"Ishita Aunty ko problem hai" ADI announced. Raman tries to make him understand it isnt the case..and yet...the creep plods on and on
"Dekhiye..aapko nazar nahin aata? Woh aapke saamne sirf accha hone ki acting karti hai, par unko mujhse problem hai"
"Jab tak Ishita Aunty khud aake sorry nahin kehti, tab tak Mom nahin chalegi..aur MAIN bhi nahin jaaunga"
How can this ill-mannered UNGRATEFUL brat EVEN EXPECT SUCH THINGS? Shouldn't he be glad he isnt living on the streets or that Silanpuri slum residential colony??
The security guard hands over some envelope to Appa..apparently, his cheque has bounced. Amma is mulling how to bring up the topic of IshRa's first Pongal after their marriage, in the midst of all the drama going on in Bhalla House...Appa's got her a lovely pink saree with a golden border...She too wants to gift him something, but Appa refuses...says he already has too many shirts...He's got THREE SHIRTS..one each for his Three Daamads..Raman, Bala and Ashok.
Amma is positively LIVID.
She is appalled at the thought of inviting Ashok, knowing fully well he is Raman's arch-rival. I suggest, Amma, dont you worry about that..Raman is TOO CAUGHT UP with his son to even figure out ASHOK's existence at the function
Ashok categorically refuses Bala..says he cant go for the function and YET AGAIN, Mihika blackmails him to go attend the function. "Agar maine bata diya ki mere pet mein Mihir ka baccha hai.." or something along these lines. I like seeing ASHOK look stupid...but then Why cant Mihika come up with something better than THAT?
Ishita is pacing the floor, worried whether ADI will come home or not. The minute Raman enters the bedroom, she keeps asking him about ADI. Frustrated, Raman pulls off ANOTHER UGLY PICTURE of a disgruntled, screaming moron..all that shouting was grating on my nerves..."Nahin aayega woh" he grumbles...
"Kisse naraz hai woh?" Ishita asks Raman...
"TUMSE NAARAZ HAI WOH..." He YELLS.
"Phir mera beta mujhse DOOR ho gaya" "ADI kehta hai ki jab tak TUM use maafi nahin mangogi, tab tak woh iss ghar mein nahin aayega"
"Kya ZAROORAT thi tumko Shagun se kuch bhi kehne ki?" He hollers..
Ishita tries to explain that she didnt even say a word to her, but well, well, well...When the Cvs have decided that they HAVE to remove every shred of logic inside his thick head, and every bit of sensitivity towards his wife's feelings...They ruined it all...All the way down to the last bit...
"Tumhari iss OVER-SWEET nature ki wajah se aaj mera beta mujhse phirse door ho gaya hai...tum apne kaam se kaam rakho naa...sabke theka le rakha hai tumne, blah blah blah"
Appa is still trying to fix his finances in the middle of the night. Guess he's falling short of 2-3 lakhs...I'll be honest, I brushed over that bit ...Amma too comes to check on him and reminds him, "Its Ishita's first Pongal after marriage" ...she wants to gift her a gold chain...Mihika as well
Appa is flummoxed. Poor guy doesnt know how to manage all this. Gold chain, paying the society's dues..preparations for the function next day...And yet, he doesnt wanna tell Amma anything about it...stealthily makes way for the wedding ring kept tucked safely inside the cupboard..So...he plans to sell the wedding ring and buy gold chains for both Ishita and Mihika...
WHAT'S WITH THIS 'GHAR KA CHIRAG' LINE?? That line not only makes me want to throw a frying pan at Toshi ji's thick head, it also sounds EXTREMELY sexist...too very partial...very discriminating...REGRESSIVE...Lost all respect for her..I mean, she cant even win my affection back with her Punjabi antics anymore..disgusting...Even SHE knows that probably Ishita hasn't said a THING to SHagun..then WHY EXPECT HER BAHU TO APOLOGIZE TO THAT BITCH? IS ADI THAT IMPORTANT? đĄ Will he die if Ishita doesnt do his bidding?
