Episode 155 Discussion: 27th Dec 2012

Am I looking isshmart ? Yes. You are looking smart !

Episode 155  Discussion: 27th Dec 2012

Episode Events

1. Balraj enters the studio to watch his heroine giving a photoshoot. He is impressed with her and he leaves. Trishna misses him seeing, however she chances to see RK and Bittuji who had followed Balraj to see what he may do with Trishna. Trishna follows them out and typical to her ill-natured temperament, very annoyingly throws off an attitude over RK and dares him not to come in between her dreams which have just kick-started.
2. Dipali enters Radhaji's room and under the pretext of gifting her a shawl, tries to be snoopy as to what happened between RK and Madhu and what was the fight about. Radha advises her not to interfere in between husband and wife tiffs.
3. Madhu has gone to chawl and there she starts observing her mother Padmini and her father Shamsher from RK's eyes. She really starts feeling what RK said about them, that they do share a special bond. She feels it more poignantly when she sees Padmini as the married and yet not married woman through that Mangal sutra scene. Padmini's Mangalsutra was broken ...signifying to Madhu as one that Balraj must have tied for Padmini and now that got repaired and smoothened by Shamsher albeit minus his right to tie it for Padmini around her neck. 
4. She comes home and observes Radhaji calling the servant for medicines. Madhu stops to chat with her when Radhaji advises her not to stop talking to her son Rishu as he had made her his life. Madhu gets emotional and asks Radhaji not to worry.
5. RK and Bittuji are coming home. While in RK mansion lift, RK asks Bittuji to call up his lawyer. Bittuji wonders why now, all of a sudden, but keeps the thoughts to himself.
6. RK on entering the RK Mansion room living room, sees Radhaji taking medicines. He asks her why is she is taking the medicine. Baffled and dumb-stricken she manages to tell him that her BP has raised to 150/90. RK asks her to take care of her health. Madhu watches all of this.
7. RK enters his room. Madhu wants to talk to him. But RK is not talking to her. Madhu keeps trying to cajole him and tells him that she has something important to tell him. As RK goes about his work, she manages to tell him that she's been to see her parents and that he was right about them. To be continued tomorrow.

by rangamunch

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My Take on the Episode

Yet another interesting Episode. Again an A from me.

Am I looking isshmart ? Yes. You are looking smart ! I loved it!!!

If that was spoken by the seeming nincompoop and yet the ruggedly smart Balraj, it was no less the theme for all of the characters today. Almost everyone seemed to ask me today...Ain't I a Smart ? This undoubtedly is the theme of the day applied on every character today barring Bittuji, Padmini and Shamsher.

Balraj-Trishna-RK-Bittuji

So Trishna and Balraj do not get to meet each other. But Trishna gets to see RK and Bittuji and as usual has to start off lashing out at them. I guess; we like RK and Bittuji have to put up with her Heroine tantrums for a while. Sigh! 

I wondered, Balraj was so excited to see his heroine. But then he left the studio impressed with her shoot. So is that his sense of business ruling his mind at the moment ? I am yet to know this man. How he thinks and how he operates !!!!

Dipali-Radhaji Scene

Didn't Dipali give the shawl to Radhaji, right when she flew home from London in Sep ? How many more shawls are left for her to gift ? Seems always an agenda there. God!! Please can I have a permanent break from her ? Can she be sent back to London? I have been wishing since someone in the forum posted the poll. And sadly she still is there to send me to spiralling fits. Gosh ! can that gossip woman get any more gossippy and snoopy? Thank Goodness! Radhaji was no dunce and in a very subtle manner shows Dips that she is crossing the line. Thank Goodness!!!

Bottomline is Dips has become the hyena trying to scavenge any information that can help her survive to go back to her old days of reiging Queen of RK Mansion...Bahu hoon Mein Is Ghar ki.  Yuck!!!! I am going to get a barf attack here!

