*happy sigh*
Do you know what one of my favourite bits of IPK used to be? The Sundari-Shaitan tale that Khushi was fond of telling the kids and the parallels with her own life.
And IPK, despite everything, was a fairytale.
And this tale of yours Juhi, is exactly that. A heart-warming fairytale.
Right from the beginning, the timeless royal palace setting, Khushi as the young maid resigned to her lot in life-- it screamed Cinderella to me.
And then it became so much better (and less predictable) than Cinderella! The young prince's concern and humanity-- that set him apart from other royals-- so very Arnav Singh Raizada.
This Cinderella didn't need fine clothes or jewels or even a fairy godmother for her prince to recognize her worth and rescue her from her circumstances.
And as always, so many IPK scenes and dialogues blended in so beautifully! The sleeping by the poolside business (which I had hated just as much); one of my favourite-est scenes-- the bangle one; the role-reversal in the blowing-dirt-out-of-eye scene; the reversal of the 'I hate you' business (which had nearly made me cry in the original); the 'humein aap par bharosa hai'-- I could go on and on.
And your trademark let's-give-a-new-meaning-to-Rani-Sahiba. (with you, I no longer hate that name)
You took the tragic-lovers complex and gave it a delightful spin where they actually get away from their restrictive society.
And Anjali. I love reading Anjali's that are strong and don't need mollycoddling, who stand up for the younger sibling as is right. You are brilliant because Lavanya calling Anjali 'Rani Sahiba' is the coolest thing ever.
And the precious poolside. I am glad that they won't have to say goodbye to that lovely place forever!
For once Arnav and Khushi turning their back on responsibilities and perceived duties was such a welcome change.
This was a simple, but beautiful tale-- wonderfully executed and I loved reading every moment of it!
Edited by Semanti - 11 years ago
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