Episode 174 Discussion: 21st Jan 2013

Sangeet ceremony for Padmini-Shamsher's upcoming marriage - Playing Antakshari

Events of the Episode

20 minutes of Antakshari, the set decoration is visual delight, the actors and characters look lovely. Beautiful moments between Malik and Kundra family, individual dances, the sisters agreeing to matured way of outlook on life going foreward, the jethani-devranis, the Saas and her Bahus as they dance joined by their Samdhis and her sons and the husband and wife's outsmarting each other to express their love/feelings for the other in front of everyone.

The fast, pacy manner is what adds the filmy entertainment quotient to the serial MEIEJ. I just love it. Total filmy style. The MEIEJ team can watch 100's of movies in the name of 100 years of cinema and show us anything related to that by creating a customized fit for the Television soap and it would be still be beautiful.  Must say, this concept from Prashant Bhatt ensures a good Fiction programming content for the Colors channer and well supported by Saurabh Tewari for the story development and the rest of the crew of writing team.

20 minutes of Antakshari, the set decoration is visual delight, the actors and characters look lovely. Beautiful moments between Malik and Kundra family, individual dances, the sisters agreeing to matured way of outlook on life going foreward, the jethani-devranis, the Saas and her Bahus as they dance joined by their Samdhis and her sons and the husband and wife's outsmarting each other to express their love/feelings for the other in front of everyone.

The event management - the people, the performances and the venue decoration

A Sangeet function with an anatakshari game where each person plays himself attached to no party/team where persons belonging to the three families are involved, the families of the Kundras, The Maliks and The Bhatias...as introduced by the host Rishabh Kundra. He describes his In-law Mom and Dad's wedding as cute, romantic film with also action, adventure and drama. Now I don't understand why RK added action and adventure, because so far I have seen only romance and drama. Bad Mr.RK to be revealing future plotlines.

Entertaining and visually appealing episode with right vibes except the embarassing silences induced for RK and Madhu's song for Kaate Nahin katthe...which viewers live in absolutely embarassing moments for themselves and as well as for all the others. In other words horrible of the hosts to have ignored all the others, but then redeemed through the filmi husband's filmi drama along with his aide Bittuji with lights focussed on themselves to give a filmi feel and ending in giving a romantic appeal to everyone. Everyone present there would not mind the silences as they watched that performance of their hosts. Weren't they the only two Kundra ?!!!   Beautiful. The wife, not so filmy is really embarassed and runs away to her private chambers. That must have made the evening exceptionally romantic.

Almost everyone looked beautiful, including Dips in her deep red lipstick. It reminded me how we used to call her Deeplali (a name coined for her by one of our friends FQ during Dips earlier days of intro with deep red lipsticks). I would not forget even the junior artists. Looked lavish evening with that sparkling floor and the wall adorned with lights and colums adorned in silvery glaze of fabric material with lights and the orange and purple flowers atop giving the vase like feel.  I liked the Sangeet venue arrangement. Neat and elegant with lights and minimal flowers. Otherwise, the typical function organizing in daily soaps is seen with lots of flowers especially orchids.

And coming to people dynamics:

RK indulging in RK speak with Roma Paste, RK Paste and Trishna Paste was good, doing the ice-break between chawl-waasis and Mansion waasis...which though Bhatias in the form of Kuku and Dips try to show the difference, RK mingling there in his paste talk, makes it all a talk between relatives. There were confusing moments though. I did not if Madhu was trying to tease RK right at that time or trying to remind him for "Pair Choona". Well IMO RK does not need to be reminded about that. He has those manners. Ms Rads taught him all that, so Madhu you can be lax about it...so lemme forget Madhu's confusing gestures.

Roma was introduced to Radhaji.

Trishna

Madhu- Trishna scene was very good. I had been apprehensive as to how Trishna would react to the Sangeet being arranged in RK Mansion and what kind of feelings it would invoke in her. But strangely the sisters though remembering all that went by, yet agreed to remember just the good things. Seems Trishna's one supreme selfish decision to sign up the film with BSC Productions has made her mature to many other things in her life. She is now ready to see how her family would react to that and yet she just wants to reap the good things out of her one selfish interest...of doing something for her family through her fulfilment of dreams and somehow, being alienated in her mind through her decision, has now made her warm to the idea that how much her family's support means to her, when she is on the verge of losing it. Interesting and poignant feeling there.

Deepali

Madhu -Dipali scene also were good. Madhu does try to be good to her Jethani by lifting her up and boosting her morale when she has a flop show when her husband abruptly takes her to center stage. Didn't get why Dips has to fall...but chodo in the name of entertainment and together the SILs sing and rope in their MIL (saas) for the Radha Song. What I best liked about today's Dips and Madhu scene is...now officially I get Madhu openly taking Dips away from her husband, showing her place away from her husband and then claiming RK again. God!! How I have asked for this since the beginning. CVs thank you for giving me this scene. See now that protects the sanctity of the Madhu-RK marriage and will keep Dips off boundaries.

Sikky, Bittu, Roma, Trishna, Radha dances

I liked all their dances. Roma was making sure RK gets to sit with Madhu by taking Bittuji away. Seemed Bittuji was trying to flirt with Roma  and Trishna as well...but poor guy again was working for his boss. And Ms Radha was really good with that dancing. She managed to pull in everybody except Kuku Bhatia, the pissed off guy.

Hilarious moments

I cannot help laughing at the fact that ...of all the people, Bittuji was very happy sitting with his Bhabhiji. He was always going back to Madhu like a family. He did 3 times and the last time, he was pretty upset that RK usurped his place and would have shown his eyes angrily had it not been his Chief, who too showed his eyes...that moment was just too good to miss. Goes to Hall of Fame moments if you ask me.  But bad!!! he couldn't help his Bhabhiji and had to help or follow the orders of his chief. And Roma kept on observing this and helped RK get back his place besides his Biwi.

I also liked how Shamsher was asking Roma to stop laughing aloud when she couldn't control herself at Sikky and Dips' fall.

RK continues with his intimidating techniques

I would not make much an ado about RK-Madhu scene in their privy chamber or their small talk in the sangeet function as well. He is just deepening his romancing with his wife taking it to the physical intimacy level. I laughed when he said that he had never taken advantage of her modesty.