Radhaji - Madhu Scene

And then again Rads selfishness! Gosh!!! "Mere Rishu ke saath baat karna band mat karna"...Idiot!! Why not you say "Tum apne Rishu(RK) ke saath"...or Just plain "Rishabh" Sigh!!! The self-centeredness never ends!!! Chalo I forgive you...because yours laadli Bahu is no less mad. She needs to be advised like you said, even if that is ill-advised. Sigh!

Padmini-Shamsher Marriage Track

Interesting Padmini and Shamsher scenes look so natural and beautiful and not at all forced. Normally soap writers make it all clunky plot for supporting cast, but here it looks so beautiful here for the main characters to be taking care of the supporting characters. There I spoke myself why it is interesting !!  Because their story is being seen from the eyes of RK and MB. So it becomes much more beautiful. But I as a viewer, am proud to say that I could see the beauty even before RK and MB! YEY!!!  Wasn't I hurt, how Padmini could leave Shamsher for all the sacrifices he made. It reminds be of Jean Valjean of Les Miserables. His love for Cossette and his commitment to Fantine, her mother. Unspoken and un-named relationships and yet so much depth. Les Misrables was complicated, but Padmini and Shamsher's story is quite simple. So this plotline is so apt!! Just loving the drama here!  

CVs I like it. Keep it up 

Bittuji and RK scene --over Bittuji's questioning. Oh! I love them. Where and when and how they become employer/employee, friends and brothers, I cannot fathom. In every expression there is that sense of decorum, friendliness all within its limits. I just don't know what can I say of them? Amazing! RK keeps baffling Bittuji and yet Bittuji so steadfastly is his excellent executor of RK will. Good teamwork.

RK-Radhaji scene - If I couldn't express myself properly over Bittuji and RK, how do you think I am gonna write on son and mother scene. God! the woman was totally baffled. She was looking all around her!! Well somehere they had to begin. Hmmm!!! Beginnings!

RK-Madhu Scene - Madhu realized. Choti Bachi se Badi Bacchi ban gayi. 

Finally just as I thought, Madhu the married woman saw what Padmini the married and yet not married woman was missing all these years through that Mangal sutra scene. Padmini's Mangalsutra was broken ...signifying to Madhu as one that Balraj must have tied for Padmini and now that got fixed and smoothened by Shamsher albeit minus his right to tie it for Padmini around her neck. 

So the married Madhu finally understands how her husband was right all along. She cannot have him all the pleasure...she still needs to call him the 5 yr old kid with attitude and she's crying for having thought of him dumb and insensitive. And RK, what does he need, other than for his Biwi to just agree to him. He is the Creator, the seeker of truth and bearer of truth, all he needs is someone to see, someone to be with him and someone to support him in executing his wishes. Haha!!!  Him and his need to create. And what he thinking when asking his Bittuji to call up a lawyer ? Is he thinking of getting legal implications sorted out for Padmini and Shamsher marriage or something else. Whatever be! Man on the Mission. That's RK for me. Keep it up.

Best Scene of the Day

RK-Bittuji Scene in the RK Mansion Lift.  

Hmmm! The guy owns two floors of that Apt Complex I guess!!

Others.

Originally posted by pippa

All in all, a complete episode wherein everyone had a part to play...a perfect panoply of what an ensemble cast in a show ought to be.

Totally agree with you. Nothing better than how you put it there

By Zoya

RK ki choti bachchi badi bachchi ban gayi!!!!

With RK's planted keeda in her mind, Madhu visits her maayka, only to see that Malik and Padmini have always shared a husband-wife like r'ship , thus approving their marriage proposal.

Trishna-Balraj: Was Trishna so much made-up for the photo-shoot and the photo-shoot lights also switched on, that Balraj failed to recognize Trishna as the common girl who came to visit RK in jail? Ab jaake samajh aaya mujhe make-up aur lights ka kamaal And he approved her as potential heroine-material already!!!

