SPM~ My Musings 24.6.19~ One tracking feather..
Feathers have always connected Zaroon and Saltanat in one way or another. Feathers, have always brought them closer in a silent, surreal, spiritual way. This episode provides the contrast between the light, almost weightless feather, as opposed to the heavy wooden weighed down chest. Can there be a connection between these two most unlikely objects? One free and the other a captive. Perhaps a communicative correlation one?
Saltanat boxed, padlocked, gagged struggles in the wooden chest. Kainat creates the final fissure between Sultanat and Zaroon.Yet the light- weight stray feather like before, continues to establish a spiritual communication between the forced apart pair Sufiyana lovers.
The big day arrives, Kainat cannot contain her glee. Her confidence at almost arriving at her destination is bursting at the seams. She knows how to manipulate people’s weakness.Hamza will dispose of the boxed off Saltanat. All under the very noses of the family members, occupied with wedding day chores. The transportation of the box continues to be sneaked from one point to the other looking for a safe exit! Saltanat is not visible,but she still roves around the house, all boxed up!
Pink seems to be the colour theme of the day, subtle, soft, reserved. Kainat decks up as a bride in rose gold shades.Makes me wonder how she always looked upon Zaroon through rose tinted glasses! But really she is like the blushing rose with deadly, prickly, menacing thorns! Even on her big day, she ensures that Saltanat is not just pushed into the water but needs to stay under water till she makes the final exit from her life! In fact till Saltanat reaches the land of no return. So despite her self-assurance and poise there resides in Kainat , an insecurity, what if her happiness is once more robbed away by the sudden appearance of Saltanat ?
At last Jibran Ayub too turns up dolled up in pink. Both him and Neelam appear colour co-ordinated for the occasion .Neelam has just the task for him! be a skivvy! Push and tip Kainat’s chest of bad memories in the river! Neelam’s comment about the heavy chest containing some dead body! is dark humour which is chillingly prophetic!
The happy bride cannot but help spurt out ! the reality of loathing Saltanat! Maybe this success has gone to her head? Zainabi s taken aback by Kainat’s continued hate towards her cousin. Zainab rightly reminds Kainat , that had Sultanat not backed out, she wouldn’t have got the breakthrough of marrying Zaroon! These reminders,I suspect fan even more hatred in Kainat towards Saltanat. She becomes more paranoid about actually killing Saltanat with her bare hands!
Kainat even frightens and emotionallyblack mails Sabina, into forcing her topush the wooden chest with Saltanat in the water. Sabina begins to dread Kainat’sorders to leave the wooden chest immersed in the swimming pool till there is nohope for Saltanat to live. Kainat knowsand presses on Sabina‘s raw nerve of losingher love Nadeem , to the bit of a fashion conscious Rubina . Kainat now usesher gift of speaking manipulative wordsthat play on her victims weakness.
Even Zaroon makes use of other people’s lesser known facts for his personal motives. The strange out of character disappearance of Saltanat , especially on Kainat wedding day, actually bothers Zaroon. I liked the way he talks sense with Zainab,. That he wants to bid a last farewell to Saltanat, so he can give a proper closure to their relationship! So that he can marry Kainat without thinking of it as some kind of compromise! The classic bit is when Zaroon reveals that he is aware that it was she, Zainab , who held back Saltanat from accepting him!
This clearly frightens Zainab he mightexpose her. So she has no choice but toassure Zaroon that she will for sure!bring Saltanat to him. I sincerely felt that at this point, Zaroon had no intention of blaming or coercing Zainab.. he only wanted to see Saltanat safe..
Whereasm Kainat is seen as the blissful,giddy preening bride. In contrast Zaroon is seen as the irate, restless,unhappy groom, who is nearly struck across his face by his father. It is sad tohear Zaroon protest, that today of all the days should not be the day, hisfather should be slapping him!He meant Mamoon should be grateful that his sonis swallowing a bitter pill to make his dream come true!
But the cruellest cut, Zaroon gets iswhat as a son he admits to his mother!that he would refuse to marry Kainat.. but cannot, because Saltanat’sweakness about being silent about their love is that which makes him drink froma poisoned chalice!
To me, the guiding feather, encourages healing in Zaroon, from the heavy emotional burden he is carrying at the moment! The tracking feather, leads him to the wooden chest with his captured love in it! The perched dove reminds me this time of Zaroon, connecting spiritually to the concealed boxed up Saltanat. As if to assure her, Zaroon trips by the ill-fated wooden chest! His resting palm upon the box, spontaneously makes her question the unseen,,sensed presence out this box.. “is that you?
Will these two meet in the real world? Or only experience each others presence in spirit ? Zaroon gets signs of Saltanat being absent without good reason. The moon, the swirling, falling, resting against his heart feather! the dove feather that guides him and the dove, alls peak the message. Zaroon needs to actively seek Saltanat! Her gagged mouth mumbles his name.. 23.6.19.hamlet53.
Today the navigating feather was a bit incredible .I thought Helly and Rajveer . in role were just fantastic ..
Generally ,this wedding that comes after many years, yet it is underlined with some approaching storm. Mainjaan was the only one who stayed benign and almost happy.. I think he must have heard Mamoon having a go at Zaroon, so may be he just intervened and took, Mamoon away to approve the arrangement.s
thanks Lonely thots , Irshita for your great comments.
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