But their romance all filled with double meanings is making it all suggestive sexual innuendo very desirable at this stage of relationship between the husband and wife. Suits Colors channel's conservatism (My friend Zoya told me that Colors is conservative and will not allow PH's to show bold scenes for family dramas).  Seems the PH of MEIEJ is inspired with Rajshree Productions as well. The Barjatya clan are masters of churning out romance filled family dramas and yet beautifully place the erotic and sensuous feel in between. Do you all remember the erotica of "Maine Pyar Kiya"?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4g9zKRe-Is

For me "Mere Rang mein Rangne waali" song made me lot uncomfortable because unfortunately, I was watching it as a "teen"  and that too in the movie hall sitting next to Dad. LOL !!!  I had dragged the whole family to watch it as it was a family drama and I never expected something like that. Salman and Bhagyashree behave way too much like man and wife before they are even married...and I am sure parents may not have liked all that  with their kids watching that kind of thing... See the last part of the song ... Recently at the Colors Screens (or others)  awards they made fun of this aspect in the retro movie presentation.

Pictorial Commentary - by Zorica 

Episode 171 Discussion: 16th Jan 2013

RK-Madhu ka Patch up over Test of Love fight.

Events of the Episode

1. RK comes back to Madhu. They patch up. Says Madhu to RK - No more Love tests okay ? I am there to help you fight your insecurities, you just allow me do that. RK says yes.
2. Madhu modifies the plan of "going away from here" to "going away from here until you are completely healed and able to trust the world and then come back again to our loved ones". RK agrees.
3. RK then takes her to the pond-side place where he had given his first shot. He tells Madhu that he will marry her there after Padmini and Shamsher get married.
4. Radha goes to Padmini's place. Happily tells her that her son Rishu called her Maa and all that has been possible because of Madhu. She vows that she will not allow ger son to go anywhere.

Pictorial Commentary by Zorica 

Originally posted by zorica

wallpaper  - I really like this one (see full size)

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Episode Reviews

Honestly, it was a confusing episode to me.

There definitely was "patching of scenes shot at different times".  It seemed clothing of the scenes through some dialogues and editing where the screenplay itself was a bad framework. This is my view only for today's episode construction. Today, the screenplay was total failure and definitely the dialogue writer had some kind of challenge to show some transitioning. I rate today's episode as C. All I see is clunk running the agenda for the CVs

The "Let's go away where there are just you and me" Track has now addendum of "Let's return back to our loved ones" with another conflict from Ms.Radhaji that she will not allow the son to go away anywhere.

Only one scene seemed good and that was Radhaji going to Padmini and sharing her happiness and I was enjoying it until, the clunk showed up...that Radha now involves Padmini to oppose the going away track for Madhu and RK. Both the mother's opposition...

But one thing I superliked. That RK wants to get married at that place where he gave his first shot when become actor. His Lucky Charm !!! That was Filmy, respectful and endearing feeling. Chalo shaadi hogi ya nahin...khayal to accha tha.

Dialogue writing: Entertaining but sending mixed signals

Waise Madhu picking up the Sargi packet from Trash bin and eating the same brought the highest TRP and so I think Raghubir Shekhawat in happiness used the word "Kachra" for RK.Madhu does not mind picking up the valuable thing from Kachra ka dibba. :) 

The dialogue writer could have said...tumhaare dimaag mein bhoosa bhara hua hai, but he very wittily has written Tumhaare dimaag mein kachra bhara hai.

Ab bhoosa ho ya kachra...I wonder, how is that gonna help Madhu except that she lends him her brain or cleans his brain and fills up her brain. Plain hilarious fight between the husband and wife by saying insane words there. LOL !!!

"The darkness of the night just before the daylight break is the darkest". 

Madhu: Tum Mera Ghana Andhera. So Madhu is calling him her darkest time of the night and Rishabh is calling her his daylight break "Tum meri pvt suraj ki pahli kiran ho". Makes sense as a couple. She is his Hope. 

Isn't that what she just promised to him...to teach him to accept, love and trust everyone around in the world, NOT just her. This is the aspect of RK which I have always said needs to be evolved. He is evolved and intelligent, but does not know how to let go or take it easy. Until he gives it all, learn not to ask love any more and just loves without expectation without holding any grudge, he is never going to feel loved enough. That is the meaning of his song as well.

Bujh ke na bujhe ye pyaas o rabba ,jaane yeh kaisa hai pyaar!  Until he learns to be satisfied, by not building up thirst, "Dooriyan hai kyon darmiyaan" will not go away. And isn't he asking Madhu that question.."Mujh ko  ye tu  bataa"..

See here...the ending moods of the song for either of them...towards that they are building a bridge of hope and rescue... 

Rishbala song translation for non-Hindi forumites

http://www.india-forums.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3374451

Honestly that song cannot be fulfilling love story and I am so glad that they are working at the resolution for the Rishabh induced pain for RK.

I liked her dialogue today... "Is Aag se Thodi si Aag churakar, Love ka bonfire jalayenge"

Gosh !! Madhu is on a high actually. She is vindictive, vengeful and keeps breaking Rishabh Kundra left and right. He tries to be difficult with Aag ka dariya and pat comes her response that she will steal something from that dariya...as if she hardly cares what he is talking about. Too good. Its like for once Sheldon has been taken for a ride...from Big Bang.

Responded by Zoya

RK: Biwi, dialogues maarna mera kaam hai. Tum kabse dialogue maarne lagi ho. Tum to aankhon se bolti hui achchi lagti ho

Madhu: RK ki Biwi hoon. Dialogue maarna toh haq hai mera

There could be 2 reasons why Madhu is on a high:

1) Vodka aur whisky ko dekhne ka asar.

2) Just like how Biwi is RK's O2 cylinder, RK is Biwi's dawai... So may be the effect of dawai.. Looks like the dawai is nasheeli...

Story Construct and Presentation

Though this episode was bad construct and previous two episodes were clunky servings of their CLUNK TRACK "Test of Love" ruling the Lets Leave the Stardom track, I will applaud the CVs that as a team, they have a strong foundation towards the story and presentation. Almost everyone in their crew agrees on the vision, which is entertainment FILMI style. So everything is BOMBASTIC. And so filmi hero, filmy heroine and filmy dialogues and filmy kahani.  Then I also like the fact that, their love story has a progression that is very human. This appeals to all age groups. The passion gives meaning to all age groups because we cannot say that old people stop loving or don't know what is romance. But since their story is not that smooth, the love story has adult questions, principles challenged which appeal the grown ups as well, which is the TRP generating group. Then I like the actors commitment to this drama.

Stunts...yes we laugh. But thank God! we don't have real life villainous fights. Those are ugly and we cannot even sleep after reading about them in newspapers. So anyone looking for reality, may just replace Balraj kidnapping Madhu and having that noose with song and dance, with her being trapped in a dungeon with people trying to touch her...the noose drama is much better.