Trishna-RK-Bittuji: Trishna says that she is trying to make a new beginning in the industry and as usual throws her ghisa-pita tantrum. She prolly  thinks that RK is now Madhu's aashiq and so he'll shut his mouth.  Can't she for once think that who could have lifted the ban on her? And come on RK, if you throw in a lil attitude at her, it's not going to harm her or she is not going to discover that you are behind all this.. 

RK-Bittuji-Lawyer- RK is already doing the ground-work for Padmini-Malik marriage.. Am assuming the lawyer is for discussing the nitty-gritty of Padmini's previous marriage and how to legally overcome them.. Smart Boy!!!

I can finally say for once, I was not disappointed with Radha today. She put Dipzy in place though I know, she herself didn't quite know the details. One advice for Madhu here. Continue not saying your marital fights/woes to your MIL and let it be just b/w you and RK.

She advised Madhu that RK has always been lonely and he has made you his life, so do not stop talking to him even if there is some problem. Here also, you can see some selfishness in her, but maafi for the fact that it is for RK-Madhu's welfare.

She was moved when RK enquired about her health. 

RK-Madhu scene: It was a nice one with Madhu trying to pacify RK.

Can we not have Dipzy on screen plzzz?

by Ananya

Once again Cvs justify why this serial is different from most others and an addiction to the viewers. The reason I say this:

1. Padmini-Shamsher bonding- Beautifully done, with each and every expression and dialogue looking so genuine. Nothing looks forced just so to convince viewers about the upcoming marriage track. 

2. Rishabh-Radha scene: In spite of my reservations with the character Radha, I liked today's scene very much. The anguish and hurt accumulated inside Rishabh will not disappear in an instant just because he has fallen in love with his wife and she wants him to reconcile. The healing process for Rishabh has to be gradual, and that is where CVs strike the cord, first with that cake scene and now with today's scene. Glad they are not showing all sugary maa-beta patch up scenes in a hurry. I was touched to see how Radhaji was looking around in amazement just to make sure that it was her that her son was talking to. Credit goes to the actor here.

3. RK-Madhu scene: It was just Awww.. Madhu ka cute, golgappa, samajhdar pati. She manaofied RK in so RK style. She knew a normal 'sorry, mujhe maaf kardo' would not have worked on him. Madhu finally realizes the deeper emotions underlying mutual respect, concern and care between her parents. Courtesy, RK sowing this seed of thought in her mind and then her witnessing the mangalsutra and sweater scene today.

The way these two fight and patch up, it is so much as happens in real life couples. Couples in real life don't skulk over their fights for zillions of years as is shown in many other serials which drains the viewers of their emotional powers. Their relationship is so adorable and connectable for aam janta like us. And bonus, 2-2 hug ek hi episode me.. I am loving this subtle romance between these two.

Coming to Radha-deepali. I still have a feeling had Radhaji known the reason for RK-Madhu fight, she would have told deepali.

Radha-Madhu scene: Again highlights the selfishness of this lady.

The only reason Trishna has the audacity to throw so much attitude and venom at RK these days is that she knows he would keep quite for Madhu's sake. 

RK-bittuji scene was hilarious as usual.

Coming to Balraj, surprisingly he has a glimpse of his heroine and leaves.Hmm!!

A sincere reuest to CVs: Can we have some permanent solution for this deepali? Please. She took up 5 mins of screen space today. 

P.S: Did I mention how I am loving RK portraying the perfect husband these days? The way he askd her 'badi bacchi bankar sochna'...aww...

RK-Trishna Scene Analysis - Zoya, Hima and SD

Originally posted by himbin

Originally posted by zoya_naziya

Trishna-RK-Bittuji: Trishna says that she is trying to make a new beginning in the industry and as usual throws her ghisa-pita tantrum. She prolly  thinks that RK is now Madhu's aashiq and so he'll shut his mouth.  Can't she for once think that who could have lifted the ban on her? And come on RK, if you throw in a lil attitude at her, it's not going to harm her or she is not going to discover that you are behind all this.. 

