Today's Take - One Chapter Ends, A New One Begins - Plz chk Pg 38

The first half of the episode was devoted to the Shantanu showdown ...

Paro's worry, tension at the sight of the picture ... she doesn't realise the relationship, all she knows is that Shantanu is also Tejawat's man, so dangerous ... goes to find Rudra ... who is missing (as usual 😛) ... tries, but can't quite keep the worry out of her eyes, and raises Shantanu's suspicions ...
We fortunately had no spoilers about the actual confrontation, so it came as a pleasant surprise.

Paro realises that just a picture of Shantanu and Varun together at the wedding may not be enough to prove anything ... she takes the chance to go search Shantanu's room, thinking he will be busy in his own engagement, and unlikely to interrupt.
Mistake ... as Shantanu has his antennae up ... and corners Paro in the bedroom just as she finds the picture of Varun ... where, like all Rangrasiya villains, he tells her all his secrets, including the fact that Varun is his brother. And that he's here to kill Paro for revenge.

Rudra returns in time ... fortunately Paro told Mala she was looking for Rudra ... message actually conveyed (a first in Indian soaps!) ... Rudra goes looking for Paro ... and hears her scream ...
Rudra to the rescue .. fight between hero and villain ... and the hero triumphs ... but of course. 😆

And after the break, with the need for speed, we have the BSD force magically materialised in the living room holding Shantanu, while he has verbal diarrhea about how he will be back, Rudra had best shoot him now, because he won't rest till he gets his revenge.

So a foreshadowing of what is going to happen ...

Shantanu actually looked quite mad, the psycho that he was meant to be ...

And he pulls a gun from one BSD man and shoots at Paro. Thankfully he is a terrible shot ... this was the third time he missed his target. 😆 The bullet hits the wall ... but Paro faints anyway ... much to Rudra's shock and horror ... and that of the rest of the family. 

Paro faints ... panic stricken Rudra ... the doctor called ... and she confirms the happy news.

The Paro Rudra Mala scene was cute ... breaking the news to an expectant father is always cute ... the women are always so much more in control of the situation ... and this was no exception. Mala all smiles, Paro equally so, Rudra tense and worried, looking from one to the other ... Mala leaves them alone and Paro smilingly breaks the news ... Rudra gobsmacked, doesn't know how to react ... obviously eight years of 'har raat' never prepared him for this 😆

Family scene ... while they are happy with the news, Mohini is annoyed ... but of course, her dreams vanished in smoke ... the eldest grandchild will be Rudra's child, not the child of either of her sons.
Somebody remembers that Sunehri is heartbroken, and should be shielded from good news, because it will only make her more unhappy. So Sunehri will be sent off to her uncle's house to recover from her broken heart ... (I believe the actress is going for Amarnath yatra)

PaRud again ... Rudra tries to come to terms with the news ... Paro is blooming, happy, delighted ...

And in the final PaRud scene of the day ... later that night, after Maithili leaves ... Rudra asks Paro how she always knows the right thing to say, how she recognises everyone's feelings and is sensitive to them. And he wonders if he is ready to be a father ... with his background, his upbringing. Paro reassures him ... his happiest days are around the corner ... and their child will get a wonderful upbringing. 

These scenes will figure in Rudra's flashbacks for a long time to come 😭 

Repeating what I said in another post ... this was the scene of the day for me ... and it's not often this happens when there are PaRud scenes in the episode. But this one overshadowed them all ... it was beautiful in its intensity, in the emotions displayed, and even more, the emotions and feelings left unspoken. 

Paro ... gentle, sensitive Paro ... always sensitive to the feelings of others ... she has seen Maithili through her failed attempt to adopt a child, she knows how much her beloved Jija longs for a baby of her own ... and she has been the recipient of Maithili's warm and generous love ... she understands the suppressed maternal love in Maithili that is bursting to find an outlet. 

And she asks Maithili ... will you be my child's Maasi? Not kaki ... but Maasi .. maa jaisi ... the closest to a mother is a mother's sister (if only Mohini had shared that emotion) ... and Paro wants her child to receive not only her own mamta, but that of her beloved Jija too ... her child is lucky, for he/she will have the love of two mothers. 

And Maithili smiles through her tears ... she knows what Paro is doing ... and why ... trying to give Maithili her share of happiness in the only way she can. 

Hats off to the writer of the scene, and to both actresses ... both are amazing in these emotional scenes ... masters in the art of subtle, understated acting ... feelings conveyed by looks, gestures, expressions, rather than words. The scene brought tears to my eyes ... 😭

Also it foreshadows the shape of things to come ... didn't strike me while I was watching it ... but as I think now, it makes me cry even more ... am already mourning Paro as though she is a real person ... one I love a lot. 😭 

Rangrasiya cannot be Rangrasiya without Paro ... 😭 

Rudra cannot be Rudra without his Paro. 😭 He cannot live without his Paro. 