Atleast after a decade (isn't it about that time when Ekta popularised Saas Bahu sagas), they have brought through MEIEJ, a soap like NUKKAD back on TV. Nukkad was human and entertaining with best actors in the serial. For those who do not know, it as a Doordarshan soap in 80's. MEIEJ holds the same canvas with entertainment. Aaj iski kahani kal uski kahani, in the same RK-MB world. Do I not see the same Nukkad in Balika Vadhu then ? NO. Nope, That serial has objective and social message, but it is low on entertainment for me. It is definitely not rugged and fast like Nukkad style.

Coming back to MEIEJ. Folks, so we still do not know why MB loves RK. That remains a million dollar question and ensuing debate. . But one thing is clear, Madhu is going to boss around RK, She is the Gauri to SRK 

Other reviews

By Tanu 

What was Madhu saying??? Did she even hear herself? Did she just say that his dimaag was filled with kachra, wo bhi sada hua??? The way she said it was so strong that  I got the feeling if she really felt this way about him… then she shouldn't be with him… even being in love with him would be no reason enough. Yes, RK deserved this…but 3 months earlier! I agree the guy is bitter due to his past, he is insecure about his relationships… but she cant say he has no idea about relationships. He was the one who saw the unsaid love between Padmini and Malik. He has maintained his silence regarding the wrong doings of the Bhatia clan to shield his mother (stupid and foolish, I agree). He took back the case against Malik, a man who was out to kill him. If he didn't understand a father or trust him, he would have never taken the case back. He would have not bothered to reconcile a father and a daughter or Padmini-Malik. I thought she loved RK because she trusted him more than himself to be a good human being behind his facade. She said that no one has hurt her like him… she should be thankful… the people she loves, her husband, parents and sister have faced worse and scarred for life!  I am so disappointed with those lines that I completely shut off from that scene… somewhere in between I heard that the sanyas plan is still on, just that now it is a makeshift arrangement and not a permanent plan. Thank God for small mercies. May be not! Radha-Padmini scene indicated that Madhubala is all set to thread the path of a 'saas-bahu' saga. Radha does not want to get away from RK-Madhu and Madhu just promised RK, they will go away. Good Luck, RK!

The talaab kinara scene was good. Just a grouse… why are they roaming about in the previous days clothes? Isn't it a fresh day? RK took time to shave not shower? I get it that was VD's shot just before and after his break… yet they could have gone for fresh set of clothes!

RK plans to get married at that place because his 1^st shot was in that place and its lucky… Hmmm! The film industry is so prominent in their lives. The scene had their usual banter… cute!

By Soundarya - beautiful

It's adorable if you look at it one way...this is a couple crazed by love for each other. They can't stay angry with each other, she lovingly tells him...he is her most gehra andhera, admitting that it is not easy for her, he accepts it in good humour, she calls his black memories about the past as kachra, i quite liked it, somebody needed to tell him that. Their relationship is becoming stronger, and they're both getting more possessive, if only...that saat pheras happen, all of us can move on. They're dragging the SR track, no big mystery to it. That's another TRP strategy from what I've seen. Acc to me, she is quite ok with moving on, but she keeps reminding him of his promise..it was his promise, not  hers. It's almost as if she keeps telling him, you promised, now bhugto and stay away.

Originally posted by zoya_naziya

What a confusing episode.

I have only one thing to say to RK-Madhu: Aasmaan se tapka aur khajoor mein atka!!!! Ek problem khatam hoti nahi ki doosri problem ka trailer dekhne ko mil jaata hai viewers ko.

RK-Madhu ka patch-up: See Shri, I was telling you the other day that Madhu was angry with herself for miscalculating RK and their love by not giving weightage to his past insecurities... She called it kachra today... And she made sure that she told him what she thinks of it, so that it doesn't affect her in the future. She goes onto say that she was ready to battle his insecurities but for that she needs his co-operation and support. In short, she wants him to suppress the Rishabh inside RK.  And she even goes on to talk about their running away and their coming back after winning the battle and he agrees to it..

Radha: I have to say only one dialogue to her... Itna khush mat ho jayiye Radhaji. Ek pal mein khushi toh dusre hi pal mein dard, takleef,etc... Yaar Dipzy ka dialogue yaad nahi hai:(

What an irony!! Y'day she herself told RK not to let any third person interfere and now she herself is going to become a kabab mein haddi... SHe promises to herself that she would not let RK-Madhu go anywhere away from her...Ab Madhu kya karegi? RK ka test pass karegi ya Radha maiyya ka?

Madhu has to choose one.. If she heeds to Radha, RK and Madhu problem. If she heeds to RK, then Dipzy would do a chance pe dance and plotting will start, phir se RK-madhu problem. In short, brace yourselves for high-TRP saas bahu drama!!!

When is Radha going to flaunt her trophy in front of the other Bhatias?

I hope Padmini remains the saner and sensible one in all of this and not interfere in her daughter's life.

And lastly the lake-side scene. I was happy to know that he wants to start his new life where he gaive his first shot...

But the brooding part of the scene was the aag ka dariya hai, doob ke jaana hai. And he asking her doobna chahti ho ya aag(himself) mein chalna chahti ho and she chooses aag... What does he have in mind.

Zoya,

@italics.  Chill  !!!The last ...ominous foreboding of bad times is for MEIEJ FANS who want the DARK STORY to continue. For those fans, those kind of dialogues have to be thrown in. Problems will come and be resolved for shippers as soon as they come.

and Re >>>>>RK-Madhu ka patch-up: See Shri, I was telling you the other day that Madhu was angry with herself for miscalculating RK and their love by not giving weightage to his past insecurities... She called it kachra today... And she made sure that she told him what she thinks of it, so that it doesn't affect her in the future. She goes onto say that she was ready to battle his insecurities but for that she needs his co-operation and support. In short, she wants him to suppress the Rishabh inside RK. 

LOL!! Wasn't that vindictive ???? TRUE.  Madhu lovers can be happy. She is more than a sherni. Weren't we saying she IGNORES HIM for HIS OWN GOOD and if that backfires, she will first cajole him only to ignore him again. I am telling you Mother/Nurse and a Royal Queen.

Chalo, though I did not like her lecture on emotional level, like I said the other day, lekin Madhu mera hi bhala kar gayi. Because I predicted that logically Madhu's junoon will be always to fight against Rishabh and claim RK all for herself. I always imagine this RK sandwiched between Rishabh and Madhu and that's why I love seeing Madhu fight Rishabh and RK peesing in between... Just that plot wise it is funny, emotionally it is not too good sometimes.

