FINALE ANAlYSIS-
Mukti: a journey of salvation...
Let me start upfront with a denouement... this goes to the TEAM OF MUKTI BANDHAN
a STANDING OVATION..👏
Ok after the intial shock let me start off.. I read the intense reaction from most of our forum friends.. and was literally heartbroken... Amidst wrapping up my day.. I was upset, angry, even defiant.. I thought of writing my own version for IMV- the man we love.. (I still might do that tomorrow).. I dilly-dallied but finally caved in.. heck I could not get myself to not watch MB.. 😆 so I started with very low expectations.. prepared to hate the end.. thinking thats the best way of detaching myself.. from this unhealthy fascination I developed for this show.. but little did I know that I am more hopeless than I had imagined..
the 45 min long epi started with a bang.. D confronting BB.. reprimanding him for the lies he had told her.. but in rather characteristic MB manner the story-teller gave BB his due.. Mihir Bhuta continued his supremacy.. as the lines filtered out.. human beings can only stand outside and lament on the futility of their understanding that went behind a decision.. not chase his decision...Bha's poignant pain filtered when he uttered.. I am saddened by my lack of foresight to see a IMV emanating in Ishwarya or a Dalichand Shah in his esteemed family.. While D incessantly asked him where her mother was.. as she needed her.. as there had to be a tie due to which parimita left... only to be cajoled by her grandfather.. to look ahead.. and she showed her defiance then.. by telling him she is.. by divorcing the man.. by deciding to not live a Charulata's life.. my heart choked at the reflection of the little girl in D.. who wanted to shed a few tears after her crusade by her mother's lap.. coz no other shelter is ever that peaceful.. that secure.. she did not know where she was headed.. but only hoped for one night by her mother's arms.. Inspite of the excessive behavior on her part Ds pain did move me.. it was very believable..
I sat thinking maybe this was the best part and the worse is to arrive next.. and it sorta did.. but was a mixed bag.. Jimmy was given fab lines for his closure.. even a cameo character like his was treated fairly.. in his convictions.. of not taking advantage of a rich girl's feelings.. and his ego trying to match IMVs when HE REJECTED IMV's daughter's proposal... what he told nirali.. I wish someone had told VV.. anyone.. tht whether your dad may look out for u or not.. its your duty to respect your dad's sentiments.. On one hand I was definitely happy to see an actor like Rahil been given his due.. but was saddened by the foreshadowing of IMV.. but that wasnt the last of that.. but neverthless I had a brief smile in IMVs proclamation of the jokers as emotional fools😆
And finally I found a reason to be pissed.. VS and their chuski prem.. 🤣 VV still sucking on that stupid candy.. but sadly enough I couldnt even be pissed... It was rather blah.. the only other bit that lacked any conviction..😆 My interest temporarily regained as D joined the miserable lovers and S exposed Ds feelings for VV, D held her dignity.. in gifting the miserable lovers their low existence and the burden.. the shame that I saw in Sabina's eyes till the very end.. VV less said the better.. one person who was randomly butchered was this character.. I dont even recognize him now.. apart from IMV-CP and D-CP if there is one more reason I would write an alternate story it would be to resurrect the VV we loved.. anyhow moving on.. came the MOST HEADDESK moment.. when the stupid Virani family stood with thaalis etc to welcome Sabina🤣🤣 this was maybe the most eye rolling cringe worthy moment when I screamed out ARE YOU GUYS FOR REAL..🤣🤣 when finally our dark lord commanded his right.. asking VV not to overstep his boundary by entering his domain with that woman.. while VV shameless looks at D for silent support and meekly threatens him.. only to be overturned by IMVs threat.. an eye for a retina.. beat that.. if you care so much for your love for a girl it has be at the expense of your father.. a threat he lived with himself.. and grew with..
And then came the highlight scene.. yes.. what most people hated.. I simply LOVED.. for the screenplay, the cinematography.. the DIALOGUES and most FOR THE ACTING.. Shiv sir commanded the scene from the very beginning.. holding a pistol in hand.. a smirk on his face as D approached.. a pain in his voice.. as he repeated something he had before.. only this time he said it with this hopeless dejection at Ds foolishness.. his exp bang on as he said.. you lost the right D to help this family.. by your own stupidity.. My heart melted for IMV there.. the pain in his demeanor.. somewhere he looked tired.. for finally seeing that it may just be difficult to stop that girl he always wanted by his side.. D walked in with her defiance and I wasnt going to give her the credit of crowding my sensibility till she spoke about IMV-CP.. her acknowledgement of their love.. in a manner no one ever did.. the aghast face in IMV.. that moment was EPIC.. he stood bare there.. in front of a girl he had wanted to possess as CPs shadow.. He finally saw a respite as she spoke about her mother and him.. giving dignity.. worth.. respect to their love.. seeing the Ishwarya in him.. in someways..