Paro ... she was beautiful today. 

Sanaya, hats off, girl ... you brought a simple, unschooled village girl to pulsating scintillating joyous life. 👏👏👏

Why CV'S? Paro😭

Am off to sleep now. Dunno if I can. Will come back tomorrow morning and read the other wonderul takes

 

Wow what an action packed episode today. Real fast and also quite interesting. Edge of the seat wala drama plus some cute moments of Parud. Hayee pure joy seeing them.

Well starts off with Paro comtemplating whether to confront Shanthunu or not and decides not to. I loved Paro at that point cos she decides not to take things on her own had but consult Major Saab. Cums runnung down looking for him and as usual to create more drama Majro saab not in the vicinity. But seeti maari point when she covered up her anxeity when she saw Shanthnunu. Very smart paro baisa. But shanthunu sa is the villain. He looks thru Paro of course and observes her every moment. Paro decides to confide in Maithili but Mohini has to interrupt. She then decides to seek Kakusa's help but he is busy doing daddy's work. Finally when she is about to approach Samrat, shatabdti has to collide and the phone has to break. The habar dabar of Paro putting together her phone deepens Shanthunu's doubt that something is wrong. Good cos he is the villain nah

So Paro decides to find more evidence and searches Shanthunu sa room and gets the picture of Varun but alas villain arrives with a gun and Vishal looked real good in that scene. He was real creepy when he called her Bhabhi and Paro petrified was awesome. Sanaya just nails those scenes. I was also like OMG when I saw him pointing the gun at Paro. So villian sa planned to kill sunehri to make Rudra realise how it is lose a sibling. Puts out all his plans about kidnapping Paro after all this. Major saab arrives and thanks to Mala she communicates that Paro was looking for him. I breathed a sigh of relief.

Paro's dialogues about how her Major saab shot a terrorist was bang on. Perfect emotions. And shanthunu was too good when he attacks Paro and voila Major saab arrives. So happy to see Rudra in action. My god is expression when he sees the gun pointed at Paro. Do anything to me but leave Paro. So till dimple sa called her bhabhi Major saab was clueless. Did not like it but at least Paro took center stage. Also loved when Paro said she is not his bhabhi. My god Rudra would do anything for Paro. The fear, helplesness in his eyes. Gosh. Loved to see this side of Major saab after a long time. So shanthunu sa needs an apology. Not required but it has to happen nah for Rudra to throw the pot at Shanthunu sa. Bang on throw. And role reversal. Gun is with Major saab now. I loved the way he punched the day lights of Shanthunu stating each line connecting to Paro. How could u hurt my Paro, make her cry, cause her harm. Hayee was dying to see this action wala Major. Would have been even more happier if he could have also connected some dots about dimple sa. Never mind. I happy with this

Then comes the drama and we saw Aman of course😳. Vishal was awesome as this creepy obessesed villain who wants revenge at all cost. So this shows he knew all his brothers activities and infiltrated into BSD. Aman found this out today. Waah. Felt bad for sunerhi. He used her. We knew that she was a pawn but it still hurt when he said it. How can shanthunu sa just grab a gun and aim it at Paro and the camera was freezing on everyones face. Drama again. Gun shot heard and Paro faints. Rudra screams and all rush to her and then shanthunu sa is beaten and taken away. But he promises to come back and I am sure he will. His track cant end this soon. Paro os fine.

Then comes the fav scene of the episode. Aww Parud were too good. The fear, anxiousness in Rudra, the pure joy and exhubarance in Paros face as a to be mother was bang on. They made the entire scene look so real. The way she shushed him up, and his epxressions when she said he is to become a father. Awwie. He was stunned. And then the maasa, bapusa part, the forehead part and the hug. Too good. Loved it. Pure joy.

Needed a jija behan scene and got one. That made me very emotional and I dunno why. The way Paro said her kid will call her Maasi and get the love of 2 mothers was too good. I cried actually. Geetanjali and Sanaya nailed that scene.

So Major saabb is worried about whether he will be a good father and whether history will repeat again. Loved how he wanted to lie on her lap and then asks if it will hurt. Aww. And the way Paro explains about the qualities the child will have and ends with how Rudra's life is gonna be filled with joy. I was so happy and emotional as well. I exactly funno but sanaya really looked glowing like a newly expecting mother. Wonder how that happens and she looked gorgeous in that night dress.

Precap was all khushi khushi. Paro looked so cute with the baby bump and the baby clothes. Fun atmosphere and Sumer shatnabdi give the good news. I was happy. The eye lock yesterday proved it. 😆 Well too much happiness is an indicator of upcoming sadness. Never mind. Enjoyed todays epi. Saw Major saab in action. Paro took center stage and the Parud moment was breath taking.

 

PS: DilMa's news about becoming parents again is true ok. The episode will be aired on Monday. I dont spread baseless rumours.😆

 

We share the pain 😭