BOLD...Exactly...Seeing RK staying quiet while Trishna was going blah...blah...I was reminded of our usual mahaan soap heroines...RK sure could have shown some attitude and acted dismissive...It goes with his persona not,staying quite taking crap even when he wants to hide

his hand behind her launch

Come on gals! Give him a slack. Today was not the day. Deeper things weighed on RK's mind. He was having a bad day and yet he was poised throughout all his executions for the day. He needed to be poised, if he had to be successful, Remember the whole day he had been dealing with craziness around him...Madhu and Balraj. And that too on a hungry stomach.  I really wonder, how he went on without food. Would Trishna have changed had RK showed any attitude ?

Moreover, seeing Trishna following them RK and Bittuji panicked. So their need to get away from her. Slyness and deceipt automatically makes you weak. That was RK's psychological state. Remember, RK does not like too much of ugly situations...

Trishna is Laaton ke Bhoot Baaton se nahin maante. She was a vain brat always, a tantrum queen even when she was nothing. She got slapped by Padmini, Roma and Shamsher. Only left people are Madhu and RK

Shri,

I understand all that weighing on his mind and his need to get away from Trishna but,we are used to a particular way how a character acts in a given situation and I felt RK could still have gotten away from Trishna but,with a care not,dismissive look...But,then again it was not a big,important scene for me to keep fretting about...so,will let it go... but,just hope this is not how RK is going to be through out this track of him secretly launching Trishna...Him  following BSC to make sure he doesn't bother Trishna was nice though...

Hima,

I understand you. And I really should not force my opinion on anyone in this regard.

 But yet again let me show this. Just hear me out. The guy patched up with Madhu in his own time, then embraced Padmini and Shamsher in time...with taunts, tantrums and now love...so much that without any word, just takes their blessings. He is in this deep mellowed state. The only person left out is Trishna. Trishna is sore point for both RK and Madhu. RK knows he used her like a doormat, worse than what he did for Shamsher. He used Trishna to get close to Madhu during Mukund days. And then he had asked for a ban on Trishna which he forgot for so many days. If he could fix up Shamsher's health and then forgive him when RK voluntarily did not desire any bad for Shamsher, how can he not go for retribution when he volunteered to ruin Trishna for the irritable gnat sister of Madhubala. Yes, he had insane apathy for Trishna just like he felt the disgust for Mukund's mother. But then this period of him is not about him living in disgust. This is about him correcting his mistakes.

Why does he not answer back Trishna in RK style? To me its like the same way why he does not answer back Dipali. Come to think of ...RK is a gentleman in his own way...I remember somewhere writing about that. He stays away from women in decent limits. He does not have the acid tongue that he uses mostly around him...and especially on Kuku, Sikky, his mother and later on Madhu, Padmini and Shamsher. Therefore, I was relatively surprised in the episode references that you showed to me where RK tells Trishna that he will destroy her career. The way he used the language...TU, Tujhe, that was SO CRASS and UN RKish, I was plain disgusted. I was aghast that he went out of his character. 

So how I relate the two is...she invokes so much disgust and lowliness in him when he is in vulnerable state that, he wouldn't want himself to be there again.  May be for viewers like me the writers showed RK, the way he behaved today in a justifiable manner.  May be they will soon show him showing her, her place if she says anything against Madhu.  His problem with Trishna right now is that, he happened to be the reason of her unhappiness and her cursing him and Madhu and secondly, she being Madhu's loved sister. He is just sandwiched between the two feelings.

Why he could tauntingly talk to Padmini and Shamsher. Because, even without Madhu's duhai...those two samaritans evoked so much respect from him that he tried to be cynical about it. It went on until he just wanted to embrace them. Sarcasm is a sense of humor usually employed only on the deserving and equals and not who keep whining and crying like Trishna. Gosh! He is a man. How can he keep on stand looking at the tears. If he tolerated his mother and her family, provided for her, if he said a Yes to Balraj madness, he can say Heck! and just stand there at Trishna madness.

Inspite of me feeling this way...no worries. I am sure the CVs have planned something nice for Trishna. You shall all be happy. Atleast Bittuji said something to Trishna.