So the braggart in me, wants to be appreciated again. So bear with me when I remind us what I wrote. Yaar I still cannot believe that this is the exact logic CVs follow for Ishq and Junoon

Ishq - 

• RK's ishq is caring and being possessive about MB. There's certain level of deewanapan in the way he's after her. Be it to show his smirks or making his peremptory demands, its his expression of admiration for her, attraction for her and the desire to be in her company. Cluelessly enamoured royal tiger...I may as well be shameless and say seems in perpetual heat when around MB.
• MB's Ishq - Am guessing that it too will be possessive like RK. And her ishq so far has an expression of giving spontaneous response to RK's any kind of act. She just can't stop reacting to him. Cluelessly affected by him. She is angry, child-like, demanding, puppy-faced, looking teased and a royal queen.

Junoon - 

• Rishabh's junoon is to hide away under his mask or be a recluse in his cave. His junoon is also to conserve his Super Ego. Those who strike it, they are GONE! That's why MB has been the target. She questioned his thought-process, his way of living.
• Madhu's junoon is to fight for others cares without any thought for her. She goes to insane limits. Take the case of Mukund, Shamsher Malik... and now it is RK and her standing up to restore his faith in his friend and care-taker Ganesha'.and soon a day is going to come when she will decide to take care of Rishu, when she understands that Rishabh's way of living is not a living but a coping to live through'..her eternal fight with Rishabh.

Commemoration of 100 years Cinema

Originally posted by zoya_naziya

CV's ko suddenly yaad aa gaya this show is all about commemorating 100 years of Indian cinema that in a matter of 2 weeks they reminded us of a lot of movies...

Yestersay, agneepath style ma ke godh mein sar rakhna with main thak gaya hoon ma dialogue aur Aradhana style gaana.."Chanda hai Tu, Sooraj hai tu"

Tomorrow Hum dil de chuke sanam style phere ka sneak peak...

Next week, comedy film release hone wali hai...

Sholay style hostage situation with Tridev style naach-gaana!!!

And maine socha main bhi thodi filmy ho jaati hoon. What's the harm..

Shammo can say to Ballu in Dharam paaji style: Kutte...kaminey.. main tera khoon pee jaaonga.

Madhu can say in Karan Arjun style: Aayega, mera RK zaroor aayega.

RK will make an entry Superstar Rajnikanth style and say in Sunny Deol style Ballu jab yeh dhai kilo ka haath uthta hai toh, aadmi uthta nahi...uth jaata hai!!!!!

By Munni

Jaise  without Gauri no SRK  waise without Madhu ,No RK! 

Atleast they are doing justice by showing in filmy way. After all the serial is a tribute to 100 years of cinema.

Episode 141 Discussion: 7th Dec 2012

Making upto to Biwi. Let's celebrate Karva Chauth RK style in Natraj Studio.

Episode 141  Discussion: 7th Dec 2012

http://www.india-forums.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3332678

Episode events

Radha comes and apologizes to MAdhu. RK takes Madhu to Studio to make up with her yelling at her and also recelebrating KC vrat for all the bitterness that MAdhu had to go through from him and all the Bhatias. Both enjoy each other's company, redoing the KC Vrat todna, listening to songs and all in the decorated studio. *****Must see episode as it is a visual and not much in terms of events. Else you can read reviews below.

Telly Tadka Review

http://www.tellytadka.net/telly-tadka-spice/tt-moment-day-madhubalaeiej/

My Episode Take

I rate this episode A. I am tempted to give A+, but NO, there is a drama is continuing into Monday...who knows what holds us for on that day.

I discovered two things in the episode:

1) RK the Artist

In the earlier episodes, as the sculptor, he seemed formidable man with talents but then that hate passion for Madhu was there and also in the bike scene, he was super arrogant. So he seemed a man of the other world. But today, it was like I was seeing a man, happy in his creative energy and shows us how goes deep into things like why you see a man from the sieve in a KC - the woman's festival. Who would have thought RK knows that !

2) Rishbala - Love or Passion

I was very much confused watching them, whether I was seeing love or passion. When it was becoming love and when it becoming passion, we never know, as if it is interspersed throughout their interaction. It was like Madhu holds up herself like Love but sees him with eyes full of Passion. And RK holds up like Passion but there is lot of Love in his eyes when he looks at her (here in the studio...not to be confused with his home).

So this is my episode review for  me today.

• First Half - Lighter drama, needed staple
• Second Half - Serious drama as build-up for upcoming events.

First Half commentary as I watched.

RADUNCE : becomes a Leaky Tap. 

Says She : Pata Nahin Main Kyoon kisi ke Behkaave main aa gayi, Tum par Shak kar Baithi.

Says Me : Chidiya Chug Gayi Khet, Ab rone se kya faayda; Radha Maiyya!!!!

Says the Muse : Apne beta Rishu ki Maa Nahin ban paayi, to Madhu teri maa kaise ban paati. Use maaf kar de Madhu !!!

Once the Muse gives permission to Madhu,  Aa Aaa BG melodrama music plays. Madhu Sweet&Low was so sweet  that I started feeling pukish and I was writhing in pain when Thank God! scene was stopped by the blue colored Raw Cane Sugar. Natural Sugar is so much better than SweetNLow. Sigh!

Oh! God he said the same thing that I felt... "pahle gayrayee se soch le aur phir kaam kare"  

Oh! Rads cries again.

Oh that car scene!!! ...Jaise filmon mein hota hai  ...Dolta hua !! Wasn't it doling too much ? Hindi wala Dolnaa...RFOL!!!

Colors making RK promote Big Boss.- Channel requirement. Fitted well !

Please scene...Done well. Will come back to it later.

Andhera scene ...Had to added. How can they forget ? They just cannot. Else I would have ranted.

Just at the snap of the finger lights come up. So RK and Madhu are not totally alone. Some technicians might be there. Right ?

Okay Zoya, you were remembering the Party Scene so much. And here it is... They needed to remind peope how things have changed from last time. Hmmm!

KC scene + rituals - Done well.

Episode ending with the song and being lost into each other - Done well.

Now coming to the serious drama and writing the way peeps started knowing me.Sometimes I can be fun too ! 

Yesterday or rather often times I have said, that RK heeds to what Madhu says. He hears her, and actually seeks her reassurance. And so it would be better Madhu talks to RK. Lekin that is CV's weapon, will not let Madhu talk. Sigh!!!

