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Well, I am sure, today we are going to get many posts on the episode...especially for Niyati's mind blowing performance and Eijaz's amazing screen presence...and the relationship dynamics of Aru-Mukhi at the moment. So, I decided to dedicate this post to SAANVI!!
Trust me people, last week's episodes and the way Saanvi's character was being written..made me really upset at several levels...but today, Haaash...I feel, I stand vindicated!!! For me, the star of the episode in terms of character was SAANVI!!! U rocked woman...U slayed it!!
See, what I understand is that the purpose of any supporting character is to support the leads in terms of providing them adequate screen-space and provide a new direction to their characters...that is why I have always been impacted by the supporting roles...say for instance, the film Abhimaan (Amitabh-Jaya movie)...for me, as much as the lead actors, the character that remained with me was Asrani's..who played the good-hearted side-kick...or for that matter Munnabhai series...I believe as much as we remember Munna-Bhai...Circuit remains an inevitable part of his journey. Today, Saanvi just filled in what we know as a well-defined "Supporting Character"...she has given Aru-Mukhi a new direction to look at and a new layer to discover their "unexplored" feelings...she has taken Mukhi to the terrain...where Mukhi would not have landed so easily. So, yes, a perfect supporting role this one is...!!
My second reason for this post is that FINALLY...they showed sense. Saanvi is a true friend...a friend who only can think of her friend's happiness...selflessly...unconditionally...and genuinely!! Friendship is the most underrated of all human relationships...due to the extreme emphasis on relations by blood and marriage...this relationship of friendship does not find adequate scope in literature, cinema and of course Indian TV...and specifically, male-female friendship. It is so "a-typical" to show opposite gender friendships turning into romances and that too as a third angle...even though it does happen a lot in the real world...but there are equal number of cases, when it does not. The problem mostly arises, when one is married and the other friend is not. That is when the society perceives such a good friend as a khatra or a souten or what not. This depiction even though believable...is not the only interpretation of all such friendships...as a society we must mature up...and that goes for everyone, the viewers as well as the makers...we need good stories where narratives of solid friendships are shown...Marriage means prioritisation...not ceasing the old relationships at all...whether it is for the husband or the wife...Similarly, having a baby again requires another kind of prioritization.. but definitiely not ceasing the existence of the relationship itself. So, thank you CVs...for not representing a widow in a negative light...I totally sympathize with a widow as well as divorced women's vulnerabilities. They need to be shown as women with self-respect and as having a world of their own to worry about and take care of...Saanvi today, fits in to my idea of a true friend...a woman of dignity...and I feel so happy...they retained the purity. She is large hearted, mature, forgiving...even when Aru hurled insults at her..she understands...and shows so much of restraint. Benaf, baby I feel so proud of you šš
Although, Niyati acted extremely well today...but somehow, I feel with all the wifey emotions taking over...that innocence of our sweet little Aru has gone for a spin. Today, the way she was engulfed in all the negative emotions and was insulting or being highly insensitive towards Saanvi, I felt it was almost like the scene (not in terms of performance) in Arth...where a drunk Shabana Azmi- speaks her heart out to the other woman in her husband's life...played by Smita Patil. Somehow, I did not want Aru...to go so, overboard with Saanvi and her bachcha and her bachche ka baap...she, I'm sorry but was not sounding like a 23 year old...and also was shown irritatingly impulsive. Anyway, when she can do so much of a tamasha in a party full of people...only to realise it later...today's behavior was still in front of the family only. But must say, Niyati did a fab job.
One last thing, may be I am expecting too much...but sometimes I feel that why can't women be shown as each others' support...why are they always shown to be at logger-heads for a man!! I find both Aru and Saanvi vulnerable, at times...Aru is vulnearble in love...she fears loosing her husband...she is educated, independent yet...so weak in love and Saanvi...just because she has no man in her life...is vulnerable to character assassination, always...and on the other hand, look at Rami...having a husband, yet-romancing with a full time criminal with complete impunity. Society will never doubt on her. I'd like to see a scenario...when women are each other's biggest support system...may be that is why, I must have watched Nagesh Kukunoor's Dor a 100 odd times. For Heaven's sake...don't make our star Aru...behave so childish at least once she knows Mukhi also loves him...and more than that please do not spoil Saanvi's character...she re-affirms my faith in true friendships... Loved...Loved...Loved today's episode. Niyati-Eijaz rocked it...Benaf's resilience was to die for...and Anaya Khare's expressions in the scene when Aru was speaking to Saanvi was just perfect!!! This episode for me, is a must watch...š
Trust me people, last week's episodes and the way Saanvi's character was being written..made me really upset at several levels...but today, Haaash...I feel, I stand vindicated!!! For me, the star of the episode in terms of character was SAANVI!!! U rocked woman...U slayed it!!
