this tragedy has effected him. He didn't forget the kite either and nor will he ever lose it. It's HIS now- the kite and the kite owner. Then later we see him trying to meditate but he almost shudders out of it, he is that torn from within. He needs healing...! Again brilliant body language by Gautam.
-Kumud's repent. Some actors have a certain poise where they are in complete control of their body language. Jennifer is one such actress who just knows what she is expressing, you can tell from her piercing eyes, the command she has in her voice when she speaks. When Kumud was peeping through the door, her eyes were so sparkling moist. The dark shot where Dukh baa asks if she asked for forgivness to which Kumud responds 'Haa, par usne di nahin' (hats off to the cameraman again). Her diction is so strong and intense. Sometimes it's all about the way you say it which is why strangely the line which is still in my mind after the episode ended was actually quite minor. Kumud's 'Mandir mein khare ho...maaf kardo''. She ends it in a whisper but a powerful and sincere one. She really wants to be forgiven and you could feel that.
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