Re-watching MB from the beginning to get a bearing and being in-sync with the soul and essence of IMV.. especially coz I have taken up the cause of giving IMV a fitting closure.. I got to the scene that was alluded to umpteen times in the show later.. and one theme prevailed.. of making IMV a perpetrator and Sabina- a VICTIM.. I never felt so.. it was like the makers were trying to drill this point through the incessant sermons of Baa.. the disapproval of Charu.. the defiance in Devki.. ALL FIGHTING AGAINST IMV.. FOR SABINA..FOR VAIBHAV'S LOVE..
so Let's revisit it and see it for what it WAS.. and STILL STANDS..
Sabina walks in.. her body lang taut.. dressed appropriately.. sans the heroine airs.. coz she knows this isn't a regular meeting. .she in her own way pays respect to IMVs stature.. Manjusha escorts her to IMVs cabin.. where the czar is sitting and looking through her file one more time.. shows you he doesn't treat this meeting any different than his other corporate ones.. where he has researched well.. and wants to make sure of his facts.. and the way he addresses it.. he is THAT SERIOUS about it.. this is no child's play..
from both end.. there is equal genuineness.. and which of course.. prevails.. so let's begin
Manjusha is in very subtle ways besotted.. by a celebrity.. being really polite .. while IMV cuts her and tells her to get water.. coz the woman will need it.. commanding right from the beginning.. msg loud and clear.. you dont have a say.. and secondly you are NOT BEING ENTERTAINED..
Check..
IMV reads through her biography. .with expressions matching his reading of her.. through her CV.. of what she could be.. and is capable of.. going by her background and graph.. let's face it.. why should the man give her any benefit just coz his young son is in love with her.. in fact he has all the reasons to dislike her.. given her bohemian free-spirited influence on her son.. besides her shoddy background and field of work in his eyes.. and he ends the narration with his reading of the current equation between her and VV.. it is rather plausible a future option for an ageing actor.. IMV is being extremely corporate.. and a man of experience here..
Through it all Sabina.. squirms.. holds on.. knowing she is being analyzed and judged.. but as a smart woman not surprised.. coz she too has seen life rather early.. I love the moment where he flings the file towards her.. she curbs her instincts of rage.. towards this blatant judgement.. and in a min.. gathers herself.. to be worthy of being in this meeting..
She cuts all the crap and gets straight to the point.. Why do you judge me.. when I still havent said yes.. Loved the way she calls him SIR.. amazing exchange.. 😃
and then IMV shows you exactly why he STANDS TALL.. his ingrained reading of political and corporate tactics.. 😉 as he refers to it as a common strategy by actors to bide time.. before saying yes for a project.. to a producer.. ACT PRICEY..
I was AMAZED.. call IMV the villain.. the ruthless man.. the wrong man.. KILL HIM.. and TRANSFORM HIM into a WHITE KURTA clad tame spirit in the end.. but WHAT IMV SAYS HERE.. IS EXACTLY WHAT IT MAY COME ACROSS in the end.. I do not DOUBT that Sabina intended so for a day.. but would I be blamed if I see it this way as an outsider..
Samne wale ko tadpao... usey lapeto.. apni keemat jatao.. aur phir haan kahne ka ehsaan karo..
Didnt it end up looking JUST THAT WAY.. VV living in this eternal angst.. consumed and sucked in the gola fbs.. not seeing the worth of anyone else but just her in his life.. and in the end.. begging for her company.. and all she does is meekly ACCEPT.. as if DOING HIM.. HERSELF.. and DEVKI a favor..
again I am not maligning Sabina.. but saying.. as much as the makers end up showing IMV as a futile option.. his READING ended up looking BANG ON.. through the show.. IMV ROCKS..😎
Moving on..Sabina sees this as a lost cause.. and thinks of leaving.. only to be commanded... he is NOT DONE YET.. the AURA starts expanding.. till Sabina is a part.. Thats IMVs presence..😛
Round 2: accounting.. Annual earning of Sabina amounts to 3-4 crores.. from movies.. endorsements.. appearances.. and shows..
comparing it to an establishment and a heir to it.. V.Ind with a turnover of 25,000 cr and a profit book of approx 8000 crore.. split btw the 3 Virani kids.. and VVs equity is 3000 cr annually or close..
a factor of 1000.. fine love doesnt do the numbers.. but Life and realism cant overlook the nos.. and there is no refuting that Sabina by her career graph cld have been an ambitious woman.. so the Czar brings the facts out and says.. is it illegit to think this could be a dream future.. while Sabina sits through it.. wid total resentment.. fielding the gashes on her self-respect..
Sabina disregards the claims with her nonchalance and disregard in her demeanor.. well tried
Round 3; Power game- so now IMV throws the ultimate bait.. to test his theory.. claiming that VV stands to lose everything he stands as a brand equity.. just by her alliance.. so she in all reality wont get what she aims for..
and this is when Sabina has HAD IT.. and sorta field the round rather well.. but in terms of the whole game.. she does more harm to her.. than she comprehends..
to the round first.. awesome comeback where she goes you started with 1rupee and built an empire with your acumen.. I can invest 10 crores.. in VV's foray into building an empire.. esp given he has your genes.. and your training.. so even if you give him no money.. you have given him more than you put on the table.. your training and mentorship.. and tht's a win-win situation..
IMV's closed fist reflects how correct she is... at least the closest she came to refuting his offenses.. She plays his game.. in his way.. and does rather well.. but in the end tries to come across honest.. tht she hasn't made up her mind either ways...
but darling TOO LATE... you little stint there.. just gets him more determined.. and drives him to his final combat..
Final move: the birth credentials and mother history.. At this POINT.. IMV makes it RATHER CLEAR.. that he DID NOT INTEND to get to this level with her.. she doesnt help his case.. and so he does.. too bad.. HE JUST CAN'T TAKE THE RISK.. he has too much riding on her 'dil se liya faisla NOT darr se liya'.. and why should he depend on her.. an outsider.. a smart man doesnt even depend on his own blood..
Check MATE
And that DOES IT... well through the remainder of the show.. this MOVE was tainted.. looked down upon.. called blackmail.. but wasn't it in response to Sabina's own gambit in the earlier round.. IMV may or may not have known of her history.. BUT SABINA sure did.. She took the risk of being brave in front of IMV.. when she knew rather well what she hid.. what she couldn't come to terms with herself.. and when thrown on her face.. she SUCCUMBED not to IMV.. but to HER OWN HISTORY.. her mother's karma..
yes.. one can't equate a parent's convictions with a child's.. but it's equally probable in this case.. coz of Sabin'a line of work.. she started early.. as a child artist.. coz her father who did groom her was also in this field.. using her as a source of income..
so how is IMV anything but LOGICAL and CORPORATE here.. why does he feel the need to be invested emotionally to this girl.. esp where he stands.. and finally
WHY IS SABINA A VICTIM.. if she did not decide to look beyond the mirth of her mother.. and still claim her love on Vaibhav.. She reconciled what she HAD KNOWN.. tht she is NOT A FIT.. and esp seeing IMV be privy to her secret.. she deemed it apt to save her honor in front of the world..as opposed to honor her sentiments for V and his for her..
PERIOD..
there is no glorification or victimization in this scene.. just OPTIONS and CHOICES.. I still dont see why the makers gave it a total different meaning.. and tried to thrust it down our throat.. in the end completely losing the point.. and the essence of this rendezvous and the strength of the 2 characters..
Edited by sonali.19281 - 13 years ago
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