So Madhu, chided RK for speaking tauntingly to his mother. "What will happen if you not be so harsh and be a little softer" asks Madhu. When he answers K will get deleted from RK, meaning he won't do it. As simple as surname Kundra cannot be deleted from Rishabh Kundra. Then Madhu goes on to say, "I know you are apologetic but you will not seek sorry because your K cannot be deleted from RK". And she means his ego here. RK feels that. The showed his penitent face. Yes, it is that face and yes he has ego and yeah the world doesn't like it, but then he has his reasons to keep it. He just needs to make it up in his way. That face reminded me so much of the studio night face.

The car dolna and Big Boss promo started and RK tries his best to coax his Biwi to talk. She does not relent. He stops in front of Natraj Studio. She is surprised. He comes to escort her. She is doing her Nakhre. RK Mansion is one hell of a place for them. They never can get enough of each other. Always a volcano is ready to erupt there. But come to Studio, Madhu becomes Queen Bee for whom RK is ready to become the drone, especially the night when Studio is all Khaali and might I add as well, becomes a Khaalistan (The Pure Land once dreamed by Akaali Taqt Leaders in 80's).

So RK starts apologizing to her without actually saying Sorry. He is clear about the context of his apology, but then he won't say sorry. Not just him. This is many men. They won't say sorry to their girls, no matter what. They will make up and be trying to coax and "jhelo the roothna-manana" for hours but not say sorry. I don't know why. But let's leave. Its just that they are MEN. And this RK was atleast partly in character that he cannot actually say Sorry. But I guess this RK thinks he is too much of RK and less of his romantic self.  But wait, the romantic man comes out of him and he says "Please".  Nicely done scene. Hope Girls of my age would agree. I am not sure what are the ground rules between todays boys and girls or young men and women. Muhje to mere din yaad aa gaye!

Celebrating Karva Chouth his Style was good idea. Anyways this is RK. Everything that applies to him and Madhu, he needs to participate, give his 100%. So he gifts the KC gift by re-celebrating it, explaining the sieve in established religion method and practical way of looking at practice. When he was talking about women lifting their ghooghat a bit to see their hubby's ugly faces, I was laughing. I was transported to my sociology class where our lecturer used to go into actual ritual meaning and the practice of it by people. Anyways I liked this KC...It was almost like any rendezous of two lovers with moon as their witness. The customary water from Bisleri and the melted dairy chocolate as a substitute for earthen pitcher and Sweet condiment in the thali, was liked by me.  Madhu might say...RK you are just incorrigible with that humungous ego, that you have to redo it...but then Madhu might also feel. This is so much better than all that waiting and tears and hoping against hope...or may be not. May be she would say that was one ecstacy, this is another one. My two memorable first KCs !!

And then as the night gets rangeen in Biwi's company, RK gets an idea to go for music and just like that he finds a Radio. Guys tell me, do we have radios like that nowadays ? Anyways...so he wants to dance. Madhu inadvertantly goes back to remember her earlier time when RK wanted to dance with her with that gesture of his. However with no hard feelings she accepts the hand in all glee. Seems they both  expected a racy 21st century song...and me too...but out of the blue...God knows which Radio jockey was that...I listen to this UK radio...the Punjabi RJ's play old songs for crowd like me...so out of the blue, Daadiamma Daadiamma  Maan Jaao comes up. And they both start laughing. Aur phir kya honaa hai. Madhu hase aur RK na phase aisa ho sakta yeh kya ? Picture abhi baaki hai, Monday phir aayiega. 

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Take 2

The Passion of the Artist and His Muse, His Inspiration

As I watched the episode, my 2nd time now in mute. I felt two things.

1. The Studio is altogether A NEW WORLD for RK. He is just not the one that we see him at his home, residence. For that matter RK did not look the one that he is in RK mansion when he was talking to Shamsher and Padmini in their Chawl.  Is RK then a Peter Pan ? Never happy at home and always going to Neverland ?
2. RK was very easy flowing and smooth with Madhu in the studio. He was a proud and ecstatic of his achievement for his Biwi, and he kept on showing one after the other his antics. The shine in his eyes reminded me when he was playing the piano, after giving a heart-felt beautiful description of his set for the new film and mentions that his heroine will come from the bridge and Madhu makes the entry. He is just so lost in that visual...of her over the bridge and at that he doesn't stop his performance and he keeps on playing.

Both Rishabh and Madhu were easily giving in to each other through fine performances. And none of it seemed forced or clunky. He guided her and she too performed. The KC ritual was the vehicle of actions for them, it was like the script given to them and both of them knew, when to see the moon, when to break the fast thru water, the chocolate and reverse feeding. And soon the act ended and Rishabh wanted to go for next act of dancing, which got foiled with that song, totally throwing them off balance and ticking them off to a real laughter rather than performing for each other. And throughout their act for each other which was delightful to either, they had oodles of chemistry building up between the two. And like good actors, they were controlling their desires and keeping up with repartees in each other's company.

RK - The Superstar vis-a vis RK the Artist

Heard lot of VD interviews. But never I thought of it as real. Yes, true, I don't keep expectations. Learned through years of Television watching that we need to be dumb and not expect. But then now this is beyond dumbness. I think I have been ignoring a lot. VD actually got into the skin of his role and he is performing RK act with a passion.

The character RK that I am seeing all these days in Studio, fine I know that he is passionate about his work and seems more balanced here than at his home. But today in Madhu's company when I saw RK, I realized in this MUTE WATCHING that RK the Superstar is not just a Star. He is an ARTIST. And like a true ARTIST he can create and destroy himself to take his creation to the finest level.  

His Muse, His Inspiration - Madhu

He is an actor who acts per the director and writers script given to him. But with Madhu today, he created everything for her, so she was being his inspiration, his Muse. This RK that I saw today...the Happy One, infact seemed quite consuming in his need to create, his zest as a presenter, his ecstacy in seeing happiness in Madhu's eyes...She was his precious audience at that time. I did write in my 1st review that RK needed to show his 100% participation. But the set he decorated for her was more than participation, it was like he created everything for her. What if she doesn't like it ? What is his viewers don't like his creation anymore ? Most artists vacillate between being morose and then extremely in high spirits.

Madhu will need to toughen up dealing with this artist husband, who is going to be sensitive, lost in his own mental labyrinths needed for his artistic creation, who feels chaotic about his home, needs to take periodic trips to studio and dreamworld and lose himself. I don't know why, I kept remembering the initial promos where RK asks Madhu to lose herself in this dreamworld.

And Madhu and RK have a lot of chemistry, undercurrents of passion was just showing up. Because, not once I saw Madhu being shy. When she had to control the situation she turned her eyes away from him, but Gosh! she was perfect partner for him today. For such a young girl (as compared to RK's age and his experience), she was a woman with grace and poise. And RK was just liking that as if he found what he had been looking for in his creative world. The way RK was looking at Madhu today in the studio was no different when he saw her first time in the studio and continued playing piano enjoying her in his view.  

