Rewind and Review - Episode 60 - Page 2

Originally posted by: kiranpri

How does Aastha show her love for her son?She tells Shaan who is all worried about having to divorce her that no matter how much Shaurya hates her she as his mother can only love him. Is she living in dreamland? When did she realise she loves her son? How about all the years she was away? Agree when Shaurya was small she was not allowed to meet him, how about writing to him when he was studying? How about asking Shaan to make her meet him? She may have been angry with Shaan for not supporting her but why punish her son for his father's mistake?

Aastha is quick to notice Shaan's worry, and then enters Anokhi who notices how sad Aastha is and the latter tells her how difficult it was to live away from her son. This statement contradicts her strong character as shown so far. Unless if she was blackmailed or something dangerous happened, I cannot accept the fact she easily abandoned her son to the sabherwals knowing what a weak character Shaan is.

Anokhi and her mummyji ka psychology. there will be more to come as we move along...😉

Aastha once again says she did not abandon him but the truth is something else. If it was having to look after her parents then it is a lame excuse,,(as deba usually tells KV off in IVs,😃).

Anokhi as usual will try to play at mending bridges and try to convince Shaurya about meeting is mother, Aastha was correct in predicting that this would not sit well with Shaurya, but still she went!

From what angle does it look like Shaurya will listen to Anokhi? The girl is crazy! She lives in another universe...She has the firm belief that any child would like to be reunited to their mum. She has had a caring mother whilst shaurya, none, so how can she even think of convincing Shaurya,

What makes her think she has the right/duty to convince Shaurya?

She asks Shaurya permission to enter his office and when the latter asks her to take an appointment she does not listen. This is wrong, because as a student if your Professor asks you to come later you listen.

I love the sarcasm of shaurya, in fact I am also quite sarcastic in nature so understands him perfectly. Shaurya is correct in telling off Anokhi as she has no right in meddling in his personal life.

These two have crossed all barriers between Prof and student from the first day itself. Throwing Anokhi out from the lecture and stiill hoping she would be there and then letting the door open so she can listen and take notes, tells a lot about the fairness of Shaurya as a Professor.

Aastha and Anokhi were living in denial-land. Instead of assessing the situation for what it is, they bulldoze it into what they want it to be. We never got the full Aastha abandonment truth for her to earn her redemption. As for Anokhi, she reacts to the world based on her own experience/reasons and never taking into account that others have their reasons too.

I totally jive with Shaurya for the same reason. I'm really sarcastic as a person and appreciate that quality in others so his zingers are always entertaining.

Originally posted by: mallukumari

This episode really brought forth the fact that Shaurya puts on a mask for the world and the significance of Anokhi is that she's able to crack it little by little. Shaurya to the world is the accommodating and accomplished professor and director of SIAC. But in the presence of Anokhi, he turns impulsive, shows his anger, and spews his bitterness. When he feels her coming too close, he reminds her that "you're just a student".

Aastha knows that her son's eyes speak louder than what his face conveys. Even she wonders why he holds himself back. To me, this was a disappointing dialogue. Shastha refuse to take the blame for this. Shaurya was himself for the first 4 years of his life and in return he got parents who abandoned him. For the last 25 years, he's played the role of the golden child and people have stuck around. Wouldn't that give someone the idea that they're the problem in the situation? Aastha actually says with pride "mera beta dil ka bohut acha hai". But she had no hand in that. Whatever we want to say about Shaurya's upbringing at the hands of Devi's regressive soch that she passed onto Shaurya, he turned out to be a sensitive and loving soul.

Anokhi is soooooo frustrating. She's interrupting and he's not in the mood! "Distrub karna to aapka fundamental right hai". She worsens his mood by mentioning Aastha! He maturely and politely asked her to leave(#1). Without knowing the situation, Anokhi asserts that mothers want to spend birthdays with their children. Shaurya is rightfully angry and points out that his mother didn't spend 25 birthdays with him. He asks her to leave again(#2). She counters that there's been a misunderstanding. Even if the misunderstanding is over Aastha leaving, what is the reasoning for her staying away for 25 years? Shaurya's anger blows up and he reminds her who he is and who she is in the equation. "Out...Get out....Please....Leave"(#3). She still counters that Aastha has been hurt whenever she's spoken to him. I hate that Anokhi totally dismisses Shaurya's hurt in all those interactions. He rants and kicks her out of class! It's amusing how he says things and doesn't let it go though his mental filter! Why does Anokhi act so dense? She requested one thing and he could have said "NO"........but he did say NO and she continued to bulldoze him. She lectures him and he listens! The fact that he continually asked her to leave but she totally disregarded him and then played victim in the situation is equal parts frustrating and amusing as a viewer.