at some point here.. it was hard for me to see the conviction.. I kept questioning myself.. what did D say that CP didn't.. why did IMV not listen to Parimita.. but the storytelling had this essence.. as Ishwarya debated his convictions with iMV.. I was moved by the presentation there.. the characteristic MB screenplay with classy fbs running back and forth.. I knew at that point.. that although I couldnt relate to the way IMV was being treated.. even by Ishwarya.. coz my biggest grouse remains.. IMV-Ishwarya CAN CO-EXIST.. one doesnt need to relinquesh the other.. but for simplicity sake.. and the work of art in that scene.. sorta did make me suspend disbelief.. yes I agree.. IMV had imprisoned Ishwarya.. and Ishwarya had a right to ask for that freedom.. I was left sighing.. how amazing this screenplay would have been had it been given more time.. then IMV would have been given more space.. not been shown as a unidimensional eye sore.. both us and the makers helplessly had to forego IMV.. the man who inspired a lot of us.. but I'll get to that in a separate post.. so while Ishwarya debated.. questioned.. IMV listened.. hrd.. retrospected.. coz well the big jolt he did get from Ds acknowledgement of her mother's and his love..somewhere this man was tired.. IMV was tired.. of fighting.. incessantly away from his family.. with the world.. with himself.. and the SUBLIME TRAGEDY on IMVs face.. a SMIRK as he lifted the gun to his head.. as a teasing option.. as the screen blacked out.. SIGH.. one of the BEST MOMENTS of MB.. what an execution.. 👏 Shiv Sir I bow to thee.. your silence.. your eyes.. spoke beyond words.. In fact I wld have been more happy to see it END RIGHT HERE.. an OPEN ENDED closure.. does IMV die.. does he live.. I would have seriously loved to see the credits roll right here..
but well.. the makers wanted to leave us with a more positive end.. but this part did not go down well with me at all.. The mukti of Ishwar.. came at the cost of IMV.. altho the storytelling was compelling I just couldnt get myself to digest it.. I couldnt see IMV put a gajra on charu.. imitating his dad.. that was blasphemy.. I had to keep reminding this isn't IMV.. this is Ishwar. .and tg he changed his attire into the white shirt with pajamas.. that defo made it easy.. to my eyes and sensibility.. I had to acknowledge that IMV died a death in that very room.. away from the family.. in his isolation.. coz NO ONE EVER UNDERSTOOD HIM.. so he died alone.. wrapping CPs memories.. as his wreath.. Ishwarya who proclaimed he wld give up his fight and retire to Mangrol.. couldn't touch me.. as much as IMV had..
the redeeming factor came in the last scene.. as D finally took her path in life.. thereafter.. I couldnt help the sadistic pleasure at seeing the burden and shame in Sabina's eyes.. feeling small in front of Ds mahanta🤣 (Mahanta meter in favor of D).. the obscurity in VDs relationship was attractive at the end.. the romanticism that IMV lived with.. was now Ds legacy.. as she shook his hands as a future competitor.. sigh.. I felt for her there.. so in the bargain of giving Ishwarya his mukti..she carried this burden with her..
Ishwarya proclaiming D as his guru much to the approval of Baa and Master was of course the victory of idealism over realism.. but my heart ached that realism was shunned.. I will dwell more on that in my grouse post.. but as I came to the end with this mixed bag of feelings.. the makers.. just about saved the best for last.. that closing scene.. of D and IMV (and I say IMV here CONSCIOUSLY.. ) as it was IMV not Ishwarya.. IMV tossing the coin that was his blessing from his mother.. and giving it to his shishya.. to his loved one.. to the daughter of his CP.. to HIS DEVKI.. as D caught on to it.. a moment witnessed by the whole family.. but a moment which only IMV and D shared.. it was that personal.. as IMV brought curtains on to the show with All the best..
I sat there numb.. before a barrage of tears found its way out.. in that one moment.. I felt the makers did JUSTICE to MY WHOLE EXPERIENCE.. To All my EXPECTATIONS... they fought the system.. its gruesome ways.. to give us the essence of MB in its LAST SCENE.. MB was always about IMV-D.. and how D held the key to IMVs salvation.. and this scene was impeccably a symbolism of tht very theme.. albeit.. this time IMV gave something to D in return.. his emblem of his corporate ambitions.. I smiled amongst my tears.. hoping for a bright road ahead for D.. a MUKTI INDEED..but its the BANDHAN btw IMV-D that won me over.. and leaves me empty come tomorrow..
Finally I am immensely glad that this show finally found its
Mukti from the tyranny of TRP race.. dominated by dim-witted audiences and capitalist corporates.. but at the same time bestowing a
Bandhan with all the ppl who loved this show.. and will love it forever.. and I am proud to say much like the dark lord IMV.. I shall HOLD ON to the BANDHAN as its more fascinating than the MUKTI..
Edited by sonali.19281 - 12 years ago
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