Everyone in his daily life is a performer and an artist in some sense. Our creations may not be showcased, but we do create something daily. But what sets the artist that we know as artist...is his passion to consume himself to create something artistic. Ain't I right ?

Responded by Soundarya

@SD- OH my God, what a coincidence, all your words above, my thoughts exactly at this very moment. I would have written in my staccato style, not as eloquently as you put it. To add to it:

RK the performer - the artist- I have always felt that not enough attention is given to him as a creative artist...his sculpture, his piano playing, his acting, his dialogues, all of them indicate an extremely creative, highly sensitive artist. Which is why his mood swings somehow make sense to me (I know SBCC will roll their eyes). I have mentioned this earlier, all interviews with star wives  (Jaya B, Suzanne Roshan etc) mention that their husbands need a lot of space, at such times, it is the grounded atmosphere at home that keeps them sane.

And to make my point about RK, Madhu  stimulates him, gives him stability and goes alongwith his madness...Big Boss dialogues, Mr India. In time, she will become his muse.

I always felt that he fell in love with her the first time he saw her on that bridge, and yes, I agree that yesterday, I was reminded of that scene as well.

I don't have any doubts he loves her, but yes, he will always be insecure in love, that will cause more problems for them than anything else.

Madhubala - I loved it that she did'nt appear sickeningly coy, like most soap heroines. She looked at him in the eye, with the same amount of passion that he felt. Even in the car, when he tried a mild threat, 'mera mood kharab ho jayega', she hesitated, but still did'nt get out.And also, for someone who famously said, he does'nt walk behind anybody, I noticed she walked out of the room first, she walked into the studio ahead of him. And he did'nt mind!He did'nt even notice. Oh yes, he is in love, and she wields a great amount of power over him, smewhere justifying the title - MEIIJ. They just don't know it yet. 

Responded by apolloartemis

You know Shri, between your analysis and that of others- this is for KT, Sound, Bhakti and all the great writers on this thread, I feel like a little tugboad among luxury cruisers. Like, what am I doing writing here?

But yes, totally agree with you about RK the Superstar and RK the artist- infact from the beginning we saw hints of Madhu becoming RK's muse from the moment he saw her at the studio- the impromtu piano playing, sculpting her through his injuries etc. Indeed, I would argue that it's RK the artist that drove Rishab's initial obsession with Madhu almost more than RK the Superstar whose ego had been offended. I'm saying this because even after the press conference, when he had basically destroyed her life, RK was still thinking about Madhubala- there was no need to give her a call to tell her what she already knew- he did it because he didn't know how to distangle himself from her. And then he entangled himself permenantly.

This muse analogy is why I think, no matter what happens between RK and Madhu in the future, they will not be able to stay away from each other. Because the current that is between them, the passion, the junoon, is now deeply embedded in their souls. Whatever form their surface emotions take, the need to always be near each other will never go away. Like I've said many time, RK and Madhu's core personas are the same- the selfness that is selfishness in its own way, the egos, the insecurity etc, they have similar personalities. And if Madhu is RK's muse, then RK has placed himself above even Bappa in Madhu's eyes. How can a person stay away from that?

It's almost comforting in its own way, because we know, unlike other serials, whatever happens, whatever he feels, RK will not allow Madhu to be taken from him. 

Also, sorry for the long reply, but I have to say, I adored what you said about Madhu not being coy. I love that about her. So many other soap heroines are always shying away when the moments are passionate, and I'm always like "Could you please be a little more comfortable? I don't feel like I'm watching a romance here. You look unwilling...that makes me uncomfortable."

Seeing Madhu have equal passion, and more importantly, not shy away from it, is a refreshing change.

Responded by Zoya

@Shri, The forums are in need of a superlike button or standing ovation button bcoz of you:):) 

I had written in my review that dil se taar jud nahi paayi when I saw the episode for the very first time. I could not really pinpoint the reason but when I re-watched the episode y'day night, i realized that RK was so full of life and lively at the studio, which was so unlike his behavior with Madhu/anyone else at home... And today when I came here, your second take washed away all my confusions and now I can say that the episode was superb...

After reading your take, I recalled that RK near the lake-side scene where he had told that "Is duniya mein RK jaisa ek hi insaan hai jo marke bhi zinda hai"... But he becomes alive when he is in front of the camera.. He loses himself into his make-believe world of theatre...  He also said sth about he always wanting to find solace in someone after every betrayal and that after Dipz betrayal, he stopped seeking solace... At that time, i had just taken in what he had said and it is true too... I know what he actually meant by solace but if you view it differently, after all those betrayals, he did find solace,tranquility in his creativity,artistic ability, viz, his parde ki duniya... Ofcourse he was still lonely with no one to cherish him but i think all the events that occurred in his life  gave him the zeal to invest all his energies in becoming the  superstar he is, as you said the artist he has become. He is deep down still a sucker for love and that his superstar status, the thought that the public cherishes him,gives him some kind of consolation...   

I have told that he found solace in his creativity but i did not mean that his creativity would become the healer of his wounds... I just meant that he forgets his pain and loses himself to the pleasure,joy that the realm of theatre offers him...

And you had also told that he was a bit apprehensive if Madhu would like his creation... I guess he was, coz after all his KC drama was played out, at some point he was looking into her eyes  and when she questioned him kya hua, he said kuch nahi and removed his gaze from her...Prolly he wanted to see if his world actually thrills and excites her as much as it does to him and he would have sure found happiness... Madhu's behavior at the studio, was more like tumhare saath main kisi bhi duniya mein khush rahoongi... <---- I am assuming its this coz i don't exactly remember when this gazing sequence came in the scene.. He might have looked at her for some other reason too...

I hope what I wrote made sense... And if it was bakwaas, sorry for the post... I didn't think twice before writing it..

P.S: I didn't quote your post coz am browsing through phone now and the post becomes messy and annoying when quoted and  long... The emos also are kinda weird so i couldn't put it for my reaction to your post...

