I don't know what to make of tonight's episode - other than it's drama packed.
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Recap: Naintara telling everyone to ask who Siddhant loves, and wants to marry. Sid, who is in the car, tells the driver to drive faster. Nivi is praying for Sid to come back quickly.
The episode starts with Sid back at the khoti, where the protesters are still standing outside, and shouting away. As the car moves through the driveway, the protesters turn and start pelting the car with mud. Sid yells, wondering what the hell is going on. He furiously gets out of the car, and screams for everyone to be quiet.
No one heeds him, and the ranting continues. Sid tries to stop them, and in the midst of it, his hand starts bleeding again. He then notices the burning, and yells even louder, and rips apart posters. The butler (I don't know what his name is) and his nephew come out, and help Sid inside.
Inside, Jawahar opens his mouth, and tells Naintara to let Sid come, and then they'll find out the truth. Hemalata freaks out, and tells everyone not to make a big issue out of this. Pratap agrees, and tells Naintara to go home. Naintara furiously turns to Pratap and tells him to go, but she won't leave until the truth comes out - she doesn't need him.
Sid makes his way inside, and Nivi runs to him and tells him to see what's going on. Sid walks up to everyone, and asks Bhupat what's going on. Jawahar tells Sid that whatever's happening is because of Keshav. Naintara tells Jawahar not to fill Sid with poison, and to tell him what really happened.
Jawahar says that's what he's doing. According to him, Keshav started his evildoing as soon as Sid gave him a job - "he asked us for more money, asked for the wrong things from the supplier, and ate the money in between".
Nivi tearingly tells Sid that her father wouldn't have done something like that, but Jawahar disagrees. Sid asks them if they know for sure Keshav did this - and anyway, Sid knows Keshav, and knows he wouldn't do this. Naintara looks triumphant, and tells Sid's family to listen to their grandson.
Sid walks up to Bhupat, and asks him to say something. Bhupat looks quite upset as he says that he wishes what Sid said was true - but what he has seen with his own eyes, what can he do?
Sid can do nothing but look at his grandfather. Keshav is in tears, and Jawahar looks triumphant. Yashodhara then opens her mouth - "look at your Dada, and see all the mud on his kurta. You can see it now, but we have had this mud on our heads for so many years. Every single time Keshav has come into our lives, he has brought nothing but sadness and problems. Sixteen years ago, he did something like this, he betrayed us. That person you love so much, give so much respect to - he is a traitor, a liar, and your father's murderer!"
Everyone looks on in shock, and Chanchal-Jawahar smirk softly at each other.
Sid turns towards Keshav, and Naintara yells at Yashodhara to stop lying and making accusations. Naintara has forgiven what was said earlier, but now she won't let Yashodhara say a word. Yashodhara doesn't even know what happened that night - but if she knew the truth, Yashodhara wouldn't be able to look at anyone.
Yashodhara retorts that she knows the truth, but Naintara says no. She tells Keshav to tell everyone the truth about what happened that night, even if someone's true character comes out, Keshav needs to let it out. Keshav refuses, saying what's the point.
Yashodhara says that when Keshav has nothing to tell, what's he going to say? Naintara refuses, and tells them that if Keshav opened his mouth now, Yashodhara won't have the courage to say anything, she'll regret saying anything her whole life.
Naintara tells Keshav to speak out, but Keshav won't. Naintara cracks it, and tells Keshav to tell them what really happened - that the younger brother killed the older brother! A long moment of everyone's shocked faces happens, as the families look at Jawahar or Naintara. Keshav finally admits that it's true.
Sid's mum (forgot her name) almost collapses due to the heartache, and Naintara tearfully relates the story of how Jawahar used to order faulty medicine, and when the truth was coming out, Jawahar set the factory on fire to protect himself. Keshav always wanted to tell Bhuvan the truth, but Jawahar would never let him. When Keshav finally got a chance to call Bhuvan to the factory, it was too late - the fire had already started. Keshav somehow managed to get himself out... but Bhuvan didn't make it.
Jawahar raises his eyebrows at Chanchal to save him, and Chanchal tells Naintara that she understands Naintara wants to save her son... but to accuse another mother's son of killing his brother? What type of motherly affection is that, what type of humanity?
Naintara retorts that accusations started with Chanchal's family. Chanchal says but things were proven... what about accusing her husband without a shred of evidence? What have they done to ruin Naintara?
Jawahar continues the excuses, and says that he always thought Keshav hated him... but to stoop down to this level? Jawahar walks up to Sid, and asks for forgiveness, as everyone seems to be determining him as the murderer (Which we all know you are. Arghhhhhhh!).
Yashodhara tells Jawahar not to accept mere words, as she knows in her heart that Jawahar is innocent. She turns to Bhupat, and tells him to realise what he's done - he's distanced himself from Jawahar because of his affection for Keshav, and look at what Keshav's done.
Naintara asks Yashodhara that she's only talking of today's issue... but what of those past sixteen years? They are still dealing with Yashodhara's words... she took away Keshav's reputation, his peace, his children's happiness, and she also took the life of Keshav's wife! Naintara tells them that because of Yashodhara's accusations, Keshav's wife couldn't handle it, and committed suicide - all because of Yashodhara's son's lie, and her words.
Hearing this, Nivi goes into shock (as does everyone else). The episode ends on Nivi's face.
Precap: Nivi tells Yashodhara to stop it - her father's innocent, and he's not saying anything, so she continuously taunts him? Sid tells Nivi to be quiet. Nivi walks up to Sid, and says that he doesn't know how long they've been talking to Keshav like this - why has Yashodhara got the right talk to him like this? Sid asks why Nivi has the right to talk to Yashodhara like that? Nivi says that Yashodhara's said so much about her dad, she's hurt his heart, so why not? Sid yells that's enough - "Be quiet Nivedita!"
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OMGosh. That was definitely a power packed episode.
Damn. Kudos to the actors - they sure know how to deliver those shocking statements. Especially Naintara Dadi & Chanchal.
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