I loved Sid's anguish in the whole dining table convo.. esp as IMV related how he was ashamed of his own son's lack of ambition and regard for his business.. a legacy he was born into.. Sid's pain.. re-living that sense of alienation yet again was impeccably portrayed by Raj.. one of his best in the show.. and finally his statement.. to his father yet again.. albeit in utter frustration and angst-ridden helplessness.. one can see just how much Sid loved his father.. he alienated himself.. his desires.. his own individuality and essence for his dad.. reminds me of the time Charu told V in the car that ppl think me and Sid are weak to not stand for our rights.. but we are just caught in our bandhan.. of love for your father..
Raj does even better.. completely in the skin of the self-imposed exile man.. burning his dreams yet again.. more apparently than figuratively.. for his father's benefit.. as IMV the sole man on the table sits thro it stone-faced.. bearing the burden of his conviction.. that life taught him.. and coming to one of my fave scenes btw D- Sid.. as Sid sits in his room.. brooding alone.. gulping his silent pain.. and D presents herself as the perfect target of outburst.. simply LOVE sid here.. the way he says.. 'tumhe lagaa'.. brilliant.. that you walked in this dysfunctional family with a magic wand.. that you are gifted intellectually to find solutions without dwelling on the problem.. I love how he reverts.. we come together in the dining table with our compromises.. not our honesties.. and I dont give you the right to think and take actions on my behalf.. have I ever exercised any such rights.. of interfering in your and Vs life..
I love this scene for how extremely realistic it is. one of my biggest pet peeve is showing the female lead as some superhuman with magical healing powers.. like the rest of the characters have no freaking clue about their life whatsoever.. I definitely have no such tolerance for this level of intrusion.. every relationship has its boundaries and overstepping it is not ok.. what Charu and Rajvi can tell Sid, D can't.. these are little life lessons that D did get in the virani household.. that things are not as simple as they seem.. making someone happy isnt tht easy.. that person needs to be at peace first.. Sid telling her the repercussions of her juvenile actions was heartbreaking.. poor guy till the very end he keeps working on his equation with his dad.. the amount of effort he puts into it.. sigh.. its a big lesson for D to think.. that impulsive actions are dangerous.. what befalls on Rajvi for no fault of hers.. the lack of trust from Sid's end...
Ds idealism was always OTT.. but the people in the Virani household whether Charu, Sid or VV were shown to have that balance.. that maturity and objectivity to keep her in check..
And next of course is the teasing battle of convictions between IMV-D.. What I simply love about IMV is.. no matter how stringent and politically incorrect his convictions are.. they have some character.. he lives and believes them like no one's business.. although D says the idealistic things.. his lines on 'beta baap ke mahatvakansha ka vistaar hota hain.. ' you know his convictions are deep rooted.. he has lived it.. I love how he says.. a hotel owner doesnt cook in his kitchen.. ROFL..
the next intriguing bit.. and of course.. when my hormones dance.. rofl.. VV comes and is a silent spectator to the domestic drama.. after a hard long day at work.. LOL.. I love how he keeps the observant stand.. not taking any stand.. in front of his father or D.. although IMV is more than willing to involve him.. lol.. I love how V looks at the burning painting.. gathering the whole scenario of conflict.. and decides his stand while taking the flight of stairs.. IMV throws tantrums.. but the finality.. Goosebump inspiring.. the verdict.. till the time you gather the strength to contest my conviction fairly.. dont try to over-ride the decorum I have decided on ... AMAZING.. and even better.. how he stops Charu from nursing her pain.. the guru re-surfacing.. she needs to learn through her pain.. each pays for his/ her actions.. Charu's silent plea to V.. LOL.. as usual it falls on that guy..
S/R equation here is rather interesting too.. Rajvi knows she is teasing a volcano..but she can't help it.. he needs her support.. she bears the brunt of loving him unconditionally.. when he tells her the only inch of relationship they shared was trust.. and that too shook today.. her helplessness is heartbreaking.. but she holds her dignity and decides to walk out..
My V jaap in progress.. by now I was head over heels for this guy.. seriously.. he waits till they are in the room.. explains the situation to her.. as a bystander.. someone who has an objective reading of Sid's anguish.. but also supports his father's stand.. and sees nothing wrong in Sid choosing the practical way of life.. coz he risks to lose a lot more than he would want to otherwise.. I absolutely love how he chides her.. without raising a voice.. in his characteristic matter of factness.. without knowing all the complexities.. the layers.. why did you take such an impulsive action.. I love his tone.. he is empathetic to her intent.. but intolerant to her thoughtlessness.. sigh the V I loved so much.. even more when Rajvi comes in to vent her anger, furstration, pain.. humiliation.. and if one notices V here.. he doesn't like it one bit.. someone speaking to D like that.. but at the same time he is smart enough to know.. that he shouldn't speak up.. would only make matters worse.. but love how he tells D the next day .. to tell Rajvi not to overreact.. but in better words.. ROFL.. gosh.. I wished to have a partner like this.. still do.. the VV at this stage was like my dream man.. and he only gets better in the CP track..that reminds me.. I was to start writing the next part of my SS.. LOL
oh isn't it amazing.. that SO much happens in one epi.. just ONE EPI.. so many progression.. emotions galore.. conviction contest.. outburst.. reflections.. happen in a week's worth in other shows.. but this is MB for you.. so much packed in one epi.. but each scene and its gravity given the due.. quintessential Vipul Mehta's objective screenplay.. you end up feelings for everyone.. not knowing whom to empathize for.. or disregard.. the beauty of MB
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Exactly Sonali...all d chars were potrayed so well tht u could understand each and everyone's point of view nd amazingly all had contrasting POVs, but all were right in their own place. Tht's exactly wat we found too in d MB forum nd as u rightly named our blog,"contrasting convictions".
ReplyDeleteYeah D's char did initially seem d holier-than-thou char, so typical of d female leads of d daily soaps, but over time, d makers did show how detrimental tht could b for others nd der was always IMV in his scathing tone nd V in his oh-so objective tone 2 make D realise her folly in being an OTT idealist.
you said it Munira.. exactly that for once.. till pretty much towards the end.. I did not want to take sides.. of course in the end I got uber pissed with Baa and Devki.. Sabina of course wasn't even one of the Viranis.. but through most of the show I could relate to IMVs, CP, Charu's, Sid's, VVs even Viraj's pain and choices.. Devki of course I could somehow see where she came from. She grew up without a maternal influence.. and sorta decided for herself she was smart.. esp with Bha's affectionate encouragement.. only in the Virani household she learnt. .there is NOT ONE RIGHT WAY.. every one has strong convictions and rights.. her strength remained till the end.. where she did not want to be a cause of VS separation.. but at the same time.. she took no offense to IMV.. she had grown up to realize superficially at least who he was.. so in that context their sketchy last scene.. was perfectly confluent.. sigh only if the show were to run longer..
ReplyDeleteAnd yup another rarity was our forum.. how MB got some of us objective idiots together.. who at least made a honest effort to look at the contrasting conviction.. that's all that was needed.. LOVED that.. and therefore the url..