"Bacchon ki HAR ZIDD poori nahin ki jaati...Ishita kyun usse jaake maafi mangegi? Ishita iss ghar ki bahu hai...Ussne Shagun ko kacchre se uthaya..use ghar mein laake iss ghar mein jagah di...ADI ka itna khayal rakha...Aur Shagun ne kya kiya? Shagun ne HAMESHA HI AAG LAGANE KA KAAM KIYA" Sr. Bhalla declares the truth. I hope it reverberates in his wife's ears for a long, long time...and turns out, my happiness was short-lived
Raman does some self-introspection..."Main jaanta hun ki Ishita ne jaan-boojhke Shagun se kuch nahin kaha hoga...but main karun bhi toh kya karun" Is it a dead-end? I mean, are you like, SOOO CLUELESS...If you weren't fawning over your moron creepy son, worried he's abandon you AGAIN...you'd have enuff sense to ask him to shut his trap and BEHAVE. For a change. That no matter what, his WIFE wont be APOLOGIZING to Shagun for no fault of hers...
Sr. Bhalla goes to meet Raman..."ADI ki taraf yeh kaisa lagav hai, kam hi nahin hota" "ADI zidd pe add gaya hai ki jab tak Ishita usse maafi nahin mangti, woh iss ghar mein nahin aayega...Ab aap hi batayiye naa Papa..main Ishita to KAISE bolun..aur kyun bolun...GALAT HOGA NAA" This failed attempt at damage control had NO EFFECT on me whatsoever. CVs first make him YELL, get nasty, make those horrible faces and then they make it seem he's such a crushed soul, trying to handle both ends...I mean...what are they showing? That he is soo MAJBOOR?? Sorry, but i Just could NOT empathize with Raman. I just could NOT. Maybe when he does a complete turnaround and HEALS himself and has the guts to CORRECT HIS SON and make him SEE SOME SENSE, and fulfills his responsibilities as a HUSBAND...instead of pandering to his maniac son's over-inflated ego..I'll start believing him again..
"Har baat pe zabardasti nahin chal sakti...Kuch baatein waqt pe chhod dena chahiye..." Mr. Bhalla makes him understand. Basically...all steam, no punch...He flared up his chest in front of his wife, but when it came to ACTUALLY sermonizing over his ADI-obsessed son, he essentially SAID NOTHING. I was expecting him to go all pravachan-baazi on him, "Raman, Ishita iss ghar ki bahu hai...WOH SHAGUN SE MAFI NAHIN MANGEGI" As the seniormost member in the house, he couldve made THAT decision, couldn't he?
"Picchli Lohri pe ek chamatkaar hua tha...Humein Ishita mili thi...tu tension naa le...aaram se jaake so jaa" What chamatkaar, Bhalla ji? Despite knowing fully well that it wasnt her fault, Ishita will go apologize to that bitch, and LO! Ghar ka Chirag would be back.
Wahan, Ishita aansun baha rahi hai...Nadiyaan beh rahi hai...Sooo pathetic to see her crying like that. I just cant see her crying...DT evokes such strong reactions in me..Her virtuosity, always putting others before her, thinking from others' perspectives sometimes IRRITATES me like HELL. I feel like shaking her up and infusing some practical sense inside her, and YET...When she cries..all I wanna do is just HUG her...especially when she cries AFTER Raman has yelled at her or misunderstood her...
Raman himself is taking off his glasses, putting them back on, rubbing his stubbly face and reminiscing all the times Ishita thought about HIM...images of Ishita getting a drunk Shagun home, drying her hair, caring for her, giving away the tab he'd gifted her, asking him to spend time with ADI...all these images keep haunting his mind...What's the use recollecting all those fond memories when you dont intend to honour any of it...What's the point of making those sacred rounds around the fire, reinforcing your marriage vows when you DONT trust your wife..dont want to listen to her..CANNOT prioritize your life..cant get over your dark past and lets it hover over you long after its over...WHY? You DISAPPOINTED ME Raman.
PRECAP - I dont know how Shagun and ADI have ended up in Bhalla House..but Toshi ji approaches Ishita and asks her if she could please apologize to Shagun?? Raman and Mr. Bhalla enter just when Ishita makes a move towards ADI...The MORON continues to stand there...throwing a challenging look at her...wanted to strangle him then and there...
Soo SOOO ANGRY..SOOO DISGUSTED..It's so clear to the Bhallas even..that ADI is a stubborn, arrogant, manipulative, scheming creep and YET ..just to appease to his exaggerated self, they want Ishita to apologize. How UNFAIR is this? Its such a demeaning act...Not impressed AT ALL, CVs.
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Edited by gravity23 - 10 years ago
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