When Shaurya rants to his family(Tej and Alok), Tej asks an interesting question, "Tum kya ho". Tej insinuated that the angry and impulsive Shaurya is not the real him. Tej wants his shaant good boy! It's most likely why Shaurya continues to twist himself to fit the mold. Tej is all about dignity, izzat, and position. Anokhi is the one that allowed Shaurya to reveal his real self and then loved him for it.

Side notes:

~ Shaurya's birthday is February 26! He normally avoids his birthday....but this year there's a surprise party!! I wonder what he normally did for his birthday.

~ Alok voices what we all see, "Iss ladki ke aage, apna hosh ko baith tha hai Shaurya". No one could understand how lost he would get in "that" girl!

~ Shaurya called Anokhi "nehaiti badtameez ladki".....I believe Devi calls Anokhi this exact term sometime later as well. He learned it all from his Badi Ma!!

~ I love our Jugni Anokhi. She finds a creative solution to attend class! I liked that at the end, Shaurya leaves the door open so she can stand outside and listen to lecture. He respects her as a student at least. Would we call this their first compromise?

This got really long!

OMG. You write so well. I feel as if I am watching (reading)😊 the episode.

I liked that scene. Miss Bhalla can drive him crazy. He was disappointed to see that she is not attending his class. He was shocked to see her in that window. Antics 🐒

Then he was thinking of closing the door but then decided to leave it open.

Originally posted by: black.snowflake

I was recently reading on how childhood trauma stays and creates a permanent impact on someone's personality. We often feel that kids are small so they will be resilient, but that is not the case. Any kind of emotional hurt leaves a lasting impact. Shaurya felt abandoned at the young age of 4. A hurt so deep that it still hurt him at 29. His trauma made him a bitter person who refused to share is actual self with anyone...because the people who he was the most open with, the ones who were supposed to protect him, hurt him and broke his trust. Hence he closed off and is extremely self reliant in terms of emotions. Unfortunately, no one in that house cared for his emotional well being. So when after years, a girl tells him that his anger is just pain, he is taken aback. She is unfazed by his anger which at this point is his self defense, is able to correct his wrong to right and show him a mirror he does not want to see. Hence as you said, he runs away. he has never met someone who wanted to know why. Either people say yes to him or he bullies them into saying a yes. To meet someone who matches his passion and says a no, a righteous no, impresses him. He wants to stay away, but he is unable to stay away and hence the impulsiveness.

As shaurya is completely in debt of devi, I realised anokhi is in debt of aastha. huh? It is the battle of the mothers and their soch actually. This is anokhi's major flaw, she always thinks she knows it all and what she thinks/chooses is the right path/solution. She often refuses to understand the pov of the other party. I thought this would be a major issue later on in the relationship but we never got much of that so...

I love that point you made about being self reliant and expecting resiliency from a traumatized child. I think generally the entire human population could use therapy. But specifically those that never get to process their childhood traumas. If the actual work was done, I'm sure a lifetime of actions/decisions could be rooted in that trauma. Shaurya's mask hides a lot of hurt. He explains it well after that 'Tu Zaroori' scene. I wish we had gotten more of it. Shastha really deserved the brunt of his bitterness and he deserved to explode on them and not forgive them so easily.

Your line about "someone who wanted to know why" really hits the heart. Anokhi is the one who questioned him, demanded better from him, and loved him unconditionally.

It's an interesting point about Anokhi's indebtedness to Aastha. Lot of motivation to pay back that karz by reuniting a mother and son.

We were supposed to get a soch ka takkar that never panned out.

Originally posted by: Nidhi14

OMG. You write so well. I feel as if I am watching (reading)😊 the episode.

I liked that scene. Miss Bhalla can drive him crazy. He was disappointed to see that she is not attending his class. He was shocked to see her in that window. Antics 🐒

Then he was thinking of closing the door but then decided to leave it open.

Awww Thank you soooo much. I'm glad you're reading and commenting. I love hearing a variety of thoughts when it comes to SAAKK.