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At a broader perspective, there is nothing much happened today, but there were something to relish in every scene.. The actions and reactions of each family member, their interactions, the pain, and the valid questions raised, the episode had everything, the parental love, the hopeless & hapless struggle of the husband, pain, anger and also the indomitable strength & bonding of the Ahuja family..
The episode started with the cute little Aarav, who is not old enough to understand the gravity of the situation, he is certainly a stress reliever to Anu. Disha is older and mature, she understands their predicament, but she is still too young to bear it without bursting out her pain and anger in her mother for hiding the state of her health. I expected Disha to not to vent her anger to her mom, as Ram explicitly told her to be supportive to her mom, but I guess she is afterall a teenager, can't really keep emotions bottled up inside like how Anu (and Ram too infront of the kids) does. Yes, her hurt & feeling of betrayal is natural. A very realistic scene, Anu asking Disha to take care of the family, her father and Aarav. It is too much to ask of a teenager, but what else Anu can do :(. Disha telling it is not her job and asking Anu to comeback home to do what is her own job.. I don't know how many times I will tell, but a very relatable scene with genuine emotions..
As expected, the specialist says it will cost 10L upwards for the treatment, but the chances of recovery are very less. Ram's reactions were subtle, but painful. His friend asking Ram to think carefully as he had already spent a lot for Anu's treatment 2 years back. Ok, one thing about the friend, I guess it will take a while to get used to this character, I didn't see any chemistry between Ram & him, he almost looked scared of Ram, made me miss Vikram (Jai Kalra) of BALH and the great chemistry he had with Ram Kapoor ..
Ram observing his family having a lighter moment by making fun of him... Though he is pained and also worried about money, he makes an entry with a cheerful face (the mask borrowed from Anu) brushes off Disha's concerns and packs the kids off to home.. Yes, he doesn't have the luxury of showing his sorrow :(. Disha is not convinced, asks again the friend, but he too brushes off.
Ram - Anu never cease to amaze me with the naturalness of their relation, they are so open with each other.. A typical soap lead would hide from his wife about the cost of the treatment, but Ram doesn't, he tells her the truth (about the cost, not about the survival chances), when Anu questions how will he manage, he shuts her off saying it is his problem and instead of 10 L, even if it is 10 C, he will arrange...hmm, such is the power of love.. Ram already mentioned once that he can't hide things from Anu. Hence it makes sense for him to tell her about the cost..
Ok, the one unrealistic scene or rather dialogue.. I have encountered lot of nursing staff in my life, never interacted with someone who so openly talk discouragingly.. Some nurses might indirectly give their honest opinion, but only if they know the patient well and for a long time. But what I liked about the scene, Ram expressing exactly what the audience (in this case, myself ) would feel. What kind of nurse she is to talk like this.. Ram trying to encourage Anu by citing the advancements in medical science, Anu retorting medical science can fight cancer, but not death and very naturally Ram getting irked with her continued negativity (how much he can bear, he is trying to keep the hope up inspite of Doc's not so favourable prognosis). Ram bursting out in anger when Anu wants Ice cream, (they used the dialogue from promo here, 'Am I a battery operated thing'), but finally agreeing to buy icecream for her. Natural emotions, portrayed by two stalwarts.. Do I need to say more?
Disha got a lot of screen time today.. She is very mature and sensible, she put her brother to sleep so nicely, and she got plagued by the memories.. Beautiful FBs, and Mahima was again very good in the scene.. (the FBs made me feel, Anu is not going to survive long from now)
Disha comes out of the house as the memories inside are tearing her up, she encounters Ram there, probably he too needed sometime to vent out his emotions in solitude.. Again Disha expressed what was in my mind, how could Ram leave Anu in the hospital, Ram tells there are nurses to keep an eye on Anu and that Anu fought with him.. ( they could have added one more reason of Ram telling that he wanted to check on the kids). Surprisingly Disha takes her mom's side this time (Disha playfully blaming Ram for the fight... Is it an indication for the things to come? Are the kids going to blame Ram when Anu finally passes away? Hope not..). A beautiful scene between the father - daughter with daughter teasing about her parent's love story, the whole family bonding is so natural but Ram - Disha are an extra delight to watch.. Honestly, I didn't expect Ram to share about the cost of the treatment with Disha, but I guess Disha is considered as mature by Ram and Disha does live upto the responsibility..
Precap : Ram arranging some money from whatever left of his savings and Aarav contributing from his piggy bank. At the hospital, Anu trying to end the family's troubles by pulling off the oxygen mask and IVs.. :(
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