Responded by himbin

SD,

It was fantastic what you wrote of RK- The artist..I just loved loved and loved it...Until now,it never occurred  to me what exactly RK being artistic means but,now I get it...It gives a whole new

dimension to RK and to the way I would perceive his actions and reactions from now on..Rishabala's first encounter seemed so poignant...I tried to make sense of it..but, could never really understand it completely...Now I get it...When RK sees Madhu on the bridge I guess he was spell bound with the perfection...the perfect portrait to what he envisioned...or may be it was even beyond what he thought of and yes, it sent him in to a state of ecstasy,a blissful state of unity that an artist would find with the beauty of creation which in turn would act as an inspiration for their own creations...I could now pretty well see what you mean by Madhu being the muse of RK...the feelings that he feels for her,the different emotions that she awakes in him which he himself is not aware of could very well ignite his creative passion and and he would be at peace only only when he expresses them... through his art..I guess we would have continued to see this if the tracks had not been switched...I just hope cv's won't neglect this aspect of RK's personality and continue with their plan of RK molding Madhu and her being an inspiration to his may artistic creations...it sure would be an enthrilling watch if the cv's take us on the journey through the Artists's soul...I wonder if RK would turn a director too when Madhu is made an actress...that would be interesting than them just being co-stars... Shridevi...I remember you saying how Madhu's beauty comes across to him and how it captivates him...yes,it captivates the artist in him and this along with his feelings for MB stirs his soul and ignites and fuels his passion for creation...Thank you for putting forth this new perspective...I am  too happy at this new revelation for me.

The Filmi Elements 

By AreYaar

I think one of the things that made the most impact on me today was how they highlighted that wondrous quality of cinema...at it's very basic, it's supposed to transport you into another land...especially Hindi cinema is all about the larger than life sets, the flowers, the stars, the twinkling lights...the way they put in an old transistor playing an old black and white movie song...they brought this old world charm to it all...THAT atmosphere was beautifully created today to make the scene visually very appealing too along with all the good dialogue and direction. 

In that sense, only this show has that luxury to use all these elements like this and get away with it cuz it FITS the story...the character background...in most other shows, it wouldn't work and would be out of place...but here they've got that entire basis...the grandiose film set, the eccentric movie star, the props, the dialogues...and today it all fit the story and scene very well.

Everyone in his daily life is a performer and an artist in some sense. Our creations may not be showcased, but we do create something daily. But what sets the artist that we know as artist...is his passion to consume himself to create something artistic. Ain't I right ?

The Background Music themes for Rishbala in today's episodes.

Originally posted by Brindavanam

Hello everyone.. I am usually a silent reader on this thread, but have to ask a question today... I thoroughly enjoy reading all the analysis you guys do...so the question is..can anybody tell me the lyrics of the song we heard when Madhubala looks at RK and moon..that song sounds very familiar, but don't know what movie it is from..or what are the exact lyrics at the beginning..but remember something like..nainon me teri..comes in the middle..can someone please do the favor..thanks in advance!!

The background music played during the KC rituals in the studio over the Friday episode are many:

1. Madhu's recent "I fell in love " BG score since the Main Pareshaan song
2. the regular BG music between RK and Madhu
3. the altered track from film song "saibo" Soundarya gave us the song in the thread and Charu already made the vm. The thread has the information somewhere after page 12
4. Along with that they also play the improvised track of Aa Ja zara kareeb se ...to lead us into the dance scene in the episode.

Episode 130 Discussion - 22nd Nov 2012

Madhu gets sanction from her Mother

Episode 130 Discussion - 22nd Nov 2012

Events of the Episode

1. RK settles the 40 lacs drama between Radhaji and Padmini. Reminds everyone that his marriage to Madhu is not about 40 lacs but has deeper context than that, money just being part of it. He still prefers the relationship to be kept personal between RK and MB.
2. He asks Padmini to go and chat with Madhu in his room. Before leaving for shooting, he assures his MIL (Saasumaa) that though everyone has alienated Madhu, he has not and he will take care of Madhu. Padmini is very pleased and comforted.
3. Padmini advises Madhu to take her marriage to next level now as RK is in every way honoring his marriage with Madhu and duly taking care of her and respecting her.
4. Padmini leaves home to cook for Trishna and Shamsher...away from Shamsher's house and gets the food for them. Her way of showing anger, pain and betrayal to Shamsher and yet taking care of him and Trishna as her duty in the sense of a family.
5. Madhu, after her mother leaves, is all longing to be in RK's company. Spots RK's phone, left at home. Decides to go to studio to give it to him. RK senses her presence, looks for her, finds her and aks why she is here. Episode ends.

My take over the episode

Bass phark itna hai ki yahaan pe blank checques nahin phat rahe ROFL

That was RK reminding us of 80's and 90's cinema with pet act of hero and heroine to get a prize money from the parents for letting the other go.LOL. - Underlying theme is towards commemoration of 100 years of Cinema.

The dialogues...like Kya Keemat hai Iski ? Then tearing the blank cheque scene used to be such a dramatic scene in yore, that every movie buff, would be knowing what were our reactions. As kids, we used to enact such scene, make a parody in class room or when playing with friends/cousins.  It  used to be such a ridiculous invention and a prop scene just as the ridiculous prop of song and dance like Ta Thyayya O Oh, -2 TumTana Tana (from Himmatwaala moviel- link just in case you are curious  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs7-zGQMy3w&feature=related ). I like these tid-bit reminders of  blasts from the past.

Hilarious end to a ridiculous drama from RADUNCE. This woman has stopped becoming a leaky tap and has started to think from her heel. Ever heard of any negotiation  where instead of give and take, on both sides it is give and give. Radha is just a DUNCE with that kind of formation of equation. How did she even think it could be understood by anyone ! Radunce leaves the money there and goes... No respect to Money or indirectly giving the money back to her son.

Reasonably done denouement to the 40 lakhs le lo , beti ko le jao drama with the  "char thappad ke liye thodi na chaar phere liye jaate hain". An apt answer to Rads uncalled for "baat 40 lakh se shuru hui thi, wahi khatam kar dete hain". RK reminded everyone, that 40 lakhs is no way linked to any of the vendetta and there is much more to meaning to his marriage that only him and his Biwi know the reasons thereof. By saying "char thappad ke liye thodi na chaar phere liye jaate hain" ...he was reiterating that Baat 4 thappad se shuru hui thee, but RK invested his fate along with Madhu's to make out something. That's what he was saying in that fashion. 

Scene between DiPUTZ and RADUNCE can be ignored. It lacked the spark to ignite me into combustible mode. Thanda...

Fine they did not glorify RK in front of Padmini. He remained an entertainer, a nautanki with his maskhari with Saasumaa full-on. Emphasis on Tang bhi na...Wow! Padmini knows how to joke with her Damaad ! 

And to keep viewers like me happy, they showed Padmini cooking for both Malik and Trishna. So fine she is taking care of them in the way she thinks is right. Okay...I will not mind that as long as one or the other way Padmini continues to take care of them. Liked it when she said, yeh to mera farz banta hai. But what still doesn't make sense is cooking in an house where Roma is absent, where kitchen looks the same Malik's kitchen...and what kind of economics are being followed...I guess like same kitchen being shared by both Saas and Bahu for their separate cooking.