See, what I understand is that the purpose of any supporting character is to support the leads in terms of providing them adequate screen-space and provide a new direction to their characters...that is why I have always been impacted by the supporting roles...say for instance, the film Abhimaan (Amitabh-Jaya movie)...for me, as much as the lead actors, the character that remained with me was Asrani's..who played the good-hearted side-kick...or for that matter Munnabhai series...I believe as much as we remember Munna-Bhai...Circuit remains an inevitable part of his journey. Today, Saanvi just filled in what we know as a well-defined "Supporting Character"...she has given Aru-Mukhi a new direction to look at and a new layer to discover their "unexplored" feelings...she has taken Mukhi to the terrain...where Mukhi would not have landed so easily. So, yes, a perfect supporting role this one is...!!
My second reason for this post is that FINALLY...they showed sense. Saanvi is a true friend...a friend who only can think of her friend's happiness...selflessly...unconditionally...and genuinely!! Friendship is the most underrated of all human relationships...due to the extreme emphasis on relations by blood and marriage...this relationship of friendship does not find adequate scope in literature, cinema and of course Indian TV...and specifically, male-female friendship. It is so "a-typical" to show opposite gender friendships turning into romances and that too as a third angle...even though it does happen a lot in the real world...but there are equal number of cases, when it does not. The problem mostly arises, when one is married and the other friend is not. That is when the society perceives such a good friend as a khatra or a souten or what not. This depiction even though believable...is not the only interpretation of all such friendships...as a society we must mature up...and that goes for everyone, the viewers as well as the makers...we need good stories where narratives of solid friendships are shown...Marriage means prioritisation...not ceasing the old relationships at all...whether it is for the husband or the wife...Similarly, having a baby again requires another kind of prioritization.. but definitiely not ceasing the existence of the relationship itself. So, thank you CVs...for not representing a widow in a negative light...I totally sympathize with a widow as well as divorced women's vulnerabilities. They need to be shown as women with self-respect and as having a world of their own to worry about and take care of...Saanvi today, fits in to my idea of a true friend...a woman of dignity...and I feel so happy...they retained the purity. She is large hearted, mature, forgiving...even when Aru hurled insults at her..she understands...and shows so much of restraint. Benaf, baby I feel so proud of you šš
Although, Niyati acted extremely well today...but somehow, I feel with all the wifey emotions taking over...that innocence of our sweet little Aru has gone for a spin. Today, the way she was engulfed in all the negative emotions and was insulting or being highly insensitive towards Saanvi, I felt it was almost like the scene (not in terms of performance) in Arth...where a drunk Shabana Azmi- speaks her heart out to the other woman in her husband's life...played by Smita Patil. Somehow, I did not want Aru...to go so, overboard with Saanvi and her bachcha and her bachche ka baap...she, I'm sorry but was not sounding like a 23 year old...and also was shown irritatingly impulsive. Anyway, when she can do so much of a tamasha in a party full of people...only to realise it later...today's behavior was still in front of the family only. But must say, Niyati did a fab job.
One last thing, may be I am expecting too much...but sometimes I feel that why can't women be shown as each others' support...why are they always shown to be at logger-heads for a man!! I find both Aru and Saanvi vulnerable, at times...Aru is vulnearble in love...she fears loosing her husband...she is educated, independent yet...so weak in love and Saanvi...just because she has no man in her life...is vulnerable to character assassination, always...and on the other hand, look at Rami...having a husband, yet-romancing with a full time criminal with complete impunity. Society will never doubt on her. I'd like to see a scenario...when women are each other's biggest support system...may be that is why, I must have watched Nagesh Kukunoor's Dor a 100 odd times. For Heaven's sake...don't make our star Aru...behave so childish at least once she knows Mukhi also loves him...and more than that please do not spoil Saanvi's character...she re-affirms my faith in true friendships... Loved...Loved...Loved today's episode. Niyati-Eijaz rocked it...Benaf's resilience was to die for...and Anaya Khare's expressions in the scene when Aru was speaking to Saanvi was just perfect!!! This episode for me, is a must watch...š
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