And finally coming to the most important part of the episode. Padmini yet again becoming the guide to Madhu and asking her to the marriage to the next level...she is prompting Madhu to honor the marriage just as we have been saying, or atleast the way I was saying...asserting her Biwi rights to be an equal and capable partner to hubby...(remove pillow and demand the right to complete her 3 pheras ) . And Madhu...whenever her mother says something, she has to listen to it. Bas phir kya...sanction mil gaya maa se...and Madhu ne chod diya apne aap ko RK se pyaar ke Maayajaal mein.

If you ask me...its too soon for Madhu to have all those lovey dovey thoughts in the room as soon as her Maa leaves. Nope its not wrong. She can feel light-hearted and pondering, but there was no need for Madhu to play out "Geet kind of falling in love expressions". It was   There have been so many romantic scenes in Bollywood which are more beautiful and slow...The problem with MEIEJ is that it is excelling in enacting the drama of intensity and passion. But when it comes to enacting the romantic expression, there are being plot failures. They induce false situations instead of developing in normal manner. They need to do homework on

1. Deepening Madhubala's character in terms of body language and verbal expressions. Her basic character is nicely developed but that does not mean that she has to be MUTE and expressive through her eyes. When it comes to romantic acts, the writers are not helping DD at all. They are forcing her to fall back on previous acting experience. This is so NOT DONE. This is being unjust to DD. She deserves better from her creatives.
2. The romantic track ...the writers seem to be very scared when writing these scenes and hence they go for dream sequences rather than adding dialogues to bring romance. May be it is too much of hard work to write dialogues at subtle level.

What I liked today, towards the romance is that RK sensed Madhu's presence even before Madhu was on the sets. And I liked DD's portrayal of Madhu's innocent face and pure heart-felt dazed expression when she looked at RK. He feels her and she is lost in him.

Episode gets a B from me and more of a filler kind. If anyone misses watching...they really would not have missed any progression in terms of story or missed romantic scenes between RK and Madhu.

Have to say that  Mood of the episode is set by Padmini ...Shringara element set by her...with Saasumaa- Damaad scene, Mother-Daughter/s scenes and planting the seed in Madhu's mind that she can feel for her husband.

Criticism:

Creatives : Please add mannerisms and behavioural patterns to Madhu's character.

Other takes

By Zoya

The episode belonged to Padmini!!!! Pallavi Purohit is doing a fab jobThe sasuma-damaad interaction was too good... Pads sympathising with Rads situation too was understandable(she being a mother herself) but the CV's didn't have to make Madhu the adarsh bahu...Madhu's reaction was totally uncalled for even after hearing that her husband feels betrayed by her actions in the past... For Godsake, he had told her that he had to share his mother's love with another man at such a tender age... She completely sidelined her husbands anguish and pains... And that too for a woman who at the drop of a hat changes sides and doesn't use that freaking brain she has got... She just saw how lowly she thinks of her that she offered money to leave her husband...

Padmini's scene at the chawl was much needed atleast for me...All along i was thinking that it was a hasty decision to not give the man a chnace to explain... But when she brought food for him,trish and told that how could I not be concerned about the man and then going on to say that she needs time to come to terms was completely agreeable... You sometimes need me time to understand and cope up with a situation and I totally respect her decision... hats off to her today... And every time I see Padmini, I get annoyed with Rads all the more

Other non-episode related articles.

What does RK actually obsess about ?

So I was thinking along these lines because it dawned in my reflections about RK's actual obsession. We all think RK will obsessively want to possess Madhu, loves her and yet will never allow her to confess even if she loves him extremely...

But you know what, the way he felt her presence today even before he saw her, and the way he softly asked her "Biwi tum yahaan set par" upon seeing her in that concerned manner, I gathered that it is not about his obsession to possess Madhu.  It is his obsession not to get deceived. He shall not be deceived and he will not allow anyone to deceive him. 

Why he likes Madhu now, after his logical marriage to Madhu under then circumstances, is because he sees her "golden heart" like Shamsher presented his daughter to him...Meri Nanhi si Bacchi, uska sone jaisa dil, uske chote chote sapne. He saw the golden heart twice when she saved him; once in studio and other time when he was shot. And she took care of him too. 

Why trusts Madhu and hence wants her to be in his life. Because she is trustworthy. And more importantly, Madhu, if she has to fight, challenge or hurt RK, she does it to his face in all openness, whereas hides her good acts from him. RK is also the same. He hides his good acts and he accepts to himself that he is bad and capable of ruthless acts. However, unlike him; Madhu will never employ Machiavellian methods to get back at him should she ever decide that. Madhu has no bone to think ill of anyone. 

Because of these qualities of Madhu, RK in order to preserve himself he would want to cherish Madhu always. But because of his obsessive feelings of never ever to get decieved, he is denying Madhu the happiness of fulfilling her rights to care for RK as husband. Soon in  love, RK may not allow Madhu to confess her feelings, as he wouldn't want him to expect anything from her...as that would be opening doors to allow deception back into his life. This is all in their personal relationship, within their bedroom.

Now, think out of the box, change the setting. Make it Public...under all glare...RK would be happy to romance with Madhu. Why? Because he will not be threatened with his obsessive fear of getting deceived. Everything will be in the open. And if he proposes to Madhu or expresses his affection for Madhu; in his opinion, Madhu will never be able to deny her affection in public...true to her character. So I think, when Love outgrows his obsessive need to protect himself, he may try to look ways to express his love to her in open. May be this is where her becoming the film star will help him. He can openly romance with her without any fear. He will love her as RK, but actually feed Rishabh Kundra's desires through that act...and a point will come when he will need to reconcile RK and Rishabh Kundra with regards to Madhu, as she is the one who will be seeing both personalities at all the times and accomodating both of them through her understanding.

Look, he doesn't have a qualm being fed by her before everyone, but cannot submit himself to her loving eyes when in bedroom; especially if he is in his vulnerable state. We always used to laugh at the PDA acts of Rishbala.

Disclaimer: 

This is just my theory. The way I felt when seeing these dream sequences of either of them. Madhu certainly has the wondering expressions when she dreams...it tells us how much she is repressed in her conscious serious state. RK may want to free up that repressed self in her and at the same time find solace for his conciously suppressed feelings for her when in Rishabh Kundra mode (not RK mode). 

Rangamunch review - good one on letting go hate/apathy to allow love/empathy...

http://rangmunch.tv/index.php/writers-gully/reflections-menu/item/2199-madhubala-love-lies-and-laments